All articles by Nancy Tartaglione-Vialatte – Page 16
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Marchal starts shooting thriller MR 73 for Gaumont and LGM
French director Olivier Marchal has begun shooting thriller MR 73 in Marseilles with Daniel Auteuil and Olivia Bonamy in the lead roles. Principal photography began in mid-February on the film, about the complex relationship between a loner cop and the young woman he protects when her parents' murderer is released ...
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Pascale Ferran to head jury for Cannes Un Certain Regard
The Cannes Film Festival has announced that director Pascale Ferran will head up the jury for the Un Certain Regard sidebar at this year's event, which runs May 16-27. Ferran has been to the festival before, having been selected with her 1990 short film Le Baiser followed by La Sentinelle ...
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French cinema promotion boasts 2.6 million ticket sales
France's eighth annual springtime cinema promotion, the Printemps du Cinema, this week boasted 2.6 million tickets sold over three days. The figures match those for 2006's event which was a record year. The scheme sees ticket prices slashed to $4.4 (Euros 3.50) from Sunday untol Tuesday for all films ...
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Deauville Asian film fest line-up announced
The Deauville Asian Film Festival has unveiled its line-up for the ninth edition, to be held March 2-April 1. Benoit Jacquot will head up the jury with Bruno Coulais, Marina De Van, Mylene Jampanoi, Laure Marsac, Dominique Pinon, Gilles Taurand and Gaspard Ulliel. The opening night film will be Tuya's ...
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Cannes reveals Atelier programme
The Cannes Film Festival has announced its selection for this year's Atelier de la Cinefondation. The programme, created in 2005, aims to help young film-makers bring their projects to fruition.This third edition of the Atelier has chosen 15 directorial projects from 15 different countries. During this year's Cannes Festival, the ...
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France - Rose-tinted history
Tackling the story of one of France's most beloved personalities is a daunting task, especially in a country which does not revere the biopic. But a few years ago, as Olivier Dahan rummaged through some photos in a book store, he was bitten by the Edith Piaf bug."I came across ...
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European - Territory Overview: France - Highly visible success
French animation is enjoying a revival, with Luc Besson's Arthur And The Invisibles raking it in at the local and foreign box office and many other high-profile projects underway. But, just as in the US where an overstretched market is starting to buckle, France may not be able to sustain ...
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European - Case study: Max & Co - Puppet masters pull the strings
On paper, Max & Co looks like a big risk. Budgeted at $25m (EUR19m), the animated first-time feature from director brothers Fred and Sam Guillaume started out as a short. But as it evolved, and with input from producer Robert Boner, it became clear it would be better served as ...
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Lady Chatterley takes best picture Cesar
Lady Chatterley was crowned best picture Saturday night at France's Cesar Awards. The film, directed by Pascale Ferran also took the best actress honour for Marina Hands among five awards.Best actor went to Francois Cluzet for his role in Guillaume Canet's Tell No One. Guillaume Canet was also named best ...
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Gaumont strikes US deal for Fidel with Koch Lorber and Red Envelope
France 's Gaumont has announced the sale of Prix Michel d'Ornano winner and Sundance entry Blame It On Fidel to Koch Lorber in the US. The film, directed by Julie Gavras, will go out in the second quarter of 2007 in NY and LA followed by a wider release. Koch ...
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Directors sign up for Cannes' 60th-anniversary shorts
The Cannes Film Festival has officially announced the names of the directors taking part in Chacun Son Cinema, a feature which will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the event this May. International filmmakers will shoot a three-minute short which will then be compiled to make up the feature to be ...
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French critics hail Private Fears In Public Places
The French Critics union has awarded Alain Resnais' Private Fears In Public Places with its top honor for 2006. The awards were announced Monday night in Paris where Pedro Almodovar's Volver took the best foreign film prize. Fears is nominated for eight Cesar Awards, the French film industry's top prizes, ...
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European stars: France
In France, movie-goers will eagerly line up for the latest from revered auteurs or even more mainstream directors - think Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Luc Besson or Francis Veber. But the old-guard of French actors like Gerard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve are no longer guarantees of box office.Many of the personalities driving ...
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La Vie En Rose woos the box office
Following its lauded opening at the Berlin Film Festival last week, Olivier Dahan's La Vie En Rose debuted in Paris on Wednesday February 14. The Valentine's Day release was met with much local love as the film took 230,370 admissions on 675 screens on its first day. By way of ...
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Unifrance opens NY event with La Vie En Rose
The 12th edition of the Unifrance Rendez-Vous with French Cinema will open in New York on February 28 with recent Berlin opener La Vie En Rose by Olivier Dahan. The event runs through March 11 and takes place at Lincoln Center, where 16 recent French films will have their US ...
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Wild Bunch continues a prosperous Berlin with TWC, SPC
The Wild Bunch selling spree continued in Berlin Tuesday with sales of Michel Ocelot's Azur And Asmar to The Weinstein Company and Laurent Tirard's Moliere to Sony Pictures Classics in the US. Azur And Asmar also sold to Japan's Studio Ghibli.Further sales were also completed on Morgan Spurlock's hunt-for-Bin-Laden documentary ...
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Kruger named MC at 60th Cannes
Diane Kruger will act as Mistress of Ceremonies for the 60th Cannes Film Festival.Kruger, who has made France her adopted home, will oversee the opening and closing ceremonies this coming May. The actress is best known to international audiences for her roles in Troy, National Treasure and 2005's Cannes selection ...
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Gaumont previews Leclerq sci-fi feature in Berlin
Gaumont has announced a $12 million first feature from director Julien Leclercq.Chrysalis, is a science-fiction action thriller set in Paris in the year 2020 about two people with nothing in common: an innocent girl looking for her lost memories and a cop forced to pay for his.The cast includes Albert ...
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Wild Bunch declares war on Dieter Kosslick
After a slow burn of increasing upset with Berlin festival director Dieter Kosslick, French sales, financing and distribution outfit Wild Bunch has declared that it is boycotting the EFM and declaring a 'period of sanction' on its films in future Berlin competitions.The company has cancelled its market stand and, in ...
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Wild Bunch takes on sales for new Morgan Spurlock documentary
While continuing brisk sales on Laurent Tirard's Moliere, which has been acquired by Spain 's Golem, Pathe in the UK, Bim in Italy and Australia 's Hopscotch; Wild Bunch has unveiled its line up for the upcoming Berlin festival with several new projects in the pipeline. First is the new ...