What Kidam does

Kidam is a French independent film production company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Bordeaux, with additional offices in Paris and Marseille. The company produces feature films, short films, creative documentaries, music videos, live concert recordings, and television/web series. Its catalog spans 16 feature films, more than 20 documentaries, and approximately 50 short and medium-length films produced over a decade, with productions recognized at Cannes (2025 Palme d'Or du Court Métrage for 'I'm Glad You're Dead Now', 2025 Prix du Scénario for 'Notre Salut'), Locarno, and the Césars. Kidam is led by co-founder Alexandre Perrier and producer Jules Grange, supported by associate producer Bastien Ehouzan and a permanent team of five to seven staff.

The company operates a project-based, professional-services business model funded through a stacked financing architecture: French public subsidies (CNC, Procirep, Régions), EU funding (Europe Creative Media), Belgian and Swiss tax-shelter mechanisms, Greek national funds, and pre-purchase commitments from broadcasters including Canal +, France 2, ARTE, and RTBF. Kidam earns revenue from producer fees, distribution licensing, and broadcaster royalties on completed works. It does not market to consumers; films reach audiences via festival circuit exposure, theatrical distributors (Rezo Films, Condor), international sales agents (Playtime, Charades), broadcaster schedules, and VOD platforms.

A core competency is international co-production, with active partner relationships across at least 14 countries including Israel, Greece, Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Turkey, Japan, Mexico, and Colombia. Repeat collaborations with directors such as Emmanuel Marre and Alexe Poukine indicate a stable auteur stable. Pricing is per-project and not publicly disclosed. The company has no disclosed external institutional investors, no funding rounds on record, and no AI, software, or platform product surface.

Name

Kidam

Legal name

Kidam

Website

https://kidam.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kidam is a French independent film production company (founded 2006, Bordeaux) producing feature films, documentaries, shorts, and series through international co-productions, public subsidies, and broadcaster pre-sales, with 100+ festival awards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Financing & Investment (Equity, Debt, Gap, Slate) (MPADAAAB)

Keywords

• Film production services
• Independent filmmaking
• Documentary production
• Co-production services
• Television production

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Film Production Services: Producing films for directors with financing from public subsidies (CNC, Europe Creative Media, regional councils), private investment, tax shelter schemes, and pre-sales to broadcasters and distributors
2. Film Sales and Distribution: Selling and distributing produced films to festivals, theatrical distributors, and broadcasters
3. Broadcasting Rights: Licensing content to broadcasters like ARTE, Canal +, France 2, RTBF

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Kidam is a French film and television production company that acquires and develops projects from independent directors and produces them across formats: feature films (longs métrages), short films (courts métrages), creative documentaries, live performance recordings (captations), music videos, and television/web series. The company assembles financing through public subsidies (CNC, Europe Creative Media, regional councils), tax shelter schemes (French and Belgian), broadcaster pre-sales (Canal +, France 2, ARTE, RTBF), and private investment, and delivers finished works to festivals, broadcasters, theatrical distributors, international sales agents, and VOD platforms.

Product overview

Kidam is a French film and television production company founded in 2006 that operates as a single integrated production house producing multiple content formats. The company produces feature films (longs métrages), short films (courts métrages), creative documentaries, live video recordings (captations), music videos (clips), and television series. Their catalog includes 16 feature films, over 20 creative documentaries, and approximately 50 short and medium-length films. Notable productions include Swagger (nominated for César 2017), Kika (Semaine de la Critique 2025), and I'm Glad You're Dead Now (Palme d'or du court métrage 2025). The company operates from headquarters in Bordeaux with additional offices in Paris and Marseille.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Feature Films (Longs métrages) Feature-length narrative and documentary films produced for theatrical release and festival circuit, including works by directors such as Emmanuel Marre, Alexe Poukine, Olivier Babinet, Vincent Paronnaud, Tawfeek Barhom, and Evanthia Kalogiropoulou. Targeted at independent arthouse cinema audiences, festivals, broadcasters, and international sales agents.
• Short Films (Courts métrages) Short-format films including award-winning works recognized at major festivals (e.g., I'm Glad You're Dead Now, Palme d'Or du Court Métrage Cannes 2025). Targeted at international short-film festivals and arthouse short-film distribution channels.
• Documentaries (Documentaires) Creative documentary films covering music, culture, social issues, and artistic portraits, produced for theatrical release, festival circuit, and broadcast (e.g., ARTE broadcast of Ceci est mon corps, Swagger nominated for César Best Documentary 2017). Targeted at broadcasters (ARTE, Canal +, France 2), festivals, and arthouse audiences.
• Live Video Recordings (Captations) Concert and live performance capture films, including music documentaries and live show recordings (such as A Skin A Night and Jazzed Out). Targeted at music artists, broadcasters, and streaming/VOD audiences.
• Music Videos (Clips) Music video productions for recording artists including Julien Cottereau, Christophe, Odezenne, and others. Targeted at musicians, record labels, and music broadcasters/streaming platforms.
• Television and Web Series (Series) Television and web series including Touché/Coulé, Jazzed Out, and City Series. Targeted at broadcasters, streaming platforms, and digital audiences.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

