Luxury Powerhouse The Independents Acquires Stake in French Production Group Phantasm Behind James Gray’s ‘Paper Tiger’ and The Weeknd Music Video

By Elsa Keslassy

Elsa Keslassy

International Correspondent

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The Independents, whose portfolio includes the Meta Gala organizer Prodject, has acquired a majority stake in Phantasm Group, the hip Paris-based collective whose film banner Vixens backed James Gray’s “Paper Tiger.”

Founded a decade ago by Gary Farkas, Clément Lepoutre and Olivier Muller, Phantasm Group brings together three labels: Vixens, the film banner which helped financed “Paper Tiger,” and has produced or co-produced more than 20 feature films such as Jacques Audiard’s Oscar-winning “Emilia Pérez;” Phantasm, a commercials and music video banner behind campaigns for Hermès, Prada and Dior; an Olivia Rodrigo music video directed by Petra Collins at the Château de Versailles; and a recent Weeknd music video directed by Gaspar Noé; and Phenomena, a photography agency launched in 2022.

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