All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 13
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NewsNeue Visionen unwraps French family comedy ‘Present Perfect’ (exclusive)
Present Perfect is directed by Raphaele Moussafir.
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FeaturesHow the #MeToo movement helped inspire Noémie Merlant to make ‘The Balconettes’
Noémie Merlant tells Screen about the journey to Cannes for her second feature, female-led horror comedy The Balconettes.
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NewsImagineers Studio launches French superhero film ‘Fantax’ (exclusive)
Fantax is set to start shooting in Paris and the UK in the summer of 2025.
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FeaturesInside France’s masterplan to lure more international blockbusters
France is positioning itself as a one-stop shop for international production.
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NewsFrance’s dynamic Agat Films-Ex Nihilo unveils eclectic shared slate (exclusive)
“We are a house of auteur cinema.”
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NewsNeon takes US rights to ‘The Unknown’ starring Léa Seydoux
It is the third feature for Harari who is fresh off an Oscar win for co-writing Anatomy Of A Fall
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NewsFrance’s rising generation of female directors look for festival buzz despite lack of official selection parity
Emerging filmmakers are looking to hold their own in the male auteur-dominated line-up.
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NewsTarzan and Arab Nasser to make ’Once Upon a Time in Gaza’ in Jordan (exclusive)
Bac Films is handling international sales and French distribution.
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NewsMPM sends ‘Fine Young Men’, ‘Vanishing Goats’ to Cannes (exclusive)
Alejandro Pease’s queer coming-of-age drama is set in a Catholic school.
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NewsFirst Look at German family adventure ’Akiko The Flying Monkey’ (exclusive)
The live-action title is produced by writer-director Helmer’s production house Veit Helmer-Filmproduktion.
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FeaturesHow Cannes Competition title ‘Wild Diamond’ explores “extreme femininity”
First-time French filmmaker Agathe Riedinger talks to Screen.
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NewsMubi, Le Pacte take in László Nemes’ ‘Orphan’ (exclusive)
Nemes will shoot the film in Budapest this summer.
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NewsKeanu Reeves, Kirsten Dunst and Daniel Brühl to star in Ruben Ostlund’s ‘The Entertainment System Is Down’
Ostlund is the double Palme d’Or winning director of ‘The Square’ and “The Triangle Of Sadness’.
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FeaturesThe bittersweet story behind Directors’ Fortnight opener ‘This Life Of Mine’
Director Sophie Fillieres died last July, aged 58, just after wrapping the shoot of her seventh feature.
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News‘Moi Aussi’ director Judith Godrèche plots feature (exclusive)
Godrèche now developing a feature with the theme of female empowerment.
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NewsFemale directors’ animated anthology ‘Animal Tales Of Christmas Magic’ draws in key buyers (exclusive)
The Bureau Sales is handling the 2D animation inspired by techniques such as papercut, linocut and watercolour art.
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NewsCannes 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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NewsFrench 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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NewsSales 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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NewsFirst look at Leila Bekhti in Gaumont’s ‘Once Upon My Mother’ (exclusive)
Project directed by Ken Scott.