Les Yeux de l'Ouïe

Name

Les Yeux de l'Ouïe

Legal name

Les Yeux de l'Ouïe

Website

https://1000yo.lesyeuxdelouie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Media Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual Event Platforms & Production Services (Streaming, Engagement, Moderation) (MPAGAOAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Localization Project Management & Vendor Services (Workflow, Scheduling, Vendor Management) (MPAHAFAC)

Keywords

• Documentary production
• Digital signage solutions
• Audiovisual content creation
• Cultural media services
• Social media workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Digital Display Services (Outdoor Plus): Turnkey solution provider for dynamic digital display including software selection, equipment procurement, graphic design, content creation and management for physical screen installations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Les Yeux de l'Ouïe operates Mil'Yeux Ouverts (1000YO), a non-profit solidarity media platform combining online streaming, mobile programming, and physical digital display screens to distribute documentary content co-created with marginalized communities. The organization produces documentary series (notably 'C'est quoi le réel?' with 90+ episodes since 2020), a podcast series ('Conversations sonores'), and offers a turnkey digital signage solution (Outdoor Plus) for institutional clients. Its workshops (e-lab and fab-lab) provide professionalization and audiovisual production training to vulnerable populations and social sector partners such as Emmaüs Solidarité and JRS France.

Product overview

Les Yeux de l'Ouïe operates Mil'Yeux Ouverts, a social solidarity media platform offering audiovisual content distribution through online streaming (Vidéothèque/VOD), mobile programming, and physical digital display (Outdoor Plus). The core product portfolio includes documentary series such as 'C'est quoi le réel ?' (90 episodes), 'Depuis Bois d'Arcy', and a Podcast series featuring conversations with filmmakers. The organization also runs two workshop programs: e-lab for digital fabrication/research and fab-lab for audiovisual experimentation. Mil'Yeux Ouverts - Outdoor Plus provides turnkey digital signage solutions for cultural institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mil'Yeux Ouverts (Outdoor Plus): Solidarity media platform combining online audiovisual content, mobile programming, and physical dynamic display screens for cultural and artistic purposes
• e-lab
• fab'lab

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

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No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cinéma du RéelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Annual partnership since 2020 for the 'Mil'Yeux ouverts' documentary series. The festival and Les Yeux de l'Ouïe collaborate to bring documentary content to underserved audiences through the 'En quête d'autres regards' workshop program. Suzanne de Lacotte serves as the festival's mediation coordinator for these activities.
• Centre de jour L'AdamentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial service day center that participates in the 'En quête d'autres regards' workshop program, contributing voices and perspectives to the C'est quoi le réel documentary series. Located on a boat (bateau l'Adament).
• Emmaüs SolidaritécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial organization providing shelter and support that partners with Les Yeux de l'Ouïe for documentary production workshops, giving voice to homeless and marginalized populations through audiovisual creation.
• JRS France (Jeunes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJesuit Refugee Service France - youth program that co-produces documentary content with Les Yeux de l'Ouïe, with multiple films appearing in the C'est quoi le réel series (Tous ensemble, En action, Liberté, etc.).
• Centre social des AmandiersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity center that participates in the documentary workshop program, contributing collective works to the C'est quoi le réel series.
• Collectif des précaires des festivals de cinémaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective of precarious cinema festival workers contributing documentary perspectives on precarity and work to the C'est quoi le réel series.
• L'Atelier des Yeux de l'OuïecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated workshop entity (separate website at latelierdesyeuxdelouie.com) that runs the permanent fab-lab and professionalization workshops. Operates as a fabrication space for audiovisual and digital exploration, collaboration, and co-creation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Images Seconde: Images Seconde is a French documentary film distribution network for theatrical release. It is a regional peer in the French documentary distribution ecosystem, comparable to Les Yeux de l'Ouïe's C'est quoi le réel? series distribution, though focused on theatrical versus online/digital signage.

Broad incumbents

• Vimeo OTT: Vimeo OTT is a video platform enabling niche content creators to launch branded streaming services. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Les Yeux de l'Ouïe's Mil'Yeux Ouverts platform, particularly for organizations building mission-driven VOD destinations.
• France Télévisions: France Télévisions is France's national public broadcaster with significant documentary production and distribution capacity. Comparable to Les Yeux de l'Ouïe in cultural/public-interest mission but operates at national scale with traditional broadcasting infrastructure.
• Brut: Brut is a major French digital-native media outlet producing short-form video journalism and documentary content. It shares Mil'Yeux Ouverts' short-form video orientation and social-impact mission but operates at massive scale across multiple geographies.
• ARTE: ARTE is a Franco-German public broadcaster with extensive documentary programming and a strong social/cultural mandate. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Les Yeux de l'Ouïe's documentary output, though operating at vastly larger scale with traditional broadcast plus streaming distribution.

Others

• Addoc (Association des documentaristes): Addoc is the French professional association for documentary filmmakers. It is thematically comparable to Les Yeux de l'Ouïe's documentary mission and operates in the same French documentary ecosystem, though its role is advocacy and professional support rather than production.
• Cinéma du Réel: Cinéma du Réel is a major French documentary film festival and Les Yeux de l'Ouïe's annual partner since 2020. While not a direct competitor, it is ecosystem-relevant as the primary festival platform through which the company gains visibility and audience engagement.

Direct peers

• Tënk: Tënk is a French subscription streaming platform dedicated exclusively to documentary films. It is a direct peer to Les Yeux de l'Ouïe's Mil'Yeux Ouverts, both serving French-speaking audiences with curated documentary content via online platforms.
• mk2 Curiosity: mk2 Curiosity is a French SVOD platform specializing in independent, art-house, and documentary cinema. It competes directly with Mil'Yeux Ouverts in the French documentary/indie streaming market, with similar target audience of culturally engaged viewers.

Emerging players

• Shelfside Digital Signage: Shelfside is a digital signage solution provider serving retail and public-facing environments. It is a comparable emerging player to Les Yeux de l'Ouïe's Outdoor Plus offering, both providing turnkey dynamic display solutions for institutional and public-facing deployments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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