ANDOLFI

What ANDOLFI does

ANDOLFI (legal name: Andolfi; trade style: andolfi [production]) is a Paris-based independent film production company headquartered at 9, rue des Cascades, 75020 Paris, France. With 8 employees and a catalog of roughly ten fiction features and documentaries released between 2011 and 2023, the company operates as a compact auteur production house. Its portfolio includes festival-recognized titles such as Un prince (2023, Directors' Fortnight at Cannes), Félicité (2017, Silver Bear at Berlin and Etalon d'Or at Fespaco), Le Concours (2016, Lion for Best Documentary on Cinema at Venice), Loubia Hamra (2013, Grand Prix FIDMarseille), Des Etoiles (2014, Prix France Culture), and Va, Toto! (2017). Arnaud Dommerc serves as Délégué Producer across multiple productions.

The business model is project-based rather than platform-based: each film is financed through a stack of public film funds (Centre National du Cinéma / CNC, Centre National des Arts Plastiques / CNAP, Région Bretagne, Collectivité Territoriale de Corse, Algerian Ministry of Culture/FDATIC), co-producer equity from partners such as Centrale Electrique, Granit Films, Cinékap, Belva Film GmbH, and Allers Retours Films, and pre-sales or post-production revenue from international sales agents (Wide House, JHR Films, Syndicado, Jour2Fête), French distributors (Shellac, Sophie Dulac Distribution, JHR Films), and broadcast partners (ARTE La Lucarne, CINE+). Disclosed unit pricing includes DVDs at €20.00 (Honk) and original soundtracks at €12.00 (Loubia Hamra via Versatile Records). Go-to-market relies on international film festival premieres (Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Locarno, FIDMarseille, Fespaco, DocLisboa) feeding theatrical, broadcast, and physical-media windows.

The company has no proprietary digital platform, no mobile app, no API or SDK, and no disclosed technology stack. Distribution is conducted through third-party sales agents, theatrical distributors, broadcast channels, and e-commerce storefronts operated by partners rather than by ANDOLFI itself. Its competitive position is grounded in curatorial reputation, recurring auteur relationships (notably with Pierre Creton across Va Toto!, Le Bel Été, and Un prince), festival-track validation, and established relationships with French and international public financiers and distributors rather than scale, technology, or data advantages.

Name

ANDOLFI

Legal name

Andolfi

Website

https://andolfi.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ANDOLFI is a Paris-based independent film production company with 8 employees that produces and co-produces auteur fiction features and documentaries, financing each project through French and international public film funds, co-producers, and sales agents, and reaching audiences via festivals, theatrical distributors, broadcasters, and DVD sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Film Production

akta.pro primary industry

Travel & Adventure Documentaries (MPADADAM)

Keywords

• Independent film production
• Auteur cinema production
• Documentary film production
• International film distribution
• Festival film distribution

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, Supply Chain

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels10 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

ANDOLFI is a French independent film production company that produces, co-produces, and licenses auteur fiction films and documentaries. Its catalog includes titles such as Un prince, Va Toto!, Félicité, Des Etoiles, Kommunisten, Loubia Hamra, Le Concours, Honk, Je Vois Rouge, and Le Bel Eté, with finished works distributed via international sales agents, French theatrical distributors, broadcasters, and consumer DVD outlets.

Product overview

ANDOLFI is a French film production company specializing in independent cinema. The company produces both fiction films and documentaries, operating as a unified production house without a modular platform architecture. Their portfolio includes fictions (Un prince, Va Toto!, Félicité, Des Etoiles, Kommunisten, Loubia Hamra, Je Vois Rouge, Le Bel Eté) and documentaries (Le Concours/The Competition, Honk). ANDOLFI handles production, coproduction, international sales, and French distribution of their films.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Un prince A fiction film directed by Antoine Pirotte, Pierre Creton, and Vincent Barré, following Pierre-Joseph as he enters a training center to become a gardener and meets key figures who shape his coming-of-age journey.
• Va, Toto ! A fiction film by Pierre Creton exploring the relationship between humans and animals through three interconnected stories.
• Félicité A fiction film directed by Alain Gomis, set in Kinshasa, following a singer whose life is thrown into turmoil when her son has an accident.
• Des Etoiles

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wide HousecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational sales agent handling worldwide distribution for ANDOLFI productions including Honk and Le Concours
• ShellaccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench theatrical distribution and DVD sales for films including Honk
• Sophie Dulac DistributionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench theatrical distribution partner for Le Concours
• JHR FilmscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational sales and French distribution for Kommunisten, Le Bel Eté, and Je Vois Rouge
• Jour2FêtecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational sales and French distribution for Félicité
• SyndicadominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational distribution for Je Vois Rouge
• Centrale ElectriquecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer for Loubia Hamra; production partnership
• STANKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProducer for Je Vois Rouge - Roy Arida (STANK) as producer
• Allers Retours FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer for Loubia Hamra
• Belva Film GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer for Kommunisten
• Granit FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer for Félicité
• CinékapcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer for Félicité and Des Etoiles
• ARTEminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBroadcast partner - participation of ARTE (La Lucarne) for Je Vois Rouge
• CINE+minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBroadcast participation for Le Concours
• CINE+minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBroadcast participation for Des Etoiles

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/andolfi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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