Fortune! is an augmented-reality documentary series about money and wealth for mobile and social media platforms. It will playfully question our understanding and relationship with money and its shifting role in contemporary society. In this series, short augmented-reality scenes and characters come to life using two things we all carry in our pockets: banknotes and our phone. Fortune! will leverage AR to appeal to audiences who recognize the fast-approaching novelty of paper bills and coins in a world of digital transactions.
Written by Brett Gaylor, the first episode in the series, The Ballad of Frank Bourassa. tells the story of the world’s greatest counterfeiter: Frank Bourassa from Trois-Rivières, Quebec.
ANIMATION DIRECTED BY
Nicolas Bourniquel
WRITTEN BY
Brett Gaylor
ATLAS V
Producers
Arnaud Colinart
Pierre Zandrowicz
Antoine Cayrol
Frederic Volhuer
Dash Spiegelman
Corentin Lambot
CFO
Jean Lioret
Administrator
Anna de Tarade
ARTE FRANCE
Digital Development Department
Head of Department
Gilles Freissinier
Cohead of Department
Caroline Baldeyrou
Head of Coproductions
Marianne Lévy-Leblond
Commissioning Officer
Barbara Fuchs
Commissioning Officer
Camille Baron
Project Manager
Virginie Bejot
Administrator
Jérôme Vernet
NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA
Producer
Rob McLaughlin
Digital Studio Operations Manager
Camille Fillion
Digital Studio Operations Manager
Janine Steele
Marketing Manager
Tammy Peddle
Marketing Coordinator
Eric Bondo
Studio Administrator
Victoria Angell
Senior Production Coordinator
Jasmine Pullukatt
DEVELOPED BY: NOVELAB
Head of Production
Clement Cheriot
Associate Producer
Paul Mezier
Project Manager
Olivier Train
Artistic Director
Timothée Marnat
Lead Animator
Amaury Guilley
Rigging Artist
Audrey Lecso
Animator
Aymeric Mezaute
Lead 3D Artist
Nicolas Morlet
3D Artist
Anthony Rubier
3D Artist
Xavier Niletthi
VFX Artist
Dimitri Sourzac
Technical Artist
Marc Poisson
Lead Developer
Pauline Eymond
Developer
Thomas Gredin
Developer
Julien Daniel Moliner
Sound Designer
Christopher Knight
WITH THE SUPPORT OF
CNC
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About Atlas V
Atlas V is behind some of the most awarded pieces in the field of New Media, with projects shown at A-List festivals such as Venice Mostra (Gold Lion 2018), Sundance (5 selections), Peabody (Future of Media award 2019), Tribeca, SXSW (Storytelling Award 2019), Sheffield, Telluride, Cannes, Busan, Sitges…In 2020, AtlasV has launched a full capacity servicing company named Albyon, with a team of real time technology specialists, who operate at the frontier of video game and movie production.
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ARTE France Digital Development Team
The ARTE France Digital Development Team has been producing works for digital ecosystems for a decade, with a focus on creation and innovation. Each year, some 20 digital productions are accompanied by a network of independent producers developing video games, interactive experiences, VR, AR, documentary, drama, and animation web series… and more. A significant percentage of these projects involve production or broadcast partnerships with international organizations—notably the National Film Board of Canada, with whom ARTE maintains a privileged working relationship.
The group brings together team members with a diverse range of skills such as editorial, technical, project management, UX, and social networking, and prides itself on having been a part of many projects that have won multiple awards and been recognized internationally.
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About the NFB
The NFB is Canada’s public producer and distributor of award-winning documentaries, auteur animation, interactive stories and participatory experiences, working with talented creators across the country. The NFB is taking action to combat systemic racism and become a more open and diverse organization, while working to strengthen Indigenous-led production and gender equity in film and digital media. NFB productions have won more than 7,000 awards, including 12 Oscars. To access this unique content, visit NFB.ca.