38 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vice Versa Films (Israel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner for films including 'The Landlady' (France-Israel), providing Israeli production expertise and financing
• Blue Monday ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench co-producer for 'Gorgonà', part of the film's financing and production structure
• Neda Films (Greece)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreek co-producer for 'Gorgonà', providing local production infrastructure and financing
• Blonde (Greece)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreek co-producer for 'Gorgonà'
• PlaytimecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational sales agent for 'Gorgonà', handling worldwide distribution sales
• Les Films PelleascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench production company and co-producer on multiple films including 'Notre Salut', 'Simon l'Absurde', 'The Trap'
• Parda Films (Turkey)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurkish co-producer for 'Goodbye for Now', providing local production and expertise
• Liman Films (Turkey)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurkish co-producer for 'Goodbye for Now'
• Karaçelik Films (Turkey)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurkish co-producer for 'Goodbye for Now'
• Wrong Men (Belgium)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian co-producer on multiple films including 'Kika', 'Rien à foutre', 'Hunted', providing access to Belgian tax shelter financing
• Michigan Films (Belgium)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian co-producer on multiple films including 'AYA', 'D'un château l'autre', providing Belgian financing and production
• Narrativ NationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partner for 'Un vrai flic'
• 10.80 FilmsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partner for 'Un vrai flic'
• Tamara FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench co-producer for 'Le Cas Dajkovic'
• Rita ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer for 'Le Cas Dajkovic', also involved in 'Simon l'Absurde'
• Jean-Baptiste ThoretcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirector and creative partner for 'Appalaches', representing ongoing collaboration
• Rita Films (Suisse)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss co-producer for 'Simon l'Absurde', providing Swiss production and OFC funding
• La Corriente del Golfo (Mexique)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican co-producer for 'Simon l'Absurde'
• Burning (Colombie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerColombian co-producer for 'Simon l'Absurde'
• Savage Productions (Ireland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIrish co-producer for 'Hunted', providing Irish film tax credit and production expertise
• CharadescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational sales agent and financing partner for 'Hunted', handling worldwide sales and MG financing
• SQUAWKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench co-producer for 'Le Fils' and 'Ceci est mon corps', ongoing collaboration partner
• 185 FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction company for 'Are You OK?'
• Michigan (BE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian co-producer for 'Are You OK?' and other projects
• Vice Versa FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIsraeli co-producer for 'To Jerusalem', also co-produced 'The Landlady'
• Les Films de l'Œil sauvagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction company for 'L'étrange histoire de Prince Dethmer', providing artistic direction
• Livon LevocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer and co-writer for 'The Trap'
• Foss Productions (Greece)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreek co-producer for 'The Trap' and 'I'm Glad You're Dead Now'
• TarantulacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian production company for 'Bangers'
• Art ConnectionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partner for 'Roots of Heaven'
• Angst Film (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman co-producer for 'Our Garden is Lonely', providing international production framework
• Luna CarpiauxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProducer and collaborator on 'Myrtilles la Nuit'
• Eve BitouncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirector and collaborator for 'Manor'
• Bord Cadre Films (Suisse)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss co-producer for 'Théo et les Métamorphoses', providing Swiss production and funding
• VisualanticsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer for 'Il pleut dans la maison'
• Longride (Japan)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJapanese distributor and equity investor for 'Hunted', handling Japan distribution and sales
• Haka Films (Poland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish co-producer for 'Exam', providing local production and CNC Polish financing
• Ian FaurecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-director/creative collaborator for 'Manor'

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Les Films Pelleas: Paris-based arthouse film production company of comparable size, co-producer with Kidam on multiple projects (Notre Salut, Simon l'Absurde, The Trap). Same arthouse/cinema d'auteur positioning, French broadcaster relationships, and international co-production model.
• Wrong Men: Belgian arthouse production company co-producing with Kidam on Kika, Rien à foutre, and Hunted. Operates a similar model: small team, international co-productions, festival-circuit auteur cinema, and reliance on Belgian tax shelter financing.
• TS Productions: French independent production company specializing in arthouse cinema and documentaries with strong festival traction. Closely comparable in scale, headcount, financing mix (CNC, regional funds, broadcaster pre-sales), and auteur-driven slate.
• Agat Films & Cie: Long-established French production house focused on creative documentaries and arthouse features. Comparable in business model (public funding + international co-production + broadcaster deals) and target festival circuit.
• Kazak Productions: French production company producing arthouse features and documentaries with international co-production partners. Similar size, financing structure, and auteur-driven approach.
• Alfama Films: French arthouse film production company with a similar profile: small team, festival-circuit output, reliance on CNC and broadcaster financing, and international co-productions.
• Les Films du Bélier: Independent French production company working in arthouse fiction and documentary with comparable financing model and festival-circuit focus.
• Michigan Films: Belgian co-producer partnering with Kidam on multiple films (AYA, D'un château l'autre, Are You OK?). Very similar business model: small team, festival-oriented cinema, Belgian tax shelter financing, and international co-productions.
• Charades: Paris-based international sales agent and financing partner for Kidam on Hunted. Directly comparable in dealing with festival-circuit films and arranging minimum guarantees with European broadcasters.

Broad incumbents

• Playtime: Larger French sales agent and co-producer working with Kidam as international sales partner on Gorgonà. Operates broader in arthouse distribution, with much larger slate and capital base, but overlapping auteur cinema focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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