All articles by Nancy Tartaglione-Vialatte – Page 2
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Elle Driver to take London River and Samson & Delilah to EFM
After a successful Sundance, French sales house Elle Driver is revving up for the European Film Market with new titles from Rachid Bouchareb and Warwick Thornton. Bouchareb's latest, London River, has its world premiere in competition at Berlin. It is his first film since the Oscar-nominated Days Of Glory which ...
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French Cesar nominations announced
Nominations for France's equivalent to the Oscars were announced Friday morning in Paris with Public Enemy Number One(Mesrine)at the top of the heap, and Arnaud Desplechin's A Christmas Tale (Un Conte De Noel)and Remi Bezancon's Le Premier Jour Du Reste De Ta Vie tying with nine nods each. Cannes Palme ...
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Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre named president of Unifrance.
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre has been named president of French export body, Unifrance. He will replace outgoing president Margaret Menegoz whose departure was previously announced. A producer, de Clermont-Tonnerre worked as an adviser Prime Minister Raymond Barre before taking over the role of president of the Societe Francaise de Production (SFP) ...
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Distribution - Paris Match
For French films at the local box office, 2008 will be a hard act to follow. Pathe's juggernaut Welcome To The Sticks saw more than 20 million film-goers pack France's cinemas to help bring admissions for 2008's top 10 local films to more than 41 million, approximately double the admissions ...
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In Focus: Production's French correction
An oft-heard lament in the French film industry has been the lack of incentives for foreign productions considering a shoot in the territory. Since 1998, when Steven Spielberg told a crowd at the Deauville film festival he had chosen not to shoot Saving Private Ryan in France because it was ...
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Gaumont and French Éclair Laboratoires do digital deal
Gaumont has entered into a multi-year deal with French post-production house Éclair Laboratoires for the digital restoration of 150 films. The studio announced the accord Monday and noted that while the aim is to perfect the FILMS for VOD, DVD releases and broadcast, a third of the films will be ...
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Legendary film-maker Claude Berri has died aged 74
Legendary French filmmaker Claude Berri passed away in Paris on Monday morning at the age of 74. Berri, who was admitted to the hospital Saturday night, suffered from complications from a stroke, according to reports. Berri acted and directed throughout his career but perhaps made his biggest mark as a ...
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France admissions up 6.7% year on year
The French box office saw an increase of 6.7% over 2007 with 188.8 million admissions, with French films taking the number one and two spots. The French box office saw a year on year increase of 6.7% over 2007 with 188.8 million admissions, France's National Cinema Federation (FNCF) has announced. ...
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NewsIsabelle Huppert to head Cannes jury
Isabelle Huppert will preside over the jury for the 62nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival.The Cannes veteran has previously been to the festival 25 times in and out of competition and has also served as a mistress of ceremony and as a member of the ...
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France creates new tax rebate system for foreign films
After four years of strategic planning and lobbying, Film France has announced the creation of a new tax rebate system aimed at foreign films shooting in the country. Adopted by the French parliament, the measure will give qualifying foreign productions a 20% rebate on their local spend with a cap ...
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France 's annual IFCIC production prize goes to Les Films du Poisson.
Film financing institute's $14,600 purse for most promising young independent production company goes to Les Films du Poisson. IFCIC, France's film financing institute, has given its annual prize to Les Films du Poisson. The award comes with a $14,600 (Euros 10,000) purse and is given for the most promising young ...
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Raymond Depardon's La Vie Moderne wins France's Louis Delluc prize
The Louis Delluc prize has gone to Raymond Depardon's La Vie Moderne, it was announced in Paris on Friday.The prestigious Delluc award is given to the best French film of the year by a jury presided over by Cannes Film Festival president Gilles Jacob.La Vie Moderne , a documentary, was ...
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Roissy Films concludes sales on Martin Provost's Seraphine
Roissy Films has concluded sales on Martin Provost's Seraphine; Arsenal Filmverleih take all rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerlandwith Austria goes to Filmladen releasing Seraphine in Austria and Xenix in Switzerland.Other recent sales on the film, which is based on the life of painter Seraphine de Senlis, include Cineplex in ...
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TFI International generates strong sales for Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Micmacs
TFI International has generated strong sales on Jean-Pierre Jeunet's upcoming Micmacs following the recent American Film Market. Micmacs went to Entertainment One for the UK and Canada; Odeon for Greece, Cyprus and Romania; Scanbox in Scandinavia and Hollywood Classic in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.The film , which began shooting ...
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The Cesars best film category to increase to seven nominations
France 's Academie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema has announced modifications to this year's voting rules. In the category of best film, 7 films will vie for contention as opposed to the traditional five.In addition, in the best foreign film category, the total nominated films also moves up to ...
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The Class among seven films shortlisted for Louis Delluc Prize
Seven films have been short listed for France's Louis Delluc Prize, one of the local industry's most prestigious awards. Among the titles is Laurent Cantet's The Class which is also France's entry for the foreign-language Oscar and was this year's Palme d'Or winner in Cannes.The other films rounding out the ...
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The Class among seven shortlisted for Louis Delluc Prize
Seven films have been shortlisted for France's Louis Delluc Prize, one of the local industry's most prestigious awards. Among the titles is Laurent Cantet's The Class which is also France's entry for the foreign-language Oscar and was this year's Palme d'Or winner in Cannes. The other films rounding out ...
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StudioCanal takes on sales for Yorkshire Ripper trilogy
StudioCanal has announced the acquisition of two new English-language projects which comprise four films in total. The first, The Red Riding Trilogy, is based on a series of cult British crime novels by David Peace inspired by the true story of the Yorkshire Ripper. The second, Cotton, is a faux-documentary ...
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TF1 International sells Gatlif, Veber, Jeunet at AFM
TF1 International has boarded Tony Gatlif's latest Korkoro, the story of a gypsy family facing persecution in World War II France which stars Marc Lavoine and Marie-Jose Croze. The film, currently shooting, will be released by TFM Distribution in France.TF1 is here with the world premiere of Francis Veber's latest ...
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Amazonas announces competition titles and jury, led by Alan Parker
The 5th annual Amazonas Film Festival has announced its line up, with filmmaker Alan Parker presiding over the jury. The festival, which runs from November 7-13, focuses on films with a relationship to the environment. A competition comprising nine films runs during the festival.Other jury members include French actor Tcheky ...