Indie Sales has hopped aboard Across The Sea, French-Moroccan director Saïd Hamich Benlarbi’s second feature that will premiere as a special screening at Cannes’ Critics’ Week.
Moroccan TV star Ayoub Gretaa stars in the Marseille-set 1990s melodrama as Nour, an undocumented immigrant from Morocco with big dreams whose life turns upside down when he meets a charismatic police officer and his wife and a love triangle unfolds.
Anna Mouglalis and Grégoire Colin co-star in the decade-spanning film that follows Nour as he grows older, explores love and seeks a better life amidst the backdrop of the Rai music-focused party...
Moroccan TV star Ayoub Gretaa stars in the Marseille-set 1990s melodrama as Nour, an undocumented immigrant from Morocco with big dreams whose life turns upside down when he meets a charismatic police officer and his wife and a love triangle unfolds.
Anna Mouglalis and Grégoire Colin co-star in the decade-spanning film that follows Nour as he grows older, explores love and seeks a better life amidst the backdrop of the Rai music-focused party...
- 5/1/2024
- ScreenDaily
No reasonably intelligent person imagines an artist’s statement about the horrors in Gaza would, in fact, end those horrors, but there are always limits to what one can take and hopes for what one could do. It might even be said that, as observers of the world and human behavior, filmmakers are especially inclined to recoil. When I interviewed Pedro Costa last month he spoke, unprompted, of a situation that’s only grown worse: “It’s very clear that we cannot stand images anymore. I can’t. I can’t. The images of the world for me [Exhales] I can’t. I turn my eyes, and I’m sure you do the same. It’s unbearable.” When I spoke with Anthony Dod Mantle a couple of weeks later it, again, emerged––vis-a-vis The Zone of Interest, whose own cinematographer alluded to it the next day. It’s difficult being a person in the world,...
- 12/29/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Directors’ guild the Srf issued a statement saying “the far right is attacking culture”.
France’s directors’ guild, the Srf, and the producers guilds Spi and Upc, have all come out in support of Mehdi Fikri’s family drama After The Fire, about a woman on a quest for justice when her brother dies in police custody, blaming the film’s poor box office and scathing reviews on a far-right campaign they say is putting free speech at risk.
Fikri’s first feature was released in France on November 15 by Bac Films after a world premiere in Toronto’s Discovery section.
France’s directors’ guild, the Srf, and the producers guilds Spi and Upc, have all come out in support of Mehdi Fikri’s family drama After The Fire, about a woman on a quest for justice when her brother dies in police custody, blaming the film’s poor box office and scathing reviews on a far-right campaign they say is putting free speech at risk.
Fikri’s first feature was released in France on November 15 by Bac Films after a world premiere in Toronto’s Discovery section.
- 12/5/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
France’s Oscar submission nominated in best feature and birst first film categories.
French Oscar submission Saint Omer by Alice Diop has earned a double nomination for France’s prestigious Louis Delluc prize in both the best feature and best first film categories.
The film will vie against an eclectic blend of titles spanning political thriller, comedy and drama, many from female directors and mostly titles that have bowed at major festivals.
In the best French feature category, Saint Omer will compete against fellow Venice title Rebecca Zlotowski’s Other People’s Children, Cannes premieres Albert Serra’s Pacifiction, Louis Garrel’s The Innocent,...
French Oscar submission Saint Omer by Alice Diop has earned a double nomination for France’s prestigious Louis Delluc prize in both the best feature and best first film categories.
The film will vie against an eclectic blend of titles spanning political thriller, comedy and drama, many from female directors and mostly titles that have bowed at major festivals.
In the best French feature category, Saint Omer will compete against fellow Venice title Rebecca Zlotowski’s Other People’s Children, Cannes premieres Albert Serra’s Pacifiction, Louis Garrel’s The Innocent,...
- 11/11/2022
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
1976 – Manuela Martelli [Review] [Interview]
Ashkal – Youssef Chebbi [Review]
The Dam – Ali Cherri
Continental Drift (South) – Lionel Baier [Review]
Enys Men – Mark Jenkin
De Humani Corporis Fabrica – Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel [Review]
Falcon Lake – Charlotte Le Bon [Review]
Les Cinq Diables – Léa Mysius [Review]
Funny Pages – Owen Kline
God’s Creatures – Saela Davis, Anna Rose Holmer [Review]
Le Parfum vert – Nicolas Pariser
Les Harkis – Philippe Faucon
Un varón – Fabian Hernández [Review]
La Montagne – Thomas Salvador [Review]
Un beau matin – Mia Hansen-Løve [Review]
Pamfir – Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk [Review]
Revoir Paris – Alice Winocour [Review]
L’Envol – Pietro Marcello [Review]
Les Années Super 8 – Annie Ernaux, David Ernaux-Briot [Review]
El agua – Elena López Riera [Review]
Will-o’-the-Wisp – João Pedro Rodrigues
Special Screening: Men – Alex Garland [Review]…...
Ashkal – Youssef Chebbi [Review]
The Dam – Ali Cherri
Continental Drift (South) – Lionel Baier [Review]
Enys Men – Mark Jenkin
De Humani Corporis Fabrica – Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel [Review]
Falcon Lake – Charlotte Le Bon [Review]
Les Cinq Diables – Léa Mysius [Review]
Funny Pages – Owen Kline
God’s Creatures – Saela Davis, Anna Rose Holmer [Review]
Le Parfum vert – Nicolas Pariser
Les Harkis – Philippe Faucon
Un varón – Fabian Hernández [Review]
La Montagne – Thomas Salvador [Review]
Un beau matin – Mia Hansen-Løve [Review]
Pamfir – Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk [Review]
Revoir Paris – Alice Winocour [Review]
L’Envol – Pietro Marcello [Review]
Les Années Super 8 – Annie Ernaux, David Ernaux-Briot [Review]
El agua – Elena López Riera [Review]
Will-o’-the-Wisp – João Pedro Rodrigues
Special Screening: Men – Alex Garland [Review]…...
- 6/14/2022
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Competition titles ‘Pacification’, ‘Triangle Of Sadness’, ‘Boy From Heaven’ also backed.
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s Ukrainian co-production Pamfir is one of 49 European films at this year’s Marché du Film to receive Film Sales Support (Fss) from the European Film Promotion (Efp) network.
Twenty-one sales companies are receiving a total of €78,000 for promotion and marketing campaigns of the 49 titles. Thirty-three of the films are completed, with a further 13 still in later stages of production.
