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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Website | filmsdupoisson.com |
Les Films du Poisson is a French film production company founded in 1995 by Yael Fogiel and Laetitia Gonzalez. The company has produced more than a hundred films: features, documentaries and shorts. Many have won awards in France and around the world. In 2011 France's Academy of Film names Les Films du Poisson Best Producers.
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