Studiocanal has introduced it’s partnering with new French manufacturing firm Grands Ducs Movies, based by César-winning actor, director, playwright, novelist and filmmaker Alex Lutz.
Lutz, whose credit embrace his César-winning efficiency in musical movie Man, is launching the corporate with associates Hadrien Bichet and Thomas Santucci to develop and produce their very own movies and TV sequence.
The partnership with Studiocanal builds on earlier collaborations with Lutz which embrace Thanks To My Mates (Le Expertise de mes Amis) (2015), Man (2018), Strangers By Evening (Une Nuit) (2023) and Connemara, which debuted in Cannes Premiere this yr.
Lutz has additionally labored on quite a few different tasks with Canal+, together with cult comedy sketch present Catherine et Liliane, which he created and was broadcast from 2012 to 2019. He additionally wrote and directed the Canal+ television film, La Vengeance Au Triple Galop.
Studiocanal CEO Anna Marsh mentioned the partnership marked a pure development within the firm’s relationship with Lutz and his associates.
“On behalf of Studiocanal, I warmly congratulate Alex Lutz on the creation of Grands Ducs Movies,” she mentioned.
“We’ve loved an in depth and rewarding relationship with Alex for a few years, and are thrilled to help him, Hadrien Bichet and Thomas Santucci, demonstrating our continued dedication to collaborating with inspiring expertise.”
Lutz mentioned the creation of Grands Ducs Movies marked a subsequent step in his already prolific profession.
“For me, Grands Ducs Movies is above all an organization that can supply me larger autonomy in creating concepts that come to me and people wishes that really encourage me as a author, director, and actor,” he mentioned.
“It is usually the proper continuation of a narrative that has been within the making for a few years with the Canal+ group and Studiocanal, and one which demonstrates mutual belief and loyalty. I’m extremely grateful to Maxime Saada and Anna Marsh for his or her help. We have already got quite a lot of tasks in thoughts and are very excited concerning the future.”
