Nicolas Chartier
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Nicolas Chartier was born in 1974 and is a French
film sales agent and film producer
. Chartier is partners with American film producer Dean Devlin
in the sales and production company, Voltage Pictures. Voltage has produced its first independent feature film, The Hurt Locker
(2009) directed by Kathryn Bigelow
. The film was picked up for wide theatrical release in the United States by Summit Entertainment
and won the Academy Award for Best Picture
. Chartier previously was head of U.S. sales for Sydney-based Arclight Films.
Chartier had previously cofounded Vortex Pictures for Gold Circle Films
. Chartier was a sales agent for the distribution of Academy Award
-winning film, Crash, directed by Paul Haggis
.
, a popular blog, has described these as "impulsive emails".
. He later issued a public apology saying that it was "out of line and not in the spirit of the celebration of cinema that this acknowledgment is." The Academy deemed his emails a direct violation of Awards rules and banned him from attending the awards ceremony.
, are now being contested by the ACLU and the Electronic Frontier Foundation on the grounds that it violates personal jurisdiction laws, lack of evidence, and improper joinder. CNET
featured an article about one of the people who received a formal demand for cash in which the man (who claims to have never downloaded the film or even know how to secure his own router) described the suit as "an obvious intimidation scam".
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
film sales agent and film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
. Chartier is partners with American film producer Dean Devlin
Dean Devlin
Dean Devlin is an American screenwriter, producer, television director and former actor. He is the founder of the production company Electric Entertainment.-Personal life:...
in the sales and production company, Voltage Pictures. Voltage has produced its first independent feature film, The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker is a 2009 American war film about a three-man United States Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team during the Iraq War. The film was directed by Kathryn Bigelow and the screenplay was written by Mark Boal, a freelance writer who was embedded as a journalist in 2004 with a US bomb...
(2009) directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Ann Bigelow is an American film director. Her best-known films are the cult horror film Near Dark , the surfer/bank robbery action picture Point Break , the science fiction/film noir Strange Days , the historical/mystery film The Weight of Water and the war drama The Hurt Locker...
. The film was picked up for wide theatrical release in the United States by Summit Entertainment
Summit Entertainment
Summit Entertainment LLC is an independent film studio headquartered in Santa Monica, California with international offices in London.-History:...
and won the Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Picture
The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to artists working in the motion picture industry. The Best Picture category is the only category in which every member of the Academy is eligible not only...
. Chartier previously was head of U.S. sales for Sydney-based Arclight Films.
Chartier had previously cofounded Vortex Pictures for Gold Circle Films
Gold Circle Films
Gold Circle Films is an American independent film production company, mainly focusing on horror and romance films, founded in 2000. Titles released by Gold Circle include White Noise, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, The Wedding Date, and The Man From Elysian Fields.-Films:*Double Whammy *The Man From...
. Chartier was a sales agent for the distribution of Academy Award
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
-winning film, Crash, directed by Paul Haggis
Paul Haggis
Paul Edward Haggis is a Canadian screenwriter, producer, and director. He spent his early career producing and directing various American and Canadian television network series.-Early life and education:...
.
Impulsive emails
On occasion, Chartier personally sends out email to the general public stating strong opinions. Boing BoingBoing Boing
Boing Boing is a publishing entity, first established as a magazine, later becoming a group blog.-History:...
, a popular blog, has described these as "impulsive emails".
Academy Award vote solicitation
In February 2010, Chartier emailed a group of Academy Award voters to solicit votes for The Hurt Locker instead of Avatar for the Best Picture award of the 82nd Academy Awards82nd Academy Awards
The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2009 and took place March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. The ceremony was scheduled well after...
. He later issued a public apology saying that it was "out of line and not in the spirit of the celebration of cinema that this acknowledgment is." The Academy deemed his emails a direct violation of Awards rules and banned him from attending the awards ceremony.
Justification of BitTorrent user lawsuit
In 2010, he created some controversy after once again sending an abrasive letter to a person criticizing him for a plan to sue BitTorrent users that shared his movie. This was featured on the widely read blog BoingBoing. The letter went on to call the author of the original email a "moron", wished him to have is house robbed and continued to say "I hope your family and your kids end up in jail one day for stealing". This lawsuit, and the one initiated by his production company Voltage pictures for the prior film Far CryFar Cry
Far Cry is a first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek Studios from Germany and published by Ubisoft on March 23, 2004, for Microsoft Windows. Far Cry sold 730,000 units within four months of release. It received positive reviews upon release...
, are now being contested by the ACLU and the Electronic Frontier Foundation on the grounds that it violates personal jurisdiction laws, lack of evidence, and improper joinder. CNET
CNET
CNET is a tech media website that publishes news articles, blogs, and podcasts on technology and consumer electronics. Originally founded in 1994 by Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie, it was the flagship brand of CNET Networks and became a brand of CBS Interactive through CNET Networks' acquisition...
featured an article about one of the people who received a formal demand for cash in which the man (who claims to have never downloaded the film or even know how to secure his own router) described the suit as "an obvious intimidation scam".