Eight features will benefit from production support granted by the Ile-de-France region’s Support Fund for Film and Audiovisual Technical Industries. Standing out among the titles selected during the first session of 2018 is Enormous [+leggi anche:
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The story, written by the director together with Mathias Gavary, revolves around Claire, a successful pianist who travels the world, aided by Frédéric, her husband, agent and coach… Until one day, he feels the pressing, forbidden desire to have a child and tampers with Claire’s contraceptive pill. Claire falls pregnant, but she grits her teeth and decides to stick it out for him – until the final month…

Produced by Caroline Bonmarchand for Avenue B Productions (which currently has L'heure de la sortie – see the article – and Marche ou crève – see the article – in post-production) and by Vito Films, Enormous has been pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+, and has secured support from Indie Sales and Cinémage. The Ile-de-France region will be backing the film to the tune of €360,000. The French distribution and international sales will be handled by Memento.

The Ile-de-France region will also be throwing its weight behind Bro [+leggi anche:
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Three documentary features round off the list of supported titles: Psychomagic, an Art That Heals [+leggi anche:
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One notable title among the TV projects receiving backing is the series Vernon Subutex (9x30 minutes), a loose adaptation of Virginie Despentes’ literary trilogy of the same name, filming for which has just started with Romain Duris and Céline Sallette in the lead roles, flanked by Laurent Lucas, Flora Fischbach, Philippe Rebbot, Florence Thomassin, Emilie Gavois-Kahn and Athaya Mokonzi (a Tetra Media Fiction and Je Films production for Canal+).