All articles by Melanie Goodfellow – Page 101
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NewsCannes' 65th edition has strong American flavour
Thierry Fremaux says he will announce two to three more titles in coming weeks.
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NewsCannes announces Un Certain Regard, Special Screenings
Among those selected were China’s Lou Ye, Canada’s Xavier Dolan and Argentina’s Pablo Trapero as well as the Cuban portmanteau 7 Days In Havana, one segment of which is directed by Trapero.
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NewsCannes competition line up unveiled in Paris
Strong showing for US independents with Lee Daniels, Jeff Nichols, Andrew Dominik and John Hillcoat in competition alongside Cannes stalwarts like Haneke, Cronenberg, Reygadas, Loach.
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FeaturesFrench presidential candidates woo cinema world
France goes to the polls this Sunday for the first round of presidential elections. In a campaign dominated by the economy,immigration and unemployment, candidates have also found time to court the cinema world too.
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NewsClaude Miller’s Thérèse Desqueroux to close Cannes
Audrey Tautou stars in the title role of the French master’s final film, which will screen on May 27 and is based on François Mauriac’s 1920s novel of the same name.
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NewsCannes confirms Berenice Bejo as mistress of ceremonies
Bejo to host opening and closing ceremonies of festival running 16-27 May.
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NewsTim Roth named president of Cannes’ Un Certain Regard Jury
Twenty films to screen in the Official Selection sidebar will be announced at the festival’s press conference on April 19.
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NewsFrench government supports Toulouse studios project
Raleigh-backed project to build studios near southern French city of Toulouse wins government support as construction of Luc Besson’s Paris Cité du Cinema studios is completed.
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NewsPathé Films reorganizes French operation
Veteran Jean-Claude Bordes takes on production consultant role as 35-year-old Vivien Aslanian is promoted to head of distribution.
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NewsInternational productions, foreign investment boost film jobs in Paris
Ile de France Film Commission study shows number of people employed in the cinema and audiovisual sector in greater Paris region grew in 2010.
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NewsFrench director Claude Miller dies after long illness
Career spanned 50 years and some 20 pictures including Garde à Vue, Deadly Circuit (Mortelle Randonnée), L’Effrontée and The Little Thief (La Petite Voleuse).
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NewsMusic Box acquires US rights to Cate Shortland’s Lore
Memento handling international sales for drama set in Germany in the aftermath of World War Two. Picture will be ready for Cannes.
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NewsMichel Gondry’s Mood Indigo (L’Ecume des Jours) to start shooting April 10 for StudioCanal
Adaptation of Boris Vian’s 1947 classic novel to shoot mainly in Paris region with Francophile ensemble cast led by Audrey Tautou and Romain Duris.
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CommentSomething 'fishy' about Cannes line-up leak
A credible-sounding list of selections is called a ‘paper fish’ by Cannes organisers.
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NewsMatias Meyer’s The Last Christeros wins CinéLatino
Picture about fight for religious freedom by Roman Catholic rebels premiered at Toronto and also screened in Rotterdam.
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NewsFrench cinema lobbies for digital update of l’exception culturelle laws
Directors Michel Hazanavicius and Luc Besson join campaigns calling for overhaul of France’s famous cultural exception laws taking into account new digital landscape.
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Toulouse’s Cinélatino to go ahead despite killings
Festival cancels open-air inaugural ceremony but rest of event, running March 23 to April 1, remains intact.
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NewsFrench film world descends on Paris book fair
Some 200 producers sign up for professional rights market run by Society of French Language Publishers (SCELF) during the Paris Salon du Livre.
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CommentPrison love
Director Maïwenn’s Cannes Jury Prize winner Polisse may have missed out on the top prizes at the French Césars last month but consolation came from an expected quarter over the weekend.
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NewsCannes L’Atelier announces 2012 selection
Upcoming films from Marco Van Geffen, Mahmoud Al Massad and Mai Masri are among 15 projects to be presented at the financing event.