Pamfir is Ukrainian director Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s debut feature, and plays in Directors’ Fortnight at the festival. A co-production between Ukraine, Poland, France, Germany, Chile and Luxembourg, it...
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s Ukrainian co-production Pamfir is one of 49 European films at this year’s Marché du Film to receive Film Sales Support (Fss) from the European Film Promotion (Efp) network.
Twenty-one sales companies are receiving a total of €78,000 for promotion and marketing campaigns of the 49 titles. Thirty-three of the films are completed, with a further 13 still in later stages of production.
Pamfir is Ukrainian director Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s debut feature, and plays in Directors’ Fortnight at the festival. A co-production between Ukraine, Poland, France, Germany, Chile and Luxembourg, it...
- 5/12/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
At last count, Pyramide is selling the most films (6) which are showing in the Festival and its satellites. Four are in the Official Selections of the Cannes International Film Festival (Cannes Ff Premiere, Cannes Ff Special Screening, and Cannes Ff Un Certain Regard); one is in Critics’ Week / La Semaine de la critique and one is in Directors’ Fortnight/ Quinzaine des realisateurs.
Throughout the festival, we will watch not only their films to report on, but will keep an eye on the sales to some 60 international territories.
Pyramide International is part of the Pyramide Group which is also a domestic distribution company in France (Pyramide Distribution) and a French production company (Pyramide Productions). The company was founded in 1989 by Claudie Cheval, Fabienne Vonier, Francis Boespflug, Louis Malle and Michel Seydoux. Claudie also founded Ace which is still going strong today. (see current blog on Ace in Cannes).
Claudie brought Eric Lagesse into Pyramide International as a young man and, typically for everyone who is involved with Pyramide, he continues to work with them today as their CEO. Claudie was one of the most wonderful, warm and creative women in the business and unfortunately for us all, she died much too soon, on July 30, 1999 at age 48. Claudie set a tone of willing cooperation and support among the French film business colleagues. One can see at a glance when entering the Unifrance umbrella offices how the French international sales agents at the markets cooperate with each other. When reading how films in the Cannes Film Festival and the sidebars seem to be apportioned out to them when the titles are announced and there is no international sales agent attached yet, one surmises that there is a special kind of sharing going on among them.
Pyramide is one of the oldest and most respected of some 450 interntional sales agents. Last year they represented one of my favorite films of the festival, the Critics’ Week film A Tale of Love and Desire. Please read my blog about it here. The French government support of film as a cultural heritage allows the French sales agents to serve as the best examples of agents for the 7th Art to all other countries. As a world sales agent, Pyramide International has deliberately focused on the “film d’auteur” and promotes international sales of young directors.
As distributors in France itself as well as international sales agents, they also can boast of one of the top acquisitions executive in the business, Christine Ravet buys the films the French public lines up to see at their theaters as well as those that are sold internationally.
This year’s Cannes titles are described here:
Cannes Ff Premiere Dodo directed by Panos H. Koutras is a coproduction of Greece, France, and Belgium.
Dodo directed by Panos H. Koutras
Cannes Ff Special Screenings My Imaginary Country/ Mi país imaginario directed by Patricio Guzmán is a production of Chile. Sales have already been made for UK and Ireland to New Wave; Benelux to Cineart; Italy to I Wonder, Ex-Yugo to Discovery.
My Imaginary Country/ Mi país imaginario directed by Patricio Guzmán
Cannes Ff Un Certain Regard Metronom is eligible for the Camera d’Or as it is the third film, but the first fiction feature of director Alexandru Belc of Romania.
Metronom is eligible for the Camera d’Or as it is the third film, but first fiction feature of director Alexandru Belc
Cannes Ff Un Certain Regard The Worst Ones/Les pires is also eligible for the Camera d’Or. It is directed by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret of France.
Directors’ Fortnight Harkis/ Les Harkis directed by Philippe Faucon of France tells the story set during the Algerian War 1954–1962, when impoverished young Algerian men known as “Harkis” volunteered to join the French Army.
Critics’ Week in Competition The Pack/ La jauría directed by Colombian Andrés Ramírez Pulido is a coproduction of Colombia and France. It tells of a country boy, Eliú, incarcerated́ in an experimental juvenile correction center in the heart of the Colombian jungle after he committed a crime with his friend El Mono. Ordered to perform manual labour and undergo intensive group therapy, Eliú discovers that El Mono has been transferred to the same center, bringing with him a past that Eliú is trying to escape.Pulido’s feature directorial debut follows a distinguished track record in short films that saw Damiana premiere in Competition in Cannes in 2017 a year after El Edén played in the Berlinale.
And in the Marche: I Love Greece. And who doesn’t?...
Throughout the festival, we will watch not only their films to report on, but will keep an eye on the sales to some 60 international territories.
Pyramide International is part of the Pyramide Group which is also a domestic distribution company in France (Pyramide Distribution) and a French production company (Pyramide Productions). The company was founded in 1989 by Claudie Cheval, Fabienne Vonier, Francis Boespflug, Louis Malle and Michel Seydoux. Claudie also founded Ace which is still going strong today. (see current blog on Ace in Cannes).
Claudie brought Eric Lagesse into Pyramide International as a young man and, typically for everyone who is involved with Pyramide, he continues to work with them today as their CEO. Claudie was one of the most wonderful, warm and creative women in the business and unfortunately for us all, she died much too soon, on July 30, 1999 at age 48. Claudie set a tone of willing cooperation and support among the French film business colleagues. One can see at a glance when entering the Unifrance umbrella offices how the French international sales agents at the markets cooperate with each other. When reading how films in the Cannes Film Festival and the sidebars seem to be apportioned out to them when the titles are announced and there is no international sales agent attached yet, one surmises that there is a special kind of sharing going on among them.
Pyramide is one of the oldest and most respected of some 450 interntional sales agents. Last year they represented one of my favorite films of the festival, the Critics’ Week film A Tale of Love and Desire. Please read my blog about it here. The French government support of film as a cultural heritage allows the French sales agents to serve as the best examples of agents for the 7th Art to all other countries. As a world sales agent, Pyramide International has deliberately focused on the “film d’auteur” and promotes international sales of young directors.
As distributors in France itself as well as international sales agents, they also can boast of one of the top acquisitions executive in the business, Christine Ravet buys the films the French public lines up to see at their theaters as well as those that are sold internationally.
This year’s Cannes titles are described here:
Cannes Ff Premiere Dodo directed by Panos H. Koutras is a coproduction of Greece, France, and Belgium.
