Karedas

A hundred years after Gaumont, a small, fully independent film production structure called KAREDAS was set up by Catherine Belkhodja, Jowan Le Besco, Isild Le Besco, Léonor Graser, Kolia Litscher and Pierre Enckell, soon joined by Chris Marker. KAREDAS produced several short films prior to producing two films that were widely acclaimed by film critics: Level Five by Chris Marker and Demi- tarif by Isild Le Besco. The company has now expanded in order to distribute some of its films.

The company

KAREDAS, whose purpose is film production and distribution, has a Limited Company status with a 90,000 euros capital. It is comprised of three departments:

• publishing (films, books, music)
• events
• press

Feature film production

2004. Demi-tarif written and directed by Isild Le Besco, with Kolia Litscher, Lila Salet and Sarah David, Chief cameraman: Jowan Le Besco.

Feature film distribution

2004. Demi-tarif written and directed by Isild Le Besco, with Kolia Litscher, Lila Salet and Sarah David

Awards

• 2002: Award for best Junior script from SOPADIN (a scriptwriting competition organisation)
• 2002: Award for best Junior script at the Paris Film Festival
• 2004: Special Jury Award for Demi-tarif at the European First Film Festival of Angers
• 2004: Procirep - Premiers Plans Award for Demi-tarif at Angers
• 2004 : Special Jury Award for Demi-tarif at Seoul Festival
• 2004 : Jury Award for Demi-tarif at the Crossing Europe Festival of Linz
• 2004 : Demi-tarif nominated for Louis Delluc Award
• Demi-tarif was selected for over fifty film festivals in France and abroad

Links

• 1 for Demi-tarif poster
• 2 for Demi-tarif review
• 3 for Demi-tarif review
• 4
• 5 for Kolia’s photos and posters
• 6 for Kolia’s filmography
• http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne.html?cpersonne=30292] for Kolia’s presentation
• 7 for information on Charly
• 8 for poster
• 9 for an article by Michel Frodon
• 10 for Demi-tarif
• 11 website for Demi-tarif
• 12 fiche film français
• 13 forum des images

Publications

Books

• 1994 : L'ombre du caméleon by François Roche
• 1998 : Peintures by Dominique Maraval
• 2000 : by Nam & Sor
• 2006 : Haikus 2005 (mini-book)
• 2007 : L'instant présent by Yves Brillon (kaiseki collection)
• [ISBN 978-2-910961-41-1] 14

Links

• 15 website Point de mire / Yves Brillon
• 16 website Alcoves / Yves Brillon

Press

Marco Polo magazine 17

Events

MARCO POLO International Francophone Haiku Competition

2007 Haiku Competition Poster

• 2005
• 2006
• 2007 18

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