Revenante Films is a Paris-based agency founded by Yaël Halbron, dedicated to the promotion, festival presence and international circulation of restored films and forgotten works from the history of cinema. The titles it represents have screened at some of the world’s most authoritative institutions for heritage cinema, including the Cinémathèque française, the Deutsche Kinemathek in Berlin, BFI Flare in London and Metrograph in New York.

Frakas designed the visual identity and website of Revenante Films, starting from its name. In French, revenante is a presence returning from the past, like the films that come back to the screen after years of neglect thanks to restoration. The studio built the entire project around this idea of apparition, with a visual language that draws on the imagery of vintage cinema.

The logotype is custom lettering that recalls the hand-drawn titles of early films. The letters are black, solid and highly legible, yet their irregular, organic drawing suggests movement. The logo seems to capture a precise instant: the moment when the name is fully visible, just before it disappears.

Alongside the logo, the typographic system takes its cue from the credits on film posters. Names, roles, titles and dates are arranged in compact, orderly blocks, with the same density as the lines at the bottom of a poster. It is a rigorous structure that contrasts with the organic mark of the logotype.

The website, which brings together programmes, retrospectives and festival news, is scattered with easter eggs for film lovers. Short GIFs of vintage scenes appear among the content, while some graphic elements recall the service screens of old cinemas. They are discreet details, discovered while browsing, that tie the website to Revenante’s work.