Dodo directed by Panos H. Koutras
Cannes Ff Special Screenings My Imaginary Country/ Mi país imaginario directed by Patricio Guzmán is a production of Chile. Sales have already been made for UK and Ireland to New Wave; Benelux to Cineart; Italy to I Wonder, Ex-Yugo to Discovery.
My Imaginary Country/ Mi país imaginario directed by Patricio Guzmán
Cannes Ff Un Certain Regard Metronom is eligible for the Camera d’Or as it is the third film, but the first fiction feature of director Alexandru Belc of Romania.
Metronom is eligible for the Camera d’Or as it is the third film, but first fiction feature of director Alexandru Belc
Cannes Ff Un Certain Regard The Worst Ones/Les pires is also eligible for the Camera d’Or. It is directed by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret of France.
Directors’ Fortnight Harkis/ Les Harkis directed by Philippe Faucon of France tells the story set during the Algerian War 1954–1962, when impoverished young Algerian men known as “Harkis” volunteered to join the French Army.
Critics’ Week in Competition The Pack/ La jauría directed by Colombian Andrés Ramírez Pulido is a coproduction of Colombia and France. It tells of a country boy, Eliú, incarcerated́ in an experimental juvenile correction center in the heart of the Colombian jungle after he committed a crime with his friend El Mono. Ordered to perform manual labour and undergo intensive group therapy, Eliú discovers that El Mono has been transferred to the same center, bringing with him a past that Eliú is trying to escape.Pulido’s feature directorial debut follows a distinguished track record in short films that saw Damiana premiere in Competition in Cannes in 2017 a year after El Edén played in the Berlinale.
And in the Marche: I Love Greece. And who doesn’t?...
- 5/10/2022
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
The Cannes official competition lineup didn’t exactly see a surge in the number of female filmmakers represented. Enter Quinzaine, a.k.a. Director’s Fortnight, the beloved sidebar of the festival this year kicking off May 18. The lineup of titles includes 11 films directed by women, including Mia Hansen-Løve’s “One Fine Morning,” a romance starring Léa Seydoux and Melvil Poupaud; the new film from “Disorder” director Alice Winocour, “Paris Memories”; the feature directing debut of actor Charlotte Le Bon, “Falcon Lake”; and more.
This year’s lineup also includes new works from genre filmmakers: Alex Garland’s “Men,” releasing stateside May 20 from A24, will premiere as a Special Screening of the festival. Plus, there’s British director Mark Jenkin’s anticipated experimental horror film “Enys Men.” Paul Mescal stars in the psychological thriller “God’s Creatures,” directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer, who directed the 2015 Venice hit “The Fits.
This year’s lineup also includes new works from genre filmmakers: Alex Garland’s “Men,” releasing stateside May 20 from A24, will premiere as a Special Screening of the festival. Plus, there’s British director Mark Jenkin’s anticipated experimental horror film “Enys Men.” Paul Mescal stars in the psychological thriller “God’s Creatures,” directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer, who directed the 2015 Venice hit “The Fits.
- 4/19/2022
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Following the main lineup, Quinzaine des Réalisateurs aka Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival has unveiled their 2022 slate. Featuring the already-announced opening film, Scarlet, from Martin Eden director Pietro Marcello, the lineup also includes Mia Hansen-Løve’s One Fine Morning, Alice Winocour’s Paris Memories, Mark Jenkin’s Bait follow-up Enys Men, Anna Rose Holmer & Saela Davis’ God’s Creatures, João Pedro Rodrigues’ Will-o’-the-Wisp, Véréna Paravel & Lucien Castaing-Taylor’s De Humani Corporis Fabrica, and Alex Garland’s Men, which will arrive in the U.S. soon after its Cannes premiere.
See the lineup below.
Scarlet by Pietro Marcello – Opening Film
1976 by Manuela Martelli
The Water by Elena López Riera
The Dam by Ali Cherri
The Super 8 Years by Annie Ernaux & David Ernaux-Briot
Ashkal by Youssef Chebbi
The Five Devils by Léa Mysius
De Humani Corporis Fabrica by Véréna Paravel & Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Continental Drift (South) by Lionel Baier
Enys...
See the lineup below.
Scarlet by Pietro Marcello – Opening Film
1976 by Manuela Martelli
The Water by Elena López Riera
The Dam by Ali Cherri
The Super 8 Years by Annie Ernaux & David Ernaux-Briot
Ashkal by Youssef Chebbi
The Five Devils by Léa Mysius
De Humani Corporis Fabrica by Véréna Paravel & Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Continental Drift (South) by Lionel Baier
Enys...
- 4/19/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Directors’ Fortnight, the sidebar running alongside the Cannes Film Festival, has unveiled a strong lineup for its 54th edition, which will be the last one for outgoing artistic director Paolo Moretti.
The sidebar has landed a pair of movies from A24, Alex Garland’s horror film “Men” with Jessie Buckley which will play in the Special Screening section, and “God’s Creatures,” a psychological thriller directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer, the filmmaking duo who made their feature debut with the Sundance film “The Fits.” Set in an Irish fishing village, “God’s Creatures” stars Aisling Franciosi, Emily Watson and Paul Mescal. Other elevated genre films on the roster include British helmer Mark Jenkin’s anticipated “Enys Men.”
Directors’ Fortnight will showcase films by 11 female directors and eight feature debuts. By comparison, Cannes Film Festival’s competition currently has only three films helmed by women.
Several French female helmers who...
The sidebar has landed a pair of movies from A24, Alex Garland’s horror film “Men” with Jessie Buckley which will play in the Special Screening section, and “God’s Creatures,” a psychological thriller directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer, the filmmaking duo who made their feature debut with the Sundance film “The Fits.” Set in an Irish fishing village, “God’s Creatures” stars Aisling Franciosi, Emily Watson and Paul Mescal. Other elevated genre films on the roster include British helmer Mark Jenkin’s anticipated “Enys Men.”
Directors’ Fortnight will showcase films by 11 female directors and eight feature debuts. By comparison, Cannes Film Festival’s competition currently has only three films helmed by women.
Several French female helmers who...
- 4/19/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Alex Garland’s “Men,” Mia Hansen-Love’s “One Fine Morning” and Alice Winocour’s “Paris Memories” are among the films that will screen in the independent Directors Fortnight section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, Directors Fortnight organizers announced at a press conference in Paris on Tuesday.
Garland, the director of “Ex Machina,” will be making his Cannes debut with “Men,” while Hansen-Love will be returning to a different section of the festival where she was in the main competition a year ago with “Bergman Island.”
