Jour2Fête has taken French distribution rights to period dramedy “La Portraitiste,” directed by Annie St-Pierre and written by Florence Longpré, who also stars in the film. The deal was signed in Cannes with H264, a Montreal-based international sales company.
Longpré, an actress as well as a writer, first came to public attention with “Like-Moi!” in the role of Gaby Gravel, and later made a strong impression with “Can You Hear Me?” (M’entends-tu?) and “Audrey’s Back” (Audrey est revenue), two critically acclaimed series, on which she also collaborated as a screenwriter. She is also the co-screenwriter of “Le temps des framboises.”
In 2025, Longpré unveiled “Empathy” (Empathie), a series she wrote and starred in. It won the Audience Award at Séries Mania prior to its broadcast on Canal+, with a second season in development.
St-Pierre directed the documentaries “Fermières” and “Le plein potentiel,” the latter selected at SXSW in 2025. Her short film “Like the Ones I Used to Know” (Les grandes claques) premiered at Sundance and was shortlisted for the Academy Awards in 2021 in the live-action short film category.
“We are huge fans of the series ‘Empathie’ and of Florence Longpré’s work, and we are thrilled to distribute ‘La Portraitiste,’ Annie St-Pierre’s first fiction feature following her remarkable short film. Working with Florence, who will star in the film and co-wrote this beautiful screenplay, is something we are incredibly excited about,” said Sarah Chazelle, president and founder of Jour2fête.
