All articles by Nancy Tartaglione-Vialatte – Page 15

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    Cannes Classics to include Wajda's presentation of Kanal

    2007-05-02T17:33:00Z

    The Cannes Film Festival today announced its program for the Cannes Classics sidebar which aids in the rediscovery of great works via restored prints and theatrical or DVD releases.This year, the section is presented under the patronage of Andrzej Wajda who will introduce a restored copy of Kanal, winner of ...

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    TF1 International unveils Cannes slate

    2007-04-30T06:24:00Z

    TF1 International has unveiled its slate for the upcoming Cannes Film Market. Among the official selections, TF1 is handling Directors Fortnight closer Mutum by Sandra Kogut.The company has also announced three new films.- Ca$h, directed by Babylon A.D. screenwriter Eric Besnard, stars Jean Reno, Jean Dujardin and ...

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    TFI International acquires Tavernier's In The Electric Mist

    2007-04-30T06:14:00Z

    TFI International has acquired In The Electric Mist, the new English-language film from director Bertrand Tavernier.TFM Distrbution will release Mist in France in 2008. TF1 is selling world rights outside the US and English-speaking Canada where Ithaca will handle the film.The pedigree cast includes Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter ...

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    TFI International acquires Tavernier's In The Electric Mist

    2007-04-27T15:49:00Z

    TFI International has acquired In The Electric Mist, the new English-language film from director Bertrand Tavernier.TFM Distrbution will release Mist in France in 2008. TF1 is selling world rights outside the US and English-speaking Canada where Ithaca will handle the film. The pedigree cast includes Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, ...

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    Foreign productions jump 7% in France

    2007-04-27T12:24:00Z

    The number of foreign shoots in France increased 7% last year on 2005, according to figures from the French national film commission, Film France. But US productions dropped 6%. British productions were responsible for 24% of the 1,286 shooting days logged, followed by those from the US (19%) and Japan ...

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    Cannes Critics Week to close with Miniucchi's Expired

    2007-04-26T10:30:00Z

    The 46th Cannes Critics Week will kick off with Bruno Merle's Heros, starring Michael Youn, Patrick Chesnais and Elodie Bouchez and close with Expired from Cecilia Miniucchi and starring Samantha Morton and Jason Patric.The Critics Week line up was announced Thursday morning in Paris with seven titles in the main ...

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    Cannes announces three additions to Un Certain Regard

    2007-04-25T18:00:00Z

    A week after unveiling its official line up, the Cannes Film Festival has added three films to the Un Certain Regard sidebar, organizers announced today.Hou Hsiao Hsien's Looking For The Red Balloon will open the section on May 17. The film stars Juliette Binoche and is being handled by Films ...

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    'A rich year' for Cannes 60th anniversary. promise organisers

    2007-04-19T12:52:00Z

    The Cannes Film Festival announced this year's line-up at a press conference in Par with, as expected, Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights set to open the 60th edition. The film will screen in competition alongside 21 other films from confirmed talents, as well as some new faces and one debut ...

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    Polley, Bellocchio, Sissako recruited for main Cannes jury

    2007-04-19T11:52:00Z

    Cannes 2007 Main jury Stephen Frears (president) Maggie Cheung Toni Collette Maria De Medeiros Sarah Polley Marco Bellocchio Orhan Pamuk Michel Piccoli Abderrahmane Sissako Cannes 2007 Cinefondation and Shorts jury Jia Zhang-ke (president) Niki Karimi Deborah Nadoolman Landis J.M.G. Le Clezio Dominik Moll Un Certain Regard juryPascale Ferran (president)Jasmine TrincaCristi ...

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    Cannes: midnight, special screenings, tributes, classics, cinefondation

    2007-04-19T11:44:00Z

    Cannes 2007 line-ups Midnight Screenings, out of competition Go Go Tales by Abel Ferrara U2 3D by Catherine Owens and Mark Pellington Boarding Gate by Olivier Assayas Special Screenings, out of competition 11th Hour by Leila Conners Petersen and Nadia Conners The War by Lynn Novick and Ken Burns He ...

