All articles by Nancy Tartaglione – Page 37
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French frank on film support
France's culture minister Jean-Jacques Aillagon has called for a series of measures to further support French cinema and to encourage films to shoot within the country.During a ministerial meeting on Wednesday, Aillagon stated it is imperative to "diversify and perpetuate" film financing in France in order to boost the local ...
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Directors' Fortnight champions 'less equal' films
Directors' Fortnight, under the new stewardship of Francois Da Silva, has unveiled a greatly expanded line-up for this year's Cannes Film Festival. Usually featuring some 15 films, this year's Directors' Fortnight showcases 25 films from 19 countries, while a further 9 countries are represented in the concurrent shorts competition. (See ...
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Fortnight champions 'less equal' films
Directors' Fortnight, under the new stewardship of Francois Da Silva, has unveiled a greatly expanded line-up for this year's Cannes Film Festival. Usually featuring some 15 films, this year's Directors' Fortnight showcases 25 films from 19 countries, while a further 9 countries are represented in the concurrent shorts competition. (See ...
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Critics' Week unveils Cannes line-up
The organisers of Critics' Week have unveiled their line up for this year's Cannes Festival. Of the seven titles, six are first time efforts and therefore also eligible for a shot at the Camera d'Or which is given to a first film competing in any of the main selections. Cuba, ...
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Paris to get new film festival this summer
In conjunction with the municipal government, the city of Paris will inaugurate a new film festival this summer entitled Paris Cinema. The event will run from July 2 - 15 in cinemas throughout the French capital.Director Costa Gavras will serve as President of the organisational board while former Cannes Director's ...
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Denys Arcand's Barbarians to invade Cannes'
Although the official line up is not announced until tomorrow, Montreal daily La Presse today reported that Denys Arcand's Les Invasions Barbares will be in official competition at Cannes this year.While the Cannes press office is keeping quiet until tomorrow, if the news is correct it would mark the first ...
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French effects, post house files for bankruptcy protection
French effects and post-production house Duran Duboi, which provided effects for Amelie, has filed for bankruptcy protection citing a downturn in the market.The crisis affects two of the group's main companies, Duran and Duboi - the former working in digital effects for television and the latter in digital effects for ...
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Cannes main jury line-up announced
The Cannes Film Festival has announced the make-up of the main jury for this year's edition. As reported by Screendaily last week, Indian actress Aishwarya Rai has been confirmed along with American actress Meg Ryan, French actress Karin Viard and French actor and elder-statesman Jean Rochefort. Also on the panel ...
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La Caja 507 wins Cognac festival main prize
The 21st edition of the Cognac Festival of Film Policier closed Sunday night with Enrique Urbizu's La Caja 507 taking the grand prize. The Spanish film, which was nominated for two Goyas in 2002, also scored wins with the International Critics' Prize, the Special Police Prize - an award voted ...
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CS Leigh's Process hopeful for a Cannes slot
Recently having completed shooting in Paris, CS Leigh's Process is currently being prepped for a possible Cannes slot. The film is a somewhat existential look at a woman's trajectory towards suicide. Starring Guillaume Depardieu and Beatrice Dalle, Process is an almost entirely silent film.Mark Westaway and Humbert Balsan are producing ...
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218 films in competition at Annecy animation festival
Organisers of the International Animation Film Festival and market in Annecy (June 2-7) have announced their line up for 2003, including 218 titles in competition.Of the record-breaking 1,309 films submitted to the festival this year, some 265 are in the official selection from 36 countries. In the official competition 218 ...
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Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region to issue production cash
France's Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur (PACA) region announced on Monday that it would set aside Euros 1.5m to aid productions shooting in the region. The funding will be open to French companies but also to Europeans in the case of a French co-production.Based on the National Cinema Centre's (CNC) advance on receipts ...
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France's national cinema centre distributes financial aid
France's national cinema centre the CNC has issued a list of films which will benefit from financial aid in the areas of distribution and the advance on receipts scheme for 2003. Both types of aid are based on selection by committees within the CNC and are approved by CNC ...
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Bollywood star tipped for Cannes jury, Schwarzenegger for Cannes party
Although the official Cannes jury list will not be announced until April 23rd, the Times of India today reported that actress Aishwarya Rai has accepted an offer from Gilles Jacob to sit on this year's panel. Quoting sources close to the Bollywood star, the Times notes that Rai would be ...
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France resists TV advertising for films
Convinced that television commercials for films in France would create a schism in the local marketplace, France's culture minister Jean-Jacques Aillagon met with EU commissioner Frits Bolkestein last week to make his case. Based on rules laid out in 1992, France retains an exception regarding television advertising for films, publishing, ...
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Cendres Et Cachotteries wins grand prize at Paris fest
The 18th Paris Film Festival closed Tuesday night with Cendres Et Cachotteries (pictured) by Alice Nellis taking home the Grand Prize. Madame Brouette from Senegalese director Moussa Sene Absa earned two awards, the special jury prize and the best actor statue for Aboubacar Sadikh Ba.American actress Maggie Gyllenhaal won the ...
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Celluloid Dreams takes world rights on Facing Windows
Paris-based sales house Celluloid Dreams has picked up worldwide rights to Ferzan Ozpetek's Facing Windows. The film, produced by Tilde Corsi and Gianii Romoli's R&C Produzioni, is currently at number two at the Italian box office with more than 1 million tickets sold for a take of Euros 6.4m.Facing Windows ...
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Unifrance moves closer to naming new president
France's export body, Unifrance, is getting closer to naming a new president following the sudden death of longtime president Daniel Toscan du Plantier in February.On Wednesday, three new producers were added to the board of directors of Unifrance to replace the deceased Toscan du Plantier and Christine Gouze-Renal. Also replaced ...
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France revs up fighter pilot adaptation
Continuing the trend towards comic book adaptations in France, Tanguy And Laverdure will be next to get the big-screen treatment. The tale of two fighter pilots is set to be directed by Gerard Pires, who previously directed the first Taxi film and made last year's Riders. Pires is also a ...
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Cognac Film Festival unveils lineup, opens with Pamela Rose
TheCognac Festival du Film Policier has released its line-up for the 21st editionset to take place April 10-13. The festival is devoted to the 'policier' ordetective/crime genre and this year will see French actor Vincent Lindon headup the main jury.France's Mais Qui a Tue Pamela Rose byEric Lartigau will raise ...