French film producer Nicolas Altmayer and Dior PR director Mathilde Favier killed in car crash

"Their joint passing has cast a shadow over two worlds which, one through the stories it creates and the other through the silhouettes it crafts, together carry France’s cultural influence far and wide," Catherine Pégard, France's Culture Minister, said.

French film producer Nicolas Altmayer and Dior PR executive Mathilde Favier have died in a car accident in France, local authorities announced this afternoon.  French media reports state the couple was killed around 4 pm on Monday on a road in the northern part of the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. The coupl

Nicolas Altmayer, the prolific French producer behind the “OSS 117” franchise and films by François Ozon, Bertrand Bonello and Julia Ducournau, and his partner Mathilde Favier, a prominent Dior public relations executive, died Monday in a car accident in western France. Altmayer was 61 and Favier was 57. The couple wer

Mathilde Favier was Dior's head of public relations. Nicolas Altmeyer, her partner, was known for producing the French films 'OSS 117,' 'Alpha,' and 'Monsieur Aznavour.'

Mathilde Favier was Dior's head of public relations. Nicolas Altmeyer, her partner, was known for producing the French films 'OSS 117,' 'Alpha,' and 'Monsieur Aznavour.'

Mathilde Favier, the director of public relations at Christian Dior Couture, has died at age 57 in a car accident in Western France along with her partner, film producer Nicolas Altmayer, 61.