All France articles – Page 40
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FeaturesMy Screen Life: MipTV, Mipcom director Lucy Smith on what she has learned from Shonda Rhimes and Bob Iger
She also discusses why she loves her job and how she unwinds from its fast pace
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NewsÁlvaro Gago’s Berlin Panorama feature ‘Matria’ sells to France (exclusive)
Galician language film is sold by New Europe Film Sales.
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NewsCannes’ Directors’ Fortnight unveils 2023 poster and gears up for revamped edition
The 2023 Directors’ Fortnight runs in Cannes from May 16-27.
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FeaturesWhy French auteurs are arriving fashionably late to the series business
”Here in France, I think filmmakers are so used to doing things a certain way, that the transition has been more difficult”
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NewsFrench film production in 2022 boosted by streamers and rise in international co-productions
But production levels were below pre-pandemic levels of 2019.
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NewsWild Bunch International changes company name to Goodfellas
International sales company Goodfellas is owned and operated separately from the Wild Bunch Group.
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NewsBanijay promotes Frédéric Balmary to chief business officer
Exec was previously chief of staff at global production and distribution group.
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NewsHow Cédric Klapisch juggled making a feature and Covid challenges with shooting series ‘Greek Salad’ in Athens
Series is a spin-off from auteur’s film trilogy of ’Pot Luck’, ’Russian Dolls’ and ’Chinese Puzzle’.
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News‘The Actor’ takes grand prize at 2023 Series Mania
Event wrapped in Lille against backdrop of nationwide unrest in France.
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NewsHannes Hirsch’s Berlinale Panorama feature ‘Drifter’ sells to UK and US (exclusive)
Salzgeber has also sold ‘Bones And Names’ and ’Captain Faggatron Saves The Universe’ to various territories
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News‘The Affair’ co-creator Hagai Levi to write and direct WW2 series ‘The Girl Who Learned How to Kneel’ for Arte France (exclusive)
Series is adaptation of diaries of Dutch author Etty Hillesum, who was murdered in Auschwitz.
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Reviews‘The Crime Is Mine’: Review
Francois Ozon’s snappy adaptation of a 1934 stageplay is a ‘sly slice of feminist triumph’
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News‘Westworld’ showrunner Lisa Joy reflects on possibility of “stressful” writers’ strike
Delivering Series Mania keynote, Joy also said AI advances had made ’Westworld’ seem like a documentary.
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News“You have to put a writer at the centre of it”: Producer Nicola Shindler on the key to her success
Shindler’s credits include ‘It’s A Sin’ and ‘Happy Valley’.
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NewsUpgrade Productions, Iceland’s ACT 4, Croatia’s Drugi Plan partner on ‘Volcano’ series
Production on mixed-language, eight-part series to commence in early 2024.
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NewsLevelK closes multiple deals for Berlin Generation title ‘Sea Sparkle’ (exclusive)
The family drama has sold to France, Greece, Poland, Switzerland and Denmark.
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News‘The Teacher’s Lounge’ director Ilker Çatak preps ‘Yellow Letters’ with Haut et Court, Alamode (exclusive)
Project is set to film in Germany in autumn 2023.
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Reviews‘In The Company Of Women’: Malaga Review
The fight for abortion right in 1970s Spain is the focus of actress-director Silvia Munt’s solid feature
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NewsBanijay revenues jump to €3.2bn following acquisition spree and production push
France-based production giant’s parent company listed on Amsterdam stock exchange last year.
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FeaturesHow Canal+ is looking to retain its European film and TV crown in the face of streamer competition
There is now a renewed sense of confidence about the French pay-TV giant.