All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 34
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Features‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ producer Marie-Ange Luciani on embracing challenging productions and future projects
“If it’s not challenging, it’s boring,” says the powerhouse French producer
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NewsPlaytime joins Emmanuel Courcol’s ‘The Marching Band’
The film is about two brothers who discover each other later in life and bond over a love of music.
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NewsMemento International kicks off sales on Guillaume Nicloux’s ‘The Divine Sarah Bernhardt’ (exclusive)
Sandrine Kiberlain stars as the French icon in the film that is now in production in France.
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NewsDany Boon comedy ‘Give A Little Beat’ and young adult title ’Almost Legal’ drive Gaumont’s Rendez-Vous slate (exclusive)
‘Give A Little Beat’ is about a family who go on a road trip across France.
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News‘Challengers’ gets French theatrical release, will not head straight to Prime Video as planned
Tennis drama stars Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist.
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FeaturesRobust line-ups, confident buyers expected at 2024 Rendez-Vous in Paris
This month’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris will give international buyers a first glimpse of the French films and television that will figure at festivals throughout the year.
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NewsNewen Connect to launch buzzy French comedies ‘Family Therapy’, ‘Start Me Up’ at Rendez-Vous (exclusive)
Pair of comedies headline TF1-owned company’s 2024 French-language slate
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NewsPulsar Content boards Antoine Chevrollier’s motocross drama ‘Block Pass’ (exclusive)
Chevrollier is behind hit French series including Oussekine and international hit thriller The Bureau
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NewsVanessa Paradis, Omar Sy thriller ‘Out Of Control’ joins SND’s sales slate (exclusive)
SND will kick off sales for marriage thriller at Rendez-Vous in Paris.
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NewsJulie Delpy’s ‘Meet The Barbarians’ leads Charades’ Paris Rendez-Vous slate (exclusive)
Paris-based sales company is bringing eight new titles to Rendez-Vous.
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NewsFrench actor/filmmaker Samuel Theis accused of rape, forced to direct next film remotely
The alleged rape took place during production of Theis’ Je Le Jure last summer.
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NewsThe Bureau draws buyers for ‘Art Or F-art?’; unveils first look at Camille Cottin, Benoit Poelvoorde comedy (exclusive)
Belgian-French comedy is directed by Stefan Liberski
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NewsCharades boards pair of starry Warner Bros France features (exclusive)
Paris-base sales house boards literary adaptation ’And Their Children After Them’ and dark comedy ’Lucky Winners’
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NewsIndie Sales boards Blandine Lenoir’s ‘Juliette In Spring’ (exclusive)
Graphic novel adaptation stars stars Cesar-winning actress Izia Higelin
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NewsMPM Premium boards Lotfi Achour’s Tunisian drama ‘Red Path’ (exclusive)
Film was showcased as a work-in-progress at Red Sea Film Festival.
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FeaturesAwards contenders grapple with France’s rigid windowing rules
Are changes on the horizon for 2024?
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NewsFrench box office leads Europe in 2023’s post-Covid bounce-back
By admissions, the 2023 France box office was down by 13.1% on the 2017-2019 average, the smallest dip in Europe.
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NewsGerard Depardieu stripped of global honours and faces fresh rape charges
The fallout follows an incendiary investigative documentary Gerard Depardieu: The Fall Of The Ogre that aired earlier this month.
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NewsFilms du Losange unveils second and third features in Nicolas Philibert’s ‘On The Adamant’ triptych (exclusive)
‘On The Adamant’ won the 2023 Golden Bear in Berlin.
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NewsNaomi Watts, Will Sharpe join Audrey Diwan’s ‘Emmanuelle’ as Pathé snaps up French distribution
Noémie Merlant plays the titular role in the erotic drama based on a script co-written by Diwan and Rebecca Zlotowski.