Other films include Owen Kline’s “Funny Pages,” produced by the Safdie brothers. Of the 23 films announced on Tuesday, 11 have female directors.
Previously, Directors Fortnight announced that Pietro Marcello’s “L’envol” (“Scarlett”) would serve as the opening screening in the section.
Directors Fortnight is an independent section that runs concurrent with the main Cannes Film Festival. It was launched in 1969 on the heels of the...
Garland, the director of “Ex Machina,” will be making his Cannes debut with “Men,” while Hansen-Love will be returning to a different section of the festival where she was in the main competition a year ago with “Bergman Island.”
Other films include Owen Kline’s “Funny Pages,” produced by the Safdie brothers. Of the 23 films announced on Tuesday, 11 have female directors.
Previously, Directors Fortnight announced that Pietro Marcello’s “L’envol” (“Scarlett”) would serve as the opening screening in the section.
Directors Fortnight is an independent section that runs concurrent with the main Cannes Film Festival. It was launched in 1969 on the heels of the...
- 4/19/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight has unveiled its line-up for 2022. Scroll down to see the full list.
The selection include Alex Garland’s Cannes debut Men, the Jessie Buckley-starring movie from the surreal sci-fi master. The film will play as a Special Screening in Cannes before A24 releases in the U.S. in May.
Opening the selection will be Pietro Marcello’s Scarlet, and closing will be The Green Perfume by Nicolas Pariser.
Prominent French director Mia Hansen-Løve is back with One Fine Morning, starring Lea Seydoux, and Proxima filmmaker Alice Winocour will show her new pic Paris Memories.
Also on the list is the Paul Mescal and Emily Watson starring God’s Creatures (a second A24 title), and Mark Jenkin’s follow-up to his indie UK breakout Bait, the 1970s-set horror Enys Men.
Kelly Reichardt will receive this year’s Director’s Fortnight’s honorary Carrosse d’Or honor and will...
The selection include Alex Garland’s Cannes debut Men, the Jessie Buckley-starring movie from the surreal sci-fi master. The film will play as a Special Screening in Cannes before A24 releases in the U.S. in May.
Opening the selection will be Pietro Marcello’s Scarlet, and closing will be The Green Perfume by Nicolas Pariser.
Prominent French director Mia Hansen-Løve is back with One Fine Morning, starring Lea Seydoux, and Proxima filmmaker Alice Winocour will show her new pic Paris Memories.
Also on the list is the Paul Mescal and Emily Watson starring God’s Creatures (a second A24 title), and Mark Jenkin’s follow-up to his indie UK breakout Bait, the 1970s-set horror Enys Men.
Kelly Reichardt will receive this year’s Director’s Fortnight’s honorary Carrosse d’Or honor and will...
- 4/19/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The parallel section unveiled 23 titles on Tuesday, with a 24th selection to follow in the coming days.
UK director Alex Garland’s horror film Men and French filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve’s romantic drama One Fine Morning are among the 24 features due to world premiere in the 54th Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, running May 18-27.
The non-competitive Cannes parallel section, run by French directors guild the Société des Réalisateurs (Srf), unveiled 23 of the selected titles at a news conference at the Forum cultural centre in central Paris on Tuesday morning. A final selected film will be revealed in the coming days along with the short film line-up.
UK director Alex Garland’s horror film Men and French filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve’s romantic drama One Fine Morning are among the 24 features due to world premiere in the 54th Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, running May 18-27.
The non-competitive Cannes parallel section, run by French directors guild the Société des Réalisateurs (Srf), unveiled 23 of the selected titles at a news conference at the Forum cultural centre in central Paris on Tuesday morning. A final selected film will be revealed in the coming days along with the short film line-up.
- 4/19/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Paris-based company heads to first major international market since Cannes with slate of 2022 festival hopefuls.
Paris-based Pyramide International kicks off sales on French director Christophe Honoré coming of age drama Le Lycéen at this week’s European Film Market (February 10-17).
Set over the course of one winter, it revolves around a 17-year-old high school student struggling to get to grips with new challenges posed by death, life, the city and “the temptation of renouncement”. In a bid to regain his momentum, he decides to ditch the lies he has been feeding himself.
Rising French actor Paul Kircher, who made...
Paris-based Pyramide International kicks off sales on French director Christophe Honoré coming of age drama Le Lycéen at this week’s European Film Market (February 10-17).
Set over the course of one winter, it revolves around a 17-year-old high school student struggling to get to grips with new challenges posed by death, life, the city and “the temptation of renouncement”. In a bid to regain his momentum, he decides to ditch the lies he has been feeding himself.
Rising French actor Paul Kircher, who made...
- 2/7/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
About 100 celebrated French filmmakers warn against a new media chronology that would be too favourable to streaming platforms. Jacques Audiard, Arnaud Desplechin, Claire Denis, Olivier Assayas, Michel Hazanavicius, Laurent Cantet, Stéphane Brizé, Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano, Robert Guédiguian, Emmanuel Mouret, Michel Ocelot, Agnès Jaoui, Pierre Salvadori, Cédric Klapisch, Catherine Corsini, Philippe Faucon, Rachid Bouchareb, Emmanuel Finkiel, Claire Simon, Philippe Lioret, Philippe Le Guay, Martin Provost, Nicolas Philibert, Bruno Podalydès, etc. In an open letter published today in the daily newspaper Le Monde, a very large number of some of the most prestigious French filmmakers add their voices to the debate, just as the 31 March deadline for the interprofessional negotiation regarding the reform of France’s media chronology rears its head. If no agreement is reached, then it is the government that will decide on this reform, which concerns the timing and rhythm of films’ screening windows across various...
Latest round will support 20 fiction, one animation, and five documentary films.
New projects from Danish director Niels Arden Oplev and Portugal’s Miguel Gomes are among the 26 selected in the latest Eurimages co-production support funding round.
The 26 films have been awarded a total of €6.1m (£5.5m). 52% are directed by women, with those projects receiving €2.5m (£2.3m) – 41% of the total funding.
Arden Oplev’s new film Rose will receive €280,000, and is a co-production between Norway and his native Denmark. Oplev’s previous features include 2009’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and last year’s Daniel.
Also included is Gomes’ Savagery,...
New projects from Danish director Niels Arden Oplev and Portugal’s Miguel Gomes are among the 26 selected in the latest Eurimages co-production support funding round.
The 26 films have been awarded a total of €6.1m (£5.5m). 52% are directed by women, with those projects receiving €2.5m (£2.3m) – 41% of the total funding.
