All articles by Melanie Goodfellow – Page 78
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NewsCannes hears female film quotas call
New European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) study reveals just 16.1% of films released in Europe over the last ten years were by women.
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NewsElle Driver sells 3 Hearts
EXCLUSIVE: Benoit Jacquot’s upcoming drama 3 Heartshas been finding plenty love with buyers on the back of first images.
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NewsTF1's Weddings goes global
EXCLUSIVE: TF1 International has been racking up sales on French multicultural marriage comedy hit Serial (Bad) Weddings.
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NewsPreljocaj in Cannes for TF1’s Polina
EXCLUSIVE: Renowned choreographer to make feature debut with ballet drama Polina.
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FeaturesSebastiano Riso, Darker Than Midnight
Italian director Sebastiano Riso’s debut feature Darker Than Midnight - about a gay teenager living on the streets of the Sicilian city of Catania to escape a violent father who disapproves of his girlish looks - is premiering in Critics’ Week. Rai Trade handles sales.The film is based on the ...
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NewsWelcome premieres; VOD hits nerve
Today’s screening could be one of the only times the film plays on a big screen in France.
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NewsEzekiel boards Ziad Doueiri’s L’Insulte
EXCLUSIVE: Previous investments include Clouds of Sils Maria and Under the Starry Sky.
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NewsReel Suspects does genre biz
EXCLUSIVE: German horror trilogy German Angst amongst titles sold.
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NewsEuropaCorp signs $450m credit facility
French mini-major EuropaCorp has secured a $450m, five-year credit facility with US financiers J.P. Morgan, SunTrust Bank and OneWest Bank.
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FeaturesThe Go-go Boys hit the big screen
Veteran Israeli producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus hit the Palais des Festivals this evening for the Cannes Classics premiere of Hilla Medalia’s documentary The Go-go Boys, charting the rise and fall of their infamous indie studio the Cannon Group.
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NewsOzon’s New Girlfriend turns heads
EXCLUSIVE: Latest film from Francois Ozon [pictured] stars Romain Duris and Raphael Personnaz.
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NewsWinterbottom to direct Vatican Connection
EXCLUSIVE: Film is based on the real-life story of the NYPD detetcive who first uncovered the Vatican Bank’s links to the Mafia.
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NewsCelluloid teams with Homesman producer
EXCLUSIVE: Two of US producer Michael Fitzgerald’s productions to be sold by Celluloid Dreams.
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NewsAmélie, Besson top French cinema poll
Unifrance has released the results of a study on image of French cinema across the world.
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NewsMarché’s NEXT initiative presses play
Philip Knatchbull and Eamonn Bowles among the speakers at the Marché’s new NEXT programme.
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FeaturesCeline Sciamma, Girlhood
Céline Sciamma talks to Melanie Goodfellow about her Directors’ Fortnight opener Girlhood, about teenage girls in Paris.
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NewsGaumont’s Florida sales take-off
Upcoming comedy drama, directed by Philippe Le Guay [pictured], sells to Canada and Benelux, with further deals expected in the coming days.
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NewsMemento cuffs Kevin Bacon cop film
EXCLUSIVE: Jon Watts’ thriller was co-written with Christopher Ford.
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NewsGrace goes global, US uncertain
The US release of Olivier Dahan’s Cannes opening film Grace of Monaco may be uncertain, amid rumours that Harvey Weinstein is still unhappy with the cut, but its business as usual in the rest of the world.
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NewsWild Bunch picks up The Prophet
EXCLUSIVE: Sales powerhouse also takes on Bertrand Bonello’s Paris Is Happening and Andrew Dominik’s Blonde.