Chi-Fou-Mi Productions is a film production company founded by Hugo Sélignac on February 3, 2010. The company has received 25 César Award nominations and won a César for Best Actor, awarded to Philippe Katerine for his role in Le Grand Bain.La société de production de “BAC Nord” et “Mandibules” rachetée par le groupe d’audiovisuel de Xavier Niel, Numero magazine, 16 juillet 2025Hugo Sélignac : «Le cinéma français s’est replacé au centre de l’échiquier mondial», 20 décembre 2024Xavier Niel, Lena Situations, Mory Sacko… à la rencontre de six modèles de réussite, Challenges, 19 décembre 2024
History On August 15, 2005, at the age of 21, Hugo Sélignac — son of director Arnaud Sélignac, Antonine Catzeflis, and stepson of Étienne Chatiliez — was granted 24 hours to film a scene on the Paris ring road for Guillaume Canet’s movie Tell No One. This exceptional permission was given by Nicolas Sarkozy, then Minister of the Interior, through Pierre Sarkozy, with whom Hugo Sélignac had a personal connection. Qui est Hugo Sélignac, le nouveau roi du cinéma français ?, Le Point, 23 février 2024
In 2013, La Marche became Chi-Fou-Mi Productions' first feature film. The movie, which recounts a historical anti-racism march in France, received backing from political figures such as François Hollande (who organized a screening at the Élysée Palace) and Bertrand Delanoë at City Hall.
A controversy arose from the release of the song Marche by rapper Nekfeu in connection with the movie.La marche des Beurs à l'Élysée, lefigaro.fr, 20 octobre 2013"La Marche" avec Jamel Debbouze : un lamentable spot associatif, Vincent Malausa, leplus.nouvelobs.com, 28 novembre 2013 The track contained the line: "Je réclame un autodafé pour ces chiens de Charlie Hebdo". The lyric was viewed as provocative, especially since Al-Qaeda had issued a fatwa against Charb, one of the cartoonists of Charlie Hebdo, just months earlier. Sélignac later clarified that he did not intend to include the song in the film’s official soundtrack but agreed to use the same typography for the album cover and the film’s poster. He defended freedom of expression for both the rappers and Charlie Hebdo.Affaire Charlie Hebdo: le producteur de La Marche se justifie, Le Figaro, 25 novembre 2013
His wife, Emma Reynaud, founder of the Marcia fashion brand, made a cameo appearance in the film.
In 2014, Hugo Sélignac co-founded Chi-Fou-Mi Records, a music publishing company, with Raphaël Hamburger.https://annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr/entreprise/chi-fou-mi-records-802585109
In 2021, the company produced En passant pécho, a film of Julien Hollande, the son of former French President François Hollande. The movie was heavily criticized and released directly on Netflix. That same year, Chi-Fou-Mi Productions joined the Mediawan Group.Les pires dealers de France débarquent sur Netflix, Numéro, 11 janvier 2021Hugo Sélignac, Variety
In 2022, a controversy erupted surrounding the film November, directed by Cédric Jimenez and produced by Chi-Fou-Mi Productions. The film recounts the November 2015 Paris attacks, focusing on the investigation that led to the neutralization of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the mastermind behind the attacks. A key witness, who lives under a protected identity, expressed outrage after being portrayed wearing a hijab in the film, something she does not wear in real life. Her lawyer, Samia Maktouf, filed a lawsuit against the producers. The film was ultimately released with a disclaimer at the beginning, addressing the matter.Représentée voilée dans le film "Novembre" contre son gré, elle obtient un accord avec la production, Marianne, 16 septembre 2022
Following this, actor Tahar Rahim introduced Hugo Sélignac to Julien Colonna, son of the Corsican gangster Jean-Jérôme Colonna, leading to the production of Colonna’s debut film, Le Royaume.L’aventure corse du « Royaume, CNC, 8 novembre 2024
In 2024, the film L'Amour ouf (Beating hearts), directed by Gilles Lellouche, nearly reached 5 million admissions in France. Sélignac described the film as a mix between The Notebook and Once Upon a Time in America.French Hitmakers Hugo Selignac, Alain Attal Set for Banner 2024 With Studiocanal and Netflix on Gilles Lellouche’s ‘L’Amour Ouf,’ and With WB, HBO Max on Boukherma Brothers’ Next Film (EXCLUSIVE), Variety, 18 mai 2023
Filmography Feature films 2013: Blood Ties 2013: The Marchers 2014: Number One Fan 2018: Le Grand Bain 2018: Mon Ket 2018: Carnivores 2018: The World Is Yours 2018: Pupille 2019: The Wolf's Call 2021: Mandibles 2021: En passant pécho 2021: BAC Nord 2022: November 2022: Smoking Causes Coughing 2023: Toni, en famille 2023: All Your Faces 2023: Yannick 2023: Omar la fraise 2024: Ni chaînes ni maîtres 2024: Golo et Ritchie 2024: The Second Act 2024: Beating Hearts 2024: And Their Children After Them 2024: Le Royaume 2025: Out of Love 2025: Dog 51 2025: The Piano Accident Upcoming: 2025: Signaux 2025: L'Échappée 2025: African Dream 2027: Johnny
Television 2023: Nouveaux Riches (Netflix) 2023: A Place to Fight For (Disney Plus)
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