Arden Oplev’s new film Rose will receive €280,000, and is a co-production between Norway and his native Denmark. Oplev’s previous features include 2009’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and last year’s Daniel.
Also included is Gomes’ Savagery,...
- 7/6/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
New projects by Miguel Gomes, Ursula Meier, Joachim Lafosse, Philippe Faucon and Giordano Gederlini, among the selection. At its 159th meeting held online, the Board of Management of the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund agreed to support 20 fiction films, 1 animation film and 5 documentary projects for a total amount of €6,137,000. The share of eligible projects with female directors examined at this Eurimages Board of Management meeting was 39%; 52% of the projects supported were directed by women and €2,500,000 was awarded to these projects, representing 41% of the total amount awarded. The list of projects: Rose - Niels Arden Oplev (Denmark/Norway)A Reply to a Letter from Helga - Asa Hjorleifsdottir (Iceland/Netherlands/Estonia)Behind the Haystacks - Asimina Proedrou (Greece/Germany)Savagery - Miguel Gomes (Portugal/France)The Sacred Spirit - Chema Garcia Ibarra (Spain/France/Turkey) (read news)Bruxa - Cristèle Alves Meira (France/Portugal/Belgium)Dreaming Walls - Amélie Van Elmbt,...
European Film Promotion has unveiled the 10 Shooting Stars, up-and-coming acting talents set to break out internationally, who will be honored at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival.
The selection comprises Bartosz Bielenia from Poland, star of Jan Komasa’s “Corpus Christi,” among films shortlisted for this year’s best international feature film Oscar; France’s Zita Hanrot, the voice talent of Zunaira in animated Oscar contender “The Swallows of Kabul” who broke out locally with Philippe Faucon’s “Fatima”; and Portugal’s Joana Ribeiro who is currently shooting Antoine Fuqua’s action thriller “Infinite” for Paramount alongside Mark Wahlberg and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Previous Shooting Stars include Alicia Vikander, Alba Rohrwacher, Matthias Schoenaerts, Pilou Asbæk and Baltasar Kormákur.
The Shooting Stars initiative is also honoring German actor Jonas Dassler, who made a splash at Berlin last year with his performance as a serial killer in Fatih Akin’s “The Golden Glove”; Dutch actor Bilal Wahib,...
The selection comprises Bartosz Bielenia from Poland, star of Jan Komasa’s “Corpus Christi,” among films shortlisted for this year’s best international feature film Oscar; France’s Zita Hanrot, the voice talent of Zunaira in animated Oscar contender “The Swallows of Kabul” who broke out locally with Philippe Faucon’s “Fatima”; and Portugal’s Joana Ribeiro who is currently shooting Antoine Fuqua’s action thriller “Infinite” for Paramount alongside Mark Wahlberg and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Previous Shooting Stars include Alicia Vikander, Alba Rohrwacher, Matthias Schoenaerts, Pilou Asbæk and Baltasar Kormákur.
The Shooting Stars initiative is also honoring German actor Jonas Dassler, who made a splash at Berlin last year with his performance as a serial killer in Fatih Akin’s “The Golden Glove”; Dutch actor Bilal Wahib,...
- 1/9/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The 2020 edition of European Shooting Stars has unveiled the 10 young acting talents it will spotlight, with participants arriving with credits including Polish Oscar shortlisted feature Corpus Christi.
On the list is Polish actor Bartosz Bielenia, whose turn as an amateur priest in Jan Komasa’s Corpus Christi has already earned him acting awards at the Stockholm, Chicago and El Gouna film festivals.
He is selected alongside Danish actress Victoria Carmen Sonne, who has appeared in Hlynur Palmason’s Winters Brothers and Isabella Eklöf’s 2018 Sundance pic Holiday; she has won two Danish Academy awards (Bodils).
Also named is Swiss actress Ella Rumpf, who lead the cast of Julia Ducournau’s 2016 Cannes selection Raw, which won her the Révelation prize at the 2018 César Awards, and Jakob Lass’s 2017 Berlin title Tiger Girl. Rumpf will also appear this year in upcoming German Netflix series Freud.
Portuguese talent Joana Ribeiro makes the 2020 cut...
On the list is Polish actor Bartosz Bielenia, whose turn as an amateur priest in Jan Komasa’s Corpus Christi has already earned him acting awards at the Stockholm, Chicago and El Gouna film festivals.
He is selected alongside Danish actress Victoria Carmen Sonne, who has appeared in Hlynur Palmason’s Winters Brothers and Isabella Eklöf’s 2018 Sundance pic Holiday; she has won two Danish Academy awards (Bodils).
Also named is Swiss actress Ella Rumpf, who lead the cast of Julia Ducournau’s 2016 Cannes selection Raw, which won her the Révelation prize at the 2018 César Awards, and Jakob Lass’s 2017 Berlin title Tiger Girl. Rumpf will also appear this year in upcoming German Netflix series Freud.
Portuguese talent Joana Ribeiro makes the 2020 cut...
- 1/9/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The Cnc is also throwing its weight behind films put forward by Ursula Meier, Robert Guédiguian, Philippe Faucon, Tony Gatlif, Mona Achache and the duo composed of Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli. Seven projects were selected during the 5th and final session of the Cnc’s second advance on receipts 2019 committee. Standing out amongst these is Le temps d’aimer which will be Katell Quillévéré’s fourth feature film following on from 2010’s Love Like Poison (screened in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight 2010 and the winner of the Prix Jean Vigo), Suzanne and Heal The Living (unveiled in Venice’s Orizzonti line-up in 2016 before participating in Toronto’s Platform competition). Written by the filmmaker alongside Gilles Taurand, the story kicks off in 1947. Madeleine, a waitress in a hotel restaurant and the mother of a small...
In this sombre and thoughtful drama, a Senegalese construction worker falls for the French woman whose house he is remodelling
Last week, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s A Season in France was released here, a film about the migrant African experience in France, for workers and asylum seekers – an experience of marginalisation and alienation. Now there is Philippe Faucon’s sombre, thoughtful if emotionally subdued and unemphatic film on very much the same theme.
Amin (Moustapha Mbengue) is a Senegalese construction worker in France, sending money to his wife Aïcha (Mareme N’Diaye) who is back in the old country looking after their three children and Amin’s mother, dealing with Amin’s arrogant, overbearing brother, and yearning to be brought over to France so the whole family can be together. But Amin is having an affair with the divorcee whose house he is remodelling. This is Gabrielle, who is played by...
