All France articles – Page 193
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NewsAmour continues winning streak at French Lumière Awards
Rust and Bone, Camille Rewinds (Camille Redouble) also come away with prizes.
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NewsJean-Philippe Tirel to quit Wild Bunch Distribution
French distribution veteran, with eye for US independent fare, to launch acquisition company called Selective Films at Cannes.
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NewsFrench films up 88% at international box office in 2012
Unifrance study reveals record year on back of international success of Intouchables, Taken 2 and The Artist.
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Cross Channel Film Lab reveals selection
The Cross Channel Film Lab (CCFL) has announced its selection of four low to medium budget film projects – all which have displayed “original and imaginative ways” of utilising visual effects and/or Stereo 3D.
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NewsSND boards Jalil Lespert’s Yves Saint Laurent biopic
Pierre Niney to play YSL in picture which is due to start rolling this spring, around the same time as Bertrand Bonello’s rival film on the legendary designer.
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NewsGaumont finds homes for The Brats ahead of Paris RDV premiere
Company will also launch popular comedienne Reem Kherici’s directorial debut picture Paris or Perish (Paris à Tout Prix) [pictured] at the Unifrance meeting.
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NewsFrench Culture Minister calls meeting over Maraval-gate storm
Wild Bunch’s Vincent Maraval says thrust of Le Monde editorial distorted by “sensationalist” headline.
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NewsAmber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen join McG thriller
EuropaCorp and Relativity Media made the announcement on Monday [7]. The new cast join previously announced Kevin Costner on the untitled project.
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NewsFrench box office dipped 5.9% in 2012
French films accounted for 40.2% of market against 45.3% for US pictures.
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NewsWild Bunch’s Vincent Maraval blasts French star system
Producer and sales chief slams salaries of France’s top stars, calling for rethink of French film subsidy system and cap on actor wages.
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FeaturesA window on France
Rendez-vous with French Cinema in Paris (Jan 15-21), which showcases the latest productions from the territory, will host its biggest selection yet at the event’s 15th edition. Melanie Goodfellow reports.
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NewsTobias Lindholm’s A Hijacking wins at Les Arcs
Danish thriller A Hijacking (Kapringen) has won the Crystal Arrow at the fourth Les Arcs European Film Festival.
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CommentVive la France!
As the editorial team at Screen surveyed 2012’s highs and lows and game-changing news stories, one trend that struck us was the huge success of French films abroad in 2012.
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NewsBenoit Jacquot’s Farewell My Queen wins Louis Delluc Prize
Benoit Jacquot’s French revolution drama Farewell My Queen (Les Adieux à La Reine) has won the Louis Delluc Prize for best French film in 2012, the awards presided over by Gilles Jacob announced on Friday.
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NewsRouge International bulks up slate with Family Film ahead of Les Arcs
Julie Gayet and Nadia Turincev’s Paris-based production company is also set to unveil a rough-cut of A Spell To Ward off the Darkness in Les Arcs.
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NewsFrance set to boost film tax incentives
Ceiling on Tax Rebate for International Production (TRIP) could rise $12.9 m (€10m) from $5.1m (€4m).
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NewsImpossible sinks Titanic record in Spain
Tsunami drama has also started strongly in France and Thailand, where the film is set.
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NewsShout! Factory takes two from EuropaCorp
In a deal with French studio EuropaCorp, Shout! Factory has acquired US home entertainment, digital and broadcast rights to CG animated feature A Monster In Paris and Luc Besson’s adventure film The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec.
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NewsFrench film industry protests 3% VAT hike on cinema tickets
VAT on cinema tickets set to rise to 10% at the beginning of 2014.
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NewsLes Arcs unveils Work in Progress titles
Upcoming titles from Lech Majewski and duo Ben Rivers and Ben Russell are among the 12 films to be showcased in the Work in Progess section of the Les Arcs European Film Festival.