All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 4
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FeaturesHow Mipcom is merging its mainstream market with the creator economy at 2025 edition
This year’s event, which runs October 13-16, will see a major presence from YouTube.
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NewsFrench box office shows signs of life in September
Oliver Laxe’s Sirât sold an impressive 468,000 tickets via Pyramide.
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NewsIsrael’s Oscar entry ‘The Sea’ secures North America distributor
EXCLUSIVE: Menemsha Films is planning a spring 2026 release for Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s debut feature.
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FeaturesCan the American French Film Festival’s high-school screenings programme help to woo young audiences?
Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’ will screen free to 3,000 US high-school students.
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NewsParadise City Sales boards Martin Provost’s ‘Love Lessons’ starring Fabrice Luchini
Emmanuelle Devos, Chiara Mastroianni and Carole Bouquet also star in the director’s ninth feature.
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NewsStudio TF1 spins key sales for French time-travel comedy ‘Cycle Of Time’
Film revolves around a family that gets catapulted from 1950 to 2025 by their washing machine.
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NewsCritics’ Week Next Step II Programme selects filmmakers and composers for 2025 edition
The initiative is designed to bring together directors and composers.
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Features“French film is not a genre”: American French Film Festival heads on 29th edition’s diverse line-up
‘A Private Life’ to open fest running October 28–November 3 in Los Angeles.
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NewsGaumont’s French box office hit ‘Once Upon My Mother’ scores US, international deals
EXCLUSIVE: Comedy drama is Prime Video’s first French-language feature to get a theatrical release.
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FeaturesHow New York Film Festival became a key awards season destination and “de facto mini-market”
“Our goal is to summarise the year in cinema,” says artistic director Dennis Lim.
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NewsBi Gan’s ‘Resurrection’ sold to more key territories ahead of Busan bow
EXCLUSIVE: The fantasy epic won the special jury prize when it premiered at Cannes.
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FeaturesJuliette Binoche on how Robert Redford encouraged her to make her directorial debut ‘In-I In Motion’
’In-I In Motion’, about Binoche’s live collaboration with Akram Khan, is launching at the San Sebastian International Film Festival
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NewsFrance selects Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just An Accident’ as Oscar submission
Feature selected by 11-member committee, was one of five shortlisted finalists.
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NewsArthouse films emerge as bright spot amid challenging 2025 for French cinemas
Films such as ‘Sentimental Value’ and ‘Leave One Day’ are garnering strong admissions.
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NewsIsraeli anti-war film ‘The Sea’ sweeps politically-charged Ophir awards as government pulls funding
The story of a Palestinian boy who dreams of seeing the sea is now Israel’s entry to the international Oscar category.
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NewsVenice Horizons 2024 prize-winner ’Familiar Touch’ scores global sales
EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Friedland’s “coming-of-old age film” won three Venice Horizons prizes in 2024.
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FeaturesOlivier Assayas talks Putin thriller ‘The Wizard Of The Kremlin’: “I think it would amuse him to be played by Jude Law”
The film is based on Giuliano da Empoli’s 2022 speculative historical novel of the same name.
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FeaturesRichard Linklater on making ‘Nouvelle Vague’ and why Godard would have approved of its Netflix deal
It took a US filmmaker to bring the French New Wave to the big screen - and to a new generation.
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NewsFrance unveils 2026 shortlist for best international feature Oscar
The anonymous committee will meet the filmmaking teams of the five finalists on September 17.
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NewsUrban Sales boards Costa Rican title ‘If We Don’t Burn, How Do We Light Up The Night’ ahead of San Sebastián launch
EXCLUSIVE: The film is the debut feature of Kim Torres whose short film ‘Night LIght’ was selected for Cannes 2022.