La Chaleur

Type

VFX

An unusually hot spell grips the beaches of Les Landes. Seventeen-year-old Marouane is spending his last day at the campsite with a growing fear: will the body he buried on the beach the day before be discovered? At the same time, he finds himself wondering whether he might be falling in love with the charming Giulia.

La Chaleur Still Giulia©petit Film

A film by Stéphane Demoustier
Starring Hadrien Hussein, Tristan Richard and Martina La Manna
In French cinemas July 8, 2026.

The Mill’s Film & Series teams, under the supervision of Lise Fischer and VFX production led by Yann Nivet, created the film’s visual effects, integrating them seamlessly into the storytelling.

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Credits

Main Credits

VFX Supervisor: Lise Fischer

VFX Producer: Yann Nivet

Additional On-Set Supervision: Mathieu Legros

CG Supervisor: Florian Wolff

Environment Supervisor: Christophe "Tchook" Courgeau

Head of Studio: Béatrice Bauwens

Head of Production: Simon Descamps

Head of Creative Operations: Jérémy Delchiappo

Production Department Manager: Dominique Loubier

Head of Compositing: Nicolas Borens

Head of Assets: Philippe Zozor

Senior Studio CG Generalist: Balthazar Sahel

Production & Artistic Teams

Production Coordinator: Adrien Daugy

VFX I/O: Kevin Fillinger, Julie Marceau, Guillaume Weider

CG Artists: Ryan Bardoul, Xin Pang, Florian Wolff

Compositing Artists: Daniel Benjamin, Géraud Mottais

Environment Artist: Céline Bailleul

Tracking & Layout: Thomas Grabot

Roto/Prep: Corentin Male

Support & Operations

Technical Coordinator: Jean-François Theault

Operations Coordinator: Oscar Lecointre

Studio Coordinator: Hugo Schenegg

Marketing Manager: Léa Latassa

Workforce Planning: Isabelle Renaud, Sophie Mailho

Technical Directors (TD): Alexandre Laurette, Vincent Trolard, Romain Pellé, Maxime Cots

Renderfarm: Thibaut Couwenbergh