LUCKY NUMBER is an international sales company founded by Ola Byszuk, Olivier Barbier and Lenny Porte
Our aim is to promote auteur cinema, both international and French. This ambition will be reflected in a limited slate of films and a “boutique” approach to international distribution: 5 to 6 fiction films, 2 to 3 animation films per year.
This agile approach offers enhanced service and support to film producers and distributors, through strategic partnerships.
An exclusive association with the creative agency Metanoïa will strengthen the marketing proposals for the titles in the line-up, and give priority to integrating the films’ commercial strategies at a very early stage.
Collaboration with post-production companies IIW Studio (specializing in VFX) and Lux (image laboratory) will also consolidate the range of services that LUCKY NUMBER wishes to offer producers of the films in its line-up, and provide support for the quality of servicing offered to international distributors.
Finally, a capital-intensive partnership with Moon-Keys International Content, a company specializing in the financing of animation projects, will enable us to work on a minimum of two to three animated films each year, covering both mainstream animation and auteur works.
Our Team

Olivier BARBIER graduated from EDHEC (Lille) and IIMB (Bangalore) in 2011. From 2011 to 2018, he worked for Wild Bunch as an international sales executive. In 2018, he joined MK2 Films and two years later became its Head of Acquisitions and Development (until 2024). During these 13 years he has sold and/or acquired over 300 international films, both fiction and animation, which have won numerous awards around the world.

Ola BYSZUK is a graduate of Krakow's Jagiellonian University. In 2013/2014, she trained at La Fémis. Between 2014 and 2021, she held the position of SVP International Sales. Over the years, she has worked on around a hundred fresh films and a catalog of over 800 titles. Since 2022, she has been working with Nord-Ouest Films as a producer.

Lenny PORTE began his career at Orange Studio in 2007. He took part in the co-production of over 150 films and built up a catalog of over 1,000 films. In 2013, Lenny launched Orange Studio's French TV/SVOD sales department. He then joined the company’s acquisition committee, and started Orange Studio's international sales department. Lenny also accompanied the creation of production companies The Project and post-production studio Image In Work alongside Laurent Fumeron