All articles by Rebecca Leffler
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NewsLuxbox launches sales on Ulrich Köhler’s ‘Gavagai’
EXCLUSIVE: New York premiere is produced by Germany’s Sutor Kolonko and France’s Good Fortune Films.
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NewsFrench box office continues summer slump with 17% drop in ticket sales in July
‘Jurassic Park: Rebirth’ tops French box office in July with 2.4 million admissions.
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NewsCinefrance launches sales on Naomi Kawase’s ‘Yakushima’s Illusion’
EXCLUSIVE: Ad Vitam will release the film in France.
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NewsBe For Films takes on sales for Claire Simon’s Annie Ernaux documentary ahead of Venice premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Writing Life – Annie Ernaux Through The Eyes Of High School Students premieres in festival’s Giornate degli Autori sidebar.
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NewsMediawan co-founder Xavier Niel buys former air base in France to build film studio
The deal was for an estimated €72m, with the French government contributing €12m.
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NewsCelluloid Dreams boards Venice Critics’ Week coming-of-age drama ‘Stereo Girls’
EXCLUSIVE: Caroline Deruas Peano’s film is about the enduring friendship between two 17-year-olds.
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NewsCarolina Cavalli’s Venice premiere ‘The Kidnapping Of Arabella’ boarded for sales
EXCLUSIVE: The film starring Benedetta Porcaroli and Chris Pine will premiere in Venice Horizons.
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NewsIndie Sales woos buyers to TIFF closing night comedy ‘Peak Everything’
EXCLUSIVE: Canadian director Anne Emond’s film debuted in Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes in May.
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NewsHarris Dickinson’s Cannes standout ‘Urchin’ continues international sales march
EXCLUSIVE: The film has sold to several European and Asian territories.
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Newsmk2 unveils second annual AI film festival to highlight ethical use of artificial intelligence
Cedric Klapisch is the jury president.
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NewsBuyers bite into Radu Jude’s Locarno competition title ‘Dracula’
Jude’s unique take on vampire story heading to France, Italy, Scandinavia and more.
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NewsTotem Films takes on Rosanne Pel’s Locarno competition title ‘Donkey Days’
Donkey Days is produced by Floor Onrust for The Netherlands’ Family Affair Films.
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NewsCoproduction Office boards Syeyoung Park’s Korean sci-fi ‘The Fin’ ahead of Locarno premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Park’s second feature is set in a post-war, ecologically devasted Korea.
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NewsStudio TF1 appoints 42 and Universal exec David O’Donoghue to major international role
The move is a sign of the international ambitions of the French media powerhouse.
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NewsBe For Films boards Locarno opener ‘In The Land of Arto’
EXCLUSIVE: Camille Cottin and Zar Amir star in the French-language film directed by Tamara Stepanyan.
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NewsCorsican mafia thriller ‘The Mohican’ lands US deal
EXCLUSIVE: Frederic Farrucci’s second feature stars Alexis Manenti.
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NewsFrench box office continues 2025 slump into summer with 23% dip in ticket sales in June
It has been a rocky first half of the year for French distributors.
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NewsFrench distributors to benefit from revamped CNC financial support
The changes are designed to provide more support for a greater number of films.
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NewsCannes’ Critics’ Week comedy drama ‘Kika’ sells widely for Totem Films
EXCLUSIVE: The comedy drama is the first feature from Alexe Poukine.
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NewsLoco Films boards Karlovy Vary coming-of-age drama ‘The Luminous Life’
The Lisbon-set drama is the feature debut of Portuguese filmmaker João Rosas.