All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 44
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NewsCanal+ signs deal to buy Orange’s film and TV operations
French groups combine in effort to challenge US streaming giants.
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NewsCharades unveils busy Paris RDV slate; sells Laurent Tirard’s ‘Oh My Goodness!’ worldwide (exclusive)
Paris-based outfit releases first look image from Jérémy Clapin’s Meanwhile On Earth.
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FeaturesWhat can the European industry expect from this year’s Rendez-Vous in Paris?
Unifrance’s Daniela Elstner says attendance is more sought-after than even as French sales agents prepare to showcase their 2023 line-ups
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NewsSND posts deals on ‘The Book Of Wonders’, ‘Princes Of The Desert’ (exclusive)
French sales company has unveiled its Rendez-Vous in Paris slate.
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NewsLes Films du Losange unveils trailer for Isabelle Huppert, Fabrice Luchini doc ‘By Heart’ (exclusive)
Company will also kick off Paris RDV sales on Nicolas Philibert’s ’On The Adamant’ and Patric Chiha’s ’The Beast In The Jungle’.
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NewsElle Driver closes key sales on ‘Lockdown Tower’, ‘The Lulus’; unveils Paris RDV slate (exclusive)
Lockdown Tower has sold to UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, Latin America, and German-speaking Europe
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NewsFrance’s Cesar Academy bans nominees accused or convicted of sexual assault from 2023 ceremony
Those accused or convicted of acts of sexual violence can still attend the ceremony if they have not been nominated.
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NewsFrench box office ends 2022 down 26.9% on pre-pandemic levels
French films take 40.9% market share; US films garner 40.5%.
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FeaturesIs France’s defiantly traditional film industry waking up to gender equality?
A handful of female French directors enjoyed success in 2022.
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News‘Vera’, ‘The Happiest Man In The World’ take top prizes at Les Arcs Film Festival
Event ran December 10-17.
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NewsCartoon Movie unveils 2023 projects
58 feature projects selected for event, which takes place in Bordeaux from March 7-9.
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NewsFrance’s CNC extends funding to producers working on streamer projects but caps buyout deals
French and European producers based in France can apply for state aid for international streamer projects.
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NewsDominik Moll’s ‘The Night Of The 12th’ leads nominations for France’s Lumière Awards
’Saint Omer’, ‘Other People’s Children’ and ’Pacifiction’ also receive multiple nods.
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NewsFrance, Ireland sign film co-production agreement
Irish Ambassador said: “we’ve been trying to do this for 20 years”.
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NewsFrance’s Mediawan takes majority stake in Brad Pitt’s Plan B
The deal also see the launch of Mediawan US.
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NewsFrom shorts to features: Critics Week’s Next Step programme wraps as graduate films play festival circuit (exclusive)
Event helps directors of shorts playing in the sidebar make their feature debuts.
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FeaturesAlice Diop on the real-life inspiration behind France’s Oscar entry ‘Saint Omer’
Diop also discusses her desire to confront taboos and what it means to be in the awards conversation.
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NewsFrance box office boosted by ‘Black Panther 2’, ‘Simone’ in November
France’s box office is moving in an upward trajectory in November with 14.8 million admissions.
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NewsFrance’s streaming wars ratchet up as Paramount+ enters the fray
Salto is up for sale and Canal+ is eyeing Orange.
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NewsAmazon Prime Video France signs groundbreaking deal with French filmmaking unions, reveals slate
The US streamer unveils local-language originals and French acquisitions.