The Good Business Productions

What The Good Business Productions does

The Good Business Productions is the operating label under which La Belle Affaire Productions, a French film and audiovisual production house founded in 2016 by producer Jérôme Blesson, runs its activity. The company produces short films, feature films, and is extending into TV series, operating from Montpellier and Paris with a core producing team that includes partners with prior tenures at Pathé, Le Pacte, Zazi Films, and StudioCanal. Its slate mixes work with established international directors (e.g., Wim Wenders, Justine Triet) and emerging filmmakers, with projects selected at Cannes, Venice (Giornate degli Autori), and Rotterdam (IFFR), and broadcast on Arte, Canal+, and France Télévisions.

The commercial model is project-based independent production: the company packages projects, attaches director and cast talent, secures financing from French public funds (CNC, regional), broadcasters (Arte, Canal+, France Télévisions), and international co-producers, and delivers finished works that are then licensed to broadcasters and distributed theatrically through sales agents such as Zazi Films (e.g., "Un Triomphe," 500k admissions). Revenue is generated through producer fees, catalogue sales, and participation in backend economics, with no subscription, SaaS, or recurring platform component. Differentiation rests on editorial taste, festival access, and relationships with name-brand directors and a small set of repeat French public broadcasters.

Name

The Good Business Productions

Legal name

La Belle Affaire Productions

Website

https://labelleaffaire.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Good Business Productions operates La Belle Affaire Productions, a Montpellier- and Paris-based independent French film production house founded in 2016 that produces shorts, features, and TV series with auteur directors for broadcasters Arte, Canal+, and France Télévisions, with festival placements at Cannes, Venice, and Rotterdam.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpellier

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

La Belle Affaire Productions is a French film and audiovisual production house that produces short films, feature films, television series, and other audiovisual content. Founded in 2016 and based in Montpellier and Paris, the company develops both French and international projects for the festival circuit and European television broadcasters, collaborating with established directors (e.g., Wim Wenders) and emerging filmmakers.

Product overview

La Belle Affaire Productions is a cinematic and audiovisual production company founded in 2016, based in Montpellier and Paris, France. The company produces short films (courts métrages), feature films (longs métrages), television series (séries), and other audiovisual productions (autres productions). Their portfolio includes diverse works ranging from short films like Les Chasseuris and Les Neiges de Grenade to feature films such as Loup & Chien, L'Or et le Monde, and MOTEL, as well as the TV series Présence. The company collaborates with established directors like Wim Wenders and emerging filmmakers, with productions featured at major festivals (Cannes, Venice, Rotterdam) and broadcast on channels including Arte, Canal+, and France Télévisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Short Films (Courts métrages) Short film production service producing a portfolio of short films (e.g., Les Chasseurs, Oceania, Last Days of Summer, Attention Brouillard, Bac à Sable, Marble & Lemons, Un Monde Sans Crise, L'Agneau de Dieu, Le Temps d'une Nuit, Un Petit Homme, Grasshoppers, DOMY+AILUCHA, Society, Have you seen that man?, Youssou et Malek, Hérédité, Memorias Reveladas, Le Pays, Les Neiges de Grenade) for festival circuit submission and television broadcast. Targeted at film festivals and broadcasters.
• Feature Films (Longs métrages) Feature-length film production service producing cinematic features (e.g., Loup & Chien, L'Or et le Monde, Amor Fati, ALVA, Blocs Erratiques, Les Meilleures Intentions, MOTEL) for international festivals and European television broadcast. Targeted at film festivals, broadcasters, and co-production partners.
• TV Series (Séries) Television series production service, including the series Présence. Targeted at television broadcasters and streaming/digital platforms.
• Other Audiovisual Productions (Autres productions) Other audiovisual production service covering additional formats including SINGLE, TZZD by Teddy Williams, and Parlamentarium. Targeted at broadcasters, institutions, and alternative content partners.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Wim WendersminorOthersCollaboration with renowned director Wim Wenders on film projects, along with partnerships with younger emerging authors and filmmakers for diverse productions.
• Cannes Film FestivalcoreOthersMajor festival destination for produced films, representing significant recognition and distribution opportunity.
• Venice Film FestivalcoreOthersMajor festival destination for produced films, representing significant recognition and distribution opportunity.
• Rotterdam Film FestivalcoreOthersMajor festival destination for produced films, representing significant recognition and distribution opportunity.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Haut et Court: Paris-based French independent production company focused on art-house and festival-circuit films. Comparable in producing auteur-driven work for French broadcasters and international festivals.
• Wild Bunch: French international sales, distribution, and production company active in festival-circuit and auteur cinema. Overlaps with La Belle Affaire on broadcaster clients (Canal+) and festival placements.
• Boréal Films: French independent production company with a comparable arthouse and emerging-director focus. Associate producer Jean-Loup Pochoy previously served as operations director there.
• Le Pacte: French independent film production and distribution company of similar scale to La Belle Affaire. Associate producer Flore Cavigneaux worked in Le Pacte's Acquisitions department, and it shares the same art-house/Broadcast customer overlap.
• Playtime: French-international sales and co-production company representing auteur-driven projects. Founder Jérôme Blesson's prior employer (Playtime/Films Boutique/Be for Films), making it a tightly comparable peer.
• Eléphant: French production company where founder Jérôme Blesson previously worked. Comparable in scale and in producing television and feature content for French broadcasters.
• Les Films Pelléas: Paris-based French independent film production company with a comparable auteur-driven slate. Founder Jérôme Blesson worked at Les Films Pelléas before founding La Belle Affaire, making it a direct analogue in scale, mandate, and relationships.
• 2.4.7. Films: Paris-based French independent production company with a comparable feature-film and international co-production slate. Associate producer Jean-Loup Pochoy served as CFO.

Broad incumbents

• StudioCanal: Largest French film/TV studio and a Canal+ subsidiary with a much broader catalogue and production capacity. Associate producer Flore Cavigneaux previously worked in StudioCanal's theatrical programming department.
• EuropaCorp: Major French film studio (Luc Besson's group) with substantially larger production capacity. Founder Jérôme Blesson previously worked at EuropaCorp, providing overlap in industry relationships and broadcaster access.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/labelleaffaireproductions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-belle-affaire-productions

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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