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All France articles – Page 74
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NewsFrance’s Bac Films, Wild Bunch International form new sales alliance (exclusive)
Bac Films and WBI are also mulling further production and financing partnerships in the longer term.
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NewsMemento to kick off sales on Mayotte-shot ‘Tropic Of Violence’ at Paris RDV
Paris-based company will begin sales on a trio of French-language titles at Unifrance’s annual event.
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NewsWild Bunch International unveils 2022 French slate (exclusive)
Company enjoyed A-list festival success in 2021 with Cannes and Venice winners Titane and Happening.
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NewsUnifrance confirms Paris Rendez-Vous will go ahead as physical event
Event will screen 88 French-language films, including 55 market premieres, in cinemas off the Champ-Élysées.
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NewsAnimated title ‘Coppelia’ secures UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
A theatrical release is planned for early 2022.
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FeaturesLea Seydoux on defying convention: “I’ve always expressed myself in a way that’s not like other actresses”
The French actress on fitting in with the retro-toned worlds of Wes Anderson films and providing a modern flavour to Bond.
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NewsBerlinale to honour Isabelle Huppert
Her latest film About Joan is screening at this year’s festival.
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NewsPatrice Leconte to direct Louis Braille biopic for Banijay France’s Terence Films
The high-end drama will be freely adapted from Hélène Jousse’s The Hands Of Louis Braille.
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NewsLes Arcs awards over €30,000 to 2021 Industry Village winners
Seven of eight awards were given to women or projects by women.
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NewsFront Row signs screenwriter, director for Arabic-language ‘Intouchables’ remake
It is the second Arab language remake of a European hit for Dubai-based after the upcoming Perfect Strangers.
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NewsNewen Studios and Sigrid Dyekjaer launch Danish doc company Real Lava
Danish documentary production company’s slate include Sundance-selected ‘The Territory’ and Eva Weber’s ‘Merkel’.
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News‘Lost Illusions’, ‘Happening’ lead the nominations for France’s Lumière awards
The awards are voted on by 95 international correspondents from 36 countries.
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Reviews‘The Sea Ahead’: Red Sea Review
Ely Dagher’s striking first feature is a poetic look at a woman who returns home, finding a city she no longer recognises
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NewsRed Sea artistic director Edouard Waintrop cancels trip to festival
Former Cannes Directors’ Fortnight artistic director oversaw selection of inaugural edition.
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Features‘Titane’ director Julia Ducournau talks nudity, car culture and subverting masculinity
Titane struck gold — in the form of Cannes’ Palme d’Or — for Julia Ducournau with just her second feature.
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FeaturesPathé president talks financing ‘Coda’, making pragmatic choices during pandemic, 2022 slate
French mini-major Pathé is keen to be recognised for fully financing awards hopeful Coda.
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NewsCanal Plus pledges to invest €600m in film production from 2022-24
It will be able to show its films six months after cinema release for an exclusive nine-month window.
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NewsFrance’s CNC unveils new strategy to attract more international business
National Cinema Centre launches drive to promote France as production and post-production destination.
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NewsLes Arcs Work in Progress includes Sacha Polak Netherlands-UK co-production ‘Silver Haze’
15 feature projects chosen from 164 submissions.
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NewsGaumont threatens legal action over far-right French presidential candidate video
Populist candidate Eric Zemmour’s campaign is under fire over the use of extracts from French film classics.