The founder of Coproduction Office, producer and entrepreneur Philippe Bober, partnered with ground-breaking directors* early in their careers to produce and sell more than thirty films to date. Seventeen of these were selected for Cannes, Venice or Berlin Competition where they have received more than 20 prizes, including the 2014 Venice Golden Lion for Roy Andersson’s A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE and for Ruben Östlund’s THE SQUARE, the 2017 Palme d’Or.
As one of Europe’s finest production and sales entities, the company has a catalogue of films produced in house, as well as restored classics such as Roberto Rossellini’s key works. The catalogue is known for its carefully chosen gems, with at times transgressive content and a distinctive cinematic language.
- Including Lars von Trier, Roy Andersson, Ulrich Seidl, Jessica Hausner, Takashi Miike, Lou Ye, Kornél Mundruzcó, Cristi Puiu, Dagur Kári, Michelangelo Frammartino, Carlos Reygadas, Corneliu Porumboiu, Shirin Neshat, Thomas Clay, Shin’ya Tsukamoto, Ruben Östlund, Gust Van den Berghe, Spiros Stathoupoulos.