The PHŒNIX series (6x45’) is in the Official Competition of the La Rochelle Fiction Festival 2025!
FRENCH COMPETITION – 52’ Series – Suspense Category

An ecological thriller created by Matthieu Bernard and Louis Aubert, directed by Franck Brett, for France Télévisions, ZDF, and New8.

Produced by Les Films du Cygne & Storia Television, in co-production with Maze Pictures, Sequel Prod, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, and ZDF.

Cast: Léo Legrand, Marie Colomb, Benno Fürmann, Will Attenborough, Catalina del Rosario, Alva Schäfer, Pauline Pollmann, Gaël Langouet, Matéo Paitel, with the participation of Natacha Lindinger and François Berléand.

Screening: Thursday, September 18 at 10:45 a.m. at Cinéma du Dragon, La Rochelle.

In attendance: producers Alexandre Charlet and Nicolas de Saint Meleuc, Franck Brett, Matthieu Bernard, Louis Aubert, composers Anne-Sophie Versnayen and Hugo Gonzalez-Pioli, and other talents!

Synopsis: While the CEOs of Europe’s biggest corporations gather in the Alps for a Forum claiming to fight global warming and save a glacier, the Phoenix group takes action: across the continent, six young activists simultaneously kidnap the children of these leaders. Their goal: to expose their greenwashing and force them to keep their promises—before it’s too late.

International Sales: Mediawan Rights

A big thank you to the technical and artistic teams, to all our partners, and of course to the La Rochelle Fiction Festival for hosting this World Premiere, which we are thrilled to share.