Aurora Films is committed to a bold and uncompromising cinema that challenges dominant representations while embracing formal innovation.

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Of the seventeen feature films produced by Aurora Films, six have been selected for Cannes, five for Berlin, three for Venice and two for Locarno, while two have represented their respective countries at the Academy Awards.

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Aurora Films has produced more than seventy films to date — feature and short films, fiction and documentaries — including:

• "Return to Seoul" by Davy Chou / Cannes 2022 – Un Certain Regard. Shortlisted as a French submission for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards.

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• "Angry Annie" by Blandine Lenoir / Locarno 2022 – Variety Piazza Grande Award.

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• "City of Wind" by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir / Venice 2023 – Orizzonti Award for Best Actor. Mongolia’s submission for the Academy Awards.

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• "Dirty Difficult Dangerous" by Wissam Charaf / Venice 2022 – Giornate degli Autori Opening Film – Cineuropa Award.

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• "The Beast in the Jungle" by Patric Chiha / Berlin 2023 – Panorama.

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The Team:

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Charlotte Vincent, a graduate of HEC Paris, founded Aurora Films in 2002. A member of the ACE network, she was named by The Hollywood Reporter in both 2023 and 2024 as one of the 40 most influential women in international cinema.

She is currently Chair of the CNC’s AVR1 Committee and has served on numerous selection committees, including the CNC’s Avance sur recettes and Écriture-Réécriture committees, as well as committees for the Région Île-de-France and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, among others. She has also taught at the Sorbonne and the University of Strasbourg.

She is also a black belt, 1st Dan, in Kung Fu.

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Katia Khazak, born in Moscow, studied film and cultural management at Paris 3 University. She began her career as a Cultural Attaché at the French Embassy in Kazakhstan, before joining the Paris-based international sales company Wide in 2011.

Since 2014, she has been part of Aurora Films, where she is now a partner.

She has been a member of the EAVE network since 2024.

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Administrative and Financial Manager: Anne Reulat
Production Manager: Julie Grenaudier
Production Accountant: Rose Ployaert
Financial Consultant: Clara Heliou