France’s Les Films du Losange Acquires Raymond Depardon’s Banner Palmeraie et Desert (EXCLUSIVE)

Elsa Keslassy
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France’s Les Films du Losange, the iconic distribution company owned by producer Charles Gillibert (“Annette”), has acquired Palmeraie et Desert,” the production company founded by celebrated filmmaker Raymond Depardon.

Les Films du Losange, which was bought by Gillibert from longtime manager Margaret Menegoz in 2021, has been dedicated to preserving and promoting cinematic heritage since its inception. It will now be responsible for the editorial management and global promotion of Depardon’s films.

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This year’s Cannes Film Festival is unveiling the 4K restoration of “The Declic Years” as part of Cannes Classics which marks the beginning of the company’s work on their entire body of work. This will be articulated through four cycles covering all the feature films: Reporter, Africa, Citizen, and Peasant.

“Raymond Depardon is one of the greatest contemporary directors and photographers,” said Charles Gillibert, CEO of Les Films du Losange.

“Depardon always followed his intimate convictions and remained free from any dogma that were prominent for documentary filmmakers. The quality and ambition of his work perfectly align with the DNA of Les Films du Losange,” Gillibert continued. He pointed out Depardon and Claudine Nougaret have entrusted them to undertake the “restoring, editorializing, and continuing to showcase this work worldwide, as we do for all our films.”

This acquisition follows Les Films du Losange’s acquisition and restoration of the full filmography of mythical director Jean Eustache in 2022. Les Films du Losange also manages an extensive catalogue of over 300 titles, including classical movies from founders Eric Rohmer and Barbet Schroeder, as well as celebrated directors like Michael Haneke, Agnieszka Holland, Marguerite Duras, and Jacques Rivette, among others.

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