All articles by Nancy Tartaglione-Vialatte – Page 23
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Monaco's Film and Literature Forum honours OSS 117
The fifth International Film and Literature Forum wrapped in Monaco on Sunday withMichel Hazanavicius' OSS 117 taking the topprize for best cinematic adaptation.The retro-styled film, which also had its premiere during the event,stars Jean Dujardin in the role of a special agentwho takes himself a bit too seriously. The film ...
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MIP TV's new buzzword: convergence
The MIP TV market began to wind down Thursday after four days thatfocused more on convergence than traditional television. Indeed, this year's market was subtitled "TV Reloaded," and thebuzzwords were convergence, community and content. Many attendees said this wasthe first MIP TV to substantially address the broadening scope ofmulti-platform distribution.Alongside ...
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Cannes selects Vincent Cassel as master of ceremonies
French actorVincent Cassel will handle master of ceremoniesduties for the 59th Cannes Film Festival, organisers announced Wednesday.Cassel's responsibilities will include overseeing the opening andclosing ceremonies. It is uncommonfor the festival to choose a master, rather than a mistress, though Cassel's selection does keep things in thefamily. His wife, actress Monica ...
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French screenwriter files Syriana plagiarism suit
A French screenwriter has filed a plagiarism complaint againstWarner Bros and Section Eight, the producers of Stephen Gaghan's Oscar winning Syriana.Agence France Presse (AFP) reported Tuesday that screenwriter StephanieVergniault had filed against the two companies and Gaghan jointly in Paris. Ahearing is scheduled for Monday April 10.According to the report, ...
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Buena Vista kicks off MIP with France Telecom VOD deal
Highlighting the buzzwords of this year's MIP TV market - content, convergence and multiple distribution channels - Buena Vista Television International (BVITV) and France Telecom have announced a multi-year video-on-demand deal set to provide a selection of BVITV's film catalogue to subscribers of France Telecom's Wanadoo broadband and MaLigne IPTV ...
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French government appoints Maistre as film mediator
France's Ministries of Culture and Communication and Finance and Economy have announced the appointment of Roch-Olivier Maistre to the position of film mediator. Maistre replaces Francis Lamy in the post.The role of film mediator was created in 1982 as a means to help regulate competition within the industry notably concerning ...
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Pretty Pictures acquires three new features
Paris-based distributorPretty Pictures has announced the acquisition of three new films following theBerlin EFM.The company will releaseMaria Maggenti's Sundance competitor Puccini ForBeginners in fall 2006. The screwball sex farce stars Gretchen Mol, Elizabeth Reaser, Julianne Nicholsonand Justin Kirk and was acquired from Katapult Films.Spanish language title Rosario Tijeras, directed by ...
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Puiu, Weerasethakul among film-makers in Cannes Atelier
The Cannes Film Festivalhas selected 18 filmmakers to participate in the second annual Atelier duFestival.Under the aegis of theCannes Cinefondation, the workshop began last year in an effort to aide youngfilmmakers with their projects. During the festival, May 17 28, the selectgroup will meet with producers and distributors in order ...
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France produces a record number of films for 2005
France produced a record number of films in 2005 accordingto national film body the CNC. In total, 240films were given a green light by the film board including 187 which wereinitiated by the French.CNC president Veronique Cayla noted her enthusiasm for the record which represents20 films more than the previous ...
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Woody Allen to shoot his next film in Paris
Woody Allenwill begin production on his latest film in Paris this summer. Titled The Woody Allen Summer Project 2006, the film marks the thirdconsecutive time the director has chosen to shoot in Europe following his two latest outings inLondon, Match Point and Scoop. Continuing his love affair with Europe, in ...
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Parisian shorts to open Un Certain Regard at Cannes
TheCannes Film Festival has announced it will open the Un Certain Regard sidebar with the collection of shorts entitled ParisJe T'Aime.Paris Je T'Aime, produced by Claudie Ossard (of Amelie fame) and Emmanuel Benbihy,is a series of 20 short films shot by renowned international directors in eachof the capital city's 20 ...
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Wild Bunch enjoys brisk business for its Berlin slate
Following the recent EFM at the Berlin Film Festival, French sales, finance and distribution outfit Wild Bunch has announced a slew of sales on its varied slate. Oscar-winner Luc Jacquet's follow up to March Of The Penguins, TheFox And The Child, which Wild Bunch announced in Sundance, sold in nearly30 ...
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French Supreme Court rules against private DVD copies
France's Supreme Court has ruled that it is illegal to make a copy of a shop-bought DVD even for personal use.The so-called Mulholland Drivecase, was brought by a consumer who argued that he should not be prevented from copying a DVD he bought as long as he did not distribute ...
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Audiard's Beat wins hearts at Cesars
JacquesAudiard's The Beat That My Heart Skippedhas claimed eight Cesars, France's most prestigious film awards.Nominatedfor 10 statues, the film took the honours for best picture, director,supporting actor, female newcomer, original score, adapted screenplay, editingand cinematography.Insomething of an upset, the film's star, Romain Duris, did not take home thebest actor award ...
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Audiard's film wins top prize at Lumiere Awards
Jacques Audiard's The Beat That My HeartSkipped took home the Best Picture prize at France's Lumiere Awards Tuesday. The awards are the local equivalentof the Golden Globes, voted on by members of the foreign press working in France.With ten nominations, Beat is a favorite for top prizes at theupcoming Cesar ...
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Gerard Depardieu still the best paid actor in France
GerardDepardieu, Jean Reno and Christian Clavier were France's highest paid actors for 2005according to a report in Monday's LeFigaro newspaper.Depardieu,who had roles in such films as Gerard Jugnot's Boudu and Bertrand Blier'sHow Much Do You Love Me', earned $3.8m (Euros 3.2m) in 2005 despite a downturnin the box-office of his ...
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Lagardere set to take a 20% stake in French pay-TV group
Frenchmedia group Lagardere is set to acquire a 20% stake in pay-TV group Canal PlusFrance in exchange for Lagardere's 34% stake in Canal Plus satellite platformCanalSat and a cash payment of $626m (Euros 525m) in cash.Lagardere would become the second-biggeststakeholder in Canal Plus France, a new company which combines all ...
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Wild Bunch picks up French rights to James Gray feature
In a sevenfigure deal, Wild Bunch distribution arm Pan Europeennehas acquired all French rights to James Gray's upcoming We Own The Night.JoaquinPhoenix stars as a nightclub manager in 1980s Queens who falls foul of his policeofficer brother played by Mark Wahlberg just as theRussian mafia are taking control of the ...
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John Kochman to head Unifrance in USA
French film export body Unifrancehas named John Kochman as Director of Unifrance USAin New York. Kochmanwill be joined by a new deputy director, Aurelie Godet.Former Unifrance USAdirector Catherine Verret-Vimont recently steppeddown opening up a key job in the organization's structure.Kochman is a 15 year internationalsales veteran and comes to Unifrance ...
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Chic and Why Not team for Audiard's crime saga
Marco Cherqui's Paris-basedproduction house Chic Films is teaming up with Why Not Productions on the nextproject from director Jacques Audiard, whose The Beat That MyHeart Skipped was the hit of Berlinlast year.The film is called TheProphet. Currently putting the final touches on the script, based on anoriginal idea from writers ...