Founded in January 2000 by Raphaël Benoliel and Dimitri Véret, FIRSTEP is a production company that began by producing short films from its inception.
The expertise of its founding members has allowed FIRSTEP to gain international recognition in the field of executive production. Thanks to this focus and the passion that drives the company’s members, FIRSTEP has had the opportunity to collaborate with numerous talented directors such as Neil Jordan, Richard Curtis, Michael Winterbottom, Stephen Frears, Woody Allen, Tom Hooper, Alfonso Cuarón, Lasse Hallström, Aditya Chopra, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and Christopher McQuarrie, and to work with major studios like Studio Canal, Working Title, DreamWorks, Paramount, Universal, Columbia, Amazon, and Netflix.