Last week, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s A Season in France was released here, a film about the migrant African experience in France, for workers and asylum seekers – an experience of marginalisation and alienation. Now there is Philippe Faucon’s sombre, thoughtful if emotionally subdued and unemphatic film on very much the same theme.
Amin (Moustapha Mbengue) is a Senegalese construction worker in France, sending money to his wife Aïcha (Mareme N’Diaye) who is back in the old country looking after their three children and Amin’s mother, dealing with Amin’s arrogant, overbearing brother, and yearning to be brought over to France so the whole family can be together. But Amin is having an affair with the divorcee whose house he is remodelling. This is Gabrielle, who is played by...
- 6/19/2019
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Atlas V, the thriving French Vr company with three films premiering in Annecy’s inaugural Vr competition lineup, has enlisted Tahar Rahim (“Looming Towers”) and Zita Hanrot (“Plan Coeur”) for Jorge Tereso and Fernando Maldonado’s animated “Gloomy Eyes” and Pierre Zandrowicz’s sci-fi experience “Mirror,” respectively.
“Mirror,” which is being presented at the Annecy Film Festival in the work-in-progress section, marks Zandrowicz’s follow up to “I, Philip.” “Mirror” is an English-language narrative Vr short in the veins of “Under The Skin,” “Annihilation” and “Solaris,” said Zandrowicz who wrote the script with Remi Giordano, his co-scribe on “I, Philip,” and Nicolas Peufaillit, the co-writer of Jacques Audiard’s “A Prophet.”
“Mirror” takes place thirty years from now and stars Hanrot as a young woman, Claris, whose trip into space unravels, leading her to have hallucinations bringing back some painful memories. “The psychological drama allows us to follow the characters...
“Mirror,” which is being presented at the Annecy Film Festival in the work-in-progress section, marks Zandrowicz’s follow up to “I, Philip.” “Mirror” is an English-language narrative Vr short in the veins of “Under The Skin,” “Annihilation” and “Solaris,” said Zandrowicz who wrote the script with Remi Giordano, his co-scribe on “I, Philip,” and Nicolas Peufaillit, the co-writer of Jacques Audiard’s “A Prophet.”
“Mirror” takes place thirty years from now and stars Hanrot as a young woman, Claris, whose trip into space unravels, leading her to have hallucinations bringing back some painful memories. “The psychological drama allows us to follow the characters...
- 6/12/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Dumont’s new feature set to star Léa Seydoux as a star journalist.
Arte France Cinema – the French cinema-arm of the Franco-German broadcaster – has boarded new films by Bruno Dumont, Philippe Faucon and Rafi Pitts in its latest funding round, the recipients of which it announced on Friday (Jan 25).
Provisionally entitled Par ce demi-clair matin, which translates roughly as “by this half-light of the morning”, Dumont’s comedy-drama is set to star Léa Seydoux and Blanche Gardin.
According to Arte, it will revolve around the downfall of a star TV journalist who gets caught up in spiral of unfortunate events.
Arte France Cinema – the French cinema-arm of the Franco-German broadcaster – has boarded new films by Bruno Dumont, Philippe Faucon and Rafi Pitts in its latest funding round, the recipients of which it announced on Friday (Jan 25).
Provisionally entitled Par ce demi-clair matin, which translates roughly as “by this half-light of the morning”, Dumont’s comedy-drama is set to star Léa Seydoux and Blanche Gardin.
According to Arte, it will revolve around the downfall of a star TV journalist who gets caught up in spiral of unfortunate events.
- 1/25/2019
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
French cinema is often accused of being both blindingly white and blind to the problems plaguing France, preferring the sexed-up, cigarette-scented, wine-soaked woes of Parisian (read: Caucasian) bobos to the struggles of the country’s black, Arab and Asian minorities. But Philippe Faucon has been casting a keen eye along the margins of the country for years — recently in 2016’s Fatima, about an Algerian cleaning lady and her French-raised daughters, and again in his sensitive, if less affecting new film, Amin.
Faucon’s reputation as a politically engaged stalwart of the Gallic film industry should help secure the movie ...
Faucon’s reputation as a politically engaged stalwart of the Gallic film industry should help secure the movie ...
- 5/18/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
French cinema is often accused of being both blindingly white and blind to the problems plaguing France, preferring the sexed-up, cigarette-scented, wine-soaked woes of Parisian (read: Caucasian) bobos to the struggles of the country’s black, Arab and Asian minorities. But Philippe Faucon has been casting a keen eye along the margins of the country for years — recently in 2016’s Fatima, about an Algerian cleaning lady and her French-raised daughters, and again in his sensitive, if less affecting new film, Amin.
Faucon’s reputation as a politically engaged stalwart of the Gallic film industry should help secure the movie ...
Faucon’s reputation as a politically engaged stalwart of the Gallic film industry should help secure the movie ...
- 5/18/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The prizes for Cannes' Directors’ Fortnight sidebar were awarded Thursday evening, with Gaspar Noe's sex-and-drugs drama Climax taking the Art Cinema Award from among the 17 films in competition.
This year’s selections had some big-name directors competing, with Oscar nominee Ciro Guerra’s Summer Birds, Cesar winner Philippe Faucon’s Amin and Marie Monge's Treat Me Like Fire in the running.
The Sacd Prize, awarded to a French-language film, went to Pierre Salvarori's unconventional cop caper The Trouble With You (En Liberte), starring Cesar winner Adele Haenel.
The Europa Cinemas award, which is dedicated to promotion, distribution and exhibition of a ...
This year’s selections had some big-name directors competing, with Oscar nominee Ciro Guerra’s Summer Birds, Cesar winner Philippe Faucon’s Amin and Marie Monge's Treat Me Like Fire in the running.
The Sacd Prize, awarded to a French-language film, went to Pierre Salvarori's unconventional cop caper The Trouble With You (En Liberte), starring Cesar winner Adele Haenel.
The Europa Cinemas award, which is dedicated to promotion, distribution and exhibition of a ...
- 5/17/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The prizes for Cannes' Directors’ Fortnight sidebar were awarded Thursday evening, with Gaspar Noe's sex-and-drugs drama Climax taking the Art Cinema Award from among the 17 films in competition.
This year’s selections had some big-name directors competing, with Oscar nominee Ciro Guerra’s Summer Birds, Cesar winner Philippe Faucon’s Amin and Marie Monge's Treat Me Like Fire in the running.
The Sacd Prize, awarded to a French-language film, went to Pierre Salvarori's unconventional cop caper The Trouble With You (En Liberte), starring Cesar winner Adele Haenel.
