All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 13
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Other Angle plants new deals on Van Damme action comedy ‘The Gardener’ (exclusive)
The film will have a market premiere at this week’s AFM in Las Vegas.
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‘Beating Hearts’ pumps up France’s October box office as local titles power 10.8% rise in admissions
The epic love story grossed even more in its second week on release thanks to good word of mouth for Studiocanal.
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WTFilms to introduce French horror thriller ‘Squealers’ to AFM buyers (exclusive)
Film is from director Abel Ferry, best known for 2009 slasher ’High Lane’
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Newen Connect bolsters AFM slate with four new French features (exclusive)
Newen Connect is the TF1-owned film and TV distribution arm of French media group Newen Studios.
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Ginger & Fed’s AFM slate led by divorce comedy ‘What Is Love?', crime drama ‘Unsubmissives’ (exclusive)
One year after launch, French sales outfit heads to AFM with a slate of 14 titles.
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Les Arcs selects eight emerging directors for 2024 Talent Village
Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi named as 2024 ambassador of festival’s talent initiative.
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Dave Bautista, Zoe Kravitz, Steven Yeun, Lea Seydoux join ‘Alpha Gang’
Mk2 Films is handling international sales.
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French court postpones Gerard Depardieu sexual assault trial to March 2025
The actor’s lawyer requested the six-month delay over Depardieu’s health issues.
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Gerard Depardieu requests delay in sexual assault trial citing health concerns
The actor’s lawyer says the French star is unable to attend today’s hearing.
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‘Kibbutz Legend’ by Israeli filmmaker Yahav Winner, killed during October 7 attacks, heads into post
Winner wrote and stars in the dramatic comedy opposite his widow Shay-Lee Atary.
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Lina Soualem, Djanis Bouzyani, and Mouloud Ouyahia projects selected for Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops
The Atlas Workshops nurture and showcase projects by filmmakers from the MENA region.
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French actor-director Nicolas Bedos sentenced to prison for sexual assault
Bedos has been sentenced to one year in prison with six months suspended.
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France tv distribution to kick off sales on ‘Pieces Of A Foreign Life’ at AFM (exclusive)
Alexis Manenti also stars in the story of a Syrian woman seeking a new life in France.
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France’s TF1 bolsters investment in film production with fresh cinema guilds deal
The group says the new deal is meant to “strengthen TF1 group’s support for the French film industry”.
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‘Terrifier 3’ slashes to strong box office in France despite rare under-18s ban
The slasher sequel sold 244,000 tickets during its opening weekend.
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Features
Can Mipcom lift the spirits of a struggling TV industry?
The event, running October 21-24, comes at a challenging time for many of the global TV industry executives who are gathering in Cannes.
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Rotterdam premiere ‘Tenement’ sells to North America (exclusive)
Psychological horror thriller is debut feature from Cambodian writer-directors Inrasothythep Neth and Sokyou Chea.
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Cannes Résidence programme unveils six writer-director participants for 48th edition
This year’s crop of rising talents includes four female filmmakers.
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Buyers reach for Memento’s Venice prize winner ‘Familiar Touch’ (exclusive)
Sarah Friedland’s ‘coming-of-old-age-film’ is about an octogenerian film moving to live in an adjusted care facility.
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Un Certain Regard prize winner ‘The Damned’ secures US deal (exclusive)
Film won shared the Un Certain Regard best director prize at Cannes this year.