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    Cannes: Un Certain Regard programme

    2007-04-19T11:31:00Z

    Films selected for Un Certain Regard:Calle Santa Fe by Carmen CastilloMunyurangabo by Lee Isaac Chung Night Train by Diao Yinan El Bano Del Papa by Enrique Fernandez and Cesar CharloneBikur Hatizmoret by Eran KolirinMister Lonely by Harmony Korine Magnus by Kadri Kousaar Mang Shan by Li YangMio Fratello E Figlio ...

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    Cannes to open with Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights

    2007-04-19T09:26:00Z

    The 60th Cannes Film Festival will open May 16 with Wong Kar-wai's first English-language project, My Blueberry Nights, which will play in competition. Singer Norah Jones makes her big-screen debut as a lovelorn woman on a soul-searching journey across America.The other films selected for competition areCatherine Breillat's An Old Mistress ...

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    Films Distribution takes on Lamorisse's Crin Blanc and Ballon Rouge

    2007-04-18T12:22:00Z

    France 's Films Distribution has acquired world rights to Albert Lamorisse's Crin Blanc and its heralded companion piece Ballon Rouge. The first film won the short film grand prize in 1952 at Cannes and was followed by Ballon Rouge which won the short film Palme d'Or in 1956 and the ...

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    Directors Fortnight to include Morel's Apres Lui

    2007-04-17T16:35:00Z

    Although the official selection will not be unveiled for a few days, Cannes Directors Fortnight has announced that Gael Morel's Apres Lui has secured a berth. The film will be a world premiere on May 21 and stars Catherine Deneuve, Thomas Dumerchez, Guy Marchand, Elodie Bouchez, Elli Medeiros and Luis ...

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    Bruno Merle film to open Cannes Critics Week

    2007-04-17T06:26:00Z

    Bruno Merle's Heros will be the opening film for this year's Critics Week.The French film stars Michael Youn, Patrick Chesnais, Elodie Bouchez and Jackie Berroyer.The film sees Youn, best known for his comedic work, as the warm-up guy for a TV show who loses the plot and kidnaps the show's ...

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    MK2 gets deep with Jacques Cousteau catalogue

    2007-04-16T11:03:00Z

    France's MK2 has acquired the rights to the Jacques Cousteau catalogue for a period of ten years, the company has announced. Comprised of 111 documentaries and three narrative features, including Oscar and Cannes Palme d'Or winner, The Silent World, the library of titles was acquired from Europe Images International. MK2 ...

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    Gael Garcia Bernal to serve as Cannes Critics Week ambassador

    2007-04-13T10:17:00Z

    Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal will act as ambassador to Critics Week in Cannes this year. Organizers announced the news on Thursday and said that the Babel star will unveil his first directorial effort, Deficit, during the fortnight. Bernal is well-known in Cannes having come to the festival several times ...

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    French first-quarter box office drops 3% compared to strong 2006

    2007-04-11T17:24:00Z

    France's box office took a 3% hit in the first three months of 2007 compared with last year. The total number of admissions came to 51.2m versus 52.8m in 2006 for the period of January through March, according to figures announced Wednesday by France's National Cinema Federation (FNCF). It should ...

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    Milos Forman joins festivities for Monaco cinema & literature forum

    2007-04-05T10:47:00Z

    The sixth edition of the International Cinema & Literature Forum will take place April 12-14 in Monaco. Presiding over the event will be author Patricia MacDonald and director Milos Forman. A forum structured around adapting literature to the screen, the event will include debates, readings, dedications and film premieres. This ...

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    Martin Scorsese to give May 24 masterclass at Cannes

    2007-04-04T16:54:00Z

    Martin Scorsese, who just took home his first Oscar for The Departed, will be continuing his banner year as a guest of honor at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Festival organizers announced the news today saying that on May 24th, Scorsese will give a masterclass and will use the ...