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Kien Productions develops the next serie of Olivier Marchal, written by Christophe Gavat, and adapted by the novel « Mortels Trafics » of Pierre Pouchairet (Prix du Quai des Orfèvres 2017). Pitch : The men of the Commandant Patrick Girard from the criminal Brigade of Paris investigate on the violent murder of two teenagers at the Necker hospital. The thin clues that they reach to collect point to a city in the Greater Paris, abandoned to the hands of a lawless kingpins [...]

The filming of “L’affaire des Vermiraux” ended in Friday 16th 2018.

You can find on the website of l’Yonne Républicaine the impressions of all the local participants on the filming, from extras to the president of reception office of filming. Extras, extra bit players, day players, these Avalonnians that we will see in Le Juge courage Among the 317 extras casted, we will see on screen Agnès Joreau, the mayor’s Avallon assistant, in charge of culture.

Monday 12th February, a ceremony of thanks for Avallon’s residents has been organized with the presence of Philippe Niang, the filming team and the local elected representatives. The article can be found on the website of L’Yonne Républicaine by clicking on the picture. A donation of 3.000 euros has been gave to CCAS of Avallon, like a grateful and thank gesture towards all the Avallonians.

Philippe Niang presented his movie, by the side of Gaëlle Laurent, regional delegate of the Reception office of filming and Agnès Joreau, culture assistant of Avallon’s town. You can find this presentation of “L’affaire des Vermireaux” on the website of L’Yonne Républicaine. Enjoy your reading !   Philippe Niang present his movie by the side of Gaëlle Laurent

Didier Arnaud, Writer and reporter at Liberation, published a very interesting investigation on the obstinacy of a woman in search of her past stayed mysterious. Marie-Laure Las Vergnas, discovered in 1998, in family archives, Mathieu Tamet’s testimony, her great-grandfather, in charge of the Public Assistance  for Avallon’s region at the time of vermireaux’s case. Intimates books reveal this insane story, and condemn for the first time, for corruption associated with collective violences on children, the managers of an institution. Find […]

We are proud to annonce  the shooting of Philippe Niang’s tv movie “L’affaire des Vermireaux” in région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté from 18 January 2018 !

At the Mipcom 2017 in Cannes, Variety.com interviewed Takis Candilis about Banijay’s group international partnership, including the series “Farewell Shangaï”, currently developped by Kien productions. The link to this article tells you a little bit more about this international project, adaptation of Angel Wagenstein’s book and directed by Radu Mihaileanu Banijay Group Ramps Up Scripted Output with Drama Projects From Tom Fontana, Radu Mihaileanu (EXCLUSIVE)