Le Pacte

Le Pacte is a French motion picture company headquartered in Paris. It specializes in film distribution, co-productions and international sales. It was founded by Jean Labadie in November 2007, shortly after he was forced out of his previous company, BAC Films. Since its creation, it has become one of the largest independent French distribution companies. It had a record number of admissions in 2019 with more than 6.5 million cumulative admissions.

History
When Labadie launched Le Pacte, the company's first releases included Hana Makhmalbaf's Buddha Collapsed out of Shame, Ari Folman's Waltz with Bashir, Matteo Garrone's Gomorrah, Christophe Honoré's The Beautiful Person, François Ozon's Ricky and Jim Jarmusch's The Limits of Control.

In total, Le Pacte has distributed more than 200 films. Le Pacte has distributed films by many established filmmakers including Ken Loach (I, Daniel Blake, Sorry We Missed You), Arnaud Desplechin (My Golden Days, Oh Mercy!), Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters, The Truth), Todd Haynes (Dark Waters), Rodrigo Sorogoyen (The Realm, Mother) Jim Jarmusch (Only Lovers Left Alive, Paterson), Nanni Moretti (We Have a Pope, Mia Madre), Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive), Agnès Varda (Faces Places), Thomas Vinterberg )The Commune), Matteo Garrone (Dogman, Tale of Tales) and Bong Joon-ho (Snowpiercer). The company has also supported up-and-coming filmmakers such as Ladj Ly (Les Misérables), Sean Baker (The Florida Project), Samir Guesmi (Ibrahim), Carlos Reygadas (Post Tenebras Lux), David Robert Mitchell (Under the Silver Lake), Arthur Harari (Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle), Kornél Mundruczó (Delta), the D'Innocenzo brothers (Bad Tales), and Justine Triet (In Bed with Victoria, Sibyl, Anatomy of a Fall).

The company has also been involved restoration and distribution of home video, including many classic films such as those by Federico Fellini (Il bidone, I clowns, Orchestra Rehearsal), Luigi Comencini (The Adventures of Pinocchio) and Jean-François Stévenin (Mischka, Double messieurs, Passe montagne).

Le Pacte is a member of the Syndicat des Distributeurs indépendants réunis européens (DIRE) alongside fourteen other distribution companies, including Ad Vitam, BAC Films, Capricci, Diaphana, Haut et Court, Les Films du Losange, Memento Distribution, Pyramide Distribution, Rezo Films, SBS Distribution, The Jokers, UFO Distribution, Wild Bunch Distribution and Zinc.

Academy Awards

 * Faces Places by Agnès Varda and JR: nomination for Best Documentary Feature Film (2017)
 * The Florida Project by Sean Baker: nomination for Best Supporting Actor for Willem Dafoe (2017)
 * On Body and Soul by Ildiko Enyedi: nomination for Best International Feature Film (2017)
 * The Breadwinner by Nora Twomey: nomination for Best Animated Feature (2017)
 * Shoplifters by Hirokazu Kore-eda: nomination for Best International Feature Film (2018)
 * Les Misérables by Ladj Ly: nomination for Best International Feature Film (2019)
 * Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet: Best Original Screenplay, plus nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Film Editing (2023)



Cannes Film Festival

 * Timbuktu by Abderrahmane Sissako: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (2014) and François Chalais Prize (2014)
 * Mia Madre by Nanni Moretti: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (2015)
 * The Aquatic Effect by Sólveig Anspach: Directors' Fortnight SACD Award (2016)
 * I, Daniel Blake by Ken Loach: Palme d'Or (2016)
 * Graduation by Cristian Mungiu: Best Director (2016)
 * Dogman by Matteo Garrone: Best Actor for Marcello Fonte (2018)
 * Shoplifters by Hirokazu Kore-eda: Palme d'Or (2018)
 * Les Misérables by Ladj Ly: Jury Prize (2019)
 * It Must Be Heaven by Elia Suleiman: Jury Special Mention (2019)
 * Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet: Palme d'Or (2023)



César Awards

 * Timbuktu by Abderrahmane Sissako: Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Original Music, Best Sound, Best Editing (2015)
 * Valley of Love by Guillaume Nicloux: Best Cinematography (2015)
 * The Aquatic Effect by Sólveig Anspach: Best Original Screenplay (2017)
 * I, Daniel Blake by Ken Loach: Best Foreign Film (2017)
 * Shoplifters by Hirokazu Kore-eda: Best Foreign Film (2019)
 * Oh Mercy! by Arnaud Desplechin: Best Actor for Roschdy Zem (2020)
 * Les Misérables by Ladj Ly: Best Film, César du public, Most Promising Actor and Best Editing (2020)

Berlin International Film Festival

 * The Commune by Thomas Vinterberg: Silver Bear for Best Actress for Trine Dyrholm (2016)
 * On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi: Golden Bear (2017)
 * The Prayer by Cédric Kahn: Silver Bear for Best Actor for Anthony Bajon (2018)

Venice Film Festival

 * The Untamed by Amat Escalante: Silver Lion (2016)
 * The Truth by Hirokazu Kore-eda: Opening film (2019)

