All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 14
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NewsTotem Films takes on Rosanne Pel’s Locarno competition title ‘Donkey Days’
Donkey Days is produced by Floor Onrust for The Netherlands’ Family Affair Films.
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NewsCoproduction Office boards Syeyoung Park’s Korean sci-fi ‘The Fin’ ahead of Locarno premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Park’s second feature is set in a post-war, ecologically devasted Korea.
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NewsStudio TF1 appoints 42 and Universal exec David O’Donoghue to major international role
The move is a sign of the international ambitions of the French media powerhouse.
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NewsBe For Films boards Locarno opener ‘In The Land of Arto’
EXCLUSIVE: Camille Cottin and Zar Amir star in the French-language film directed by Tamara Stepanyan.
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NewsCorsican mafia thriller ‘The Mohican’ lands US deal
EXCLUSIVE: Frederic Farrucci’s second feature stars Alexis Manenti.
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NewsFrench box office continues 2025 slump into summer with 23% dip in ticket sales in June
It has been a rocky first half of the year for French distributors.
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NewsFrench distributors to benefit from revamped CNC financial support
The changes are designed to provide more support for a greater number of films.
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NewsCannes’ Critics’ Week comedy drama ‘Kika’ sells widely for Totem Films
EXCLUSIVE: The comedy drama is the first feature from Alexe Poukine.
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NewsLoco Films boards Karlovy Vary coming-of-age drama ‘The Luminous Life’
The Lisbon-set drama is the feature debut of Portuguese filmmaker João Rosas.
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NewsGermany and France press for expansion of Arte into European content platform
Move was confirmed during a European culture ministers’ meeting in Paris.
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NewsEuropean spy comedy ‘Espionage For Beginners’ starts shooting in Hungary
EXCLUSIVE: The French and Hungarian language film is a Hungary-France- Belgium-Spain coproduction.
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Newsmk2 Films takes on French 2D animation ‘Mu Yi’ from Emmy-winning Studio La Cachette
EXCLUSIVE: The project is being presented at Annecy’s MIFA this week.
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NewsBest Friend Forever scoops up Japanese anime ‘ChaO’ ahead of Annecy premiere
EXCLUSIVE: The Brussels-based sales company will handle international sales in most of Europe and Middle East.
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NewsHollywood blockbusters revive sleepy May at French box office
‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ blew in with a combined gross of €21.9m
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NewsShih-Ching Tsou’s ‘Left-Handed Girl’ lands multiple sales for Le Pacte
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Anora’ director Sean Baker produced the Taiwanese drama, which premiered at Cannes.
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NewsFrance’s World Cinema Aid fund for co-productions sees record year for Cannes winners
The fund supported 16 co-productions across the Cannes sections, with a record six titles winning main competition prizes.
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NewsBuyers snap up French comedy ‘Million Dollar Madness’ starring Christian Clavier
EXCLUSIVE: Project sells to Canada, Spain, Baltic states and more at Cannes.
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NewsFrancois Ozon’s adaption of Albert Camus classic ‘The Stranger’ scores multiple sales
EXCLUSIVE: Gaumont unveils string of deals after launching the film in Cannes.
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NewsRomane Gueret and Lise Akoka on their Cannes Premiere title ‘Summer Beats’ for Studiocanal
Source: © 2025 Superstructure - Studiocanal ‘Summer Beats’ French directing duo Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka burst onto the international stage with their debut feature The Worst Ones (Les Pires) which won the Grand Prix in Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard in 2022. They returned to ...
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News‘It Was Just An Accident’ wins Palme d’Or at 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Other winners included ’Sentimental Value’, ’Sirat’ and ’The Secret Agent’.