CITÉ FILMS is a production and international sales company.
We also manage classics from world renowned directors including the Argos Films collection.

CITÉ FILMS is a production and sales company founded in 1997, wholly-owned and managed by Raphaël Berdugo, who has more than 30 year experience in the movie business, especially in production and international sales. He has coproduced around 30 movies through various production companies, mostly arthouse films that have been selected by prestigious festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Toronto, winning numerous awards.

He was previously manager/owner of ROISSY FILMS for more than 15 years, a well-known French independent production and sales company, which he sold to EUROPACORP (Luc Besson) in 2008. He was also President of the France's Association of Film Exporters (ADEF) for six years. Cité Films activities include production and international sales of new movies and also management of library titles from world acclaimed directors including ARGOS FILMS' classics unique catalogue.

ARGOS FILMS
The company, which played a significant role in the New Wave movement, has produced and co-produced nearly forty features and nearly a hundred shorts. Over a period of forty years, no other independent French film company has garnered such major awards in France and internationally, including two Palmes d'Or and an Oscar.