Rebecca Leffler
Based in France
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- Features
Why the remake rights market is buzzing
This year’s Cannes Market included a pitching session for European feature-film IP.
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‘Anora’ wins Palme d’Or at 2024 Cannes Film Festival
Other winners included ’All We Imagine As Light’, ‘Emilia Pérez’ and Jesse Plemons.
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Michael Hazanavicius on animated Cannes Competition title ‘The Most Precious of Cargoes’
The film will open the upcoming Annecy animation film festival.
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11 talking points from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival
Screen rounds up the big themes and discussion points from this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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The 18-year journey to make Cannes Competition title ‘Beating Hearts’
The film is Studiocanal’s biggest budget French feature yet.
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“Genre is political”: Emma Benestan talks about her Critics’ Week closer ‘Animale’
The French-Algerian director says the film was inspired by its Camargue location.
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‘Simon Of The Mountain’ wins top Cannes Critics’ Week prize
The Argentinian first feature is a coming of age story.
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Pyramide beefs up sales for Louise Courvoisier’s Un Certain Regard title ‘Holy Cow’ (exclusive)
The film is the coming of age story of a partying teenager forced to take over the family farm and look after his little sister.
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Salim Kechiouche to shoot ‘Wolf Dreams’ in Algeria as country makes big Cannes comeback (exclusive)
An Algerian delegation is in Cannes to promote the country as an international partner and locations hub.
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Zou Jing wins Critics’ Week Next Step prize for coming-of-age drama ‘A Girl Unknown’
Didar Domehri of France’s Maneki Films has come on to co-produce.
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Vincent Lindon boards Ruben Östlund’s ‘The Entertainment System Is Down’ (exclusive)
Lindon joins Keanu Reeves, Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Bruhl, Samantha Morton and Nicolas Braun in the cast.
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Buyers take shine to Agathe Riedinger’s Cannes Competition title ‘Wild Diamond’ (exclusive)
Pyramide International is handling sales.
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India’s Cannes Competition entry ‘All We Imagine As Light’ charms buyers (exclusive)
Luxbox is handling international sales.
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US collective Omnes Films head talks Cannes selections, expanding slate (exclusive)
Coming up are Los Capítulos Perdidos, No Sleep Till.
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Neue Visionen unwraps French family comedy ‘Present Perfect’ (exclusive)
Present Perfect is directed by Raphaele Moussafir.
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How the #MeToo movement helped inspire Noémie Merlant to make ‘The Balconettes’
Noémie Merlant tells Screen about the journey to Cannes for her second feature, female-led horror comedy The Balconettes.
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Inside France’s masterplan to lure more international blockbusters
France is positioning itself as a one-stop shop for international production.
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France’s dynamic Agat Films-Ex Nihilo unveils eclectic shared slate (exclusive)
“We are a house of auteur cinema.”
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Imagineers Studio launches French superhero film ‘Fantax’ (exclusive)
Fantax is set to start shooting in Paris and the UK in the summer of 2025.
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Neon takes US rights to ‘The Unknown’ starring Léa Seydoux
It is the third feature for Harari who is fresh off an Oscar win for co-writing Anatomy Of A Fall