All France articles – Page 220
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FeaturesLaws of attraction
After years of being bypassed by foreign productions — even those set in the territory — France is aiming to redress the balance. Nancy Tartaglione explores the impact the C2I international tax credit is having on attracting films to the country
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FeaturesStudio building
With distribution outfits in three key territories, an international sales arm and an active production programme, StudioCanal is fulfilling its ambition to be a true European studio. CEO Olivier Courson talks to Mike Goodridge.
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FeaturesFrench, in English
The volume of English-language films emerging out of France is increasing, reports Elisabeth Lequeret, as a handful of local players ramp up their international ambitions
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FeaturesFrance: the centre of Europe
Home to some of the continent’s only movie majors and a production and sales sector which embraces the world, France is the cinema centre of Europe.
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FeaturesThe battle for admissions
Last year in France, admissions were the highest for nearly three decades. But in a crowded marketplace, distributors are having to reach audiences faster than ever. Elisabeth Lequeret reports
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NewsVisit licenses The Taqwacores to Strand in North America
Visit Films has licensed North American rights to The Taqwacores to Strand Releasing and French rights to Bac Films ahead of its weekend slot at SXSW.
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NewsFrance's CNC releases annual production report
The number of films produced in France dropped slightly in 2009 according to the CNC’s annual report
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NewsSND secures multiple sales on Stranded
French horror film Stranded has been sold to multiple territories
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NewsA Prophet sweeps the board at France's Cesars
Jacques Audiard’s Oscar nominated A Prophet won ten Cesar Awards in its home country of France on Saturday night.The prison drama walked off with Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor among others.Audiard’s film was nominated in 13 categories and took a total of ...
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Smuggler Films to remake Lucas Belvaux's Rapt
Smuggler Films, the new production outfit run by Brian Carmody, John N. Hart and Patrick Milling Smith, is to remake French thriller Rapt which tells the story of the 1978 kidnapping of Baron Edouard-Jean Empain, heir to the Empain Schneider dynasty. The US version will be retitled Abduction.The French film, ...
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ReviewsFamily Tree (L’Arbre Et La Forêt)
Dirs/scr: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau. France. 2010. 97mins.
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Greek Summer warms up Other Angle
France’s Other Angle Pictures has picked up Greek Summer, a new project to be directed by Olivier Horlait.