Nolita

What Nolita does

Nolita Cinéma is a Paris-based independent French film and television production company founded in 2012 by Romain Rousseau and Maxime Delauney, with Mathieu Ageron joining as a third co-gérant in 2018 to lead television and platform activities. The company develops and produces content across six format categories — feature films (longs métrages), television series (séries), standalone TV films (fictions / unitaires), documentaries, short films (courts métrages), and music videos (clips) — for French broadcasters and international streaming platforms. Operating as a SAS with €45,000 share capital registered at RCS Paris (represented by Nolita Limited, a SARL holding entity), Nolita runs a deliberately lean production model with reported headcount in the 1-10 range, scaling output through co-production arrangements with peer production houses (Versus Production, Inoxys Production, Ango Productions, Zamba Productions, Darklight Content, Haut et Court, MARS, WTFILMS) and public funding via the CNC.

The company's catalog spans genres including action (Balle Perdue franchise on Netflix), comedy (Il a Déjà Tes Yeux La Série on France 2), thriller (AKA on Netflix, Marion with Darklight Content, Sous Emprise on Netflix), police procedural (Joseph with TF1, 2025), documentary (Jane par Charlotte on Canal+, Orelsan documentary on Amazon Prime Video, Dans la Légende esports series on Paramount+ with Riot), and music-driven content. Current and announced productions extend through 2025-2026, including Deviens Génial, MATA (with Warner Bros. Pictures international distribution), Y a Pas de Réseau, Police Flash 80 (with Pathé), and additional shorts and music clips, indicating sustained deal flow across formats and partners.

Nolita generates revenue through a B2B professional-services model: production fees from commissioning broadcasters and platforms, co-production shares with French and international partners, and distribution-rights revenue on completed titles. The company sells directly into French public broadcasters (France 2, France 3), private broadcasters (TF1, Canal+, 13ème Rue / Groupe TF1, C8), French pay-TV and OTT (OCS, Salto), global streamers (Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+), historic studios and distributors (Gaumont, Pathé, Studiocanal, UGC, Orange Studio, TV5Monde, Warner Bros. Pictures), and the CNC as a public funding source. No consumer-facing pricing, software product, app, or API surface exists; the commercial product is content output rather than a platform. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors or external funding rounds, and no revenue figure is publicly disclosed.

Name

Nolita

Legal name

Nolita Cinéma

Website

https://nolita.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nolita Cinéma is a Paris-based French film and television production company developing feature films, TV series, documentaries, short films, and music videos for French broadcasters and international streaming platforms including Netflix, Canal+, TF1, France 2, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film and Television Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512), Motion Picture and Video Production (512110)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Live-Action International/Co-Production & Service Production (MPADABAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Free TV / Syndication Distribution (MPADAJAI)

Keywords

• Film production services
• Television series production
• Documentary production
• Short film production
• Music video production

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Production fees and co-production revenue: Nolita generates revenue through production fees from broadcasters and platforms, co-production arrangements with French and international partners, and distribution rights for films and series.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nolita is a French film and television production company that develops and produces content across multiple formats including feature films, television series, documentaries, TV films/unitaires, short films, and music videos. The company commissions or acquires projects from screenwriters and directors and delivers finished productions to French broadcasters (France 2, France 3, TF1, Canal+) and international streaming platforms (Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+). Revenue is generated through production fees from these commissioners and co-production revenue sharing with French and international partners.

Product overview

Nolita is a French film and television production company that develops and produces content across multiple formats including feature films, TV series, documentaries, TV films/unitaires, short films, and music videos. The company works with talent across all formats for broadcasters and streaming platforms. Key productions include the Balle Perdue (Lost Bullet) action film franchise distributed by Netflix, the comedy series 'Il a Déjà Tes Yeux' for France 2, documentary series like 'Jane par Charlotte' for Canal+, and various feature films. Nolita operates as a unified production house rather than a software platform, offering its creative and production services to the entertainment industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Feature Films (Longs Métrages) Full-length theatrical films produced by Nolita across various genres including comedy, drama, thriller, and adventure, delivered to French broadcasters and international streaming platforms and theatrical distributors.
• TV Series (Séries) Television series productions including comedies, documentaries, thrillers, and crime dramas, produced for French broadcasters and international streaming platforms.
• TV Films / Unitaires (Fictions) Standalone television films and unit productions including action films, dramas, and social issue films produced for French television broadcasters.
• Documentaries (Documentaires) Documentary productions covering topics such as music, cinema, sports, social issues, and biographical subjects, produced for French broadcasters and international streaming platforms.
• Short Films (Courts Métrages) Short-format film productions including dramas, comedies, and adventure films typically under 30 minutes.
• Music Videos / Clips Music video productions for artists across various musical genres.
• Balle Perdue / Lost Bullet Action film franchise produced by Nolita and distributed by Netflix, consisting of the first installment released June 2020 and Balle Perdue 2 released November 2022.
• Il a Déjà Tes Yeux - La Série 6-part comedy series about an interracial family produced for France 2.
• Joseph Police procedural series produced with TF1, airing March 2025.
• Dans la Légende Documentary series about the French League of Legends championship (LFL) produced for Paramount+.
• Marion 6-episode thriller/police series about a railway brigade commissioner, co-produced with Darklight Content and broadcast on 13ème Rue / Groupe TF1.
• Jane par Charlotte Documentary by Charlotte Gainsbourg about her mother Jane Birkin, released January 2022 on Canal+.
• Sous Emprise / No Limit Romantic drama about a freediving instructor, released on Netflix in September 2022.
• AKA Action film about a special forces operative infiltrating a mafia organization, released on Netflix in April 2023.
• Orelsan - Montre Jamais Ça à Personne (Parts 1 & 2) Two-part documentary series about French rapper Orelsan, released on Amazon Prime Video.

