Three court rulings confirmed the exclusive rights of Paulo BRANCO and ALFAMA FILMS PRODUCTION to the film The Man Who Killed Don Quixotte, directed by Terry GILLIAM.

These decisions have the authority of res judicata. They prevent any exploitation or display of the film without the agreement of its producer.

The exploitation of the film is impossible in the absence of an operating visa that the CNC, for its part respectful of the law, cannot deliver.

The Cannes Film Festival decided to override the court decisions that had been brought to its attention and that is why it was he who was sued.

There is indecency, to justify his behavior, to compare the situation of Terry GILLIAM, who refuses to respect judicial decisions in a state of law, to that of directors that are victim of repression and censorship in their countries.

The Cannes Film Festival also clearly forgets that without the producers, who take all the economic risks, neither the films nor the Festival would exist.

For sixteen years from 2000 to 2016, Terry GILLIAM did not find any producer willing to revive his project.

If this film exists today, it is thanks to the work and investments made by ALFAMA FILMS PRODUCTION and Paulo BRANCO, when no one believed in this film anymore.

The Cannes Film Festival is not above the law and the virulence and aggressiveness of his tone will not change anything.

Paulo BRANCO does not use any method of intimidation by seizing justice to enforce his rights.

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Claire HOCQUET, Avocate d’ALFAMA FILMS PRODUCTION
Paulo BRANCO
Juan BRANCO, Branco & Associés