About
MELOCOTON was created by Hélène Mitjavile and Théo Laboulandine in 2011. The company is structured around two departments, Cinema and TV/New media. They are driven by a common desire to offer daring work which uses innovative approaches that break free from the patriarchal, heteronormative worldview. We strive to work with artists and partners from a range of diverse backgrounds. While Theo focuses on audiovisual and new media, Hélène specializes in cinema,
with a keen interest in international productions.
Melocoton is an active member of the SPI – Independent Producers Union, Unifrance, the PXN – Producers of Digital Experiences, the 50/50 collective for parity in the movie industry.
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HÉLÈNE MITJAVILE is a Paris based producer, focused on arthouse international cinema. As a co-founder of Melocoton Films, she has produced over 20 short fictions..
Her first animation production, “Scale” by Joseph Pierce, co-produced with the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, and Belgium, premiered at Cannes’ Critics Week, and has been screened at over 180 festivals and awarded about 50 prizes worldwide – including the audience prize of Clermont Ferrand’s Lab competition and the Grand Prix at Les Arcs.
Following the production of the César nominated live action short “Tender Age” by Julien Gaspar-Oliveri, she joined forces with her business partner to produce the series THOSE WHO BLUSH by the same author. The series, made in co-production with BOX Productions (Switzerland), will be presented in competition at Séries Mania and broadcasted on Arte in October 2024.
At the same time, she is making her feature film debut with Aurélien Peilloux’s first feature film, “Chemical Bond”, starring Galatea Bellugi, Emmanuelle Devos, and Stefan Crepon, distributed in France by Memento and internationally by France Télévisions Distribution. The film, a co-production with Delante Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, and Beside, will air on Canal+. It is currently in post-production.
On the international co-production front, “Ungrateful Beings” by Olmo Omerzu, supported by the Cinémas du Monde grant and presented in competition at the San Sebastián Film Festival, was released in theaters in France on April 8, 2026, by Epicentre.
She is currently developing short and feature-length films in live-action and animation, including Joseph Pierce’s first animated feature film, “How the Deads live”. She participates in various workshops and training programs (Berlinale Talents, ACE Producers, “Expertizing a Screenplay” at La Fémis, “Less is More” at Groupe Ouest, etc.). She is also a member of the César Academy and the European Film Academy.
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After working on various sets, for postproduction houses as well as in communication agencies as a strategic planner, THÉO LABOULANDINE founded Melocoton Films with his associate Hélène Mitjavile in 2011. Focusing on TV, he has produced several music videos, including Vanille-Fraise from L’impératrice and Sphynx from La Femme, as well as four documentary series in co-production with France TV Slash and a short fiction series broadcasted on MyCanal. He develops documentary and fiction programmes for TV, with a keen eye for strong contemporary topics. He is an active member of the Union of Independent Producers.
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Please send your projects to hello@melocotonfilms.com