All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 41
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NewsBanijay CEO: global streamers’ approach to rights is "not fair"
“If you want to continue to create value, it is smart to leave part of the value creation to the talent and producer.”
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NewsLumiere Film Festival opens with ‘The Innocent’, kicks off classic film market
Tim Burton will receive the festival’s 14th Lumiere Award.
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NewsDisney says ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ is heading to French cinemas but repeats windows warning
It is the latest move in Disney’s tangle with the French windows system.
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NewsFrance TV Distribution’s French teen drama ‘About Sasha’ sells to Disney+ EMEA (exclusive)
The series is about an intersex teen dealing with a new high school.
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NewsPBS takes North American rights to Banijay’s ‘Marie Antoinette’ ahead of Mipcom (exclusive)
’The Favourite’ writer Deborah Davis is creator and co-writer of the eight-part series.
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FeaturesDrama Republic’s Greg Brenman on making a US story called ‘The English’ in Spain
Emily Blunt stars in the series which is set in the American West in the 1890s.
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NewsMarrakech unveils line-up for comeback 2022 edition
Official competition includes Maryam Touzani’s The Blue Caftan and Cristèle Alves Meira’s Alma Viva.
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FeaturesMy Screen Life: French producer Charles Gillibert on his typical breakfast and taking advice from Olivier Assayas
Gillibert’s films include Olivier Assayas’ Summer Hours, Abbas Kiarostami’s Certified Copy and Leos Carax’s Annette.
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NewsUkrainian drama ‘Pamfir’ sells widely following Cannes premiere (exclusive)
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s debut feature also unveils theatrical trailer.
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NewsMPM Premium expands sales for Gerard Depardieu-starrer ‘Umami’ and Venice Days winner ‘Wolf and Dog’ (exclusive)
Paris-based sales house completes string of deals on both films.
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NewsMarrakech Film Festival unveils star-powered jury to join president Paolo Sorrentino
Diane Kruger, Vanessa Kirby, Oscar Isaac among the jury members for festival’s comeback edition.
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News‘Happening’ novelist Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Ernaux’s novel Happening inspired Audrey Diwan’s Venice Lion-winning title of the same name.
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NewsNewen Studios acquires Nordic producer Anagram as CEO Romain Bessi outlines French group’s expansion plans
The production division of France’s TF1 now houses more than 40 labels in Europe.
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NewsBanijay to buy producer and distributor Beyond International
Deal is super indie group’s biggest since acquiring Endemol Shine Group in 2020.
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NewsFrance’s female stars cut hair in support of Iranians protesting the death of Mahsa Amini
More than 1,000 industry professionals also sign letter in solidarity with Iranian women.
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NewsFrance’s box office drops to record lows in September 2022
But films by Rebecca Zlotowski and Alice Winocour buck the trend.
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NewsFrench film industry gears up for a week of heated funding debates and tense window negotiations
France is struggling to adapt to changing audience habits.
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NewsFrench film magazine sparks industry-wide backlash over non-inclusive cover
The cover of French film paper Le Film Français was slammed by ’Happening’ director Audrey Diwan.
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NewsStudiocanal boss Anna Marsh promoted to deputy CEO of Canal+ Group
Marsh named as deputy to Canal+ chief Maxime Saada.
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NewsFrance’s CNC president Dominique Boutonnat to stand trial over sexual assault allegations
He joined the CNC as president in July 2019.