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Cohen Media Group, Artline Films and Arte have partnered to produce HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT, a feature documentary based on the recordings that led to François Truffaut’s internationally acclaimed 1966 book “Cinema according to Hitchcock”.

Directed by Kent Jones (A Letter to Elia, Director of the New York Film Festival) and co-written by Jones and Serge Toubiana (Director of Cinemathèque Française), the film will journey through the extensive series of conversations between Hitchcock and Truffaut, illustrating their love for filmmaking and demonstrating their impact on modern world cinema. Legendary scenes from Hitchcock’s films, intercut with comment and opinion from contemporary filmmakers will reinforce his iconic stature as one of the most influential directors of our time. 

“For me, in many ways, cinema began with François Truffaut’s book about Alfred Hitchcock”, said director Kent Jones. “For me, and for many others, the book was more than formative – it was essential and direct. I was so excited when I was offered the chance to make this film, an inquiry into the adventure and excitement of directing films, of translating felt emotions into moving images”.

Since its publication, the book has been dubbed the “bible of cinema” by many international filmmakers. As such, the film will feature interviews and accounts from some of the most prominent and influential directors in world cinema including Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, James Gray, Brian De Palma, Wes Anderson, Richard Linklater, Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Olivier Assayas, Arnaud Desplechin and David Fincher. These directors will share how “Hitchcock/Truffaut” shaped their careers, transformed cinema and introduced the French New Wave and “New Hollywood” to the world. 

Segments from the 1962 original recordings between the two filmmakers will also feature, allowing audiences to hear candid discussions between Hitchcock and Truffaut and to witness, first- hand, this quintessential moment in cinematic history.

HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT is an American-French co-production produced by Cohen Media Group, Artline Films and Arte and will be released in Spring 2015.

Cohen Media Group is handling world-wide sales.

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Cohen Media Group

Formed in 2008 by Charles S. Cohen, an executive producer of Frozen River which garnered two Academy Award nominations, the Cohen Media Group (CMG) is a theatrical film production company that has been steadily developing into a dynamic, positive force within the film industry.

The Cohen Media Group’s intent is to produce and distribute select films throughout North America annually, allowing the CMG team to devote their best efforts toward each unique film’s fullest potential. Distribution credits include the Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language film Outside The Law (Hors la loi), Luc Besson's The Lady, The Awakening starring Rebecca Hall, On my Way with Catherine Deneuve and Claude Lanzmann's The Last of the Unjust, among others.

With a strong dedication to quality movies and a highly motivated and talented support team of professionals, the Cohen Media Group looks forward to a long future as part of the film industry’s distinguished horizon.

Artline Films

For  more than 25  years,  Artline  Films  has  been  one  of  the top French production  companies,  co-producing documentaries and feature films with all major national channels and with many foreign partners.

Artline Films is particularly known for producing historical, cultural, geo-political, and sociological programs with a strong international potential. Its catalogue of over 200 documentaries, fiction and feature films, has garnered prestigious awards from many festivals around the world. Recent productions include Chinese Viewfinders, Indian Summer, Sculpture 3D, Farewell Comrades!, Mussolini/Hitler - The Killers' Opera, The Stein Family - The Making of Modern Art, The Black Sun of Hiroshima, Global Drinks.

Arte

Arte is a French-German channel that showcases Europe’s rich cultural diversity. Founded by an interstate treaty signed by France and Germany in 1990, ARTE is a public service television channel, which purpose is "to conceive and produce television programs which, in a broad sense, are cultural and international in character and conducive to promoting understanding and cooperation between European nations"