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

31 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• NetflixcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor streaming partner distributing Nolita productions including Balle Perdue, Balle Perdue 2, AKA, and Sous Emprise.
• France 2coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary French public broadcaster partner for series and TV films including Il a Déjà Tes Yeux La Série.
• France 3coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench public broadcaster partner for documentaries and series.
• Amazon Prime VideocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStreaming partner distributing Orelsan documentary series Montre Jamais Ça à Personne.
• Canal+coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench pay-TV broadcaster partner for documentaries and feature films.
• TF1coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor French broadcaster and studio partner for films and series including Joseph.
• OCSmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench pay-TV channel partner for premium series and films.
• StudiocanalmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational content production and distribution company.
• PathémajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor French film production and distribution company.
• Disney+majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStreaming platform partner for Nolita content.
• TV5MondemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench-speaking international broadcaster partner.
• UGCmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor French film distribution company.
• GaumontmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHistoric French film studio and distributor.
• Orange StudiomajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFilm and series production arm of Orange telecom.
• WTFILMSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partner for various projects.
• MARSminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFilm production company partner.
• 13ème RuemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench thematic channel (NBCUniversal) broadcasting series.
• CNCcoreOthersNational Centre for Cinema and Moving Image - French government body providing film funding support.
• Ango ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner for Il a Déjà Tes Yeux La Série.
• Darklight ContentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner for Marion series.
• Inoxys FilmsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partner for Balle Perdue franchise.
• Versus ProductionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partner for action films including Balle Perdue.
• Zamba ProductionsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner for Joseph series with TF1.
• Paramount+majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStreaming partner for Dans la Légende esports documentary series.
• WebediaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedia partner for esports content Dans la Légende.
• Canal+coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBroadcast partner for Handball, Une Histoire de Familles documentary series.
• Haut et CourtmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Joli Joli musical comedy film.
• Warner Bros. PicturesmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational distributor for MATA spy thriller.
• Pathé FilmscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-producer and distributor for Police Flash 80.
• EuropacorpminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-producer for Timpi Tampa.
• Disney+majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStreaming platform for Joli Joli musical comedy.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Superprod: Paris-based independent production company working across animation, features, and TV series for streamers and broadcasters. Comparable in format breadth and French-streamer alignment.
• Darklight Content: Paris-based production company that co-produces the Marion series with Nolita. Comparable as a French independent production house with international co-financing and streaming distribution.
• Federation Entertainment: Paris-based independent film and TV production company producing premium series and films for global streamers and broadcasters. Closely comparable to Nolita in size, Paris base, multi-format slate, and reliance on international streamer commissions (e.g., Netflix).
• Haut et Court: Paris-based French production and distribution company. Active Nolita distribution partner for titles like Joli Joli, with a comparable author-driven feature and series model.
• Incognita Films: Paris-based French film and TV production company producing features and series for broadcasters and streamers. Comparable in scale and multi-format orientation to Nolita.
• Pan-Européenne: Long-standing French film and TV production company headquartered in Paris with a similar theatrical-and-TV focus and broadcaster-relationship model to Nolita.
• Bidibul Productions: French production company producing features and series for broadcasters and international platforms, with a similar mixed-genre slate and Paris-based operations.
• LGM Productions: French film production company where Nolita co-founder Romain Rousseau previously served as Director General. Closely comparable business model — Paris-based, theatrical feature focus, talent-driven — and a direct lineage connection to Nolita.

Broad incumbents

• Studiocanal: Major French/European film and series production and distribution company. Listed as a Nolita partner/distributor; significantly larger and broader in scope, but operates in the same content value chain.
• Pathé: Historic French film production and distribution major. Co-producer/distributor on Nolita's Police Flash 80; much larger and vertically integrated, but directly comparable in producing French-language theatrical and TV content.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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