All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 17
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NewsPlaytime to court buyers with Italian sports drama ‘My Tennis Maestro’ starring Pierfrancesco Favino
EXCLUSIVE: "My Tennis Maestro is a tribute to the mentors who show up in unexpected ways," said director Andrea Di Stefano.
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NewsEric Toledano, Olivier Nakache start shooting 1980s family comedy ‘Just An Illusion’
EXCLUSIVE: Gaumont is handling international sales on the film, about the joys and pains of adolescence.
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NewsGinger & Fed boards ‘LOL 2.0’ starring Sophie Marceau
EXCLUSIVE: International sales for the ’LOL’ sequel will begin in Cannes.
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NewsCeline Dion, Lionel Richie and Idris Elba join starry voice cast of Paul McCartney’s ‘High In The Clouds’
Hannah Waddingham, Himesh Patel, Ringo Starr, Jimmy Fallon, Clemence Poesy, Pom Klementieff and Alain Chabat also among cast for 3D animation from Gaumont.
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News’The Perfect Family’ and ‘Open Season 2’ power Studio TF1’s Cannes slate
EXCLUSIVE: Scotland-set con artist comedy The Perfect Family stars Audrey Fleurot, Ramzy Bedia and Alan Cumming.
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NewsTotem Films acquires Anna Roller’s long-distance romantic drama ‘Allegro Pastell’
EXCLUSIVE: The modern love story is the second film by the rising German director.
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NewsApril admissions in France drop 1.1% year on year
Warner Bros’ A Minecraft Movie dominated the month with Gaumont’s Once Upon My Mother the top local film.
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NewsNorwegian series sweep top prizes at Canneseries as attendance rises 10%
The festival’s ninth edition will run April 23-28.
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NewsCoproduction Office, Plattform Produktion reteam for John Skoog’s ‘Redoubt’ starring Denis Lavant
EXCLUSIVE: Skoog’s previous works have screened at Berlinale, PS1 MOMA New York and Moderna Museet Stockholm.
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NewsGaumont boards François Ozon’s feature adaptation of Albert Camus’ ‘The Stranger’
EXCLUSIVE: Rebecca Marder, Swann Arlaud, Denis Levant and Pierre Lottin join the previously announced Benjamin Voisin in the cast.
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NewsLuxbox boards Tokyo-set family drama ‘Brand New Landscape’
EXCLUSIVE: The film is the debut feature of Japanese filmmaker Yuiga Danzuka.
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NewsNadav Lapid’s ‘Yes’ added to Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, boarded for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Les Films du Losange will launch sales on the film at Cannes.
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NewsLucky Number boards Un Certain Regard Italian film ’The Last One For The Road’
EXCLUSIVE: The debut film from Italy’s Francesco Sossai follows three young men on a road trip through the Venetian plains.
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NewsParadise City Sales boards Pedro Pinho’s Un Certain Regard title ‘I Only Rest In The Storm’
EXCLUSIVE: The film exploring neo-colonialism is set in a West African city.
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NewsAlice Rohrwacher to lead Cannes Caméra d’Or jury
Frequent Cannes filmmaker says, ”First times are always important and they stay with us for the rest of our lives.”
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NewsBerlin premiere ‘That Summer In Paris’ woos global buyers for Urban Sales
EXCLUSIVE: The film shot in Paris last summer during the Olympic Games.
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NewsSND boards ‘The Girls We Want’ ahead of Directors’ Fortnight premiere
Exclusive: The Marseille-set film is the debut feature of French filmmaker Princia Car.
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NewsCannes Directors’ Fortnight reveals 2025 lineup
Lineup includes new titles from Robin Campillo, Lee Sang-il and Christian Petzold.
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NewsTotem Films boards international sales for Alexe Poukine’s Critics’ Week selection ‘Kika’
EXCLUSIVE: Alexe Poukine’s debut fiction feature will premiere in the Critics’ Week competition.
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NewsCannes Critics’ Week unveils 2025 selection
Eleven features selected for Cannes sidebar, with seven in competition.