All articles by Nancy Tartaglione-Vialatte – Page 24
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Memento Films announces sales on Tavernier's Aurore
Parisian production, sales and distribution house MementoFilms has announced sales of Nils Tavernier's Aurore to Japan's Gaga and Agora in Switzerland.The film is a fairy tale, complete with a kingdom and alovelorn princess, based in the world of dance. Tavernier's previous effort was2000's Tous Pres Des Etoiles,about dancers at the ...
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Hugh Grant to receive honorary Cesar on Feb 25
British actor Hugh Grant is set to receive an honorary Cesar from theAcademie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema. The Cesars, France's equivalent tothe Oscar, will be handed out at the upcoming ceremony on February 25.French actress Carole Bouquet, who will preside over the ceremony, willpresent Grant with the award.Grant's ...
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National Geographic and Paramount Classics pick up sales to The White Planet
In what could be the nexttrue indicator in confirming Bac FilmsInternational's The White Planet (La Planete Blanche) as this year's documentary to watchthe French company has announced its North American sale to National Geographicand Paramount Classics. The film, a $12m (Euros 10m)documentary about life in the North Pole, was culled ...
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TF1 International heads for EFM at Berlin
TF1International is heading into the Berlin market with a slate of new films thatincludes the latest from Ma Vie En Rose director Alain Berliner, GoneFor A Dance and Philippe Calderon's wildlifeaction work The Besieged Fortress.In Dance,Vincent Elbaz stars as a family man who, unbeknownstto him, follows in his father and ...
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Bronzes takes gold at French box-office
France has seen its all-time openingadmissions record fall to comedy Les Bronzes 3: AmisPour La Vie. The filmbecame the first title ever to take more than 3 million admissions in its firstweekend. The record was secured with 3,234,559 million tickets sold in itsfirst five days after releasing last Wednesday (February ...
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Films Distribution heads to Berlin with strong sales slate
French sales house Films Distribution will debut promo reelsof some of its latest projects at the upcoming EFM in Berlin.On the slate is Rachid Bouchareb's Days Of Glory.Set during World War II, the film is the story of four Muslim soldiers enlistedin the French army to fight against the Nazis. ...
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Luc Besson to attend Cinema and Literature Forum
The fifth annual International Cinema and Literature Forumis set to welcome Luc Besson this year for a roundtable on adapting works for young adults. Besson iscurrently adapting his own children's book to the big screen in the big-budget Arthur And The Minimoys. The Forum runs from April 7-9 in Monte ...
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Wild Bunch finalises Berlin slate
At the upcoming EFM in Berlin,French sales and finance outfit Wild Bunch will commence sales on the latestfilm from director Emir Kusturica about the life offootball legend Diego Maradona.Maradona,a documentary that traces the player's rise to stardom, fall from grace andeventual redemption, travels from Argentinato Naples to Cuba,Barcelona, Yugoslaviaand other ...
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Wild Bunch finalises Berlin Slate
At the upcoming EFM in Berlin,French sales and finance outfit Wild Bunch will commence sales on the latestfilm from director Emir Kusturica about the life of football legend DiegoMaradona.Maradona, a documentary that traces the player's rise to stardom, fall fromgrace and eventual redemption, travels from Argentinato Naples to Cuba,Barcelona, Yugoslaviaand ...
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French Critics' Syndicate selects the best films for 2005
The French Critics' Syndicate has named Jacques Audiard's The BeatThat My Heart Skipped as best film of 2005. The lauded film, a remake ofJames Toback's 1978 Fingers, is currently up for a BAFTA award as best foreign film.Created in 1946, the Critics' prize is overseen by the samegroup that organizes ...
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Foreign shoots brought $243m to France in 2005
Foreignfilm production in France for 2005 brought in $243m (Euros 200m) last year, accordingto Film France. RonHoward's Cannes opener The Da Vinci Codeand Sofia Coppola's Marie-Antoinettewere among major contributors to the figures.FilmFrance also announced that France's Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region (PACA) wasthe prime shooting location for foreign and local productions. In ...
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Global growth cheers French cinema at Rendez-Vous
Audiences for French films around the world grew 49% year-on-year in 2005, led by March Of The Penguins in the US, according to figures revealed at the 8th annual French FilmRendez-Vous in Paris.Themarket, which closed yesterday, heard that French films had been seen by 73.6 million internationalcinema-goers, generating $448m(Euros 369m). ...
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Da Vinci Code to open Cannes
RonHoward's The Da Vinci Code has been selected to open the 59th Cannes Film Festivalthis May, where it will be presented out of competition. Organisersannounced the news on Saturday in Paris, where some of the film's crucialscenes were shot.StarringTom Hanks as a Harvard professor who gets embroiled in a murder ...
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Gerardmer Film Festival confirms its line up
The Gerardmer Fantastic FilmFestival has announced its line up for the 13th annual edition to be heldJanuary 25-29.Director Hideo Nakata will head up the jury and be thesubject of a tribute. The director previously won the festival's grand prizefor Dark Water.Other jury members include actors Lou Doillon,Antoine Dulery, Claire Keim,Tom ...
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France produced a record 240 films in 2005
France's CNC has announced a record 240 filmsproduced in 2005. All of the films received the cinema body's approval with 187films initiated by the French. The figures represent a jump from 203 films in2003 and 212 in 2004. Investments in cinema were also up by 22.6% to $1.54bn (1.28bnEuros).The mostdramatic ...
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LDM Productions to commence shooting project 8
Paris-based production house LDMProductions has announced the commencement of shooting on a new projectentitled 8.A series of short films by renowneddirectors, the project will highlight the fight against poverty and otherhumanitarian issues facing the world today.On a total budget of $4.2m (3.5m Euros)directors such as Robert Altman, Jodie Foster, GasparNoe, ...
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Wild Bunch signs financing, distribution deal with Fidelite
French sales and financingoutfit Wild Bunch has added another feather to its cap in signing a financingand distribution deal with France's Fidelite Productions.Wild Bunch, which tookover Pan Europeenne Distribution in 2004 and which recently signed a $145mjoint-venture dedicated to acquiring and co-producing features via anin-the-works pan-European distribution network, will now ...
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French box-office admissions down by 10%
French boxoffice admissions plummeted 10% in 2005 as compared with the previous year. Atotal 176 million tickets were sold in 2005 down from 196 million in 2004.Top for theyear was the fourth Harry Potter installment with 7.284 million tickets soldfollowed by Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of TheSith with 7.245 ...
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VOD release dates agreed by French film, TV and Internet providers
Evokinga move towards "the responsible spreading of film," French culture minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres announced Tuesday the signing of a new accordbetween French film and television groups and Internet providers.Centeredaround video-on-demand (VOD), the signatories agreedto a 33 week window following a theatrical release before films becomeavailable. In the case ...
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French pay-TV operators agree merger plans
France's biggest pay-TV operations, Canal Plus Group and TPS have announced merger plans. The deal will create a new group, in which Canal owner Vivendi Universal will take an 85% share. TPS owners TF1 and M6 will take 9.9% and 5.1% respectively.Theagreement is subject to approval by the French broadcasting ...