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 ('), 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.
Awards received by films distributed by Le Pacte
- Delta by Kornél Mundruczó: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2008)
- Gomorrah by Matteo Garrone: Grand Prix, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2008)
- Waltz with Bashir by Ari Goldman: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2008)
- Spring Fever by Lou Ye: Best Screenplay, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2009)
- The Time That Remains by Elia Suleiman: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2009)
- Thirst by Park Chan-wook: Jury Prize, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2009)
- On Tour by Mathieu Amalric: Best Director, plus nominations for the Palme d'Or and Queer Palm (2010)
- The Tree by Julie Bertuccelli: Closing Film (2010)
- Beloved by Christophe Honoré: Closing Film (2011)
- Drive by Nicolas Winding Refn: Best Director, plus nomination for the Palme d'Or (2011)
- We Have a Pope by Nanni Moretti: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2011)
- Beyond the Hills by Cristian Mungiu: Best Screenplay and Best Actress for Cristina Flutur and Cosmina Stratan, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2012)
- Post Tenebras Lux by Carlos Reygadas: Best Director, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2012)
- Reality by Matteo Garrone: Grand Prix, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2012)
- The Angels' Share by Ken Loach: Jury Prize, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2012)
- The Taste of Money by Im Sang-soo: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2012)
- Heli by Amat Escalante: Best Director, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2013)
- Only Lovers Left Alive by Jim Jarmusch: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2013)
- Like Father, Like Son by Hirokazu Kore-eda: Jury Prize, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2013)
- Jimmy's Hall by Ken Loach: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2014)
- Lost River by Ryan Gosling: nominations for the Prix Un Certain Regard and Caméra d'Or (2014)
- Maps to the Stars by David Cronenberg: Best Actress for Julianne Moore, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2014)
- The Salt of the Earth by Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado: nomination for the Critics' Week Grand Prix (2014)
- Timbuktu by Abderrahmane Sissako: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and François Chalais Prize, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2014)
- I Am a Soldier by Laurent Larivière: nominations for the Prix Un Certain Regard and Camera d'Or
- Mia Madre by Nanni Moretti: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2015)
- Our Little Sister by Hirokazu Kore-eda: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2015)
- Tale of Tales by Matteo Garrone: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2015)
- Valley of Love by Guillaume Nicloux: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2015)
- The Aquatic Effect by Sólveig Anspach: Directors' Fortnight SACD Award (2016)
- I, Daniel Blake by Ken Loach: Closing Film; Palme d'Or (2016)
- Graduation by Cristian Mungiu: Best Director, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2016)
- Paterson by Jim Jarmusch: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2016)
- The Neon Demon by Nicolas Winding Refn: nominations for the Palme d'Or and Queer Palm (2016)
- Ismael's Ghosts by Arnaud Desplechin: Opening Film (2017)
- Dogman by Matteo Garrone: Best Actor for Marcello Fonte, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2018)
- Shoplifters by Hirokazu Kore-eda: Palme d'Or (2018)
- Under the Silver Lake by David Robert Mitchell: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2018)
- Yomeddine by Abu Bakr Shawky: François Chalais Prize, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2018)
- Les Misérables by Ladj Ly: Jury Prize, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2019)
- It Must Be Heaven by Elia Suleiman: Jury Special Mention, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2019)
- Oh Mercy! by Arnaud Desplechin: nominations for the Palme d'Or and Queer Palm (2019)
- Sibyl by Justine Triet: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2019)
- Sorry We Missed You by Ken Loach: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2019)
- Flag Day by Sean Penn: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2021)
- Red Rocket by Sean Baker: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2021)
- The Divide by Catherine Corsini: Queer Palm, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2021)
- Three Floors by Nanni Moretti: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2021)
- Brother and Sister by Arnaud Desplechin: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2022)
- R.M.N. by Cristian Mungiu: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2022)
- A Brighter Tomorrow by Nanni Moretti: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2023)
- Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet: Palme d'Or, plus a nomination for the Queer Palm (2023)
- Homecoming by Catherine Corsini: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2023)
- Jeanne du Barry by Maïwenn: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2023)
- Monster by Hirokazu Kore-eda: Queer Palm and Best Screenplay, plus a nomination for the Palme d'Or (2023)
- The Old Oak by Ken Loach: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2023)
- Anora by Sean Baker: Palme d'Or (2024)
- Megalopolis by Francis Ford Coppola: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2024)
- Fuori by Mario Martone: nomination for the Palme d'Or (2025)
- The Great Arch by Stéphane Demoustier: nomination for the Prix Un Certain Regard (2025)
- Left-Handed Girl by Shih-Ching Tsou: nomination for the Critics' Week Grand Prix (2025)
- My Father's Shadow by Akinola Davies Jr.: nominations for the Prix Un Certain Regard and Caméra d'Or (2025)
- The Beautiful Person by Christophe Honoré: nominations for Best Adaptation, Most Promising Actor for Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, and Most Promising Actress for Léa Seydoux (2009)
- Gomorrah by Matteo Garrone: nomination for Best Foreign Film (2009)
- Waltz with Bashir by Ari Folman: Best Foreign Film (2009)