The Europa Cinemas award, which is dedicated to promotion, distribution and exhibition of a ...
This year’s selections had some big-name directors competing, with Oscar nominee Ciro Guerra’s Summer Birds, Cesar winner Philippe Faucon’s Amin and Marie Monge's Treat Me Like Fire in the running.
The Sacd Prize, awarded to a French-language film, went to Pierre Salvarori's unconventional cop caper The Trouble With You (En Liberte), starring Cesar winner Adele Haenel.
The Europa Cinemas award, which is dedicated to promotion, distribution and exhibition of a ...
- 5/17/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Paris-based company has sealed deals to Greece, Turkey and Germany amongst others.
Sergei Loznitsa’s new drama Donbass, reflecting on the bloody conflict in Eastern Ukraine, has secured a number of theatrical deals ahead of opening Un Certain Regard today (May 9).
Paris-based Pyramide International has sold the film to Greece (Ama Film), Turkey (Fabula Films), Germany (Salzgeber & Co), Ukraine (Arthouse Traffic), Poland (Against Gravity) and Benelux (Imagine Films). Sister company Pyramide Distribution will release the film in France.
The Ukrainian filmmaker returns to Cannes for a sixth time with Donbass, having previously premiered in Competition with A Gentle Creature,...
Sergei Loznitsa’s new drama Donbass, reflecting on the bloody conflict in Eastern Ukraine, has secured a number of theatrical deals ahead of opening Un Certain Regard today (May 9).
Paris-based Pyramide International has sold the film to Greece (Ama Film), Turkey (Fabula Films), Germany (Salzgeber & Co), Ukraine (Arthouse Traffic), Poland (Against Gravity) and Benelux (Imagine Films). Sister company Pyramide Distribution will release the film in France.
The Ukrainian filmmaker returns to Cannes for a sixth time with Donbass, having previously premiered in Competition with A Gentle Creature,...
- 5/9/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
The lineup for the 2018 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) at Cannes has been announced.
Opening Film:Birds of Passage (Ciro Guerra & Cristina Gallego)Closing Film:Troppa grazia (Gianni Zanasi)Feature Films Amin (Philippe Faucon)Climax (Gaspar Noe)Carmen y Lola (Arantxa Echevarria)Cómprame un revólver (Julio Hernández Cordón)Les Confins du monde (Guillaume Nicloux)El motoarrebatador (Agustín Toscano)En Liberté! (Pierre Salvadori)Joueurs (Marie Monge)Leave No Trace (Debra Granik)Los silencios (Beatriz Seigner)Ming wang xing shi ke de (Ming Zhang)Mandy (Panos Cosmatos)Mirai (Mamoru Hosoda)Le monde est à toi (Romain Gavras)Petra (Jaime Rosales)Samouni Road (Stefano Savona)Teret (Ognjen Glavonic)Weldi (Mohamed Ben Attia)SHORTSBasses (Félix Imbert)Ce magnifique gâteau! (Emma De Swaef & Marc Roels)La lotta (Marco Bellocchio)Las cruces (Nicolas Boone)La Nuit des sacs plastiques (Gabriel Harel)O órfão (Carolina Markowicz)Our Song to War (Juanita Onzaga)Skip Day (Patrick Bresnan & Ivette Lucas)Le...
Opening Film:Birds of Passage (Ciro Guerra & Cristina Gallego)Closing Film:Troppa grazia (Gianni Zanasi)Feature Films Amin (Philippe Faucon)Climax (Gaspar Noe)Carmen y Lola (Arantxa Echevarria)Cómprame un revólver (Julio Hernández Cordón)Les Confins du monde (Guillaume Nicloux)El motoarrebatador (Agustín Toscano)En Liberté! (Pierre Salvadori)Joueurs (Marie Monge)Leave No Trace (Debra Granik)Los silencios (Beatriz Seigner)Ming wang xing shi ke de (Ming Zhang)Mandy (Panos Cosmatos)Mirai (Mamoru Hosoda)Le monde est à toi (Romain Gavras)Petra (Jaime Rosales)Samouni Road (Stefano Savona)Teret (Ognjen Glavonic)Weldi (Mohamed Ben Attia)SHORTSBasses (Félix Imbert)Ce magnifique gâteau! (Emma De Swaef & Marc Roels)La lotta (Marco Bellocchio)Las cruces (Nicolas Boone)La Nuit des sacs plastiques (Gabriel Harel)O órfão (Carolina Markowicz)Our Song to War (Juanita Onzaga)Skip Day (Patrick Bresnan & Ivette Lucas)Le...
- 4/18/2018
- MUBI
Nicolas Cage is heading to Cannes. The festival’s parallel sidebar Directors’ Fortnight has announced the 17 features that will screen this year, and the group includes world premieres from international favorites like Gaspar Noe’ and Ciro Guerra, plus acclaimed titles like “Mandy” and “Leave No Trace” that first wowed audiences at Sundance earlier this year.
2018 Directors’ Fortnight will open with the world premiere of “Birds of Passage,” from Colombian directors Guerra and Cristina Gallego. Guerra is best known as the director behind the Oscar-nominated “Embrace of the Serpent.” Another major world premiere will be Noe’s “Climax,” formerly known as “Psyché.” The director’s first film since “Love” is about a group of dancers in the 1990s who descend into madness after being drugged.
Directors’ Fortnight has become one of the most prestigious sidebars during the Cannes Film Festival. Last year, Fortnight premiere “The Florida Project” ended up being one...
2018 Directors’ Fortnight will open with the world premiere of “Birds of Passage,” from Colombian directors Guerra and Cristina Gallego. Guerra is best known as the director behind the Oscar-nominated “Embrace of the Serpent.” Another major world premiere will be Noe’s “Climax,” formerly known as “Psyché.” The director’s first film since “Love” is about a group of dancers in the 1990s who descend into madness after being drugged.
Directors’ Fortnight has become one of the most prestigious sidebars during the Cannes Film Festival. Last year, Fortnight premiere “The Florida Project” ended up being one...
- 4/17/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Following the first lineup announcement for the 71st Cannes Film Festival, yesterday Critics’ Week arrived, and now today we get two more sidebar reveals. First up, there’s Directors’ Fortnight, which opens with Birds of Passage, from Embrace of the Serpent director Ciro Guerra & Cristina Gallego. Also among the lineup is Gaspar Noé’s drug-fueled (of course) drama Climax, Mamoru Hosoda’s new animation Mirai, Romain Gavras’ Le monde est à toi, as well as Sundance favorites: Panos Cosmatos’ Mandy and Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace.
