Eric Atlan’s project is a little crazy. The aim? To produce a feature length film. The title? La treizième oreille. The style? The film is like nothing you have ever seen before. The screenplay, the approach, the characters….everything is perplexing. The basis for this film was the (decisive) meeting between Eric Atlan, Anita Assal and John Hudson, inspired directors, lovers of cartoons, film noir and fantasy. An immediate meeting of minds and mutual admiration, the trio became inseparable. Following the discovery of Hugo Verlomme, the trio became a quartet. A talented novelist, Hugo is the author of Mémère and, above all, l’Oreille!
Over five years, Eric Atlan produced more than 30 short films, all shown on French or foreign television channels, many of them winning awards at film festivals, he then decided to move into feature length films. More than anything, he knows that, in order to be good, a production must have a writer, a director and a producer.
As a screenwriter, a director of short films and video clips, an editor, producer and founder of Clara Films, Eric Atlan could have done it on his own. But, for him, it’s the human adventure that counts most of all. He believes this is where the essence of cinema lies.

Achievements since winning the grant

In 1994, he produced Parano by Yann Piquer, his first feature length film, succeeded the following year by Marie Louise ou la permission by Manuel Flèche.
In 1996, he produced Coup de vice by Patrick Levy
In 1997, he produced Sous les pieds des femmes by Rachida Krim and Les Démons de Jésus by Bernie Bonvoisin.
In 1999, he produced Les Grandes Bouches by Bernie Bonvoisin (selected for the New York, Avignon and Moscow film festivals)
In 2001, he produced and directed Mystery troll, un amour enchanté.
In 2006, he produced and directed Little Capone.
In 2008, Eric Atlan produced Le Réveil des Golems by Armand Geiger.