Benjamin BEHAEGHEL

About the team

Sensito Films is a Paris-based production company located at 10 rue des Bluets, 75011 Paris. The company is a member of SPI and Unifrance.

Filmmakers & projects

• Béatrice – Graduate of École Louis Lumière; screenwriter and director for 30 years; former script supervisor for directors including René Allio, Philippe Lioret, Raúl Ruiz, Hiner Saleem, Jean Marboeuf, Jean Baronnet, Thierry Binisti, and others. First feature Le jour de la grenouille (2012). Second feature Toi non plus tu n’as rien vu (2022) produced by Sensito Films, with international selections. Currently developing third feature with Sensito Films. Selected filmography: Des cendres naissent les forêts (2019, feature, screenwriter); Daniel (2012, short); Le saut des deux fous (2009, short); Cachés dans Paris (2009, doc); La dame aux abeilles (2005, short).
• Benjamin Behaeghel – Cinema studies at Paris 3; laureate of G.R.E.C in 2013; director of commissioned films for institutions and local authorities. Currently developing two projects produced by Sensito Films: a short and a feature, co-written and co-directed with Brice Juanico. Une reine (2023, short) – laureate of Prix France Télévisions Med in scenario; Sigi Tolo (2016, short); Soleil noir (2013, short) – international selections.
• Brice Juanico – Scientific PhD from ENS; researches genesis of violence and the sacred. First short S'il fallait se reproduire (2017) selected at Contis and Frankfurt festivals. First feature L'Autel developed at La Fémis Atelier Scénario and supported by CNC rewriting grant. Currently developing two projects produced by Sensito Films: feature L'Autel and short Sans souffrance, co-written and co-directed with Benjamin Behaeghel.
• Claire – Studies at Sciences Po; cinema and production at Columbia University; screenwriter, director, novelist. Short Land (2022) produced by Sensito Films. Co-wrote short Fort comme un lion (2025) with Nathan Villanneau – selected at Clermont-Ferrand 2026. First novel Le cœur quand il explose published in 2025 by Quartier Libre.
• Emmanuelle Millet – Focuses on socially-engaged subjects; previously worked in communications for France Terre d'Asile, Médecins du Monde, Handicap International; directed documentary series on culture for underprivileged communities; directed a collection of ten shorts against domestic violence broadcast on Arte. Laureate of CRIPS short film competition against discrimination. Wrote and directed feature La Brindille (2011) – Best First Feature at Rome Festival and César nomination for actress Christa Théret. Programmer for ACID Cannes (two editions); accompanies films in theatres while developing new projects.
• Éric – Literary and cinematic studies; director of several shorts and documentaries (6 produced by Sensito Films), broadcast on France 3. Founder of association Les Films du Minotaure, working with specific audiences through integration programs, socially-oriented projects, and memory collections. Filmography: L'autre visage des réfugiés (2022, doc, France 3 Bourgogne); Les maîtres du temps (2017, doc, France 3 Bourgogne); Chanoine Kir (2012, doc, France 3 Bourgogne); Pierre Vaux (2008, doc, France 3 Bourgogne); La nuit bleue (2007, short-doc); Les usines Puzenat (2006, short-doc, France 3 Bourgogne); Déserts (2003, feature – comprising la Chaleur and Terres Vivantes); Christian Bobin: derrière le miroir (2001, doc); Terres vivantes (1998, doc, France 3); Point de Fuite (1993, doc); L'Excès Contraire (1991, short, France 3).
• Gilles – Trained at ENS Louis Lumière, La Fémis (Atelier Scénario), and CELSA; worked as cinematographer. Directed several fiction shorts and medium-length films; numerous television projects including documentaries; published first novel Les Griffards anonymes by OLNI. Currently preparing first feature. Filmography: Fin de Saison (2011, short) with Patrick Bouchitey, broadcast TV5 Monde; Les Cybernautes rêvent-ils d'Amours digitales ? (2010, short) with Max Boublil, Ophélia Kolb, Judith Magre – international selections; Un Beau Jour, un coiffeur (2004, short) – laureate of La Collection Canal+ and international selections.
