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Other Angle Pictures was founded by Olivier Albou and Laurence Schonberg.

France’s Other Angle Pictures has expanded its footprint into the US market with a new Los Angeles-based arm focused on distribution, production and international sales of French features with a focus on crowd-pleasing comedies and more commercial dramas.

The company, founded by longtime French film executive Olivier Albou and his wife Laurence Schonberg in 2008, is looking to tap into its network of US producers and buyers looking for French remakes and original content. The company intends to acquire titles independently and release them in association with US distribution partners in limited theatrical release.

The second edition of the French Comedy Club unfolds at the Lumière Cinéma in Beverly Hills this weekend.

The event, which is open to cinema industry professionals and the public, aims to generate business and raise awareness about French comedy.

Olivier Albou and Laurence Schonberg at Paris-based sales and production company Other Angle Pictures have spearheaded the initiative, with the support of French export body Unifrance and artists residencies body Villa Albertine.

Over the past decade, their company has brought a raft of French comedies to the international market including Netflix hits Spoiled Brats and The Last Mercenary.

This year’s line-up includes the Other Angle title Sweet Little Things as well as Alibi.com 2, which is sold by Newen Connect, and How To Survive Without Mum and Stay With Us, which are both handled internationally by Studiocanal.

The showcase opens Saturday with Ludovic Bernard’s How To Survive Without Mum,...

Creed III was the top title of the month.

France’s box office continued its year-on-year climb in March, but ended another month still below pre-pandemic levels with 15.77 million ticket sales, up 18.1% from 2022, but down 19.8% from the pre-pandemic 2017-2019 average.

Adonis Creed emerged victorious with Creed III (Warner Bros) holding down the competition as the top title of the month following its March 1 release with 2.1 million ticket and a 16% market share. Entering the ring was Alibi.com 2 (Studiocanal), Philippe Lacheau’s ensemble comedy still going strong since its February 8 release. The film sold 1.1 million tickets in March alone and has...

French schoolhouse-set comedy directed by Mélanie Auffret.

Other Angle has secured deals for French schoolhouse-set comedy Mélanie Auffret’s Sweet Little Things following its market premiere at the EFM.

The Paris and LA-based international sales and distribution company has sold the film – French title: Les Petites Victoires - to Twelve Oaks Pictures in Spain, Nos Lusomundo in Portugal, Pandora in Brazil, Vertigo in Benelux and Pathé in Switzerland.

The sales follow the crowd-pleasing film’s premiere at France’s comedy film fest the Festival l’Alpe d’Huez where it was awarded with the special jury prize and audience award.

La Famille Bélier is the original French film adapted to Sian Heder’s Oscar-winning Coda.

Paris-based sales company Other Angle has boarded Victoria Bedos’ coming-of-age identity comedy-drama Dressed To Impress.

Bedos is the creator and co-writer of La Famille Bélier, the original French film adapted to Sian Heder’s Oscar-winning Coda that sold more than 7.45 million tickets during its 2014 run in France.

Dressed To Impress (French title: La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser) is produced by Hélène Cases of France’s Lionceau Films and Universal will release the film in France on April 26th. Other Angle will kick off sales for the title at EFM.

Exclusive: As international delegates touch down on the Croisette for what feels like the first “real” Cannes market since the pandemic struck, Olivier Albou is getting ready to hit the ground running. The veteran exec, who heads up sales and production house Other Angle with his wife Laurence Schonberg, has four new films on his slate this year that he’s offering up to international buyers.

The company will be showing footage for Mélanie Auffret’s Sweet Little Things (Les Petites Victoires), starring Julia Piaton and Michel Blanc, about a busy young teacher who’s faced with the challenge of a new student in her class – an explosive 60-year-old man who has finally decided to learn to read and write. Then there’s Jennifer Devoldère’s male midwife feature The Midwife (Sage Homme) starring Karin Viard and Melvin Boomer as well as Jonathan Barré’s Serial Driver (Bonne Conduit) starring...