All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 4
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NewsMilan opera house doc ’La Scala: The Force Of Destiny’ heads to Ginger & Fed (exclusive)
The director and producers had access that La Scala had never granted before.
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News‘It Takes Two To Tango’ dances to global deals for Indie Sales (exclusive)
Jean-Pierre Améris’ film is about a 70 year-old on a train to Geneva to end his life.
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NewsEuro distributors venture into The Bureau Sales’ doc ‘Whispers In The Woods’ (exclusive)
‘Whispers In The Woods’ is the latest film from French director Vincent Munier, known for ’The Velvet Queen’
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NewsLe Pacte adds Spanish drama ‘Sundays’ to lively EFM slate; unveils ‘The Great Arch’ first look (exclusive)
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s ’Sundays’ is the Spanish filmmaker’s follow-up to Panorama 2022 selection ’Lullaby’.
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NewsInternational buyers check in for Ruben Ostlund’s ‘The Entertainment System Is Down’
Film stars Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Brühl, Keanu Reeves and Nicholas Braun.
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NewsFederation Studios appoints Côme Chazal as group executive director for UK strategy (exclusive)
The Paris-based company is ramping up its expansion into English-language markets.
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NewsCAA Media Finance, Jean-Felix Dealberto board Berlin-bound thriller ‘After This Death’ (exclusive)
The film is produced by David Hinojosa’s 2AM and Anita Gou’s Kindred Spirit.
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NewsFirst look at Carmen Maura in psychological horror ‘Vieja Loca’ (exclusive)
Spain’s JA Bayona produces the film directed by first-time Argentinian filmmaker Martin Mauregui.
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NewsNewen Connect heads to EFM with comedy-driven slate led by time-hopping ‘Cycle Of Time’ (exclusive)
Source: Les Films du 24 ‘Cycle Of Time’ Newen Connect has added a trio of French comedies to its EFM slate: Cycle Of Time, No Signal! and The Family Road. Vinciane Millereau’s Cycle Of Time stars Elsa Zylberstein, Didier Bourdon, Aurore Clément and Dider Flamand and is ...
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NewsLe Pacte boards sales on Guillaume Nicloux thriller ‘Mi Amor’ (exclusive)
Le Pacte will launch sales at the upcoming EFM.
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NewsB-Rated International adds trio of films to debut EFM slate (exclusive)
The French sales outfit was launched by former Mediawan executive Arnaud Chevallier.
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NewsLucky Number heads to EFM with Greenland dog-sledding adventure ‘Pipaluk’ (exclusive)
The French sales outfit is heading to the EFM after launching in November 2024.
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NewsMichael Winterbottom and Mohammed Sawwaf now filming ‘Gaza Year Zero’ in Palestine (exclusive)
Le Pacte has acquired international rights to the fiction film.
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NewsCNC appoints Gaetan Bruel as president and permanent replacement to disgraced Dominique Boutonnat
Bruel previously headed up the cultural services department of the French embassy in the US.
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NewsCharades boards Danish romantic horror ‘No Rest For The Wicked’ (exclusive)
The queer love story starring Pilou Asbæk and Egor Venned was set and was shot on the Faroe Islands.
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NewsFrench box office holds steady in January as local titles stay strong
The highest-grossing French films were ‘How To Make A Killing’ and ’The Marching Band’
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NewsFrench sales outfit MMM scoops South African drama ‘The Heart Is A Muscle’ ahead of Panorama launch (exclusive)
Source: MMM ‘The Heart Is A Muscle’ Nascent French sales outfit MMM has acquired South African director Imran Hamdulay’s Panorama title The Heart Is A Muscle, about a Cape Town father on a journey of self-redemption. Keenan Arrison stars as a man whose five year-old son briefly ...
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NewsPyramide boards Berlin Panorama selection ‘Confidante’ for international sales (exclusive)
It is the fourth feature from Turkish-French directing duo Cagla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti.
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NewsPlaytime boosts EFM slate with buzzy Leyla Bouzid and Evi Kalogiropoulou titles (exclusive)
Bouzid’s ‘In A Whisper’ is a Tunisian family drama; Kalogiropoulou’s ‘Gorgona’ is a feminist adaptation of the Greek myth
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NewsDirector Jerome Salle and Federation Studios team for film and TV production venture Syzygy
First project is the English-language thriller series ’Okavango’.