Rebecca Leffler
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NewsGermany and France press for expansion of Arte into European content platform
Move was confirmed during a European culture ministers’ meeting in Paris.
NewsEuropean spy comedy ‘Espionage For Beginners’ starts shooting in Hungary
EXCLUSIVE: The French and Hungarian language film is a Hungary-France- Belgium-Spain coproduction.
Newsmk2 Films takes on French 2D animation ‘Mu Yi’ from Emmy-winning Studio La Cachette
EXCLUSIVE: The project is being presented at Annecy’s MIFA this week.
NewsBest Friend Forever scoops up Japanese anime ‘ChaO’ ahead of Annecy premiere
EXCLUSIVE: The Brussels-based sales company will handle international sales in most of Europe and Middle East.
NewsHollywood blockbusters revive sleepy May at French box office
‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ blew in with a combined gross of €21.9m
NewsShih-Ching Tsou’s ‘Left-Handed Girl’ lands multiple sales for Le Pacte
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Anora’ director Sean Baker produced the Taiwanese drama, which premiered at Cannes.
NewsFrance’s World Cinema Aid fund for co-productions sees record year for Cannes winners
The fund supported 16 co-productions across the Cannes sections, with a record six titles winning main competition prizes.
NewsBuyers snap up French comedy ‘Million Dollar Madness’ starring Christian Clavier
EXCLUSIVE: Project sells to Canada, Spain, Baltic states and more at Cannes.
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NewsFrancois Ozon’s adaption of Albert Camus classic ‘The Stranger’ scores multiple sales
EXCLUSIVE: Gaumont unveils string of deals after launching the film in Cannes.
NewsRomane Gueret and Lise Akoka on their Cannes Premiere title ‘Summer Beats’ for Studiocanal
French directing duo Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka burst onto the international stage with their debut feature The Worst Ones (Les Pires) which won the Grand Prix in Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard in 2022.
News‘It Was Just An Accident’ wins Palme d’Or at 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Other winners included ’Sentimental Value’, ’Sirat’ and ’The Secret Agent’.
NewsCannes power coming back on; “malicious acts” of vandalism caused outage, say authorities
Some festivalgoers unable to access online tickets, and therefore screenings.
NewsCannes closing ceremony to go ahead despite mass power cut across south of France
Palais des Festivals has switched to independent power supply.
NewsNine talking points from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
From tariffs to trees, there was plenty to talk about at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
FeaturesPathe’s Ardavan Safaee and Chapter 2’s Dimitri Rassam on taking a swing with original IP thriller ‘13 Days, 13 Nights’
Afghanistan thriller ’13 Days, 13 Nights’ is premiering out of competition in Cannes.
NewsCannes Competition fantasy epic ‘Resurrection’ swept up by international buyers
EXCLUSIVE: Jackson Yee and Shu Xi star in the film that is being sold by Les Films du Losange.
NewsMathieu Kassovitz, space entrepreneur Gildo Pastor team for tech-powered Venturi Production
EXCLUSIVE: “I have films that have been in the works for the past 20 years that I’ve been looking for producers crazy enough to invest in,” said Kassovitz.
NewsMubi picks up Julia Ducournau’s Cannes Competition film ‘Alpha’ for Latin America and India amid worldwide sales sweep
EXCLUSIVE: The Competition title is being sold by Charades and FilmNation.
NewsFrench and international film industry brace for impact of Canal Plus cuts
“Producers are starting to realise what is ahead.”
FeaturesIsraeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid on his post-October 7 film ‘Yes’: "I can never run away from the war - it will follow me"
Its filmed in a war zone and is now premiering in Directors’ Fortnight.