All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 13
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NewsMilan opera house doc ’La Scala: The Force Of Destiny’ heads to Ginger & Fed (exclusive)
The director and producers had access that La Scala had never granted before.
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NewsInternational buyers check in for Ruben Ostlund’s ‘The Entertainment System Is Down’
Film stars Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Brühl, Keanu Reeves and Nicholas Braun.
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NewsFederation Studios appoints Côme Chazal as group executive director for UK strategy (exclusive)
The Paris-based company is ramping up its expansion into English-language markets.
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NewsCAA Media Finance, Jean-Felix Dealberto board Berlin-bound thriller ‘After This Death’ (exclusive)
The film is produced by David Hinojosa’s 2AM and Anita Gou’s Kindred Spirit.
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NewsFirst look at Carmen Maura in psychological horror ‘Vieja Loca’ (exclusive)
Spain’s JA Bayona produces the film directed by first-time Argentinian filmmaker Martin Mauregui.
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NewsNewen Connect heads to EFM with comedy-driven slate led by time-hopping ‘Cycle Of Time’ (exclusive)
Source: Les Films du 24 ‘Cycle Of Time’ Newen Connect has added a trio of French comedies to its EFM slate: Cycle Of Time, No Signal! and The Family Road. Vinciane Millereau’s Cycle Of Time stars Elsa Zylberstein, Didier Bourdon, Aurore Clément and Dider Flamand and is ...
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NewsLe Pacte boards sales on Guillaume Nicloux thriller ‘Mi Amor’ (exclusive)
Le Pacte will launch sales at the upcoming EFM.
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NewsB-Rated International adds trio of films to debut EFM slate (exclusive)
The French sales outfit was launched by former Mediawan executive Arnaud Chevallier.
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NewsLucky Number heads to EFM with Greenland dog-sledding adventure ‘Pipaluk’ (exclusive)
The French sales outfit is heading to the EFM after launching in November 2024.
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NewsMichael Winterbottom and Mohammed Sawwaf now filming ‘Gaza Year Zero’ in Palestine (exclusive)
Le Pacte has acquired international rights to the fiction film.
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NewsCNC appoints Gaetan Bruel as president and permanent replacement to disgraced Dominique Boutonnat
Bruel previously headed up the cultural services department of the French embassy in the US.
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NewsCharades boards Danish romantic horror ‘No Rest For The Wicked’ (exclusive)
The queer love story starring Pilou Asbæk and Egor Venned was set and was shot on the Faroe Islands.
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NewsFrench box office holds steady in January as local titles stay strong
The highest-grossing French films were ‘How To Make A Killing’ and ’The Marching Band’
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NewsFrench sales outfit MMM scoops South African drama ‘The Heart Is A Muscle’ ahead of Panorama launch (exclusive)
Source: MMM ‘The Heart Is A Muscle’ Nascent French sales outfit MMM has acquired South African director Imran Hamdulay’s Panorama title The Heart Is A Muscle, about a Cape Town father on a journey of self-redemption. Keenan Arrison stars as a man whose five year-old son briefly ...
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NewsPyramide boards Berlin Panorama selection ‘Confidante’ for international sales (exclusive)
It is the fourth feature from Turkish-French directing duo Cagla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti.
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NewsPlaytime boosts EFM slate with buzzy Leyla Bouzid and Evi Kalogiropoulou titles (exclusive)
Bouzid’s ‘In A Whisper’ is a Tunisian family drama; Kalogiropoulou’s ‘Gorgona’ is a feminist adaptation of the Greek myth
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NewsDirector Jerome Salle and Federation Studios team for film and TV production venture Syzygy
First project is the English-language thriller series ’Okavango’.
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NewsPathé International adds musical comedy drama ‘Bye Bye’ to EFM slate (exclusive)
Amelie Bonnin’s debut feature stars popular French singer and actress Juliette Armanet.
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NewsThe Bureau to launch counterfeit thriller ‘The Money Maker’ at EFM; unveils first look (exclusive)
Jean-Paul Salomé’s film is about a real-life counterfeiter who evaded French police for 15 years.
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NewsFrench director Christophe Ruggia found guilty of sexually assaulting Adele Haenel in landmark trial
Ruggia has received a four-year sentence, including two years under house arrest