All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 31
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NewsTotem Films lures multiple buyers to ‘Slow’, ‘Animalia’ and ‘The Hypnosis’ (exclusive)
‘Slow’ and ‘Animalia’ both world premiered to acclaim at Sundance while ’The Hypnosis’ picked up prizes at Karlovy Vary.
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NewsOther Angle launches parallel French feature-focused US production, distribution and sales venture (exclusive)
Other Angle Pictures was founded by Olivier Albou and Laurence Schonberg.
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NewsMarrakech film festival to honour Mads Mikkelsen, Faouzi Bensaidi
The Marrakech International Film Festival runs November 24 – December 2.
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NewsBedbugs and protests dent French box office in October but cinemas bounce back at month-end
2023 box office takings are still on track to surpass last year’s figures.
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NewsSND sells ‘L’Abbé Pierre: A Century Of Devotion’ to key territories at AFM (exclusive)
Rising star Benjamin Lavernhe plays the iconic French priest.
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NewsLes Arcs selects eight emerging directors for 2023 Talent Village with Ruben Ostlund as mentor
Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker will share advice and experiences with up and coming directing talents.
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FeaturesAFM 2023: The buzz titles from Europe
Includes 3D animated film ’Paul McCartney’s High In The Clouds’ from France’s Gaumont.
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NewsCharades acquires first-ever 'Sylvanian Families' feature film (exclusive)
Kazuya Konaka directs from a script by Hirotoshi Kobayashi.
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NewsFirst Look: Adèle Exarchopoulos in French sci-fi thriller ‘Planet B’ (exclusive)
Buzzy female-driven dystopian thriller also stars Souheila Yacoub.
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NewsFirst look: post-apocalyptic thriller ‘Survive’ starring Emilie Dequenne (exclusive)
Survive is produced by Revenge producers Monkey Pack Films, part of the Federation Group’s Robin&Co, and M.E.S Productions.
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Newsmk2 Films boards Steve McQueen’s ‘Occupied City’ (exclusive)
The documentary is about the realities of life under the Nazi occupation in Amsterdam.
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NewsOrange Studio boards Ali Marhyar’s ‘Like A Prince’, unveils star-powered AFM slate (exclusive)
AFM slate also includes a blend of local drama, comedy and thriller titles.
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NewsNewen Connect adds trio of star-driven comedies to AFM slate (exclusive)
Line-up includes ’Meet The Leroys’ starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and José Garcia.
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NewsIsraeli film and TV industry pens open letter urging global industry support and hostage release
More than 2,000 Israeli film and TV industry figures have signed the letter.
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Newsmk2 Films scores US, key international deals on animated sci-fi noir ‘Mars Express’ (exclusive)
GKids has North American rights to the Cannes and Annecy title.
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NewsFederation Studios launches international film sales label Ginger & Fed with Sabine Chemaly (exclusive)
First slate to include Rachel’s Game, Oldies But Goodies, Survive.
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NewsCharades inks UK-Ireland and French deals for Venice title ‘Stolen’ (exclusive)
Karan Tejpal’s Indian action thriller has played at Venice, Zurich and London film festivals.
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NewsThe Exchange boards Jennifer Esposito’s mother-daughter mob drama ‘Fresh Kills’ (exclusive)
Gritty drama premiered at Tribeca Festival.
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NewsFrance’s SND launches Juan Carlos Medina’s cold case action thriller ‘The Chase’ (exclusive)
Film starring Sami Bouajila and Julie Gayet started shooting this week in Northern France.
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News“We are trying to rent a bomb shelter”: How Israeli film production is re-starting under wartime protocols
United King Films has started shooting Yohanan Weller’s comedy My Private Telenovela as cinemas tentatively reopen.