The Velvet Queen

The Velvet Queen
Poster for The Velvet Queen
FrenchLa Panthère des neiges
Directed by
Written by
Produced byPierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin
Music by
Distributed byOscilloscope Laboratories
Release dates
  • 13 July 2021 (2021-07-13) (Cannes)
  • 15 December 2021 (2021-12-15) (France)
  • 22 December 2021 (2021-12-22) (USA)
Running time
92 minutes[1]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$5.6 million[2]

The Velvet Queen (French: La Panthère des neiges, lit. 'The Snow Panther') is a 2021 French-language documentary film. It follows Sylvain Tesson and Vincent Munier as they attempt to find a snow leopard in Tibet. The film was directed by Marie Amiguet [fr] and Munier in their feature-length debut, and premiered in the Cinema for the Climate section at the 74th Cannes Film Festival on 13 July 2021, with a wider theatrical release in France on 15 December and a limited release in the United States on 22 December. It won Best Documentary Film at the 47th César Awards, and Best Documentary at the 27th Lumières Awards.

  1. ^ "La Panthère des neiges - Festival de Cannes". festival-cannes.com. 2021. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ^ "The Velvet Queen (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 9 May 2023.