Dimitri Rassam

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Dimitri Rassam
Born (1981-11-16) 16 November 1981 (age 42)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationFilm producer
Spouses
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(m. 2010; div. 2016)​
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(m. 2019; sep. 2024)​
Children2
Parents
RelativesJulien Rassam (cousin)
Thomas Langmann (cousin)

Dimitri Rassam (born 16 November 1981) is a French film producer and a member of the Monegasque princely family through marriage.

Background and education

Rassam is the son of actress Carole Bouquet and Franco-Lebanese film producer Jean-Pierre Rassam. He has one half-brother, Louis, born in 1987 to his mother's relationship with the photographer Francis Giacobetti.[1]

Rassam finished secondary school at École Active Bilingue with a Bac scientifique,[2] then prepped at Sciences Po.[2] He began work on a business degree at HEC Paris,[3] but changed course to earn a degree in history (from the Sorbonne)[2] instead.

Career

Dimitri Rassam founded the production company CHAPTER 2 in 2005. He has produced over 20 films, including

68th Cannes Film Festival[6]) and several very successful French films (What's in a Name?, Le Brio, Daddy or Mommy
1 and 2) that have also generated many international remakes.

He created the group

On Entertainment in 2014, in association with Aton Soumache
, which became one of Europe's leading companies in animation.

The company became part of the Mediawan[7][8][9] group in 2018.

In 2020, Dimitri Rassam initiated with Pathé the production of the films The Three Musketeers (2023)[10] by Martin Bourboulon starring François Civil, Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris, Pio Marmai, Eva Green, Louis Garrel, Vicky Krieps, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Lyna Khoudri etc. It is one of Europe's largest productions with a budget of 72M€ for a 150-day shoot. The movies are now in post-production and the films are expected to be released in Easter and Christmas of 2023. 

He also has recently completed Benjamin Millepied's first feature film CARMEN (2022)[11] (starring Melissa Barrera, Paul Mescal, Rossy de Palma and The Doc), premiering at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. As well as Emanuele Crialese’s next film L'Immensità (2022)[12] starring Penélope Cruz and premiering at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 4, 2022.  

He is currently[when?] producing Kirill Serebrennikov's first English-language film Limonov: the ballad of Eddie (2023)[13] adapted from the novel by Emmanuel Carrère with Ben Wishaw as the leading role.

Personal life

He married Masha Novoselova in 2010.[14] His daughter, Darya, was born in 2011. At the end of 2016, he separated from Novoselova[15] and subsequently got divorced. In 2017, he began to date Charlotte Casiraghi.[16] In March 2018, Rassam and Casiraghi were engaged. Their son, Balthazar, was born on 23 October 2018. Rassam and Casiraghi were wed at the Prince's Palace of Monaco on 1 June 2019. During the wedding reception Rassam was thrown, still wearing his tailored suit and size 12 shoes, into the swimming pool. [17] On 29 June 2019, they married religiously at Sainte-Marie de Pierredon Abbey, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.

Filmography

Rassam is credited as producer of the following films:

Films

Short films

TV series

References

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  2. ^ a b c Bodinat, Caroline. "Dimitri Rassam". Madame Le Figaro. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b Carrière, Christophe. "Dimitri Rassam". L'Express. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. ^ Keslassy, John Hopewell,Elsa; Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (19 January 2016). "'Little Prince' Takes Soumache and Rassam's ON to Another Level". Variety. Retrieved 8 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b "2016 César Awards Full Winners List". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  6. ^ "THE LITTLE PRINCE - Festival de Cannes 2022". www.festival-cannes.com. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Naissance d'une major française du cinéma et de l'animation". LEFIGARO (in French). 16 January 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. ^ Ramsay, Derek (6 October 2017). "Dimitri Rassam". Variety. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Method Animation, Onyx and Chapter 2 form On Entertainment". Animation World Network. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. ^ a b c Keslassy, Elsa (12 February 2021). "Dimitri Rassam, Pathe Team on Big-Budget 'The Three Musketeers' Film Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  11. ^ a b Keslassy, Elsa (11 November 2020). "'Normal People' Star Paul Mescal Joins Melissa Barrera in Benjamin Millepied's 'Carmen' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  12. ^ a b Keslassy, Elsa (8 September 2020). "Penelope Cruz to Star in Emanuele Crialese's 'L'immensita' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  13. ^ a b Vivarelli, Nick (11 May 2022). "Russian Director Kirill Serebrennikov Talks 'Limonov, the Ballad of Eddie' With Ben Whishaw (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  14. ^ "La biographie de Dimitri Rassam". Gala. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  15. ^ "Charlotte Casiraghi is pregnant from Dimitri Rassam?". Frivolette. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Charlotte Casiraghi Dating Dimitri Rassam". 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Grace Kelly's granddaughter marries in Monaco". Fox News. 6 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019.
  18. ^ Girard, Isabelle. "Au Rwanda, le tournage de l'espoir pour panser les plaies du génocide". Madame Figaro. Le Figaro. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  19. ^ Média, Prisma (2017). "Qui est Dimitri Rassam, le fils de Carole Bouquet et Jean-Pierre Rassam ? - Voici". Voici.fr (in French). Prisma Presse. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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