All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 17
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NewsLuca Guadagnino replaces Thomas Vinterberg as Marrakech jury head
The Danish filmmaker had to drop out for “family reasons”.
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News‘Kneecap’, ‘When The Light Breaks’ and ‘Moon’ set for 2024 Les Arcs Film Festival competition
Audrey Diwan will chair the feature jury at the festival in the French Alps.
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FeaturesAFM 2024: The buzz titles from Europe
As AFM attendees settle into their new Las Vegas home,Screen profiles a selection of key titles, at various stages of production, available across the market.
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NewsSND wrangles multiple buyers for adventure film ‘Treasure Hunters: On The Tracks Of Khufu’ (exclusive)
The French take on Indiana Jones stars Fabrice Luchini as a globe-trotting archaeologist.
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NewsOther 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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News‘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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NewsWTFilms 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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NewsNewen 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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NewsGinger & 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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NewsLes 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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NewsDave Bautista, Zoe Kravitz, Steven Yeun, Lea Seydoux join ‘Alpha Gang’
Mk2 Films is handling international sales.
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NewsFrench 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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NewsGerard 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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News‘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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NewsLina 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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NewsFrench 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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NewsFrance 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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NewsFrance’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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News‘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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FeaturesCan 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.