The New Days Productions

What The New Days Productions does

Les Nouveaux Jours Productions is a French independent documentary production company headquartered in Nantes, founded in spring 2020 by six audiovisual professionals with approximately 15 years of prior experience at major French production companies and national/international broadcasters. The company specializes in producing documentaries, reportages, magazines, and series covering themes of history, society, culture, and discovery, with a current catalog that includes the series Devenir Marin-Pêcheur (2022), the documentaries Carambolage dans une France ordinaire (2025), Véto de Campagne (2026, FIPADOC selection), and Mémoires Enfouies (2026). The production stack is conventional broadcast documentary workflow (writing, production, post-production, distribution), with no proprietary technology or AI/ML components disclosed.

The business model is co-production-based: each project is financed through a combination of public-sector cultural funding (CNC, Région des Pays de la Loire, PROCIREP, ANGOA), institutional partnerships (CNRS, INRAP, Fondation pour la Mémoire de l'Esclavage), and broadcaster co-production fees from France Télévisions (France 3, France 5, and France.tv). Revenue is generated primarily through co-production agreements and broadcasting rights sales to the French public broadcaster group, supplemented by festival distribution and screening organization. Customer concentration sits almost entirely within the French public broadcasting ecosystem, with secondary institutional and regional-government funders. In 2023, the company merged with .Mille et Une. Films, retaining both brand identities while operating as a combined entity with a cooperative associate-producer ownership structure.

Name

The New Days Productions

Legal name

Les Nouveaux Jours Productions

Website

https://lesnouveauxjours-prod.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Les Nouveaux Jours Productions is a Nantes-based French independent documentary production company founded in 2020 that produces documentaries, series, reportages, and magazines primarily for France Télévisions (France 3, France 5) via co-production agreements and public cultural funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Documentary Film Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Live-Action TV Movies, Miniseries & Specials Production (MPADABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Live-Action International/Co-Production & Service Production (MPADABAG), Offline/Online Editorial (Picture Editing) (MPAHAAAA)

Keywords

• Documentary production
• Audiovisual production
• Television co-production
• Broadcast content creation
• Documentary filmmaking

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

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. Broadcasting Rights and Co-production Revenue: The company produces documentaries, reportages, magazines, and series that are co-produced with major French broadcasters (France Télévisions) and distributed through television networks including France 3, France 5, and the France.tv platform. Revenue is generated through co-production agreements, broadcasting rights sales, and distribution to international markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Les Nouveaux Jours Productions is a French audiovisual production house that develops and produces documentaries, reportages, magazines, and series for major French and international public broadcasters, primarily France Télévisions (France 3, France 5, France.tv). The company delivers projects end-to-end — from script writing through production, post-production, and broadcast distribution — and supplements broadcast distribution with film festival submissions and direct screening organization. Since 2023 it operates in conjunction with .Mille et Une. Films under a unified production structure.

Product overview

The New Days Productions (Les Nouveaux Jours Productions) is a French documentary production company founded in spring 2020 in Nantes, specializing in documentaries, reportages, magazines, and series for major French and international broadcasters including France Télévisions. The company operates as a unified production house offering documentary production services from writing through distribution, with a portfolio that includes documentary series like DEVENIR MARIN-PÊCHEUR and individual documentary films such as CARAMBOLAGE DANS UNE FRANCE ORDINAIRE, VÉTO DE CAMPAGNE, and MÉMOIRES ENFOUIES, covering themes of history, society, culture, and discovery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VÉTO DE CAMPAGNE Documentary film by Marianne Kerfriden following rural veterinarian Amélie in Loire-Atlantique, exploring the link between farmers and veterinarians in struggling agricultural communities. Produced for broadcast on France 5 and selected for FIPADOC 2026.
• MÉMOIRES ENFOUIES Documentary by Claire Perdrix and Aurélie Bambuck investigating slave cemeteries resurfacing in the Antilles due to coastal erosion and climate change, featuring collaboration between archaeologists and descendant communities. Co-produced with CNRS, INRAP, and Fondation pour la Mémoire de l'Esclavage.
• CARAMBOLAGE DANS UNE FRANCE ORDINAIRE Documentary by Anne Fonteneau examining the 1972 traffic tragedy near Ancenis that killed 12 workers, exploring the social dimensions of the accident 50 years later. Co-produced with France Télévisions and broadcast on France 3 Pays de la Loire.
• DEVENIR MARIN-PÊCHEUR Documentary series by Claire Perdrix following teenagers aged 15–17 in their vocational training to become fishermen at the Les Sables d'Olonne maritime school. Broadcast on France 5.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• .Mille et Une. FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Nouveaux Jours Productions and .Mille et Une. Films have been grouped together since 2023. This merger was based on both a desire of the two companies' teams to work together and the complementary nature of the films they represent. Team members including Emmanuel Jacq (Producer), Inès Lumeau (Production Assistant), and Delphine Violleau (Production Manager) are associated with both entities.
• CNRScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer of 'Mémoires Enfouies' documentary on archaeology of slavery
• CNCmajorOthersFrench National Center for Cinema - provides production support funding across multiple productions including 'Véto de Campagne', 'Devenir Marin-Pêcheur', and 'Mémoires Enfouies'
• Région des Pays de la LoiremajorOthersRegional council providing production support funding, particularly for regional content like 'Carambolage dans une France ordinaire' and 'Devenir Marin-Pêcheur'
• PROCIREPsupportingOthersSociety of producers providing production support and funding for documentary productions
• ANGOAsupportingOthersAuthor and media creator collective providing production support for documentaries
• INRAPsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in 'Mémoires Enfouies' documentary project focusing on archaeology of slavery
• Fondation pour la Mémoire de l'EsclavagesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation for the Memory of Slavery - partner organization for 'Mémoires Enfouies' documentary project

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Agat Films & Cie: Long-standing French independent production company focused on documentaries and authored cinema, regularly co-producing with France Télévisions, ARTE, and Canal+. Comparable in editorial ambition and broadcaster relationships.
• Elephant Doc: Independent French documentary production house based in Paris producing feature docs and series for broadcasters including France Télévisions and ARTE. Closely comparable in size, editorial focus, and co-production model.
• Compagnie des Phares et Balises: French independent production company producing documentaries, magazines, and series for France Télévisions, ARTE, and international channels. Comparable scale and co-production financing model.
• Yami 2: French production company producing documentaries, factual series, and unscripted content for broadcasters and platforms. Similar in scale, output type, and reliance on public broadcaster commissions.
• Morgane Production: French independent producer of documentaries and magazine shows, with a roster of recurring broadcasters and auteur-driven projects. Directly comparable editorial positioning.
• Gedeon Programmes: French production company with a strong factual and documentary slate supplying major French and international broadcasters. Similar output mix and broadcaster-centric distribution.
• What's Up Films: French documentary production company delivering films and series for public broadcasters including France Télévisions and ARTE. Comparable in independent positioning and project-based workflow.
• Label News: French independent production company specializing in documentaries and current affairs magazines for French public broadcasters. Directly comparable in output type (docs, reports, magazines) and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• ZED: Larger French documentary and factual production group with international distribution arm. Operates in the same documentary category but at significantly greater scale and global footprint than Les Nouveaux Jours.
• Memento Films Production: French production and distribution company with a slate spanning documentary and auteur cinema, with festival and international sales infrastructure. Comparable editorial ambitions but with distribution scale beyond LNJ.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Lesnouveauxjours
• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/les-nouveaux-jours-productions

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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