COOL RAOUL is the new company founded by Ménaïc Raoul, a producer who has been involved in the film industry for over fifteen years. Over the years, Ménaïc has co-produced twelve short films and six feature films through her former company, Voyelles Films, which have traveled the world, been selected for more than sixty international festivals, including the Directors' Fortnight and the official selection at Cannes, and have received several awards, notably at the Berlinale and TIFF.
COOL RAOUL is dedicated to the executive production of auteur feature films, favoring works driven by a unique voice and universal themes. Open to co-productions, the company seeks fruitful and intelligent collaborations based on a shared vision. This international experience, combined with a proven ability to adapt and an unwavering commitment to quality, makes COOL RAOUL a partner of choice for those who aspire to peace of mind in bringing their projects to fruition.
Each project becomes an encounter: between ideas, talents and cultures, always with the same desire to create strong, human and unique works.
films production
completed films
Northern affairs
2022 | 97 min | FR with ENG sub
Director: Sarah Fortin
Production: Voyelles Films | Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette, Guillaume Vasseur & Ménaïc Raoul
On their way to Schefferville, a remote village in northern Quebec to finalize the sale of a cottage, Sophie and Mathieu find themselves unwittingly caught up in a serious and unexpected situation. Forced to stay longer than anticipated while a police investigation gets underway, hampered by the limited resources available in the area, the couple finds themselves isolated from the rest of the world, in rare contact with the local Indigenous reality. The couple's relationship is put to the test as each takes a different path in response to this oppressive situation, in this closed setting of wide open spaces.
Awards and distinctions: Whistler (Best Screenplay and Best Director), Canadian Screens (nominations for Supporting Actor and Cinematography)
The Twentieth Century
2019 | 90 min | ENG with STF.
Director: Matthew Rankin
Production: Voyelles Films
Executive Producers: Ménaïc Raoul & Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette
The film transports us to Toronto in 1899, where young politician Mackenzie King dreams of becoming Prime Minister of Canada. In his quest for power, King must satisfy the expectations of his domineering mother, the violent fantasies of a belligerent Governor General, and the utopian idealism of a mystical Quebecer.
Awards and distinctions: TIFF (Best Canadian First Feature Film), Berlinale (FIPRESCI Forum Award), Los Cabos (Best Film Award), Canadian Screen Awards and Iris Awards (Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, multiple nominations), FNC National Competition Distribution Award
Sin La Habana
2021 | 94 min | ESP, FR. ENG
Director: Kaveh Nabatian
Production: Voyelles Films
Producers: Ménaïc Raoul & Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette
Leonardo and Sara, a young Afro-Cuban couple, desperately want to leave their island. The plan: Leonardo will have to seduce a foreign woman in order to marry her and enable her to immigrate. He then meets Nasim, an Iranian-Canadian woman who is fleeing an oppressive past and trying to have fun for the very first time. From the chaotic torpor of Cuba to the harsh Quebec winter, these three complex characters attempt to achieve their dreams of intimacy, happiness, and social advancement through a love triangle where passion, money, and power color their destinies.
Awards and distinctions: FNC National Competition Broadcasting Award, VIFF Best Canadian Film Award, FNC National Competition Broadcasting Award, Best Cinematography, Best First Film, Best Editing, Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Design MISAFF, Gerald Hirschfeld ASC Award for Best Cinematography ASHLAND IFF 2021
All you can eat bouddha
2017 | 84 min | FR avec STA.
Director: Ian Lagarde
Production: Voyelles Films
Producters: Ménaïc Raoul & Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette
At the El Palacio, an all-inclusive Caribbean resort, MIKE has eyes only for the all-you-can-eat buffet. His voracious appetite, mysterious magnetism, and strange little miraculous gestures attract curious onlookers, friends, and enemies alike, who accompany him on a gargantuan descent combining social and personal debacle; a strange metamorphosis supported by the best customer service in the world.
Awards and distinctions: Borsos Award, Best Canadian Film and Best Director WIFF, International Premiere TIFF
Fantastic Fest, Rotterdam, Gilles Carle Award RVCQ, Youth Award, Metz Subversive Film Festival, 6 Canadian Screen Award nominations, 3 Québec Cinéma Iris nominations, Gotebörg, La Rochelle, Mumbai
Sabali
2015 | 78 min | FR with eng sub
Director: Ryan McKenna
Production: Voyelles Films
Executive Producers: Ménaïc Raoul & Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette
Jeannette suffers from heart problems and, while awaiting a transplant, leads a quiet life in the suburbs of Montreal. When her boyfriend Bruno stops making love to her, Jeannette begins an affair with a young coworker. However, it is soon discovered that this young man is actually her half-brother. A Malian woman is brutally murdered, and Jeannette inherits her heart. After the transplant, Jeannette is hounded by her donor's son, a teenager of Malian descent, who remains convinced that Jeannette is the reincarnation of his mother. Which, in fact, will prove to be almost true...
Awards and selections: Grand Prix Focus FNC, Special Jury Prize Geo Saizescu, VIFF, FNC, FICFA, Thessaloniki, Palm Springs, Gothenburg
Time flies
2013 | 18 min | FR with STA.
Director: Stéphane Moukarzel
Production: Voyelles Films
Executive Producers: Ménaïc Raoul & Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette
This film follows a Pakistani immigrant family who gather every Sunday near Dorval Airport to watch planes land. On this particular day, a rare event—the arrival of the Concorde—disrupts their routine. Akram, a quiet teenager, chooses to break with family expectations and forge his own path. Shot with a clear-eyed restraint, the film captures the tension between rootedness and the desire to escape.
Awards and distinctions: Euganea (Best International Short Film), Canadian Screen Awards and Jutra Awards (nominations, 2014), SXSW, Audience Award and Spira Film Off Court Award | Trouville
With Jeff
2012 | 15 min | FR with eng sub
Director: Marie-Ève Juste
Production: Voyelles Films
Producers: Ménaïc Raoul & Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette
Jeff, on his motorcycle, with Nydia behind him. They speed between cars. Time stands still. The ride is over, and everyday life resumes. But everything will be fine, Jeff will come back.
Awards and distinctions: Directors' Fortnight, Cannes
Producer Ménaïc Raoul wins the "Global Producer of the Year" award at the annual Gotham Week Honors.
Full details here: https://thegotham.org/press/second-annual-gotham-week-honors-winners-announced/
spotlight
October 2025: Producer Ménaïc Raoul wins an award in Brooklyn at the 46th edition of Gotham Week
In theater autumn 2026
109 min, psychological thriller tinged with humor
Director: Alexandre Franchi
Producers: Ménaïc Raoul & Alexandre Franchi
Starring: Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Bilel Chegrani, Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Nahéma Ricci, Marc Messier, Benoit Gouin
Confined to a hospital bed by a rare cancer, a man’s fragile recovery turns into a nightmare when his young roommate begins to prey on his deepest fears.