All France articles – Page 15
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Reviews‘Le Mans 55: The Unauthorised Investigation’: Hot Docs Review
The 1955 Le Mans disaster is investigated by a close relative of two of the 83 people who lost their lives at the racetrack
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NewsCecile Gaget joins European indie Carrousel Studios as CEO
Carrousel was launched in March by Omar. Sy, Louis Letterier and Thomas Benski.
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NewsAnnecy unveils Competition line-up plus previews including ‘The Wild Robot’
‘Succession’ star Sarah Snook in voice cast for Competition title ‘Memoir Of A Snail’.
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NewsLaurent Cantet, Palme d’Or-winning French director, dies
The French director of films including 2008’s The Class was 63.
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FeaturesWhy an IP focus will take centre stage at Cannes 2024
The Market is hosting Cannes Remakes, Spotlight on IP from Asia, and a bolstered Shoot the Book! programme.
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NewsStopmotion animation ‘The Songbirds’ Secret’ flies to France TV Distribution (exclusive)
The children’s adventure film has been created by using paper cut-outs in stopmotion animation.
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NewsOther Angle cracks open sales on French comedy ‘A Smile Doesn’t Lie’ (exclusive)
Title being packaged as a project with strong remake potential.
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NewsProjects featuring Cate Blanchett, Millie Bobby Brown and Patti Smith in Cannes immersive line-up
A selection of eight projects form part of Canes’ inaugural immersive competition.
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NewsSandhya Suri’s Un Certain Regard title ‘Santosh’ heads to mk2 Films
The Hindi-language title is the narrative fiction debut from UK-Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri, a Screen Star of Tomorrow 2023.
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NewsVisions du Réel 2024 presents industry prizes worth €50,000
The Iran-born French filmmaker Mehran Tamadon won €20,000 for ‘The Last Days Of The Hospital’.
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Newsmk2 Films boards Directors’ Fortnight apocalyptic love story ‘Eat The Night’ (exclusive)
The second feature from directing duo Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel.
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NewsNetflix thriller ‘Ad Vitam’ starring Guillaume Canet starts shooting in Paris
The French-language film follows a man who must find his kidnapped wife.
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NewsPulsar Content boards Cannes’ ACID selection ‘Mi Bestia’ (exclusive)
The coming of age film is the directorial debut of Colombian filmmaker Camila Beltrán.
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FeaturesDirectors’ Fortnight’s Julien Rejl on a line-up “exploring serious issues with comedy, fantasy, and imagination”
”“We don’t want radical films or films that are chic or snobby,” said Rejl.
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NewsCannes parallel section ACID reveals 2024 selection
Nine titles are set to receive their world premiere as part of the showcase.
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Features“My films are cut through with the need to resist the violence of our times,” Alice Diop tells Visions du Reel audience
“My aim is to find the right format for the film I want to make,” said the French filmmaker of documentaries and ‘Saint Omer’.
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Reviews‘My Father’s Diaries’: Visions du Reel Review
Filmmaker Ado Hasanovic revisits the Balkan War through his father’s archival video and diary footage
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NewsGoodfellas boards father-daughter thriller ‘Le Royaume’ ahead of Cannes premiere (exclusive)
The film is produced by prolific French production house Chi-Fou-Mi.
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NewsLes Films du Losange boards Roberto Minervini’s Un Certain Regard title ‘The Damned’ (exclusive)
The film is set during the American Civil War and is Minervini’s first fiction feature.
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NewsLuxbox boards Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Competition title ‘All We Imagine As Light’ (exclusive)
The film is Kapadia’s fiction feature debut after winning the Golden Eye documentary prize at the festival in 2021.