About Us
Velvet Film is a production company created by Raoul Peck in 1986 in Germany. It is currently based in France, Haiti and in the United States of America.
In 1991, the documentary "Lumumba, Death of a Prophet" (New York Film Festival) was the first film produced by the company. The film had been shown all across Europe and North America.
Velvet Film has developed and produced or co-produced all Raoul Peck’s movies (5 feature films, 5 documentaries, and 2 TV drama) in Europe, Haiti and in the United States. These movies had been selected and awarded in the most prestigious film festivals around the world (Cannes, Berlin, Locarno…).
In 2009, Velvet Film produced "Moloch Tropical", entirely shot in Haiti. Starring Zinedine Soualem and Sonia Rolland in the leading roles, the film world premiere was at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival and the European premiere was at the 2010 Berlinale.
Velvet Film pursues a policy of development that could be sum up in these words:
• Political commitment
• Diversity
• Speak about strong and complex issues for a large audience
• Produce average budget films with integrity
• Develop connections with European’s partner companies (in Germany, Belgium, Luxemburg and Switzerland, etc…)
• Strengthen a creative and economic area for a different kind of cinematography that appears to be essential. Act as to remain economically sustainable and commercially competitive.
Velvet Film is currently working on several feature films by Raoul Peck in Europe, including a film on "The young Karl Marx". In the United States, Velvet Film develops three feature films. Among them, the adaptation of Russell Banks novels "Cloudsplitter" and "Continental Drift".
Raoul Peck and Rémi Grellety are also working on a documentary on Haiti after the earthquake.