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Brilliant in acting. Brilliant in producing. Brilliant in executive producing. Brilliant in...directing? Let's hope so. Given her extraordinarily body of work, most recently in front of the camera in Gil Henry's PAS VRAIMENT ORDINAIRE (2025), we can only hope my guest, Floriane Andersen, will be in the director's chair soon.

She certainly has made the opportunity for herself; the production company she co-founded, Artak Pictures, has six projects in the works, two of which she is slated to direct. She is not only forging ahead, but creating a path for others to follow.

In this episode, Floriane and I discuss:

• Her origin story and what the words “French actress” means to her;
• Why her production company takes on underrepresented voices;
• Whether she casts based on social media followings and trends;
• Working with first time female filmmakers versus people who may already know how the system works;
• Whether she sees other production companies in the championing female voices space as competition;
• As an actor, producer, and executive producer, how does she approach festivals like Edinburgh and Locarno;
• How actors can best take advantage of attending film festivals;
• Her advice for filmmakers just starting out and specifically for French filmmakers;
• What’s next for her — SIX features! — and she’s attached as a director for two of them.

Floriane’s Indie Film Highlight: TWO NEIGHBORS (2025) dir. by Ondine Viñao

Memorable Quotes: 

“I’m a storyteller, first and foremost.”

“Females voices are underrepresented in the film industry so we will focus on that as long as there is still disparity. But hopefully this is not even going to be a subject soon and we can focus on other underrepresented voices.” 

“Sometimes festivals are not very actor friendly.”

“I don’t see it as work, even if it is a lot of work.”

Links:

Follow Floriane On Instagram

Follow Artak Pictures On Instagram