Marion Cotillard, Cyril Dion, Magali Payen Launch Newtopia with Strong First Slate of Projects (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentOscar-winning producer and activist Marion Cotillard is joining forces with filmmaker Cyril Dion and producer Magali Payen to launch Newtopia, a production company which will aim at delivering movies, series and shorts with socially relevant themes.

The Paris-based company’s first slate of ambitious projects include Dion’s geopolitical thriller “Le grand vertige,” and “Francoise,” a prestige English-language mini-series about the flamboyant life of Françoise d’Eaubonne, a leading feminist writer and activist who created the concept of ecofeminism.

The banner’s roster also includes “Le géant Bakelite,” an underwater ecological short film by Julie Gautier. The company’s key executives are Payen, a well-connected social activist and former executive at Studiocanal, and Adrien Mazeau, who previously worked at Nord-Ouest, Studiocanal and Canal Plus.

The founders and editorial board of the company includes Camille Trumer, producer at La Company de la Seine who previously worked at Cinéart, Studiocanal France and Paramount Pictures France; Ombeline Le Lasseur and Vincent Ricordeau, founders and CEO of KissKissBankBank & Co; the Bright Bright Bright, a production company founded by Thomas Bénet, Patrick Fournier and Dion.