• Crime thriller ‘The Temple Woods Gang’ to shoot in France for Reason8 (exclusive)
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    Crime thriller ‘The Temple Woods Gang’ to shoot in France for Reason8 (exclusive)

    2021-07-07T05:00:00Z

    Jacques Nolot, Sara Forestier to star.

  • Adhen (Le Dernier Maquis)
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    Adhen (Le Dernier Maquis)

    2008-05-18T12:37:00Z

    Dir: Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche. France-Algeria. 2008. 93mins.Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche has addressed the schizoid nature of the clash of French and Algerian cultures before, most notably in the lovely Bled Number One, set in a small Algerian village. In Adhen, traditional religion comes up against contemporary capital in a ...

  • Ameur-Zaimeche wins France's Prix Jean Vigo
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    Ameur-Zaimeche wins France's Prix Jean Vigo

    2011-05-06T12:00:00Z

    Costume drama Les Chants de Mandrin, sold by MK2, was produced by Sarrazink Productions.

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    Strong showing for France and Latin America in Directors Fortnight

    2008-04-25T11:02:00Z

    Nancy Tartaglione-Vialatte in ParisThe Directors Fortnight line-up was announced Thursday morning in Paris with a robust 20 titles set to screen in between opening film Four Nights With Anna by Jerzy Skolimowski and closing film The Pleasure Of Being Robbed from US film-maker Josh Safdie.The section is heavy on Latin ...

  • Features

    Production - The film-makers - Youth movement

    2008-03-14T00:00:00Z

    NABIL AYOUCHAyouch first came to attention in 2000 with his second feature, Ali Zaoua, Prince Of The Streets, a drama about children in Casablanca which won international prizes from St Louis to Stockholm. The latest title from the film-maker, whose mother is French-Jewish and father is Moroccan-Muslim, is Whatever Lola ...

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    Cannes Buzz: Directors' Fortnight

    2008-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Each year, when the lights go down after every film at the Noga Hilton (now known as the Palais Stephanie), a history of Directors' Fortnight unfolds before your eyes.An inspirational montage of still photos and brief scenes skim through 40 years of talent discovery and championing of world-class film-makers.Key images ...

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    Toronto: The Buzz Films

    2008-08-29T07:19:00Z

    THE BUZZ FILMSGALA PRESENTATIONSDean Spanley (UK-NZ)Dir: Toa FraserThe story: Based on Lord Dunsany's novel My Talks With Dean Spanley, this charts the relationship between a stiff Englishman and his son.The cast: Peter O'Toole plays opposite Jeremy Northam as his son and Sam Neill as an eccentric dean.The buzz: A co-production ...

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    Buzz Films - Toronto 2008: the lowdown

    2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

    GALA PRESENTATIONSDean Spanley (UK-NZ)Dir: Toa FraserThe story: Based on Lord Dunsany's novel My Talks With Dean Spanley, this charts the relationship between a stiff Englishman and his son.The cast: Peter O'Toole plays opposite Jeremy Northam as his son and Sam Neill as an eccentric dean.The buzz: A co-production between New ...