All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 31
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NewsFirst trailer for Payal Kapadia’s Cannes competition title ‘All We Imagine As Light’ (exclusive)
It is the first Indian film in Competition since 1994.
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FeaturesWhy Cannes is striving for a balance between auteur-driven art and audience-friendly entertainment
The festival has become a key launchpad for titles that can loosely be termed ‘broad arthouse’.
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NewsJudith Godreche’s short film ‘Me Too’ to premiere in Cannes
Godreche is leading the MeToo movement in the French film industry.
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NewsCannes Film Festival calls for “solutions” after strike threat from freelance workers
A group of freelance festival workers are preparing to protest labor reforms.
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NewsRoschdy Zem, Sandrine Kiberlain, Elodie Bouchez to star in ‘Unchained’ for Le Pacte’s Cannes slate (exclusive)
The film is a prison-set dance feature to be directed by France’s Valerie Muller.
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NewsFrench box office plummets in April but May starts off strong with record-breaking ‘A Little Something Extra’
A lack of big US releases caused the year-on-year dip.
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NewsFrance launches government commission to investigate sexual abuse in the film industry
It is the first time a government body will investigate sexual abuse in the film industry.
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NewsCannes Critics’ Week revamps ticketing protocol to prioritise press (exclusive)
Press badge holders will have first access to all first screenings.
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NewsSND hops aboard Dany Boon, Audrey Fleurot comedy drama ‘See The Sea’ (exclusive)
Emmanuel Poulain-Arnaud’s family comedy-drama is adapted from hit Mexican film Ya Veremos.
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NewsPlaytime jumps on Danish thriller ‘Crossing Lines’; unveils first look
Crossing Lines is produced by Copenhagen-based Forty Five Films.
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NewsJacques Audiard, Mathieu Amalric among 100 men in French industry to sign letter supporting #MeToo
“It is revolting that theatre and cinema should be used as a cover for abuses that have nothing to do with art.”
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NewsSwann Arlaud, star of ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’, signs on for survival thriller ‘Sukkwan Island’ for mk2 (exclusive)
Haut et Court, Maipo Film, Versus Production and Good Chaos produce. ‘C’mon C’mon’ actor Woody Norman co-stars.
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NewsIndie Sales dives in to Critics’ Week premiere ‘Across The Sea’ (exclusive)
Saïd Hamich Benlarbi’s Marseille-set 1990s melodrama stars Ayoub Gretaa.
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NewsJuho Kuosmanen reteams with Totem, Aamu for ‘Silent Trilogy’ (exclusive)
Kuosmanen won the Cannes Grand Prize for Compartment No. 6 in 2021.
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NewsCecile Gaget joins European indie Carrousel Studios as CEO
Carrousel was launched in March by Omar. Sy, Louis Letterier and Thomas Benski.
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News‘The Shameless’: first trailer for Un Certain Regard Indian forbidden-romance thriller (exclusive)
Konstantin Bojanov’s third feature follows two women trying to escape prostitution, who fall in love.
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NewsLaurent Cantet, Palme d’Or-winning French director, dies
The French director of films including 2008’s The Class was 63.
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FeaturesWhy an IP focus will take centre stage at Cannes 2024
The Market is hosting Cannes Remakes, Spotlight on IP from Asia, and a bolstered Shoot the Book! programme.
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NewsStopmotion animation ‘The Songbirds’ Secret’ flies to France TV Distribution (exclusive)
The children’s adventure film has been created by using paper cut-outs in stopmotion animation.
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NewsOther Angle cracks open sales on French comedy ‘A Smile Doesn’t Lie’ (exclusive)
Title being packaged as a project with strong remake potential.