All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 36
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NewsElle Driver sells out worldwide on ‘Robot Dreams’ following Cannes premiere (exclusive)
Pablo Berger’s buzzy animation is a selling machine following its Cannes premiere in Special Screenings.
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NewsCohen Media Group takes US rights to Cannes Premiere biopic ‘Bonnard, Pierre & Marthe’ (exclusive)
Sold by Memento International, the Martin Provost-directed biopic has also drawn buyers worldwide.
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NewsStudiocanal racks up European deals for Alex Lutz’s Cannes romantic drama ‘Strangers By Night’ (exclusive)
Actor, writer and director Lutz and producer Didar Domehri reflect on bringing the film to the big screen.
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News‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ wins Palme d’Or at 2023 Cannes Film Festival
Other winners included ’The Zone Of Interest’, ’Fallen Leaves’ and ’The Pot-Au-Feu’.
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NewsPyramide adds up deals for Cannes titles ‘Marguerite’s Theorem’, ‘Ama Gloria’ and ‘Last Summer’ (exclusive)
The French outfit has had a productive Cannes.
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News“Buyers are looking for original new voices”: French sellers reflect on Cannes 2023
“One buyer said they received 138 scripts at the market,” said Orange Studio’s Charlotte Boucon.
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NewsMartin Scorsese helps to launch film school initiative of Agnes Varda’s ‘The Gleaners and I’
Varda’s seminal documentary can now be used a pioneering educational tool by film students around the world.
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NewsMalaysian art horror ‘Tiger Stripes’ scoops top Cannes Critics’ Week prize
Amanda Nell Eu’s debut feature wins sidebar’s €10,000 grand prize.
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News“I am drawn to the old techniques” Wes Anderson talks shooting ‘Asteroid City’ on film
Andreson is in Cannes as ’Asteroid City’ premieres in Competition.
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NewsGebeka scores big sales for animations ‘Living Large’ , ‘Diplodocus’ in Cannes (exclusive)
Gebeka is the animatoin feature specialist launched by Hildegarde and Goodfellas in 2021.
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FeaturesFrench chef Pierre Gagnaire brings the heat to Cannes Competition title ‘The Pot Au Feu’
Source: Carole Bethuel ©2023 Curiosa Films/Gaumont Pierre Gagnaire Pierre Gagnaire is one of France’s leading chefs, with 14 Michelin stars, and now he is extending his menu to the film world, serving as culinary director and actor in Tran Anh Hung’s The Pot Au Feu (La Passion ...
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FeaturesCannes Confidential: Unifrance's Daniela Elstner on her morning ritual during the festival
Elstner is the executive director of French cinema promotional body Unifrance.
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Features‘Just The Two Of Us’ director Valérie Donzelli on writing with Audrey Diwan, her favourite Cannes films
French filmmaker Valérie Donzelli discusses the transition of toxic-marriage drama Just The Two Of Us from script to screen
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NewsUTA to duet with Playtime on ‘Monsieur Aznavour’ starring Tahar Rahim (exclusive)
The €26m production starts principal photography on May 30 in the Paris region.
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NewsFrance, Ireland seal co-production pact with WWII romantic thriller ‘White Friar’
White Friar stars Bafta winning-actress Anamaria Marinca who starred in Palme d’Or-winning 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days.
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NewsFrance's minister of culture talks plan to woo more international productions
“We have beautiful landscapes and cities, but more and more shoots are happening in studios and our studios are small and not modernised enough.”
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NewsSandra Rudich, Julie Gayet launch €35m Sisterland to nurture French female-driven projects (exclusive)
Producer Rudich will oversee an investment fund and production company.
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NewsCannes clarifies ticket system as industry delegates get to grips with screening access
”We want to be clear the market badge has priority over festival badges,” said Guillaume Esmiol.
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NewsFrance ramps up studios and training with 68 projects chosen for €350m “Great Image Factory” initiative
’The Great Image Factory’ is part of the French government’s €54bn France 2030 plan.
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Features‘Banel & Adama’ director Ramata-Toulaye Sy on having her debut in competition: “I’ve already won”
How first-time filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy landed a coveted slot in Cannes’ main Competition with Banel & Adama.