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All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 5
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NewsVincent Munier’s French nature doc ‘Whispers In The Woods’ makes noise with international buyers
EXCLUSIVE: Munier co-directed the 2022 Cesar-winning film The Velvet Queen
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FeaturesHow France shifted strategy to try and win its first international feature Oscar in more than 30 years
France has shifted strategy in an attempt to win its first best international feature Oscar in more than 30 years.
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NewsJapan box office hit ‘Kokuho’ makes wave of sales including UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: The kabuki epic is Japan’s Oscar submission and highest-grossing local live-action film to date.
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NewsDamiano Michieletto’s ’Primavera’ scores sales in Asia, Europe
EXCLUSIVE: The period drama premiered at Toronto and previously sold to more than 20 territories.
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NewsCannes Critics’ Week Next Step programme unveils lineup of international feature filmmakers
All have made short films that have premiered in Cannes.
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NewsTamara Kotevska and Johannes Nyholm projects set for Les Arcs’ Work in Progress showcase
Oscar nominee Kotevska will present her debut fiction feature Man Vs Flock.
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NewsPercentage of features directed by women filmmakers dropped in France in 2024
The CNC is introducing a penalty for productions that do not have gender parity in key crew positions.
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FeaturesGodard, Seberg, Belmondo: how ‘Nouvelle Vague’ found its little-known cast to play the iconic ‘Breathless’ trio
Casting director Stéphane Batut talks about finding the right actors to play real-life characters in Richard Linklater’s love letter to the French New Wave.
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NewsMarion Cotillard to lead Nicole Garcia’s ‘Milo’ for Tresor Films, Studiocanal
Alain Attal produces via Tresor Films, with Studiocanal co-producing, financing and handling international sales.
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NewsPyramide launches sales on Nicolas Pariser’s ‘Un Peu Avant Minuit’ starring Melvil Poupaud
EXCLUSIVE: Pariser’s previous two films – The Green Perfume and Alice And The Mayor – played in Cannes’ Directors Fortnight.
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NewsCesar Academy unveils Revelations 2026 shortlist
Chanel is a partner on the Revelations initiative, which aims to spotlight and promote the rising generation of French acting talent.
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NewsLes Arcs selects eight emerging directors for 2025 Talent Village
Recent alumni of the initiative include Dorian Jespers and Bernhard Wenger
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NewsBuyers embrace Canadian open relationship comedy ‘Follies’
EXCLUSIVE: France’s Totem is selling the film that screened at festivals including Locarno and Toronto.
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News‘Nouvelle Vague’, ‘Arco’, ‘The Little Sister’ in the running for France’s Louis Delluc prizes
The Louis Dellluc prize, awarded by critics and professionals, traditionally kicks off awards season in France.
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NewsFrench sex toy comedy ‘Good Vibes Only’ excites buyers
EXCLUSIVE: The films has sold to multiple European territories and Latin America.
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NewsFilms Boutique launches sales at AFM on fiction-archive adventure film ‘L’Age d’Or’
Thouin’s debut feature blends images of real people from Gaumont Pathé’s vast archives with scenes of contemporary actors.
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NewsThe Pool Films unveils first genre-led sales slate, one-stop-shop production model
EXCLUSIVE: The Paris-based company’s inaugural slate includes horror thriller ‘Eugene The Marine’.
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FeaturesAFM 2025: Nine buzz titles from France
Screen presents a selection of the buzziest projects from France available to international buyers at this year’s American Film Market.
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News‘Night Of The Zoopocalypse’ scores more global sales as it crosses £1m at UK box office
The comedy-horror animation was released in the UK by Kazoo Films
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NewsStudiocanal launches sales on wartime family adventure ‘Children Of The Resistance’
Christophe Barratier’s Second World War-set family adventure is based on a popular French graphic novel by Vincent Dugomier and Benoit Ers.