Studiocanal 
Wild Bunch Distribution 
TF1 Group 
Wild Bunch boss and co-founder Vincent Maraval has sparked a backlash after firing off tweets perceived as homophobic upon learning that Robin Campillo's AIDS drama "BPM ( Beats per Minute)" was chosen to represent France in the foreign-language Oscar category. Maraval had backed Michel Hazanavicius's "Redoutable," which had been shortlisted by France's Oscar committee and is being sold by Wild Bunch.A prominent but divisive figure in the French industry, Maraval has cultivated a reputation for brashness for more than a...
Wild Bunch Distribution
Vincent
Maraval
Co-Founder / Chief Content Officer
Hardworking and hard-partying, Maraval has been celebrated for taking risks on creatively ambitious work that often pays off in terms of awards. Wild Bunch won this year’s Palme d’Or for “Shoplifters,” an honorary Palme d’Or for Jean-Luc Godard’s “The Image Book” and prizes for “Capernaum” and “Climax.” Since becoming independent from Studiocanal in 2002, Wild Bunch has backed movies such as “Fahrenheit 9/11,” “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Blue Is the Warmest Color” and films from auteurs such as Ken Loach and Hayao Miyazaki. While it had run into problems with its creditors, the company recently sealed a $129.5 million restructuring plan with Sapinda — including an injection of equity capital — which is owned by Wild Bunch’s biggest German shareholder, Lars Windhorst.
