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In early 2025, Yami 2 celebrates the retirement of its founder Christophe Nick. Twenty years after its creation with Pierre Péan, Yami 2 is entering a new phase in its history by welcoming producer Christian Popp (former programme manager at Arte, then producer at Yuzu Productions and Tag Film) to co-manage the company alongside Antoine Boukobza, Christophe Nick's right-hand man since the creation of Yami 2, now producer and manager. 

A new direction and new editorial ambitions 

Yami 2's editorial ambitions will expand. Yami 2's historical line (political, historical, social, societal, environmental and cultural investigations), which has won it two Albert Londres awards, will continue to be developed thanks to the collaboration of the writer-directors who have made Yami 2's reputation (Christophe Bouquet, Antoine Vitkine, Jennifer Deschamps, Jérôme Fritel, Tania Rakhmanova, Frédéric Compain) and the forthcoming arrival of Jean-Pierre Canet. Yami 2 is maintaining its partnership with Upian for digital creation.

The arrival of Christian Popp will open Yami 2 up to world cinema, in search of new perspectives and new narratives to tackle the challenges and fractures of the 21st century in a more sensitive way. International co-productions will be stepped up. Yami 2 will also give itself the means to produce feature-length fiction films for the cinema.

On the road to the Social Solidarity Economy 

Yami 2 is going to become a Social and Solidarity Economy company, thus anchoring what has been its founding principle from the outset: to be at the exclusive service of citizens who want to understand the world as it is. The SSE is also an ethic that guarantees, through its articles of association and governance, that all the money generated by Yami 2 productions is invested in the works and teams that contribute to them. In line with this philosophy, Christophe Nick will remain attached to Yami 2 to manage its social utility.

At a time when the future of French public service broadcasting is more threatened than ever, Yami 2 is giving itself the means to weather the storms ahead, reaffirming its commitment to popular education, independence and editorial rigour.

For further information, please contact Antoine Boukobza (antoine.boukobza@yami2.com) or Christian Popp (christian.popp@yami2.com).

The documentary "La forêt gourmande" by Valérie Manns was broadcast on 22 January 2024 on France 3.

Did you enjoy this documentary and would you like to organise a screening? It's so easy! Follow the guide!

What it's about ? In the heart of the small village of Diconne, in the Saône-et-Loire region, Fabrice Desjours has been transforming an infertile pasture into a nourishing forest for fifteen years. His "gourmet forest", where everything can be eaten, has become a model for tackling climate, water and food problems. Fabrice is spreading his knowledge and trying to convince farmers, citizens, businesses and public authorities that a new art of living and producing is possible.

To see the documentary or watch it again : https://www.france.tv/france-3/hauts-de-france/la-ligne-bleue/5600403-la-foret-gourmande.html

After two weeks of filming in California and Tahiti last June, the film team is delighted to be returning to the birthplace of surfing this August. They will be filming and meeting the latest surfers and specialists in the history of Tahitian and Hawaiian surfing, as well as capturing surf sessions and moments of local life.

In Tahiti, the team will have the chance to meet the pro surfers taking part in the Shiseido Tahiti Pro 2023 international competition on the legendary Teahupoo' wave. It will then take off to discover the surf spots of the Hawaiian archipelago.

The documentary Interview With Bruno Latour won the silver trophy at the 12th Deauville Green Awards!

Broadcast on ARTE, this final interview with Bruno Latour completes, in audiovisual form, the body of his unique and influential work. In the autumn of 2021, the philosopher and sociologist of science Bruno Latour spoke to Nicolas Truong about his thoughts on the new world brought about by climate change, and set out the main elements of his thinking. He passed away on 9 October 2022.

To see the film : https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC-022018/entretien-avec-bruno-latour/

The documentary My Cousin is a Farmerwritten and directed by Marine Guizy, won 3rd prize from the jury and the Grand Est region high school jury prize at the 2023 Caméras des champs festival. Thank you to the members of the jury and a big well done to the director!

To see the film : https://vimeo.com/ondemand/moncousinagriculteur

Once again this year, the producers of Yami 2 look forward to seeing you on their stand at Sunny Side of the Doc from 19 June to 22 June 2023.

One of our films in production Free To Surf: A Polynesian Revolution has been selected for the Global Pitch session in the History category.

We can't wait to present it to you, along with our other films currently in production. Mafias & Banks or even The edible forest revolution.

See you soon in La Rochelle!