All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 13
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Features“We’re evolving,” says Gaumont’s Alexis Cassanet of the company’s shifting strategy
As the world’s oldest studio, Gaumont is celebrating its 130th anniversary in 2025.
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News“‘Etty’ is an escape from hate”: first trailer for Hagai Levi’s Venice premiering show
Mini-series is a loose adaptation of the diaries of Dutch author Etty Hillesum who died in Auschwitz.
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FeaturesHow mk2 is connecting auteurs and audiences, and expanding its slate of English-language arthouse films
”A decade ago, we stopped distributing films and everyone said, ‘You’re crazy.’ But we had a strategic vision, and it is working.”
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NewsFirst trailer for Francois Ozon’s ‘The Stranger’ ahead of Venice premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Film stars Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin, Swann Arlaud and Denis Lavant.
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NewsNadav Lapid’s satire ‘Yes’ scores multiple sales following Directors’ Fortnight premiere
The film world premiered in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight sidebar.
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News‘Silent Rebellion’ makes noise among buyers ahead of Venice Spotlight premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Lila Gueneau stars alongside Gregoire Colin, Thomas Doret and Aurelia Petit.
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NewsParadise City Sales boards Damien Hauser’s Venice-bound ‘Memory Of Princess Mumbi’
EXCLUSIVE: The project is the first-ever Kenyan feature to be selected at Venice’s Giornate degli Autori.
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NewsNaomi Kawase’s ‘Yakushima’s Illusion’ scores key sales ahead of Locarno premiere
EXCLUSIVE: The film stars Vicky Krieps as a French doctor in Japan whose partner goes missing.
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News“It’s the Wild West,” says James Cameron of the use of generative AI in film
”I want to learn it, I want to master it for myself, then use my own best judgment about how I apply it to my personal art,” he added.
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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.