All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 2
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         News NewsBi Gan’s ‘Resurrection’ sold to more key territories ahead of Busan bowEXCLUSIVE: The fantasy epic won the special jury prize when it premiered at Cannes. 
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         Features FeaturesJuliette Binoche on how Robert Redford encouraged her to make her directorial debut ‘In-I In Motion’’In-I In Motion’, about Binoche’s live collaboration with Akram Khan, is launching at the San Sebastian International Film Festival 
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         News NewsFrance selects Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just An Accident’ as Oscar submissionFeature selected by 11-member committee, was one of five shortlisted finalists. 
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         News NewsArthouse films emerge as bright spot amid challenging 2025 for French cinemasFilms such as ‘Sentimental Value’ and ‘Leave One Day’ are garnering strong admissions. 
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         News NewsIsraeli anti-war film ‘The Sea’ sweeps politically-charged Ophir awards as government pulls fundingThe story of a Palestinian boy who dreams of seeing the sea is now Israel’s entry to the international Oscar category. 
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         News NewsVenice Horizons 2024 prize-winner ’Familiar Touch’ scores global salesEXCLUSIVE: Sarah Friedland’s “coming-of-old age film” won three Venice Horizons prizes in 2024. 
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         Features FeaturesOlivier Assayas talks Putin thriller ‘The Wizard Of The Kremlin’: “I think it would amuse him to be played by Jude Law”The film is based on Giuliano da Empoli’s 2022 speculative historical novel of the same name. 
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         Features FeaturesRichard Linklater on making ‘Nouvelle Vague’ and why Godard would have approved of its Netflix dealIt took a US filmmaker to bring the French New Wave to the big screen - and to a new generation. 
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        ![[Clockwise from top left]: 'Nouvelle Vague', 'The Little Sister', 'A Private Life', 'Arco', 'It Was Just An Accident'](https://d1nslcd7m2225b.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/6/2/0/1459620_nouvellevaguethelittlesisteraprivatelifearcoitwasjustanaccidentarpmk2filmsannecy_417202.jpg) News NewsFrance unveils 2026 shortlist for best international feature OscarThe anonymous committee will meet the filmmaking teams of the five finalists on September 17. 
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        ![SNA_Still_15[68]](https://d1nslcd7m2225b.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/4/2/3/1459423_sna_still_1568_464737.jpg) News NewsUrban Sales boards Costa Rican title ‘If We Don’t Burn, How Do We Light Up The Night’ ahead of San Sebastián launchEXCLUSIVE: The film is the debut feature of Kim Torres whose short film ‘Night LIght’ was selected for Cannes 2022. 
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         Features FeaturesHow Charles Gillibert of CG Cinéma and Les Films du Losange became a go-to ally for independent filmmakersGillibert hits the fall festival circuit with a string of prestigious projects including Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ and Alice Winocour’s ‘Couture’. 
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         Features Features‘Couture’ with Angelina Jolie is about the “fragility of life”, says director Alice WinocourAlice Winocour mixes the worlds of high fashion and hospitals in Couture. 
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         Features Features“There is a feminine vibe in the air,” says Aude Hesbert, artistic director of the Deauville American Film FestivalHesbert has launched a series of industry initatives to help attract key French and US execs to the festival. 
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         News NewsCanada’s Oscar submission ‘The Things You Kill’ sells to key territoriesEXCLUSIVE: Alireza Khatami’s dramatic thriller won the best director prize in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic category this year. 
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         News News‘The Last One For the Road’ parks at multiple global distributors ahead of TIFF slotEXCLUSIVE: North American premiere scheduled for September 11. 
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         News NewsCeline Dornier joins IPR.VC as content executive from Logical PicturesThe appointment signals the investment fund’s aim to ramp up its executive producer role on projects. 
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         News NewsFrench box office slump continues with 29.4% drop in ticket sales in AugustSource: Universal ‘The Bad Guys 2’ France’s box office took a nosedive in August with a 29.4% drop in ticket sales year-on-year to 9.97 million admissions* (€73m), according to figures from the CNC. It extends a summer slump after a 17.3% drop in July, and a decline ... 
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         News NewsCanal+ enters negotiations for 34% stake in cinema operator UGC”This transaction demonstrates the group’s commitment to cinema and theatrical exhibition.” 
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         Features Features“We’re evolving,” says Gaumont’s Alexis Cassanet of the company’s shifting strategyAs the world’s oldest studio, Gaumont is celebrating its 130th anniversary in 2025. 
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         News News“‘Etty’ is an escape from hate”: first trailer for Hagai Levi’s Venice premiering showMini-series is a loose adaptation of the diaries of Dutch author Etty Hillesum who died in Auschwitz. 
 








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