• Hervé Lasgouttes – Graduate of ENSAD; director of three shorts and feature Crawl (2012), produced by Sensito Films, theatrical release 2013. Worked as camera operator and editor for television until 2013; since then primarily corporate film director. Currently developing several fiction projects and a documentary, including feature Un job. Crawl – Label Europa Cinémas at Mostra de Venise 2012; 220 bonnes raisons de marcher (2005, short) – Clermont-Ferrand, Panorama Brest; Elle ou une autre (2002, short).
• Jean-Marc Moutout – Graduate of IAD; director of numerous films (shorts, documentaries, TV series) and 3 features. Work focuses on fiction anchored in contemporary professional and social worlds. Preparing 4th feature, co-produced by Sensito Films and Utopie Films. Filmography: Victor Hugo, ennemi d'État (2018, TV series); De bon matin (2011, feature); La Fabrique des sentiments (2008, feature); Violence des échanges en milieu tempéré (2003, feature).
• Kadia – Trained in drama, singing, and dance; graduate in Cinema and Theatre Performing Arts from Université Paris-Saclay d'Évry. Directed two theatre pieces and several shorts with her association Marianne Films. Currently developing two projects produced by Sensito Films: a short and a feature. Filmography: sans retour (2026, short); être d'ici et d'ailleurs (2025, doc) – Francophonie Festival, Film Panafricain de Cannes 2025; LE HAMEAU (2022, short) – Cinébanlieue 2022; BERMUDES (2021, short) – Roffiffe Festival, Cinema Di Cefalù; 1H DU MAT (2020, short) – Concourt de Courts 2023; LA THÉORIE DE LA RÉUSSITE (2016, short).
• Louise – Graduate of EICAR Lyon; director and photographer. Directed institutional films, commercials, and documentaries, seeking to tell stories rooted in reality with a sensitive, cinematic approach. Currently developing a documentary with Sensito Films. Filmography: L'âme créative (2021, doc); Jeunes et engagés (2019, doc).
• Marine – Screenwriter and director of fiction and documentaries. First short (1995) selected at Festival de Cannes; followed by numerous shorts, documentaries, and magazines for France 3, addressing social issues through intimate angles. First feature Souffler plus fort que la mer (2017) produced by Sensito. Documentary J'en suis j'y reste (2025) selected in several international festivals. Currently working on second feature. Filmography: J'en suis j'y reste (2025, doc); Souffler plus fort que la mer (2016, feature); Les Z'entonnoirs (2012, doc); Traverser (2010, short); Le sommeil du funambule (2007, short).
• Matthieu Ponchel – Graduate of ESRA and Sorbonne Nouvelle; writer, photographer, and filmmaker using visual storytelling to explore societal questions and intimate urgencies. Several shorts selected and awarded in festivals. Currently developing first feature, co-written with Nadine Lamari, produced by Sensito Films. Filmography: La poudre (2024, short, co-directed with Prïncia Car); Black Blanc Beur (2020, short, co-directed with Prïncia Car); Palace (2019, short, co-directed with Prïncia Car).
• Miriam – German-British screenwriter and director, grew up in the Middle East, lives in Chile. Studied Literature at Oxford, drama at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (London) and Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Arts Dramatiques (Paris). Worked as actress and screenwriter with directors including Raúl Ruiz, Valeria Sarmiento, Howard Barker; studied cinema at NYU-SCPS. Directed 2 features; currently preparing 3rd feature. Filmography: Después de la niebla (2025, feature); Tierra Yerma (2016, feature).
• Nadine Lamari – Graduate of La Fémis after studies in literature and archaeology; co-writer on several features; script consultant and director of a screenwriting workshop at La Fémis since 2010. Co-writing La Vallée des robots with Matthieu Ponchel, produced by Sensito Films. Filmography: A Bras-le-corps (2025, feature, co-writer with Marie Elsa Sgualdo) – Mostra de Venise 2025, Swiss Cinema Award; Centaures de la nuit (2024, feature, co-writer with Marc Recha); L'Etabli (2023, feature, co-writer with Mathias Gokalp).
• Sophie – Graduate of La Fémis screenwriting department; collaborated on features including Mères et Filles and Le Beau monde by Julie Lopes Curval; contributed to several TV series episodes for Arte, TF1, France 2. Currently working on several projects including feature La Prochaine récolte by Jean-Marc Moutout. Filmography: Le Beau monde (2014, feature, co-writer); porteur d'hommes (2010, short, co-writer); Mères et Filles (2009, feature, co-writer).

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