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Charades

Charades is a Paris-based sales agent with a director-driven, multi-genre slate and a demonstrable specialty in prestige feature animation, including Oscar-nominated titles and co-financing partnerships.

Current mandate

Charades is currently handling worldwide sales on Memoir of a Snail in partnership with Anton, with both companies involved not only in sales but in the film's financing structure alongside Screen Australia, VicScreen, and the Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund. The project represents the company's continued positioning at the intersection of auteur animation and international co-financing, a lane it has occupied with notable consistency.

Past representation credits anchor that positioning firmly. Charades previously handled sales on Oscar-nominated features Mirai and I Lost My Body, two titles that established the company as a go-to agent for ambitious, director-driven animation with awards-circuit potential. In 2022, the company was recognized as Distributor of the Year at Cartoon Movie, the European animation industry's primary co-production and financing forum.

Sellers and producers seeking international representation for feature animation or emotionally driven auteur projects should approach Charades at the development or early-production stage. Co-head Carole Baraton has indicated the company prefers early-stage involvement, and the Memoir of a Snail partnership with Anton illustrates a willingness to engage at the financing level, not solely as a downstream sales partner.

Signature peaks

  • 2 Oscar-nominated titles Feature Animation Pedigree — Mirai and I Lost My Body, per company track record
  • Distributor of the Year Industry Recognition — Cartoon Movie, 2022
  • Active on Memoir of a Snail Co-Financing Engagement — Alongside Anton, Screen Australia, VicScreen and MIFF Premiere Fund

Mandate dimensions

Genre focus
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Territory focus
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Access pattern
Approach Charades at the development or early-production stage. Co-head Carole Baraton is the identified decision-maker for director-driven and animation projects. ScriptMatch tracks 25 decision makers across the organization. The company's partnership model, as seen on Memoir of a Snail, suggests openness to co-financing structures alongside traditional sales mandates.
Deal structure
Charades takes worldwide sales mandates and engages in co-financing arrangements. On Memoir of a Snail, the company holds a worldwide sales role in partnership with Anton and is embedded in the film's financing structure alongside Screen Australia, VicScreen, and the MIFF Premiere Fund. This hybrid sales-plus-financing model appears to be a recurring structure for the company's higher-profile animation titles.

Market context

"Part of the project from its earliest stages." Charades co-head Carole Baraton on the company's approach to director-driven animation, as quoted in recent coverage of Memoir of a Snail.

Charades is currently handling worldwide sales on Memoir of a Snail in partnership with Anton, with both companies involved not only in sales but in the film's financing structure alongside Screen Australia, VicScreen, and the Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund. The project represents the company's continued positioning at the intersection of auteur animation and international co-financing, a lane it has occupied with notable consistency.

Common questions about Charades

What kinds of films does Charades represent for international sales?

Charades operates across a multi-genre, director-driven slate with a particularly strong track record in feature animation. Represented titles include Oscar-nominated animated features Mirai and I Lost My Body, and the company is currently handling worldwide sales on Memoir of a Snail, an auteur stop-motion feature from Adam Elliot. Beyond animation, the company's broader slate reflects a consistent preference for filmmaker-led projects with international festival and awards potential.

Does Charades engage in pre-sales or only finished-film sales?

Charades engages at the pre-sales and co-financing level, not solely as a finished-film distributor. On Memoir of a Snail, the company is involved in the film's financing structure alongside Anton, Screen Australia, VicScreen, and the Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund. Co-head Carole Baraton has described the company's involvement as beginning 'from its earliest stages,' signaling a preference for early-stage attachment on director-driven projects.

Which markets does Charades attend for sales and acquisitions?

Charades is active at major international film markets. Its recognition as Distributor of the Year at Cartoon Movie in 2022 confirms a consistent presence at that European animation co-production forum. Given its slate of festival-oriented and awards-circuit titles, the company is expected to maintain a presence at markets aligned with arthouse and animation programming, though specific market attendance beyond Cartoon Movie is not detailed in recent coverage.

How do you get in touch with Charades for representation consideration?

Producers and filmmakers seeking representation should approach Charades at the development or early-production stage, consistent with the company's stated preference for early involvement. Co-head Carole Baraton is identified in recent coverage as a key decision-maker on animation and director-driven projects. ScriptMatch currently tracks 25 decision makers associated with Charades, providing multiple points of contact across the organization for outreach.

What are Charades' strongest territories for international sales?

Charades operates on a worldwide sales basis, as evidenced by its current mandate on Memoir of a Snail, for which it holds worldwide rights in partnership with Anton. Its Cartoon Movie Distributor of the Year recognition in 2022 points to particular strength in European markets, where the company has cultivated relationships with animation-focused distributors and broadcasters. Specific territory-by-territory deal breakdowns are not detailed in available coverage.

Is Charades actively acquiring or taking on new representation clients right now?

Charades is actively engaged in the market, with a latest tracked signal as recent as May 2025 and 26 total records logged in the past 12 months across ScriptMatch's database. The company's current worldwide sales mandate on Memoir of a Snail, combined with its established pipeline of director-driven and animation projects, indicates an active operation. No new acquisition records have been logged in the past 90 days, but deal velocity signals ongoing market engagement.

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