- Making Plans for Lena by Christophe Honoré: nomination for Best Original Music (2010)
- On Tour by Mathieu Amalric: nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound, and Best Costume Design (2011)
- The Tree by Julie Bertuccelli: nominations for Best Adaptation, Best Actress for Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Best Original Music (2011)
- Beloved by Christophe Honoré: nomination for Best Original Music (2012)
- Drive by Nicolas Winding Refn: nomination for Best Foreign Film (2012)
- Looking for Hortense by Pascal Bonitzer: nominations for Best Actor for Jean-Pierre Bacri and Best Supporting Actor for Claude Rich (2013)
- The Angels' Share by Ken Loach: nomination for Best Foreign Film (2013)
- Bright Days Ahead by Marion Vernoux: nominations for Best Actress for Fanny Ardant and Best Supporting Actor for Patrick Chesnais (2014)
- ' by Arnaud Desplechin: nominations for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Adaptation (2014)
- The Last of the Unjust by Claude Lanzmann: nomination for Best Documentary Film (2014)
- The Nun by Guillaume Nicloux: nomination for Most Promising Actress for Pauline ÃÂtienne (2014)
- The Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi: nomination for Most Promising Actress for Golshifteh Farahani (2014)
- Hippocrate by Thomas Lilti: Best Supporting Actor for Reda Kateb, plus nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor for Vincent Lacoste, Best Supporting Actress for Marianne Denicourt, and César Award for Best Editing (2015)
- Lulu in the Nude by Sólveig Anspach: nominations for Best Adaptation and Best Supporting Actress for Claude Gensac (2015)
- ' by Hélène Giraud and Thomas Szabo: Best Animated Feature Film (2015)
- The Salt of the Earth by Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado: Best Documentary Film (2015)
- Timbuktu by Abderrahmane Sissako: Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Original Music, Best Sound, and Best Editing, plus a nomination for Best Production Design (2015)
- My Golden Days by Arnaud Desplechin: Best Director, plus nominations for Best Film, Best Original Screenplay, Most Promising Actor for Quentin Dolmaire, Most Promising Actress for Lou Roy-Lecollinet, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Original Music, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design (2016)
- Valley of Love by Guillaume Nicloux: Best Cinematography, plus nominations for Best Actor for Gérard Depardieu and Best Actress for Isabelle Huppert (2016)
- A Kid by Philippe Lioret: nominations for Best Actor for Pierre Deladonchamps and Best Supporting Actor for Gabriel Arcand (2017)
- The Aquatic Effect by Sólveig Anspach: Best Original Screenplay (2017)
- Graduation by Cristian Mungiu: nomination for Best Foreign Film (2017)
- I, Daniel Blake by Ken Loach: Best Foreign Film (2017)
- In Bed with Victoria by Justine Triet: nominations for Best Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress for Virginie Efira, Best Supporting Actor for Vincent Lacoste and Melvil Poupaud (2017)
- Irreplaceable by Thomas Lilti: nomination for Best Actor for François Cluzet
- Mr. & Mrs. Adelman by Nicolas Bedos: nominations for Best Actress for Doria Tillier and Best First Film (2018)
- Faces Places by Agnès Varda and JR: nominations for Best Original Music and Best Documentary Film (2018)
- An Impossible Love by Catherine Corsini: nominations for Best Adaptation, Best Actress for Virginie Efira, Most Promising Actress for Camille Berthomier, and Best Original Music (2019)
- The Prayer by Cédric Kahn: nomination for Most Promising Actor for Anthony Bajon (2019)
- Shoplifters by Hirokazu Kore-eda: Best Foreign Film (2019)
- Oh Mercy! by Arnaud Desplechin: Best Actor for Roschdy Zem, plus nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Adaptation, Best Supporting Actress for Sara Forestier, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Music (2020)
- Les Misérables by Ladj Ly: Best Film, Audience Award, Most Promising Actor for Alexis Manenti, and Best Editing, plus nominations for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, César Award for Best Actor for Damien Bonnard, Best First Film, Best Cinematography, Best Original Music, Most Promising Actor for Djebril Zonga, and Best Sound (2020)
- Dark Waters by Todd Haynes: nomination for Best Foreign Film (2021)
- DNA by Maïwenn: nominations for Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for Louis Garrel, Best Supporting Actress for Fanny Ardant, and Best Original Music (2021)
- The Girl with a Bracelet by Stéphane Demoustier: Best Adaptation, plus a nomination for Most Promising Actress for Mélissa Guers (2021)
- Mama Weed by Jean-Paul Salomé: nomination for Best Adaptation (2021)
- The Divide by Catherine Corsini: Best Supporting Actress for Aïssatou Diallo Sagna, plus nominations for Best Film, Best Actor for Pio Marmaï, Best Actress for Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing (2022)
- ' by Arthur Harari: Best Original Screenplay, plus nominations for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Cinematography (2022)
- Rookies by Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai: nomination for Best Documentary Film (2023)
- Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet: Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress for Sandra Hüller, Best Supporting Actor for Swann Arlaud, and Best Editing, plus nominations for Best Supporting Actor for Antoine Reinartz, Best Male Revelation for Milo Machado-Graner, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, and Best Production Design (2024)
- Jeanne du Barry by Maïwenn: nominations for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design (2024)
- Borgo by Stéphane Demoustier: Best Actress for Hafsia Herzi, plus a nomination for Best Original Screenplay (2025)
- Anora by Sean Baker: nomination for Best Foreign Film (2025)
- The Great Arch by Stéphane Demoustier: Best Production Design and Best Visual Effects, plus nominations for Best Director, Best Adaptation, Best Actor for Claes Bang, and Best Supporting Actor for Swann Arlaud, Xavier Dolan, and Michel Fau (2026)
Box office
Sources : cbo-boxoffice.com and le-pacte.com
Selected filmography
The films distributed by Le Pacte are:
International films
Le Pacte handled the French distribution of the following international titles that were not co-produced by France:
References
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