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All France articles – Page 196
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NewsEuropa's Monzier to join Unifrance US
Monzier was instrumental in setting up the Europa Distribution network.
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NewsFrench Film Festival UK to pay tribute to de Funès, Pialat
The 21st edition to run Nov 7-30 at venues across the UK and is set to screen a restored version of Jacques Demy’s Lola [pictured].
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NewsSlot to head World Cinema fund
EXCLUSIVE: Lars von Trier’s longtime collaborator Marianne Slot will be unveiled this week in Cannes as the president of new French funding body World Cinema Support.
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NewsTomahawk sells for Celluloid, uConnect
2929 Entertainment has come on board to fully finance acquired S Craig Zahler’s Western adventure Bone Tomahawk and will channel it through Magnolia in North America. Celluloid Dreams and uConnect handle international sales.
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NewsPretty Pictures takes The Notebook
EXCLUSIVE: Pretty Pictures has pre-bought French rights for Janos Szasz’ Second World War drama Le Grand Cahier (The Notebook), currently in post-production from Beta Cinema.
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NewsQED, Huayi strikes China alliance
In the latest US-China pact to take root in Hollywood, QED International and Huayi Brothers Media Company have formed a strategic distribution and co-production partnership.
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NewsFirst look at The Last Diamond
EXCLUSIVE: In a timely move following the Chopard jewellery theft on Thursday, Paris-based sales company Other Angle has released first images of Eric Barbier’s heist tale with a twist The Last Diamond starring Yvan Attal and Bérénice Bejo.
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NewsZhu signs Franco-Chinese deal
Deal is one of the first official accords to come together since France and China signed a co-production treaty last year.
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NewsBackup signs up Lorna Tee
EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong-based Tee is a well-known figure in the Asian film industry.
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NewsRadiant, Mars strike Rudderless deal
Radiant Films has licensed all French-speaking rights to Mars Films on Rudderless, the musical drama from Unified Pictures’ in association with Bron Studios.
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NewsIMAX, Gaumont to release
IMAX Corporation and Gaumont will digitally remaster Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s The Young And Prodigious T.S. Spivet and release on IMAX 3D across France on Oct 16.
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NewsMusic Box acquires Michael Kohlhaas
Music Box Films has acquired all US and Canadian rights to Arnaud des Pallières’ Cannes competition entry Michael Kohlhaas starring Mads Mikkelsen.
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NewsNicolas Eschbach launches Indie Sales
EXCLUSIVE : Former TF1 sales chief plans annual 12-picture slate.
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NewsElle Driver unleashes French Women
EXCLUSIVE: Vanessa Paradis, Isabelle Adjani, Laetitia Casta, Sylvie Testud, Geraldine Nakache, Julie Ferrier, Marina Hands, Alice Taglioni, Alice Belaidi, Melanie Doutey, Audrey Dana [pictured] make-up biggest and starriest French female cast ever.
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NewsFIP takes slew of Culpa rights
Fox International Productions (FIP) has acquired distribution rights in the US, Latin America and Germany to Fred Cavayé’s thriller Mea Culpa.
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NewsWild Bunch takes Braff Kickstarter film
EXCLUSIVE: Cannes slate also includes latest films from Abel Ferrara, Larry Clark, Xavier Beauvois, Ken Loach, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Laurent Tirard, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and Nicole Garcia.
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FeaturesDimension 3: viewing the future
The rise of high frame rate and 4K technology will be among the points of discussion at France’s Dimension 3 (June 18-21). By Melanie Goodfellow.
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NewsStudioCanal boards Macbeth
The company said on Friday [10] it had come on board to co-finance with Film4 See-Saw Films’ Shakespeare adaptation and will launch sales in Cannes.
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NewsPretty Pictures takes Dancing in Jaffa
French distributor snaps up Hilla Medalia’s Tribeca title from K5 International.