Father Joe Director Barthélémy Grossmann Signs With AIG
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- Barthélémy Grossmann signed with Artist International Group (AIG) for management, joining a roster that includes Monica Bellucci, Gong Li, Anil Kapoor, Fan Bingbing, and filmmakers Roger Avary, Ludovic Bernard, and Tony Kaye
- Father Joe, Grossmann's latest feature written and produced by Luc Besson, will make its world premiere at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival
- Father Joe stars Kiefer Sutherland, Al Pacino, and Ever Anderson in an action thriller about a man of faith waging a violent war against New York City's criminal underworld
- Grossmann's 2007 debut feature 13 m² attracted international attention; alongside studio work, he develops and produces independent films through his company Barth & Co Films
- Disorder, his upcoming English-language thriller produced by Luc Besson, continues Grossmann's expansion into the English-language market
- Grossmann is also an internationally exhibited visual artist whose cinematic and visual practices share a common exploration of identity, emotion, and human complexity
Why it matters: The AIG signing places Grossmann alongside Bellucci, Gong Li, and Fan Bingbing on a globally branded roster at the exact moment his Besson-produced thriller debuts at Venice with two Oscar-caliber leads — a visibility lift for a filmmaker whose prior features (13 m², Jimmy, Jimmy Was Here) have largely been French-language and independent.
