Screen presents a selection of the buzziest projects from France available to international buyers at this year’s American Film Market.

'Everybody Wants To F*ck Me'

Source: Studiocanal

‘Everybody Wants To F*ck Me’

The American Dream

Dir. Anthony Marciano
This feelgood sports comedy is based on the true story of a pair of French friends who ended up becoming two of the biggest agents in the NBA. Raphael Quenard and Jean-Pascal Zadi star as the real-life Jeremy Medjana and Bouna Ndiaye. Currently in post, it is produced by Quad Films (Intouchables) alongside Gaumont, which is planning a local release in February 2026.
Contact: Alexis Cassanet, Gaumont

Children Of The Resistance

Dir. Christophe Barratier
The director of the 2005 Oscar and Bafta-nominated The Chorus is back with this historical drama set in 1940s France under German occupation. It follows a group of young teen­agers who form an undercover cell to resist the Nazis and inspire their parents and community. Artus, Gérard Jugnot and Pierre Deladonchamps star alongside a cast of rising talent. Axel Films produces.
Contact: Margaux Audouin, Studiocanal 

Everybody Lies

Dir. Ludovic Bernard
Christian Clavier and Elsa Zylberstein star in this comedy drama set aboard a French ocean liner tasked with ferrying the ‘Mona Lisa’ to the US at the height of the Cold War. However, the priceless painting goes missing en route, leading to a wild race against time to recover it. Olivier Kahn produces for UGC. Bernard has directed several comedy hits in France, including How To Survive Without Mum and The Climb.
Contact: Alice Damiani, Studio TF1

Everybody Wants To F*ck Me

Dir. Jonathan Schey
This dark comedy thriller stars Taron Egerton and Jessica Henwick. Details on the plot remain elusive, but the UK-US production is currently shooting on location in London and is set in the world of modern dating. Schey also penned the script for the feature, which is produced by Studio­canal, Film4, Parkville Pictures and LuckyChap.
Contact: Margaux Audouin, Studiocanal 

Fantomas

Dir. Frédéric Tellier
This reboot of a famed early-20th-century French crime franchise stars Guillaume Canet and Romain Duris alongside Lyna Khoudri and Louis Peres. Set in Paris in 1914 amid a spree of violent crimes and political tension, the film follows the titular master of deception as he is pursued by a police lieutenant. SND produces alongside Wassim Béji’s Wy Productions.

Contact: Ramy Nahas, SND

Good Vibes Only

Dir. Reem Kherici
Alexandra Lamy and Francois Cluzet star in this film based on the true story of a married couple who invented The Womanizer, a groundbreaking sex toy heralded as forever changing the way women experience pleasure. It is produced by Vendôme Films (Coda) and Baxtory Films.
Contact: Alice Damiani, Studio TF1

Jupiter

Dir. Alexandre Smia
This debut feature from the writer of 13 Days, 13 Nights is a thriller set in an underground bunker located under the Élysée Palace in Paris, as the threat of nuclear war looms. Denis Ménochet plays the French president tasked with an impossible decision alongside a cast including André Dussollier, Ella Rumpf and Reda Kateb. It is produced by Paris-based powerhouse Mediawan’s Chi‑Fou-Mi.
Contact: Ramy Nahas, SND

Outfoxed!

Dir. Paul J Bolger
This 3D-animated comedy adventure about a family of foxes on the run features an all-Irish voice cast led by Bono. The U2 frontman plays the leader of a hound pack chasing a family of city foxes on a day trip to the Irish countryside. Producers are Ireland’s Monster Entertainment, Belgium’s Walking the Dog (The Triplets Of Belleville) and Luxembourg-based Doghouse Films (Nina And The Secret Of The Hedgehog).
Contact: mk2 Films

Stronger Than The Devil

Dir. Graham Guit
Guit’s fifth feature is a dark comedy horror that stars Melvil Poupaud as a man living on the fringes of society who reconnects with his estranged son and his son’s girlfriend, before a sinister trio of criminals lead them into a violent downward spiral. Asia Argento, Marine Vacth and Nahuel Pérez Biscayart also star.
Contact: Gilles Sousa, The Pool Films

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