Adastra Films is a film production and distribution company based in

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, France. It was founded in March 2008 by

Sébastien Aubert Sébastien Aubert is a French entrepreneur and film producer born in 1983. He is the co-founder of the production company ADASTRA Films. In 2012 he wins one of the four European Awards for Entrepreneurship by the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, E ...

and David Guiraud.

History

Adastra Films develops films (fiction, animation or documentaries) by

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and international artists, from the scriptwriting to the promotion in festivals. The company produces in 2014 its first full-length movie called

Brides (2014 film) ''Brides'' ( ka, პატარძლები; transliterated ''Patardzlebi'') is a 2014 Georgian-French film directed by Tinatin Kajrishvili. and produced by Gemini, Millimeter Films and ADASTRA Films. In her feature film debut Tinatin Kajrish ...

that has been selected in the Panorama Section of the

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among movies such as Yves Saint Laurent (film) and famous directors, such as

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, or Tsai Ming-liang. Its second feature-length film The Strange Ones starring Alex Pettyfer and James Jackson-Freedson is a French- American co-production with Stay Gold Features, Relic Pictures in association with Archer Gray, Gamechanger Films and Storyboard Entertainment. In 2017 the film won the Jury Prize at the

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and was part of the official selection of

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where the actor James Jackson-Freedson won the Best Breakthrough performance. The company owns a catalogue composed of awarded short films, selected in famous festival (

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(SXSW),

Palm Springs International Film Festival Palm Springs International Film Festival (sometimes stylized shortly as PSIFF) is a film festival held in Palm Springs, California. Originally promoted by Mayor Sonny Bono and then sponsored by Nortel,here for Table of Contents it started in 1989 ...

, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival...) and often broadcast on national TV channels ( Canal+, France 2, France 3,

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. In total, these short films count more than 1500 selections in worldwide festivals, and more than 300 awards. In 2014, Adastra Films received
The Award for Best Emerging Producer in France 2014 by France Télévisions
, and in 2015 during the Cannes Film Festival, Adastra was part of the
Futur Leaders 2015: Producers
list, made by Screen Daily Magazine.

Production

* 2017 : '' The Strange Ones'', directed by

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and Christopher Radcliff (United States) * 2016 : ''Alpha Pill'', directed by Vincent Diderot (France) * 2016 : ''Red Night'', directed by Yann Pierre (France) * 2016 : ''Falling Prey'', directed by David Guiraud (France) * 2015 : ''Story of Nothing'', (aka ''Mine de Rien'') directed by Grzegorz Jaroszuk (France/

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

) * 2015 : ''Maxiplace'', directed by Vincent Diderot (France) * 2015 : ''M seeking W'', directed by Marina Moshkova (Russia) * 2014 : ''

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'' directed by Tinatin Kajrishvili ( Georgia) * 2014 : ''Jonathan's Chest'', directed by Chris Radcliff (United States) * 2012 : ''Social Butterfly'', directed by

(United States) * 2012 : ''The Assistant (aka L'assistante)'', directed by David Guiraud and Anne-Claire Jaulin ''(France)'' * 2012 : ''Black Mulberry (aka Shavi Tuta)'', directed by Gabriel Razmadze ( Georgia) * 2011 : ''Le Nid (aka Nest)'', directed by Tornike Bziava ( Georgia) * 2011 : ''The Strange Ones (aka Deux Inconnus)'', directed by

and Chris Radcliff (United States) * 2010 : ''I am Agha'', directed by Atif Ahmad et Muhammad Umar Saeed (

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) * 2010 : ''Jour 0'', directed by Vincent Diderot (France) * 2009 : ''In Scale (aka V Mashtabe)'', directed by Marina Moshkova (Russia) * 2009 : ''Le Tonneau des Danaïdes'', directed by David Guiraud (France)

Distribution

* 2015 : ''Domingo'', directed by Raúl López Echeverría (Mexico) * 2015 : ''Pitter Patter, Goes My Heart'' directed by Christoph Rainer ( Austria, Germany, USA) * 2015 : ''Two Sisters'', directed by Keola Racela (United States) * 2015 : ''Jackie'', directed by Giedrius Tamoševičius (

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) * 2015 : ''Midland'', directed by Oliver Bernsen (United States) * 2014 : ''Beach Flags'', directed by Sarah Saïdan (

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

/France) * 2013 : ''La Fugue'', directed by Jean-Bernard Marlin, (France) * 2012 : ''Penny Dreadful'', directed by Shane Atkinson (United States) * 2012 : ''Bad Toys 2'', directed by Daniel Brunet & Nicolas Douste (France) * 2012 : ''Frozen Stories'', directed by Grzegorz Jaroszuk (

) * 2012 : ''Wolf Carver'', directed by Aino Suni (

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) * 2010 : ''Tasnim'', directed by Elite Zexer ( Israël) * 2010 : ''The April Chill'', directed by Tornike Bziava ( Georgia) * 2009 : ''Helpless'', directed by Li Yang (China) * 2009 : ''Cigarette Candy'', directed by

(United States) * 2009 : ''Ma Poubelle Géante'', directed by Uda Benyamina (France) * 2009 : ''La Révélation'', directed by Vincent Diderot (France)

Awards and selections

Awards : * Silver Hobby Horse at the 201
Krakow Film Festival
Selections: * Vébron International Film Festival (France) Broadcasting * France 2 * OCS Awards : * Student Prize at the Reims toi l'oeil (France) Festival Selections: *

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* Filmets Baladona Film Festival *

Fantasia International Film Festival Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. Regularly held in July of each year, it is valued by both hardcore ...

Broadcasting * Pacific Voice * Mediaset * OCS Awards : * Animation Award at the 2015 Alta Langa Film Festival * Best Animation Award at the 2015 Vébron International Film Festival Selections: *

Broadcasting * France 3 * Pacific Voice First selection : * World premiere in 2014 at

Awards including : * Best short fiction movie a
Oak Cliff Film Festival
* Best short movie at Victoria TX Independent Film Festival Over 30 selections including : * World premiere in 2013 at

(SXSW) *

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* Maryland Film Festival In 2013, the movie was nominated for the "Lutins du court métrage ", a French reward for the best fictions of the year. The Strange Ones was among the 17th best French fictions of the year. Over 20 awards including : * Best short movie and "Golden Starfish Price" at Hamptons International Film Festival * Best fiction short movie at Atlanta Film Festival (Festival Oscar list) * Special Jury Award at Filmets - Badalona Film Festival * Revelation Award at the

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Over 100 selections including : * World premiere in 2011 at

, founded by

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* Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival *

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Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the comp ...

* San Francisco International Film Festival *

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TV Broadcasting : * France 2 "Histoires Courtes" Awards : * Grand Jury Mention at the Festival du court métrage en plein air de Grenoble Over 30 selections including : *

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(Out of Competition) *

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* Rhode Island International Film Festival *

* Festival international du court-métrage de Lille * Festival Côté Court * Alcine * IFF Molodist *

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Over 20 awards including : * GOLDEN FISH at VauFest International Video Art & Short Film Festival * Best animation movie at PLANETE DOC FILM FESTIVAL * Special Jury Award and RTP2 Award at CINANIMA Film Festival * Special Jury Mention at Visionaria Film Festival * Special Jury Mention at ANIMADRID Film Festival * Best animation Award at Sapporo International Short Film Festival Over 80 selections including : *

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* Festival International du court-métrage de Lille * Tabor Film Festival * International Film festival Innsbruck * Tofifest International Film Festival *

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Nenzing *

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References

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