John Gore Studios and rising French stars join ‘A Waiter In Paris’ as filming starts in France

UK financier and producer John Gore Studios has boarded Peter Hoar’s A Waiter In Paris, starring Leo Woodall And Clémence Poésy, as filming gets underway in the French capital.

John Gore Studios is now producing alongside former UK film critic Jason Solomons of Movie Love Productions and Phin Glynn. Francis Hopkinson and Helen Flint executive produce on behalf of John Gore Studios.

John Gore Studios is also co-financing the project with BBC Film.

Rising French talents Julien De Saint Jean, Manon Bresch, Théo Costa-Marini, Victor Poirier, Kinsley Camachee and Andrea Dolente have joined the cast, along with Call My Agent!  star Thibault De Montalembert.  

Cornerstone is repping international sales and co-reps the US with WME Independent. 

Development was backed by the Curzon CM Development Fund (CCM), a partnership between local distributors Curzon, Cineart and Madman. Curzon will release in the UK and Ireland, Cineart in Benelux and Madman in Australia.

Paris and Los Angeles-based FullDawa Films is the local production services partner; Gaël Cabouat, Boris Mendza and David Atrakchi have executive producer credits. 

The film is based on Edward Chisholm’s best-selling memoir of the same name about a directionless young Englishman who arrives in Paris, determined to find belonging among the sharp-suited brotherhood of Parisian waiters. But as hard work, heady nights and love affairs escalate, the new life he has chased begins to unravel.

It marks Hoar’s feature directorial debut, having directed episodes of The Last Of Us andIt’s A Sin.

“Having the support of John Gore Studios and a hugely encouraging executive team has given us the freedom to be bold, authentic and sexy, and to aim for the very top, inspired by the screen history of this most cinematic of cities. Je suis ravi,” said Solomons.

“A Waiter in Paris is exactly the kind of ambitious storytelling we champion at John Gore Studios,” added Gore, producer and executive chairman of John Gore Studios. “It combines a compelling story with an exceptional cast and creative team, led by Peter Hoar, the master of emotionally powerful and visually distinctive storytelling.” 

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