Saint Thomas Productions was founded in 1995 in Paris and moved to Marseilles in 2000.

In the early years, Saint Thomas Productions focused on the production of documentaries for the international TV and Home Video markets. The company’s core business is science and wildlife filmmaking. Saint Thomas has oriented its editorial choices towards innovative, international and high quality documentaries. The company has gained its reputation thanks to its ambitious, evergreen and international projects.

Saint Thomas productions has maintained itself as one of the leading French factual production companies in terms of quantity, average budget per episode and, consequently, quality. All its films are funded on the international market through co-productions or, thanks to its reputation, through pre-sales. As a direct consequence of their quality, Saint Thomas films (or series) have a long life span on the market and have been sold in numerous territories worldwide. Saint Thomas has been awarded more than a hundred times in international festivals. International recognition has allowed Saint Thomas to develop partnerships with major French and International TV networks (Canal+, France 2, France 3, ARTE and France 5 for its national market, National Geographic, Discovery, BBC, Rai, NDR, ORF for the international market) and major international distributors.

Saint Thomas Productions has now diversified its activities to :

a) the in-house distribution of its catalogue, music and archives. Its distribution department, named “Village distribution”, is also gathering other catalogues with high potential on the international TV and Home Video markets.

b) produce feature films based on the company’s previous experiences or, more simply, on engaging and universal stories. As Saint Thomas Productions launched Luc Jacquet’s career (March of the Penguin, The Fox and the Child) and produced all his former films, the company has gained reputation on the international market to produce low cost feature films with a high international revenue potential.

c) reflect the urge to tackle global warming and environmental issues by producing films showcasing the state of our planet and green initiatives.

For any additional information, do not hesitate to get in touch with Isabelle BENKEMOUN, Head of International sales & coproductions, at i.benkemoun [at] villagedistribution.com