All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 19
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NewsEmilie Dequenne, Cannes and Cesar prize-winning Belgian actress, dies aged 43
Dequenne first came to attention in the Dardennes brothers ‘Rosetta’ and recently starred in Lukas Dhont’s ’Close’.
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NewsMichael Kinirons, Mika Kaurismäki among 10 directors selected for Seriesmakers lab
The lab focuses on feature filmmakers looking to develop drama series.
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NewsWomen directors accounted for just 24.2% of French films in 2024
They also struggle to access higher budgets, said the CNC’s Gender Equality report.
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NewsFrench and Nordic film professionals look to strengthen bonds at Paris event
The French Nordic Film Days programme was organised by the CNC and the Five Nordics.
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NewsCanal+ reports 2024 annual results, revenue growth – but faces share-price drop
CEO Maxime Saada said a share price drop had been anticipated as some French shareholders were required to sell after Canal+ was spun off from Vivendi.
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NewsFrench box office dips in February as local comedy tops chart
Pathe’s ’God Save The Tuche’ was the top title with 2.4m admissions.
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NewsCanal+ cuts local cinema investment to €480m over next three years, keeps six-month exclusive window
Group says cinema is primary motivation for Canal+ subscriptions, proud to perpetuate central role in creative ecosystem.
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News‘Emilia Pérez’ leads winners at France’s César awards
Karla Sofia Gascon, Zoe Saldana, Jacques Audiard attend Paris ceremony.
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FeaturesBuyers deliver verdict on Berlinale 2025: “A start in the right direction”
Distributors praise the quality of films in official selection, but question the commercial potential of many of them.
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NewsDistrib Films picks up US rights to French coming-of-age drama ‘Block Pass’ (exclusive)
Antoine Chevrollier’s debut feature premiered at Critics’ Week in Cannes 2024.
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NewsEuropean buyers snap up Radu Jude’s ‘Kontinental ’25’ after Berlin competition premiere (exclusive)
Sales for Romanian writer-director’s social satire are handled by Paris-based Luxbox.
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NewsMind-reading comedy ‘What Marielle Knows’ sells widely after Berlin competition bow (exclusive)
Frédéric Hambalek’s dark comedy is sold by recently-launched Paris-based sales company Lucky Number.
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NewsMuriel Meynard named French producer of the year by Cesar academy
Meynard has been with the Agat Films – Ex Nihilio producing collective since 2006.
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NewsUkrainian school documentary ‘Timestamp’ scores sales ahead of Berlin competition premiere (exclusive)
Kateryna Gornostai’s film focuses on a Ukrainian school during the war.
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FeaturesHow Berlinale doc ‘All I Had Was Nothingness’ shines a new light on Claude Lanzmann’s ‘Shoah’
All I Had Was Nothingness director Guillaume Ribot tells Screen about opening a window into Claude Lanzmann’s filmmaking journey on Shoah.
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NewsSundance award winner ‘Cactus Pears’, Saudi thriller ‘Night Courier’ woo EFM buyers for MPM Premium (exclusive)
Deals close in German-speaking Europe, France.
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NewsMemento International rebrands as Paradise City Sales
EFM slate includes Shatara Michelle Ford’s Panorma selection Dreams In Nightmares, Lili Horvát’s My Notes On Mars.
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NewsCanal+ threat to cut French film investment puts industry on edge
Threat follows Disney’s negotiation of nine-month theatrical window for its films in France.
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NewsFirst look at Gregory Gadebois in ‘Les Miserables: The Story of Jean Valjean’ (exclusive)
The prequel to ‘Les Miserables’, now shooting in France, is being handled by Ginger and Fed.
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NewsRomantic comedy ‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ seals UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
Laura Piani’s French-language film stars Camille Rutherford as a contemporary writer trying to finish her novel.