All articles by Rebecca Leffler – Page 6
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NewsFrench Cinematheque apologises for ‘Last Tango In Paris’ screening
Cinematheque president Costa-Gavras issued the apology yesterday to a French National Assembly commission on sexual violence.
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NewsSouth Korea’s Green Narae Media wins Unifrance’s inaugural €10,000 distribution award (exclusive)
South Korean distributor Green Narae Media wins €10,000 prize for its ambitious release of ’The Taste Of Things’.
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NewsCannes Film Festival re-elects Iris Knobloch as president for second term
Knobloch reaffirmed her committment to ensuring equality at the festival, particularly for women.
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NewsSandrine Kiberlain, Miou-Miou comedies power SND’s robust 2025 slate (exclusive)
Sandrine Kiberlain and Pierre Lottin star in Whatever It Takes which starts shooting this month.
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NewsOther Angle lines up French comedy slate by three debut directors (exclusive)
“We selected them at script stage based on their strong concepts and remake potential,” said Other Angle’s Olivier Albou.
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NewsFrench films projected to gross €250.2m in overseas markets in 2024
The figures are projected and final numbers won’t be confirmed until October.
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FeaturesBuyers head to Paris Rendez-Vous, eager to be part of French cinema’s success story
Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous with French Cinema is a key event for international distributors.
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NewsMemento International swoops for social thriller ‘Nino In Paradise’ (exclusive)
The company will launch sales on Belgian filmmaker Laurent Micheli’s third feature at Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous.
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NewsFrance tv distribution takes on thriller ‘The Price To Pay’ starring Ana Girardot and Olivier Gourmet (exclusive)
The film explores the battle between big business and the agriculture industry.
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Newsmk2 Films boards Robin Campillo’s ‘Enzo’, unveils 2025 French slate (exclusive)
The company is also ‘All I Had Is Nothingness’, about the making of Claude Lanzmann’s ‘Shoah’, and animated feature ‘Allah Is Not Obliged’.
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NewsHow France’s June Films is crafting a bold international slate led by Hafsia Herzi’s ‘La Petite Dernière’
Julie BIlly and Naomi Denamur are also developing films including Clémence Poésy’s directorial debut ‘Adaptation’ .
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News‘Lucky Star’, ‘Bald Is The New Black’ headline Newen Connect’s comedy-powered 2025 slate (exclusive)
TF1-owned sales division is launching the films at Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous this month.
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NewsFirst look at Pulsar Content’s ‘Love Letters’ starring Ella Rumpf and Monia Chokri (exclusive)
Pulsar is launching the film at the Rendez-Vous in Paris this month.
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NewsGinger & Fed boards women’s shelter drama ‘A Place For Her’ starring Karin Viard (exclusive)
The drama is based on a group of women balancing challenging work and personal lives.
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NewsCharades takes on Dominik Moll’s police thriller ‘Case 137’ starring Lea Drucker (exclusive)
The film is set in the internal affairs department of the French national police.
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NewsCedric Klapisch’s time-jumping ‘Colours Of Time’ acquired by Studiocanal (exclusive)
‘Colours Of Time’ is the latest ensemble film featuring a stellar French cast from Cedric Klapisch.
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NewsIndie Sales adds ‘Leonora In The Morning Light’ starring Olivia Vinall to Rendez-Vous slate (exclusive)
The film is a biopic of the English surrealist artist Leonora Carrington.
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FeaturesWill moves by Canal+ and Disney prompt a seismic shift to France’s windows chronology?
A dramatic overhaul of the system in favour of the global platforms is likely to meet pushback from France’s powerful theatrical distribution sector.
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Features75 films to tempt festival directors in 2025
Expect films from Chloe Zhao, Carla Simon, Julia Ducournau, Annemarie Jacir, Kathryn Bigelow, Lynne Ramsay and (possibly) Lucrecia Martel.
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NewsFrench box office rises 0.5% year on year but remains 13% below pre-pandemic period
The top 10 films accounted for 32% of total ticket sales (57.9 million tickets) - the most in some 20 years.