Latest Cannes News – Page 8
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NewsChile’s Antonia Zegers to star in Belén Funes’ ’The Turtles’ (exclusive)
Shooting is scheduled to begin at the end of this year.
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News101 Films International adds Isaiah Washington’s ‘Corsicana’ to Cannes market slate (exclusive)
Source: 101 Films International Isaiah Washington 101 Films International has picked up worldwide sales rights on Western thriller Corsicana, written, directed by and starring Isaiah Washington. The completed film stars Washington as deputy US marshal Bass Reeves, a real-life Black cowboy tracking a gang of killers to ...
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NewsBFI’s Mia Bays, Ama Ampadu and Louise Ortega to explore restructured Filmmaking Fund at Cannes’ UK Pavilion
Taking part will be Mia Bays, director of the BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Fund and Ama Ampadu and Louise Ortega, the fund’s senior production and production executives.
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NewsUK producers call for more support to be able to work with local talent
“We’re the ones making work for actors and everybody,’” said Anna Griffin at a BFI / Screen panel in Cannes.
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NewsMartin Scorsese voices support for Ukraine, freedom of speech at Cannes 2023
Director is “very nervous about the aggression of Russia”; says “freedom to speak is the most important.”
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NewsFrance's minister of culture talks plan to woo more international productions
“We have beautiful landscapes and cities, but more and more shoots are happening in studios and our studios are small and not modernised enough.”
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NewsTodd Haynes’ ‘May December’ lands top of Screen’s Cannes jury grid
Banel & Adama also lands on the grid with a 2.3 average.
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News‘May December’ star Natalie Portman highlights "different expectations" for women at Cannes Film Festival
“Some people in France call May-December relationships ‘Le Macron’” jokes Todd Haynes.
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NewsSovereign to release ‘Lost In The Night’ in the UK and Ireland (exclusive)
Amat Escalante’s title debuted in the Cannes Premiere section.
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NewsMedia Luna takes on psychological thriller ‘Sparrow Call’ (exclusive)
The film stars David Bark-Jones, Billie Vee, Anita Albrecht and Amber Lily-Butterworth.
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NewsTrustNordisk unveils ‘Back To Reality’ (exclusive)
Project to be written and directed by Denmark’s Anders Thomas Jensen.
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NewsHirokazu Kore-eda’s Cannes title ‘Monster’ scores UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
Japan’s Gaga Corporation is handling sales in Asia, while Paris-based Goodfellas has the rest of the world.
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NewsCannes’ UK Pavilion to tackle green crisis in production; plus ‘How To Have Sex’ talent talk
A talent talk with Cannes Un Certain Regard title ‘How To Have Sex’ director Molly Manning Walker is also on today’s line-up.
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NewsMartin Amis, author of ‘The Zone Of Interest’, dies aged 73
An adaptation of the novel has premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsCannes clarifies ticket system as industry delegates get to grips with screening access
”We want to be clear the market badge has priority over festival badges,” said Guillaume Esmiol.
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NewsItaly’s EFM focus to spur further state investment in Italian film industry
Italy has boosted its minority coproduction fund from €5m-€6m.
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NewsCannes’ Thierry Fremaux involved in heated altercation with policeman
Fremaux was filmed being forcibly pushed by policeman after being asked to stop riding electric bike on pavement.
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NewsExperiential event releases can help arthouse cinemas survive, say global exhibitors
“The arthouse audience has changed and become younger, more ephemeral, more adventurous.”
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NewsFrance ramps up studios and training with 68 projects chosen for €350m “Great Image Factory” initiative
’The Great Image Factory’ is part of the French government’s €54bn France 2030 plan.