Masha and Raphaël mostly work as creative duo. Their debut short SAINT VASSILY (2024) was written & directed by Masha and developed & produced by Raphaël. It premiered at Hollyshorts 2024, was acquired by Salaud Morisset and is available to stream on Disney+. SAINT VASSILY was made with DP Arnaud Potier (Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire) and editor Helle le Fevre (Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir, The Eternal Daughter).
Most recently, they co-wrote ROKEBY VENUS(2026), which Masha directed and Raphaël produced. Starring Amira Casar (Call Me By Your Name) and Pip Torrens (The Crown, Succession), ROKEBY VENUS participated at the Linz Talent Academy (2025).
They are in advanced development for their debut feature psychological thriller-horror PENUMBRA, selected for feature lab at the Mediterranean Film Institute (2025), written by Raphaël and to be directed by Masha.
MASHA EGIEVA
Director-producer
RAPHAËL DUHAMEL
Screenwriter-producer
A Russian-born filmmaker of Armenian origin, Masha is in early development of historical drama set in the labour camps in the USSR.
In 2023-24, Masha volunteered as a creative producer at charity Helping to Leave, which assists Ukrainian civilians as they evacuate to safety in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
She holds a Bachelors degree in art history from UCL and a Masters in Film Aesthetics from the University of Oxford.
In France, Raphaël is developing a dark comedy-thriller anthology series with Siècle Productions.
In the UK, Raphaël is Associate Producer at Object Studios, where he contributed to documentary Cantona (2026), selected for Séance Spécial at the Cannes Film Festival 2026.
Raphaël's feature script OIKOS placed in the top 26% of the 2022 BBC Scriptworks competition, and was a quarterfinalist of the Raindance & Final Draft FF Script Competition.
He holds a Bachelors degree in comparative literature from UCL and a Masters degree in Film Aesthetics from the University of Oxford.