Rebecca Leffler
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Cannes pays tribute to Meryl Streep and Greta Gerwig at opening ceremony
French actress Camille Cottin emceed the evening with a blend of humour and sarcasm.
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French producer Alain Sarde accused of sexual assault by nine women
Veteran producer of films such as The Pianist and Mulholland Drive has denied the accusations.
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Sales bloom for Blandine Lenoir’s French family drama ‘Juliette in Spring’ (exclusive)
Key deals have been done in Australia and New Zealand, Germany and Spain among others.
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Lars Mikkelsen, François Cluzet lean in to ‘The Great Arch’ for Le Pacte (exclusive)
The film is a 1980s-set saga about a Danish architect tasked with building France’s La Defense structure.
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Houda Benyamina’s ‘All For One’ acquired by Studiocanal/Orange Studio (exclusive)
The film is Benyamina’s second feature following ‘Divines’.
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First look at Leila Bekhti in Gaumont’s ‘Once Upon My Mother’ (exclusive)
Project directed by Ken Scott.
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Cannes 2024: the buzz titles from France
Screen picks through some of the hottest titles from the France that are available in the market.
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“We tried for a festival without controversy”: Cannes head tries to shift focus onto the films
Thierry Fremaux skirted questions about the impact of a potentially damaging #MeToo report but lamented impact of rumours.
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Celebrity chefs, A-list DJs and rooftop bars: What’s new on the Cannes 2024 social scene?
Festival-goers will still have to weave through and around plenty of construction work.
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Rodrigo Sorogoyen steps down as Cannes Critics’ Week president for personal reasons
French producer Sylvie Pialat moves up as Critics’ Week jury president, ane Iris Kaltenback joins jury.
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Newen Connect takes on heist movie ‘The Green Gang’ and boxing comedy ‘Lucky Punch’ (exclusive)
UGC Distribution will release both titles in France later ths year.
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Pyramide fires up sales on volcano drama ‘Magma’ (exclusive)
The French outfit has also added Sophie Deraspe’s ‘Berger’ to its big Cannes slate.
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Cannes Market introduces revamped ticketing protocol ahead of anticipated biggest-ever event (exclusive)
“Professionals are our priority,” said Guillaume Esmiol, executive director of the Cannes Market.
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French film industry on edge as rumours of major #MeToo accusations swirl ahead of Cannes
There are concerns any expose may accuse talent assocated with films in Cannes selection.
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Action thriller ‘The Orphans’ joins Gaumont’s turbo-charged Cannes slate (exclusive)
‘The Orphans’ is the directorial debut of former James Bond stunt coordinator Olivier Schneider.
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First trailer for Payal Kapadia’s Cannes competition title ‘All We Imagine As Light’ (exclusive)
It is the first Indian film in Competition since 1994.
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Why Cannes is striving for a balance between auteur-driven art and audience-friendly entertainment
The festival has become a key launchpad for titles that can loosely be termed ‘broad arthouse’.
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Judith Godreche’s short film ‘Me Too’ to premiere in Cannes
Godreche is leading the MeToo movement in the French film industry.
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Cannes Film Festival calls for “solutions” after strike threat from freelance workers
A group of freelance festival workers are preparing to protest labor reforms.
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Roschdy Zem, Sandrine Kiberlain, Elodie Bouchez to star in ‘Unchained’ for Le Pacte’s Cannes slate (exclusive)
The film is a prison-set dance feature to be directed by France’s Valerie Muller.