All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 4
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         News NewsStudio TF1 appoints 42 and Universal exec David O’Donoghue to major international roleThe move is a sign of the international ambitions of the French media powerhouse. 
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         News NewsBe For Films boards Locarno opener ‘In The Land of Arto’EXCLUSIVE: Camille Cottin and Zar Amir star in the French-language film directed by Tamara Stepanyan. 
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         News NewsCorsican mafia thriller ‘The Mohican’ lands US dealEXCLUSIVE: Frederic Farrucci’s second feature stars Alexis Manenti. 
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         News NewsFrench box office continues 2025 slump into summer with 23% dip in ticket sales in JuneIt has been a rocky first half of the year for French distributors. 
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         News NewsFrench distributors to benefit from revamped CNC financial supportThe changes are designed to provide more support for a greater number of films. 
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         News NewsCannes’ Critics’ Week comedy drama ‘Kika’ sells widely for Totem FilmsEXCLUSIVE: The comedy drama is the first feature from Alexe Poukine. 
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         News NewsLoco Films boards Karlovy Vary coming-of-age drama ‘The Luminous Life’The Lisbon-set drama is the feature debut of Portuguese filmmaker João Rosas. 
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         News NewsGermany and France press for expansion of Arte into European content platformMove was confirmed during a European culture ministers’ meeting in Paris. 
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         News NewsEuropean spy comedy ‘Espionage For Beginners’ starts shooting in HungaryEXCLUSIVE: The French and Hungarian language film is a Hungary-France- Belgium-Spain coproduction. 
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         News Newsmk2 Films takes on French 2D animation ‘Mu Yi’ from Emmy-winning Studio La CachetteEXCLUSIVE: The project is being presented at Annecy’s MIFA this week. 
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         News NewsBest Friend Forever scoops up Japanese anime ‘ChaO’ ahead of Annecy premiereEXCLUSIVE: The Brussels-based sales company will handle international sales in most of Europe and Middle East. 
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         News NewsHollywood blockbusters revive sleepy May at French box office‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ blew in with a combined gross of €21.9m 
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         News NewsShih-Ching Tsou’s ‘Left-Handed Girl’ lands multiple sales for Le PacteEXCLUSIVE: ‘Anora’ director Sean Baker produced the Taiwanese drama, which premiered at Cannes. 
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         News NewsFrance’s World Cinema Aid fund for co-productions sees record year for Cannes winnersThe fund supported 16 co-productions across the Cannes sections, with a record six titles winning main competition prizes. 
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         News NewsBuyers snap up French comedy ‘Million Dollar Madness’ starring Christian ClavierEXCLUSIVE: Project sells to Canada, Spain, Baltic states and more at Cannes. 
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        ![[Clockwise from top left:] Francois Ozon, Benjamin Voisin, Swann Arlaud, Pierre Lottin, Rebecca Marder, Denis Lavant](https://d1nslcd7m2225b.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/5/7/6/1451576_thestrangerv2_631475.jpg) News NewsFrancois Ozon’s adaption of Albert Camus classic ‘The Stranger’ scores multiple salesEXCLUSIVE: Gaumont unveils string of deals after launching the film in Cannes. 
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         News NewsRomane Gueret and Lise Akoka on their Cannes Premiere title ‘Summer Beats’ for StudiocanalSource: © 2025 Superstructure - Studiocanal ‘Summer Beats’ French directing duo Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka burst onto the international stage with their debut feature The Worst Ones (Les Pires) which won the Grand Prix in Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard in 2022. They returned to ... 
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         News News‘It Was Just An Accident’ wins Palme d’Or at 2025 Cannes Film FestivalOther winners included ’Sentimental Value’, ’Sirat’ and ’The Secret Agent’. 
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         News NewsCannes power coming back on; “malicious acts” of vandalism caused outage, say authoritiesSome festivalgoers unable to access online tickets, and therefore screenings. 
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         News NewsCannes closing ceremony to go ahead despite mass power cut across south of FrancePalais des Festivals has switched to independent power supply. 
 








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