Emilie Georges

Emilie Georges is an Oscar-nominated producer and CEO of Paradise City, an entertainment venture she co-founded with Naima Abed and for which she runs the Paris office. Georges founded Memento Distribution and Production in 2003, which expanded into Memento International & La Cinéfacture (production). They have now become Paradise City Sales and Paradise City Films, respectively. Georges has been devoted to producing and representing high-profile, director-driven independent films such as Jia Zhang-Ke’s STILL LIFE (Golden Lion Venice 2006), Luca Guadagnino’s Oscar-winning CALL ME BY YOUR NAME (Sundance 2017), Asghar Farhadi’s titles (Oscar winner, Cannes, Berlin winner), among many others. Under the Paradise City banner, she has produced Anthony Chen's English debut DRIFT, which premiered at Sundance 2023, and Hailey Gates’ debut ATROPIA, which has won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2025. She is currently working with talents such as Edward Berger, Lili Horvát, Ursula Meier, Lou Jeunet, Georgia Oakley and Babak Jalali.