All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 38
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NewsThierry Fremaux apologises for Cannes ticket glitches, defends choice of opening film starring Johnny Depp
Delegate general also addresses threat of civil unrest spilling over into festival.
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FeaturesEuropean sellers debate the market for arthouse movies as they head to Cannes
Sales agents say European arthouse market remains challenging - but is improving.
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FeaturesCannes market head Guillaume Esmiol on rising prices, reinvention and industry recovery
Marché du Film executive director is set for his first solo year at the helm.
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NewsFrench box office hit ‘Alibi.com 2’ secures multiple international deals through Newen Connect (exclusive)
Philippe Lacheau’s comedy sequel is in top three best peforming films at French box office this year.
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NewsMPM Premium boards ‘The Coffee Table And Raoni: An Unusual Friendship’ (exclusive)
The Globo Filmes production revisits the story of the meeting between the activist and the director.
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NewsUrban Sales boards starry Riviera-set mafia thriller ‘In The Name Of Blood’ (exclusive)
The revenge story stars Nicolas Duvauchelle, Finnegan Oldfield, Denis Lavant and Florent Hill-Chouaki.
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NewsNewen Connect’s new sales head Alice Damiani talks Cannes slate and fresh strategy (exclusive)
The company has boarded star-powered French features ‘Take Me Home’ and ’Under The Rainbow’.
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NewsYolande Moreau to direct and star in ‘The Jolly Forgers’ with Sergi Lopez for Indie Sales (exclusive)
“Yvonne Moreau is both original and very popular,” said Indie Sales.
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NewsElle Driver acquires ‘Apathy’ and unveils busy Cannes slate (exclusive)
The Paris sales outfit is also handling Pablo Berger’s ‘Robot Dreams’ in Official Selection.
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NewsGaumont unveils eclectic Cannes slate including Gilles de Maistre, Stéphane Brizé projects (exclusive)
Lucas Bernard’s romantic comedy ’In The Sub For Love’ is another new acquisition for French studio.
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NewsLuxbox takes on sales for Ali Ahmadzadeh’s Tehran underworld feature ‘Critical Zone’ (exclusive)
Paris-based sales agent to launch film at Cannes market.
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FeaturesWill this year’s Cannes Film Festival be the most political since 1968?
The global film industry is holding its breath to see how politics and polemic will impact both the logistics and the tone of the festival.
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NewsPulsar Content closes North America deal on Italian gay drama ‘Fireworks’ (exclusive)
Giuseppe Fiorello’s first feature has already racked up sales to Japan, Eastern Europe, Spain and Portugal.
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NewsBuyers swoop for Indie Sales’ Berlinale titles ‘The Lost Boys’ and ‘Opponent’ (exclusive)
EFM project ‘Maria Montessori’ has also sold robustly.
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NewsSpanish SXSW title ‘Upon Entry’ thrills for Charades in France, key territories (exclusive)
‘Aftersun’ distributor Condor has picked up the thriller for France.
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NewsGoodfellas unveils Cannes 2023 slate, includes starry period drama ‘The Flood’, ‘Inside’ with Guy Pearce (exclusive)
Other titles include Dea Kulumbegashvili’s new film and ’Like A Son’ starring Vincent Lindon.
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NewsJulia Ducournau, Damian Szifron, Brie Larson among eight to join Ruben Ostlund on 2023 Cannes jury
Paul Dano, Maryam Touzani, Denis Menochet, Rungano Nyoni, Atiq Rahimi round out jurors.
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NewsLuxbox bolsters library with 13 films from Portuguese master Manoel de Oliveira (exclusive)
The director’s 1993 film Abraham’s Valley will have a special screening in Directors’ Fortnight this year.
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NewsPyramide seals deals on Cannes Competition title ‘Last Summer’; boards Wang Bing trilogy (exclusive)
Catherine Breillat’s erotic drama is a remake of May el-Toukhy’s Queen Of Hearts.
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NewsFrench box office rises above pre-pandemic average with strong April admissions
Fifty-nine French films were released in April with a market share of 47.4%.