Filming on The Rose Maker [+lee también:
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Written by Pierre Pinaud and Fadette Drouard (nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2018 César Awards for Step By Step [+lee también:
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Produced by Stéphanie Carreras and Philippe Pujo for Estrella Productions, The Rose Maker is co-produced by France 3 Cinéma and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma. Pre-purchased by France Télévisions, OCS and Ciné+, the feature film is likewise supported by the SOFICA companies Sofitvciné, Palatine Etoile and Cinéaxe. Filming will last a total of eight weeks, unfolding in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and the Île-de-France region, with Guillaume Deffontaines (César-nominated in his category in 2017 for Slack Bay [+lee también:
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For the record, Estrella Productions produced Pierre Pinaud’s first feature film, but also Rock The Casbah [+lee también:
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