All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 2
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NewsFrance to host international Lumière Summit focused on the future of cinema
The summit will be held in the South of France in September.
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NewsCarine Tardieu’s ‘All The Little Live Things’ wins Cannes Marche du Film Investors Circle prize
The film stars Benoît Magimel, Léa Drucker and Melanie Thierry.
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NewsRising producers Noëlle Levenez and Clara Marquardt stand for Cérémonie
The rising French producers are developing a lively slate driven by fresh voices
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NewsCannes buyers finally catch festival fever, circle ‘Club Kid’, ‘A Man Of His Time’
Acquisition teams on alert after slow start.
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NewsFrench genre duo jump onto high-concept thriller ‘The Cliff’ starring Nora Arnezeder
EXCLUSIVE: Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo will direct the UK-French collaboration for The Pool Films.
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NewsMotel checks in to French indie distribution scene
EXCLUSIVE: Founders Simon Robert and Guillaume De Castro are looking for US and UK films
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NewsCharades’ founding trio on building their company’s international reputation and taking early risks on filmmakers
Paris-based sales and production outfit Charades launched in 2017.
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NewsGiacomo Abbruzzese and producer Agostino Gambino launch Rome creative hub to support rising talent
EXCLUSIVE: The production company and creative hub will produce the films of Abbruzzese and new talents.
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NewsJack Farthing boards ‘Glenn Gould Lovers’ for France TV Distribution
EXCLUSIVE: The UK actor will play the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould in the English-language film.
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NewsNuri Bilge Ceylan’s ‘Weary Sun’, Diao Yinan’s ‘Red Snow’ head to busy Memento
EXCLUSIVE: Turkish director Ceylan’s latest starts shooting next month.
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News‘Marvelous Mornings’: First trailer for Cannes Special Screenings title starring Eric Cantona, India Hair
It is produced by France’s To Be Continued Productions and Topshot Films.
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FeaturesCannes market 2026: 15 buzz titles from France
Screen presents a selection of the buzziest projects from France available to international buyers at this year’s Cannes market.
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NewsUrban Sales boards Annecy-bound animation ‘Spacetime Chronicles’
The French sales outfit has also added the Alps-set doc ‘My Tiny Little School’ to its Cannes slate.
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FeaturesArthur Harari on why his Cannes Competition title ‘The Unknown’ is “destabilising, but certainly unique”
With an Oscar on his mantelpiece, Arthur Harari makes his Cannes Competition debut as a director with thriller The Unknown.
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NewsBuyers find Glasgow audience award winner ‘A Place For Her’
The film, set in a women’s shelter, has garnered 475,000 admissions in France to date and won the audience award at the 2026 Glasgow Film Festival.
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NewsPeter Jackson receives honorary Palme d’Or from Elijah Wood at Cannes opening ceremony
The ceremony, which was followed by the world premiere of Pierre Salvadori’s ’The Electric Kiss’, was heavy on stars and light on politics.
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NewsEntourage Ventures partners with Our Films to invest in European films produced with Mubi
Our Films and Mubi produced Cannes Competition title ‘Fatherland’.
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FeaturesHow France’s Les Films Pelléas spent decades nurturing filmmaker relationships to achieve “overnight success”
After more than three decades in the business, France’s Les Films Pelléas has backed two of the last three Palme d’Or winners and has four films in this year’s official selection.
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NewsThe Pool Films dives into art documentary ‘Caravaggio’s Eye’
EXCLUSIVE: “There is a strong niche audience eager to know more about painting giants,” said the producer.
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NewsFrance’s Cinefrance Studios outlines expansion into sales
The Paris outfit is in Cannes looking to acquire director-driven upscale arthouse films from all territories.