All France articles – Page 54
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Reviews‘Excursion’: Sarajevo Review
Sensitive feature debut follows the fall-out from a Bosnian teenager’s compulsive lies
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NewsOlivier Assayas, Alexandre Desplat, Patrick Wachsberger among French Oscar selection committee
The second year of the new-look committee.
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Reviews‘First Case’: Locarno Review
Rising French star Noee Abita impresses as a legal assistant given the chance to work on a high-stakes case in rural France
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NewsThe French summer film festivals shining a spotlight on hot local titles with international appeal
Cannes may get all the attention, but France’s summer film festivals are essential launchpads for local features ready to hit the international market. Here are the ones to look out for.
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Reviews‘Do Not Expect Too Much From The End Of The World’: Locarno Review
Radu Jude’s latest follows a beleagured Bucharest production assistant casting for a safety at work video
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NewsTimm Kröger’s ‘The Theory Of Everything’ scores key early sales ahead of Venice Competition premiere (exclusive)
Black-and-white genre hopping thriller is second feature from German director Kröger.
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Reviews‘The Falling Star’: Locarno Review
Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon’s typically-quirky comedy plays out in a Belgian beer bar
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NewsFrench box office jumps in July as ‘Barbenheimer’ drives up ticket sales
Ticket sales in July up 33.13% compared with same month in 2022; Barbie and Oppenheimer alone accounted for 25% of admissions.
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NewsCNC ramps up bid to make France into a global production hub as tax credits boost spending
Pauline Augrain tasked with attracting productions to France, as EY Consulting report shows economic impact of country’s tax credits.
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Reviews‘The Hypnosis’: Karlovy Vary Review
A professional woman undergoes hypnotherapy to surprising results in this Karlovy Vary prizewinner
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NewsFrench film industry confident of navigating US strikes as Olympic-sized headache looms
If the actors and writers’ strikes last beyond the autumn, major productions could be challenged by planning for the Paris Olympics.
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NewsItaly embarks on major campaign to promote its film industry worldwide (exclusive)
Italy has just hosted Summit for US and French producers, is taking major delegation to Tokyo Film Festival and will be Country in Focus at Berlinale’s EFM.
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NewsMediawan boards Venice doc ‘Dario Argento Panico’; scores deals for ‘Godard Cinema’, Oliver Stone’s ‘Nuclear Now’ (exclusive)
‘Dario Argento Panico’ will premiere in Venice Classics.
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NewsCharades, Anonymous Content team on genre-bending Venice Competition title ‘The Theory of Everything’ (exclusive)
Timm Kröger’s second film is a German-language psychological thriller.
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NewsKorean drama ‘A Normal Family’ lands key deals ahead of Toronto debut
Hur Jin-Ho’s intense family drama is an adaptation of Herman Koch’s ‘The Dinner’.
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NewsTarak Ben Ammar says Italy and France need more film studios, but UK market is “saturated”
Veteran producer is creating new studio in Rome.
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Reviews‘Mami Wata’: Fantasia Review
A West African village finds itself at a spiritual crossroads in CJ ‘Fiery’ Obasi’s striking third feature
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NewsFrance’s Canal+ Group takes minority stake in Viaplay amid Scandinavian streamer overhaul
Viaplay to lay off 25% of staff representing around 450 jobs.
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NewsLiberté, egalité… solidarité? French unions (finally) express solidarity with striking US actors and writers
ARP and SRF have issued strong statements but there is very little noise from any French actors.
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NewsMemento International boards ‘Joy’ director Sudabeh Mortezai’s ‘Europa’ ahead of Sarajevo launch (exclusive)
The film’s backers include Film4 and Mike Goodridge’s Good Chaos.