22 July marks the beginning of the shoot for Gagarine [+lee también:
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Written by Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh and Benjamin Charbit (nominated for the Best Original Screenplay César Award in 2019 for The Trouble With You [+lee también:
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Produced by Julie Billy and Carole Scotta for Haut et Court, Gagarine is being co-produced by France 3 Cinéma. Also pre-bought by Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature benefits from the support of the CNC (via an advance on earnings and a grant for visual or audio creation with the use of visual or audio digital technologies), of the Ile-de-France region, and of the Manon and Indéfilms Soficas. The shoot will take place until 13 September in Ivry-sur-Seine, in the Gagarine housing project, which will be destroyed for real from 31 August. French distribution will be handled by Haut et Court and international sales by Totem Films.

Haut et Court also has, in post-production, Fabienne Berthaud’s A Bigger World [+lee también:
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entrevista: Dominik Moll
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