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All articles by Rebecca Leffler
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NewsCharades heads to AFM with Japanese shark thriller ‘Charon’ and Finnish Christmas horror comedy ‘Red Snow’
Both films are in production now.
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NewsLes Arcs Coproduction Village sets Lina Soualem, Lisa Brühlmann projects among 2025 lineup
Festival reveals 18 European projects for Coproduction Village.
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NewsSND to launch sales on nuclear-crisis thriller ‘Jupiter’ starring Denis Menochet at AFM
Mediawan-owned Chi-Fou-Mi is producing and SND will release in France in 2026.
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FeaturesHow the Franco-American Cultural Fund is working to bring the US and French industries together
Its biggest event is The American French Film Festival (TAFFF), which is running from October 28 in Los Angeles.
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NewsStéphane Demoustier’s historical drama ‘The Great Arch’ assembles a stack of global sales
EXCLUSIVE: The film, starring Claes Bang and Sidse Babett Knudsen, made its premiere at Un Certain Regard in May.
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NewsJudith Godreche kicks off feature directing debut based on Annie Ernaux novel
EXCLUSIVE: Paradise City Sales has boarded for international sales.
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NewsFrench filmmaking bodies sign landmark agreement on compensation for screenwriters
The agreement was signed at the CNC’s Paris headquarters on Wednesday.
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NewsAnnemarie Jacir’s Oscar submission ‘Palestine 36’ sells to multiple European territories
Historical drama explores the 1936-39 Arab Revolt when Palestinians rebelled against British colonial rule.
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Features‘The Bureau’ showrunner Eric Rochant on scripted series evolution: “We need to find that depth again”
Rochant is currently working on upcoming Netflix series ‘Bandi’.
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NewsMarta Bergman’s ‘The Silent Run’ finds buyers ahead of Cairo premiere
The French and Arabic-language film is produced by Belgium’s Frakas Productions and Canada’s Productions des Années Lumière.
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FeaturesHow Mipcom is merging its mainstream market with the creator economy at 2025 edition
This year’s event, which runs October 13-16, will see a major presence from YouTube.
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NewsFrench box office shows signs of life in September
Oliver Laxe’s Sirât sold an impressive 468,000 tickets via Pyramide.
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NewsIsrael’s Oscar entry ‘The Sea’ secures North America distributor
EXCLUSIVE: Menemsha Films is planning a spring 2026 release for Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s debut feature.
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FeaturesCan the American French Film Festival’s high-school screenings programme help to woo young audiences?
Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’ will screen free to 3,000 US high-school students.
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NewsParadise City Sales boards Martin Provost’s ‘Love Lessons’ starring Fabrice Luchini
Emmanuelle Devos, Chiara Mastroianni and Carole Bouquet also star in the director’s ninth feature.
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NewsStudio TF1 spins key sales for French time-travel comedy ‘Cycle Of Time’
Film revolves around a family that gets catapulted from 1950 to 2025 by their washing machine.
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NewsCritics’ Week Next Step II Programme selects filmmakers and composers for 2025 edition
The initiative is designed to bring together directors and composers.
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Features“French film is not a genre”: American French Film Festival heads on 29th edition’s diverse line-up
‘A Private Life’ to open fest running October 28–November 3 in Los Angeles.
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NewsGaumont’s French box office hit ‘Once Upon My Mother’ scores US, international deals
EXCLUSIVE: Comedy drama is Prime Video’s first French-language feature to get a theatrical release.
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FeaturesHow New York Film Festival became a key awards season destination and “de facto mini-market”
“Our goal is to summarise the year in cinema,” says artistic director Dennis Lim.