Special Cannes Podcast: Anna Berthollet of Lightdox

Special Cannes Podcast: Anna Berthollet of Lightdox

From First Time Go by Benjamin Duchek

June 4, 2026 · 20 min · Season 4

About this episode

In this episode, Benjamin Duchek interviews Anne Berthollet about her work with Lightdox and the documentary film industry.

The podcast concludes this unreal Cannes Film Festival series with Lightdox founder and CEO, Anne Berthollet. Lightdox has consistently championed stunning documentaries, like GABIN (2026) ; FLOPHOUSE (2025) and so much more. How is the company able to find such amazing documentaries? What happens when Lightdox grows -- will they be able to maintain their quality offerings? And what is her advice for aspiring documentarians? See you next year, Cannes! In this episode, Anna and I discuss: why she founded Lightdox; her slate at Cannes and why Lightdox chose these particular films; the process in selecting her films and what she is looking for; their sales and distribution strategy in the current market; is there a redline for films and sales where Lightdox *won't* go? whether she'll be able to maintain the high quality of Lightdox's slate as the company expands; how she feels about true crime docudramas in the documentary space; how documentary filmmakers are surviving right now; what it's like being at Cannes as a Swiss film company; what's next for Lightdox. Links: Follow Lightdox on Instagram Lightdox

People in this episode

Host: Benjamin Duchek

Guest: Anne Berthollet

Topics covered

  • Cannes Film Festival
  • documentary filmmaking
  • film selection process
  • film distribution
  • Lightdox
  • interviews

Keywords

  • Cannes
  • Lightdox
  • documentaries
  • film selection
  • film distribution
  • Anne Berthollet
  • GABIN
  • FLOPHOUSE

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lightdox

Books & works: GABIN, FLOPHOUSE

Places: Cannes, Switzerland

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