Founded in 2000 by

Mathieu Kassovitz Mathieu Kassovitz (; born 3 August 1967) is a French actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter. He is the founder of MNP Entreprise, a film production company. He has won three César Awards: Most Promising Actor for '' See How They ...

, MNP is a French film production company headed by Mathieu Kassovitz and Guillaume Colboc. Kassovitz established the company in 2000 "to develop and produce feature films by Kassovitz and to represent him as a director and actor.". ''MNP'' is named after Mir Space Station, whose writing in Cyrillic letters (Мир) look like the letters MNP. The company closed in 2010. MNP Entreprise was responsible for the productions of a number of films including: *''Avida'' (2006) in which Kassovits acts *''

Babylon A.D. ''Babylon A.D.'' is a 2008 science fiction action film based on the 1999 novel ''Babylon Babies'' by Maurice Georges Dantec. The film was directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and stars Vin Diesel in the lead role, Mélanie Thierry, Michelle Yeoh, Lambe ...

'' which Kassovitz directed. *''Johnny Mad Dog'' co-produced by MNP and directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire. It is based on a novel by the same name by the Congolese writer

Emmanuel Dongala Emmanuel Boundzéki Dongala (born 1941) is a Congolese chemist and novelist. He was born in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, in 1941. He was Richard B. Fisher Chair in Natural Sciences at Bard College at Simon's Rock until 2014. As a chemist, his ...

. The premiere of the film was made at the

2008 Cannes Film Festival The 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 25 May 2008. The President of the Official Jury was American actor and director Sean Penn. Twenty two films from fourteen countries were selected to compete for the ''Palme d'Or''. The awards ...

where it was screened within the Un Certain Regard section.Festival de Cannes : Film details 2008
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References

{{Reflist Film production companies of France Companies established in 2000