Box office
Sources : cbo-boxoffice.com and le-pacte.com

Selected filmography

 * 2008: The Beautiful Person by Christophe Honoré
 * 2008: Gomorrah by Matteo Garrone
 * 2008: Bronson by Nicolas Winding Refn
 * 2009: Ricky by François Ozon
 * 2009: Rec 2 by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza
 * 2010: Exit Through the Gift Shop by Banksy
 * 2010: Jack Goes Boating by Philip Seymour Hoffman
 * 2010: On Tour by Mathieu Amalric
 * 2011: Drive by Nicolas Winding Refn
 * 2011: We Have a Pope by Nanni Moretti
 * 2011: Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
 * 2011: Beloved by Christophe Honoré
 * 2011: The Yellow Sea by Na Hong-jin
 * 2012: Looking for Hortense by Pascal Bonitzer
 * 2012: Reality by Matteo Garrone
 * 2012: The Angels' Share by Ken Loach
 * 2012: I Wish by Hirokazu Kore-eda
 * 2012: Rec 3: Genesis by Paco Plaza
 * 2013: Like Father, Like Son by Hirokazu Kore-eda
 * 2013: Snowpiercer by Bong Joon-ho
 * 2013: Diana by Oliver Hirschbiegel
 * 2013: Post Tenebras Lux by Carlos Reygadas
 * 2013: Seven Psychopaths by Martin McDonagh
 * 2014: Timbuktu by Abderrahmane Sissako
 * 2014: Rec 4: Apocalypse by Jaume Balagueró
 * 2014: Hippocrate by Thomas Lilti
 * 2014: Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants by Thomas Szabo and Hélène Giraud
 * 2014: The Salt of the Earth by Win Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
 * 2014: The Raid 2 by Gareth Evans
 * 2014: The Zero Theorem by Terry Gilliam
 * 2014: Maps to the Stars by David Cronenberg
 * 2014: Only Lovers Left Alive by Jim Jarmusch
 * 2014: Life of Riley by Alain Resnais
 * 2015: Valley of Love by Guillaume Nicloux
 * 2015: Mia Madre by Nanni Moretti
 * 2015: The Brand New Testament by Jaco Van Dormael
 * 2015: Marshland by Alberto Rodriguez
 * 2015: Tale of Tales by Matteo Garrone
 * 2015: My Golden Days by Arnaud Desplechin
 * 2015: Jauja by Lisandro Alonso
 * 2015: Lost River by Ryan Gosling
 * 2015: The Voices by Marjane Satrapi
 * 2016: Irreplaceable by Thomas Lilti
 * 2016: I, Daniel Blake by Ken Loach
 * 2016: In Bed with Victoria by Justine Triet
 * 2016: Saint-Amour by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern
 * 2016: Paterson by Jim Jarmusch
 * 2016: Endless Poetry by Alejandro Jodorowsky
 * 2016: The Neon Demon by Nicolas Winding Refn
 * 2017: The Commune by Thomas Vinterberg
 * 2017: Faces Places by Agnès Varda and JR
 * 2017: The Florida Project by Sean Baker
 * 2017: May God Save Us by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
 * 2017: Ismael's Ghosts by Arnaud Desplechin
 * 2017: Mr. & Mrs. Adelman by Nicolas Bedos
 * 2018: Première Année by Thomas Lilti
 * 2018: Shoplifters by Hirokazu Kore-eda
 * 2018: An Impossible Love by Catherine Corsini
 * 2018: Dogman by Matteo Garrone
 * 2018: Roulez jeunesse by Julien Guetta
 * 2018: Place publique by Agnès Jaoui
 * 2018: The Prayer by Cédric Kahn
 * 2019: It Must Be Heaven by Elia Suleiman
 * 2019: Les Misérables by Ladj Ly
 * 2019: Oh Mercy! by Arnaud Desplechin
 * 2019: Sorry We Missed You by Ken Loach
 * 2019: The Realm by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
 * 2019: Rebels by Allan Mauduit
 * 2019: Pinocchio by Matteo Garrone (direct-to-video release on Amazon Prime Video as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic)
 * 2019: Dark Waters by Todd Haynes
 * 2019: Mother by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
 * 2020: The Girl with a Bracelet by Stéphane Demoustier
 * 2020: Mama Weed by Jean-Paul Salomé
 * 2020: DNA by Maïwenn
 * 2021: Ibrahim by Samir Guesmi
 * 2021: The Speech by Laurent Tirard
 * 2021: Deception by Arnaud Desplechin
 * 2021: Where Is Anne Frank by Ari Folman
 * 2021: Three Floors by Nanni Moretti
 * 2021: The Divide by Catherine Corsini
 * 2021: Flag Day by Sean Penn
 * 2021: Adieu Paris by Édouard Baer
 * 2022: Red Rocket by Sean Baker
 * 2022: Brother and Sister by Arnaud Desplechin
 * 2022: The Beasts by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
 * 2022: The Five Devils by Léa Mysius
 * 2023: The Sitting Duck by Jean-Paul Salomé
 * 2023: Jeanne du Barry by Maïwenn
 * 2023: Homecoming by Catherine Corsini
 * 2023: Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet
 * 2023: A Real Job by Thomas Lilti
 * 2023: The Old Oak by Ken Loach