All France articles – Page 218
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NewsSarkozy taps Frederic Mitterrand as culture minister
French president Nicolas Sarkozy has reshuffled his cabinet with at least one key change affecting the entertainment business.
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NewsSmartJog strikes digital server deal with Europalaces
French cinema chain Europalaces, which owns Gaumont and Pathe cinemas, has struck a deal to use SmartJog Digital Cinema Central Library Servers.
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NewsSpain gets 7 Minutos, Looking For Eric reaches the UK
ScreenDaily takes a look at the local and independent openings in key markets this week.
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NewsFrance's piracy law dealt crushing blow by Constitutional Court
France’s top legislative court, the Constitutional Council, has decreed that a crucial element of the Creation and Internet piracy law passed on May 13 - the power to cut off Internet access to people caught downloading content illegally as part of a three strikes measure - is contrary to the ...
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NewsRap fans get digital preview of West Coast Theory
DVD distributor Potemkine is hoping to tantalize rap fans with an online preview of straight-to-DVD film West Coast Theory.
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NewsDragon Tattoo continues to dominate European box office
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (aka Men Who Hate Women) – the first feature in Swedish author Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy – continues its raid on the international charts.
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NewsLocarno to honour producer Martine Marignac
France’s Martine Marignac will receive the Raimondo Rezzonico Prize for Best Independent Producer at the Locarno International Film Festival in Augus
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Features
We Have A Pope
A comedy of reflection, in which a psychiatrist is called in to counsel a cardinal, who although having been elected Pope, is not keen to ascend the Papacy
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NewsTF1 and SPHE launch video joint venture for French market
TF1 Video and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) are joining forces to distribute video in the French market.
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NewsWild Bunch signs raft of Cannes deals
Wild Bunch has reported a raft sales on its Cannes line-up including US deals on Marina de Van’s Don’t Look Back, Bruno Podalydes’ Park Benches and Lou Ye’s Spring Fever.
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ReviewsDon’t Look Back (Ne Te Retourne Pas)
Dir: Marina de Van. France/Lux/Belgium. 2009. 110 mins.
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NewsEnlightenment sells I Can't Think Straight, World Unseen
UK-based Enlightenment Films has sold rights to I Can’t Think Straight and The World Unseen to French based Optimale for France and French-speaking regions.
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NewsProtagonist sells The Children
UK sales company Protagonist has sold with Tom Shankland’s The Children which sold to Alliance in Canada and Chrysalis Film in France.
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NewsOther Angle makes strong Cannes Marche debut
French sales company Other Angle reported robust business at its first Cannes Marche.
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NewsHeaven On Earth begins shooting in Croatia
Franco-Croatian co-production Heaven On Earth began shooting Wednesday (May 20) on the Adriatic coast of Croatia.
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NewsMichael Haneke's The White Ribbon wins Palme d'Or
Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon won the Palme d’Or on Sunday night (May 24) in Cannes.