DViant Films

DViant Films is an independent film production company founded by Julien Favre, Luca Matrundola and Pascal Vaguelsy. The company was started in California in 2005. DViant Films set up a sister company in Toronto in 2009, followed in 2012 by an Asian office in Bangkok, Thailand.

DViant Films kickstarted their activities in with three short films, Damn the past! directed by Juli Kang, Winter Sea directed by Erika Tasini, and West Bank Story directed by Ari Sandel, which won the Academy Award.

In 2007, DViant Films co-produced their first feature film Night Train, written and directed by Chinese filmmaker Diao Yinan. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section.{{cite web | title=Night Train - A screening of a film by Diao Yinan, produced by DViant Films, a company created by UCLA alumni | url=http://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/events/showevent.asp?eventid=6278 | publisher=UCLA Asia Institute | accessdate=4 April 2013}}{{cite web | title=Julien Favre nous présente "Night train", film co-produit par DViant Films | date=9 November 2007 | url=http://www.mediaclub.fr/les-membres/news-membres/julien-favre-nous-presente-night-train-film-co-produit-par-dviant-films | publisher=mediaclub.fr | accessdate=4 April 2013}}

In 2009, DViant Films produced Martin Donovan's first feature Collaborator,{{cite web | title=TRIBECA FILM ACQUIRES U.S. RIGHTS TO COLLABORATOR | url=http://www.tribecafilm.com/press-center/tribeca-film/press-releases/TRIBECA_FILM_ACQUIRES_US_RIGHTS_TO_COLLABORATOR | publisher=TribecaFilm | accessdate=4 April 2013}} in association with indie producing legend Ted Hope. Collaborator stars Donovan, David Morse and Olivia Williams. The film premiered at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, where it won the International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI) and a Best Actor award for David Morse. In 2010, Favre became one of the six producers across the United States selected for the first Sundance Institute's Creative Producing Lab.{{cite web|url=https://www.sundance.org/press-center/release/sundance_institute_expands_support_for_indie_film_producers_with_creat |title=Sundance Institute Expands Support For Indie Film Producers With Creative Producing Initiative|date=13 July 2009}}

In 2011, DViant Films produced Arcadia, starring Ryan Simpkins and Academy Award nominee John Hawkes. The film premiered at the Berlinale 2012 and won the Crystal Bear. Also in 2011, DViant Films produced The Story of Luke,{{cite web | title=Thesp joins Lou Taylor in pic from Fluid Film, DViant Film | date=18 August 2011 | url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/seth-green-to-topline-the-story-of-luke-1118041463/ | publisher=Variety | accessdate=4 April 2013}} in association with Fluid Film and Fred Roos. The film, starring Lou Pucci and Seth Green, premiered at the San Diego Film Festival where it won Best Film.{{cite web | title=THE STORY OF LUKE TAKES TOP PRIZE AT SAN DIEGO FILM FESTIVAL | url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/oct/06/tp-the-story-of-luke-takes-top-prize-at-san-diego/ | publisher=UT San Diego | accessdate=2 April 2013 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105022739/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/oct/06/tp-the-story-of-luke-takes-top-prize-at-san-diego/ | archivedate=5 November 2013 }}

• Winter Sea (2005)
• West Bank Story (2005)
• Damn the past! (2006)

• Night Train (2007)
• Collaborator (2010)
• Arcadia (2012)
• The Story Of Luke (2012)

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• imdb [https://www.imdb.com/company/co0190739/ DViant Films US]
• imdb [https://www.imdb.com/company/co0290699/ DViant Films Canada]

Category:Film production companies of the United States

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