All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 2
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NewsFrance’s CNC responds to Nadav Lapid situation by launching a support service for filmmakers and festivals
The aim is to help artists and organisations facing challenging decisions.
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NewsNetflix rolls out TF1 content in France marking streamer’s first tie-up with local broadcaster
Streamer incorpates TF1+’s service into its platform in first of its kind partnership.
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NewsFrench legal drama ‘Women On Trial’, starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, secures US deal
EXCLUSIVE: Sales agent Gaumont has also sold the film to a slew of international territories.
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News‘Low Expectations’ rides high with multiple fresh territory deals after Cannes debut
EXCLUSIVE: Paris and Berlin-based Salaud Morisset sells Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight entry across multiple territories.
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NewsFrench industry rallies around Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid following forced withdrawal from FID Marseille
“Cinema institutions aren’t courageous enough,” Nadav Lapid told Screen.
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NewsFrench truck driver romance ‘Flesh And Fuel’ drives to deals for North America and UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: The French film won a prize at Cannes Critics’ Week.
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NewsUn Certain Regard prize-winner ‘Congo Boy’ scores key deals for The Party
EXCLUSIVE: Rafiki Fariala’s fiction debut heading to Germany and Austria, Brazil, Norway and Denmark.
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NewsFrench box office jumps 33% to 15 million admissions in May powered by ‘Michael,’ ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’
The highest-grossing local film in May was 1980s-set family comedy Just An Illusion.
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NewsCanal+’s Maxime Saada stands by controversial response to Bollore open letter but denies “blacklist” claim
Saada had said at Cannes that Canal+ would no longer work with signatories of a petition criticising Vincent Bollore’s influence on the company.
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NewsUn Certain Regard prizewinner ‘Everytime’ locks in multiple deals
EXCLUSIVE: The film is an Austria-Germany co-production.
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NewsCristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ wins Palme d’Or at 2026 Cannes Film Festival
Prizes for ‘Minotaur’, ’The Black Ball’, ‘All Of A Sudden’, and ‘Fatherland’.
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FeaturesHow Léa Mysius put her own spin on the home-invasion thriller in Cannes title ‘The Birthday Party’
The adaptation of Laurent Mauvignier’s novel is set in a remote French marshland, where a family is preparing for a birthday celebration, but unexpected guests disrupt their plans.
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News‘Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma’ wins Queer Palm at Cannes Film Festival
For the first time ever, the jury also opted to award a new ‘Queer Palm Revelation’ prize.
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NewsSandra Wollner’s ‘Everytime’ takes Un Certain Regard prize in Cannes
Other winners include ’Elephants In The Fog’ and ‘Iron Boy’.
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NewsKen Loach, Aki Kaurismäki, Yorgos Lanthimos and Javier Bardem sign Canal+ controversy letter
The Canal+ controversy is the talk of the Cannes Film Festival among the French sector.
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News‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’ wins Directors’ Fortnight audience award
The People’s Choice award launched in 2024.
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NewsBuyers rush to Berenger Thouin’s Cannes archive-fiction mash-up ‘The Golden Age’
Thouin’s debut feature blends footage from the Gaumont Pathé Archives with fictional material.
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NewsWhich films are in the running for the 2026 Venice Film Festival?
The Adventures Of Cliff Booth, Wild Horse Nine, A Woman Unknown, Being Heumann tipped for Lido bows.
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FeaturesJudith Godreche on “using the camera as a feminist weapon” in her Un Certain Regard premiere ‘A Girl’s Story’
The actress/filmmaker has been a leading voice in France’s MeToo movement.
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NewsCanal+ CEO says he will blacklist everyone who signed open letter criticising right-wing owner
Through Vivendi, Bollore owns Canal+ and subsidiary Studiocanal.