All France articles – Page 6
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NewsFrench box office holds steady in January as local titles stay strong
The highest-grossing French films were ‘How To Make A Killing’ and ’The Marching Band’
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NewsFrench sales outfit MMM scoops South African drama ‘The Heart Is A Muscle’ ahead of Panorama launch (exclusive)
Source: MMM ‘The Heart Is A Muscle’ Nascent French sales outfit MMM has acquired South African director Imran Hamdulay’s Panorama title The Heart Is A Muscle, about a Cape Town father on a journey of self-redemption. Keenan Arrison stars as a man whose five year-old son briefly ...
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NewsPyramide boards Berlin Panorama selection ‘Confidante’ for international sales (exclusive)
It is the fourth feature from Turkish-French directing duo Cagla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti.
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NewsPlaytime boosts EFM slate with buzzy Leyla Bouzid and Evi Kalogiropoulou titles (exclusive)
Bouzid’s ‘In A Whisper’ is a Tunisian family drama; Kalogiropoulou’s ‘Gorgona’ is a feminist adaptation of the Greek myth
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NewsDirector Jerome Salle and Federation Studios team for film and TV production venture Syzygy
First project is the English-language thriller series ’Okavango’.
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NewsPathé International adds musical comedy drama ‘Bye Bye’ to EFM slate (exclusive)
Amelie Bonnin’s debut feature stars popular French singer and actress Juliette Armanet.
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NewsCharades boards Berlinale title ‘Christy’, sells to UK-Ireland (exclusive)
‘Christy’ is a UK-Ireland co-production and the opening title of Generation 14plus.
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NewsThe Bureau to launch counterfeit thriller ‘The Money Maker’ at EFM; unveils first look (exclusive)
Jean-Paul Salomé’s film is about a real-life counterfeiter who evaded French police for 15 years.
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NewsFrench director Christophe Ruggia found guilty of sexually assaulting Adele Haenel in landmark trial
Ruggia has received a four-year sentence, including two years under house arrest
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NewsBe For Films boards Congo-set doctor drama ‘Muganga’, starring Isaach De Bankolé; unveils first look (exclusive)
The drama is based on the true story of a Congolese doctor and a Belgian surgeon.
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NewsAlpha Violet boards worldwide sales on Berlin Panorama selection ‘1001 Frames’ (exclusive)
Mehrnoush Alia’s feature debut centres on an increasingly disturbing audition in a black box studio.
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NewsMemento International boards Berlin-bound queer road movie ‘Dreams In Nightmares’ (exclusive)
Shatara Michelle Ford’s second feature is about a group of queer Black friends on a life-changing journey.
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NewsDisney+ signs landmark media chronology agreement in France for reduced nine-month window
Streamer makes investment, production pledge.
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NewsFrench culture minister submits proposal to renew windowing agreement
Proposal would extend 2022 agreement that radically reformed France’s strict windowing system.
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News‘The Count Of Monte-Cristo’ leads nominations for France’s Cesar Awards
Also strong showings for ’Beating Hearts’ and ’Emilia Perez’.
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NewsMediawan Rights boards Sundance doc ‘GEN_’, releases first trailer (exclusive)
Gianluca Matarrese’s film follows Italian specialist helping patients while navigating conservative government constraints.
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NewsDenis Lavant to star in Chilean ghost story ’Bloques Erráticos’ (exclusive)
French star plays the ghost of a cinematographer who breaks free after a century trapped within the glaciers of Patagonia.
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NewsFilms Boutique boards Vivian Qu’s Berlin competition title ‘Girls On Wire’ (exclusive)
The film follows two Chinese women on the run from the local mafia.
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NewsUrban Sales boards Berlin-bound Olympics comedy drama ‘That Summer In Paris’ (exclusive)
The film will play in the new Perspectives section for fiction feature debuts.
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NewsNew sales outfit Lucky Number boards Berlin competition title ‘What Marielle Knows’ (exclusive)
Lucky Number was launched in November by industry veterans Ola Byszuk, Olivier Barbier and Lenny Porte.