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Top 25 Independent film production companies based in France

Name: Independent film production companies based in France
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 192 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 192 independent film production companies headquartered in France as of September 2026 and tracks 1,438 professional contacts across them, including 190 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers independent film production companies headquartered in France, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

192Companies

1,438Contacts tracked

190Verified emails

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The 25 largest independent film production companies based in France

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 192 independent film production companies based in France, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to independent film production companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Bonne Pioche	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	88 contacts →
	Strong evidence “BONNE PIOCHE, fondée et dirigée aujourd'hui par Yves Darondeau et Emmanuel Priou, est un groupe indépendant de production de films pour le cinéma et la télévision.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	SAMKA	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	63 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Fondée en 2003, SAMKA est l’une des sociétés de production indépendantes phares basées à Paris.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Cinétévé	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	60 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Production indépendante de films depuis 1982.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	LES Astronautes	Indirect evidence	Bourg-lès-valence, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	46 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fondée par Jean Bouthors, Vanessa Buttin-Labarthe et Rémy Schaepman, qui partagent depuis plusieurs années, dans les allées de La Cartoucherie, leur passion pour le cinéma et la…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	LES Films D'ici	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	n/a	45 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Les Films d’Ici occupent une place importante dans la création de contenus documentaires en France, comme à l’étranger, avec notamment des sélections régulières en festivals, des…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	LES Films DU Poisson	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Les Films du Poisson is a French film production and distribution company founded in 1994 by Yaël Fogiel and Laetitia Gonzalez.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Silex Films	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	n/a	34 contacts →
	Strong evidence “SILEX FILMS is a Paris-based independent film company founded in 2009 and run by Priscilla Bertin and Judith Nora, with an eclectic line up of features and series, TV dramas and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	LES Films DU Worso	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	27 contacts →
	Partial evidence “La société Les films du Worso a été créée en 2003 par Sylvie Pialat, après 21 ans de vie commune avec Maurice Pialat qu’elle a accompagné sur ses 5 derniers films.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Java Films	Strong evidence	Boulogne-billancourt, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	20 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 2005, Java Films rapidly established itself as one of Europe’s leading independent documentary distributors, providing production support and distribution to both…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Shellac	Partial evidence	Marseille, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SHELLAC is a motion pictures and film company based out of LA FRICHE BELLE DE MAI 41 RUE JOBIN, MARSEILLE, France.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	AD Vitam Distribution	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Distributeur et producteur de films indépendants” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Capricci	Partial evidence	Bordeaux, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Créée en Capricci est une société de production, de distribution et d'édition de cinéma.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Cine Nomine	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	18 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CINE NOMINE is a motion pictures and film company based out of 21 RUE DU FAUBOURG SAINT ANTOINE, PARIS, France.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Topshot Films	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	16 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Topshot Films est une société de production indépendante créée en 2013, avec pour objectif d’accompagner des histoires originales et fortes, sans contraintes de format ou de durée.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	KMBO	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Strong evidence “KMBO est une société de distribution et de production de films pour le cinéma.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Diaphana Distribution	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Diaphana est une société de distribution indépendante de cinéma, créée en 1989 par Michel Saint-Jean.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Salaud Morisset	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Award winning production and distribution company Salaud Morisset was founded in 2012 by François Morisset.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Adastra Films	Partial evidence	Cannes, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since our creation in 2008 in Cannes by Sébastien Aubert and David Guiraud, we have been driven by our passion for films and our desire to offer a strong and honest vision of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Camera ONE	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “En 2024, Barthélémy Fougea (Winds) et François Fèvre (Camera One Télévision) se réunissent autour de Michel et Juliette Seydoux au sein de Camera One, société de production…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Commune Image	Indirect evidence	Saint-ouen, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “À Saint-Ouen, dans un bâtiment historique de 2 700 m², Commune Image rassemble celles et ceux qui imaginent, fabriquent et diffusent les œuvres audiovisuelles.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	June Films	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “June currently develops, produces and co-produces innovative, socially committed and intimate films with an international scope.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Arte France Cinema	Strong evidence	Issy Les Moulineaux, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “La filiale ARTE France Cinéma, appartenant à ARTE France, soutient la production d’une vingtaine de films de fiction, entre deux et quatre longs-métrages documentaires et un film…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Paraíso Production	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PARAÌSO PRODUCTION est une société de production de cinéma d’auteur fondée en 1996 par Nathalie Trafford.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	filmmakers.io	Partial evidence	Sussargues, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We connect no-to-low budget filmmakers, helping them to make films and get exposure in a non-profit way.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Haut ET Court Cinemas	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: independent film production companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names independent film production companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of independent film production companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name independent film production companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Independent film production companies based in France at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

13.2%Verified-email coverage

7.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

57.8%Largest-city concentration · Paris

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

170

11-50

51-200

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for France, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for France, over 192 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among independent film production companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in France whose own description of what they do matches “independent film production companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names independent film production companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among independent film production companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside France are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 190 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Independent film production companies by metro

Independent film production companies in Paris111

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names independent film production companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many independent film production companies are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 192 independent film production companies headquartered in France as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Bonne Pioche, headquartered in Paris, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most independent film production companies?

Paris leads with 111 headquartered companies, followed by Bordeaux (6) and Lyon (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 190 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 192 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.