Check out the lineup below, followed by the Acid lineup, featuring Jim Cummings’ SXSW winner Thunder Road.
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Lineup
Opening Film:
Birds of Passage (Ciro Guerra & Cristina Gallego)
Closing Film:
Troppa grazia (Gianni Zanasi)
Feature Films
Amin (Philippe Faucon)
Climax (Gaspar Noé)
Carmen y Lola (Arantxa Echevarria)
Cómprame un revólver de (Julio Hernández Cordón)
Les Confins du monde (Guillaume Nicloux)
El motoarrebatador (Agustín Toscano)
En Liberté!
Check out the lineup below, followed by the Acid lineup, featuring Jim Cummings’ SXSW winner Thunder Road.
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Lineup
Opening Film:
Birds of Passage (Ciro Guerra & Cristina Gallego)
Closing Film:
Troppa grazia (Gianni Zanasi)
Feature Films
Amin (Philippe Faucon)
Climax (Gaspar Noé)
Carmen y Lola (Arantxa Echevarria)
Cómprame un revólver de (Julio Hernández Cordón)
Les Confins du monde (Guillaume Nicloux)
El motoarrebatador (Agustín Toscano)
En Liberté!
- 4/17/2018
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Opening film in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight: Birds Of Passage by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra Photo: Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
The seventh and final selection for the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight under the aegis of artistic director Edouard Waintrop, announced today (17 April) shows a strong Latin American presence although France is also to the fore. In total there are 20 features and ten shorts.
French actress Emmanuelle Devos appears in Philippe Faucon’s Amin, part of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight selection. Photo: UniFrance
The Latin American representation revolves around the opening film from Colombia, Pajaros De Verano by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra. Guerra was in the Fortnight in 2015 with El Abrazo De La Serpiente. Others include Comprame Un Revolver by Julio Hernandez Cordon (Mexico), El Motoarrebatador by Agustin Toscano (Argentina), and Los Silencios by Beatriz Seigner (Brazil and Colombia).
The six French films in the mix are Amin by Philippe Faucon, whose Fatima...
The seventh and final selection for the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight under the aegis of artistic director Edouard Waintrop, announced today (17 April) shows a strong Latin American presence although France is also to the fore. In total there are 20 features and ten shorts.
French actress Emmanuelle Devos appears in Philippe Faucon’s Amin, part of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight selection. Photo: UniFrance
The Latin American representation revolves around the opening film from Colombia, Pajaros De Verano by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra. Guerra was in the Fortnight in 2015 with El Abrazo De La Serpiente. Others include Comprame Un Revolver by Julio Hernandez Cordon (Mexico), El Motoarrebatador by Agustin Toscano (Argentina), and Los Silencios by Beatriz Seigner (Brazil and Colombia).
The six French films in the mix are Amin by Philippe Faucon, whose Fatima...
- 4/17/2018
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The 50th edition of Directors’ Fortnight, the section running parallel to the Cannes Film Festival, will open with Colombian directors Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego’s “Birds of Passage.”
The lavishly shot “Birds of Passage,” which marks Guerra’s follow-up to his Oscar-nominated “Embrace of the Serpent,” takes place in Colombia in the 1970s, when the demand for marijuana hits Colombia, quickly turning farmers into seasoned businessmen. Unfolding in the Guajira desert, “Birds of Passage” follows a Wayuu indigenous family who take a leading role in this new drug trade and discover the perks of wealth and power but also encounter violence and tragedy.
Edouard Waintrop, who is serving his last turn as Directors’ Fortnight chief, said he was particularly happy to welcome back Guerra, who had presented “Embrace of the Serpent” in 2015. “‘Birds of Passage’ is a magnificent film and a powerful, epic mafia story filled with crime and treason,...
The lavishly shot “Birds of Passage,” which marks Guerra’s follow-up to his Oscar-nominated “Embrace of the Serpent,” takes place in Colombia in the 1970s, when the demand for marijuana hits Colombia, quickly turning farmers into seasoned businessmen. Unfolding in the Guajira desert, “Birds of Passage” follows a Wayuu indigenous family who take a leading role in this new drug trade and discover the perks of wealth and power but also encounter violence and tragedy.
Edouard Waintrop, who is serving his last turn as Directors’ Fortnight chief, said he was particularly happy to welcome back Guerra, who had presented “Embrace of the Serpent” in 2015. “‘Birds of Passage’ is a magnificent film and a powerful, epic mafia story filled with crime and treason,...
- 4/17/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Debra Granik, Romain Gavras, Ciro Guerra and Gaspar Noe are among the directors whose films will be included in the 50th Directors’ Fortnight, an independent sidebar that will run concurrently with the Cannes Film Festival in May.
Granik will go to Cannes with “Leave No Trace,” her first narrative film since the Oscar-nominated “Winter’s Bone” in 2010, and a film that received strong reviews when it premiered at Sundance in January.
Gavras, best known for his videos for M.I.A., Kanye West and Jay-z and others, will be there with “Le monde est a toi,” while Guerra and his co-director Cristina Gallego, who made the Oscar-nominated “Embrace of the Serpent,” will bring “Birds of Passage” to Directors’ Fortnight.
Also Read: Cannes Will Welcome Back Lars von Trier, Says Festival Director
The Argentinian provocateur Noe will bring “Climax” to the festival.
Also in the selection: Panos Cosmatos’ horror film “Mandy,” which features what is reportedly another wild performance from Nicolas Cage.
Of the 20 feature films in the section, 15 are directed by men and four by women, with “Birds of Passage” a collaboration between male and female directors.
Also Read: Majority of Cannes Critics' Week Competition Films Were Directed by Women
Directors’ Fortnight (Quinzaine des Realisateurs) was established in 1969, in the aftermath of a 1968 Cannes Film Festival that was canceled midway through in solidarity with the protests sweeping through France. It was set up to offer a more daring and experimental slate than the main festival, and over the years provided the first Cannes exposure for such directors as Martin Scorsese, Werner Herzog, Michael Haneke and Spike Lee.
Directors’ Fortnight will open on May 9 and run through May 19.
The lineup:
“Pajaros de verano” (“Birds of Passage”), Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego (opening film)
“Amin,” Philippe Faucon
“Carmen Y Lola,” Arantxa Echevarria
“Climax,” Gaspar Noe
“Comprama un revolver” (“Buy Me a Gun”), Julio Hernandez Cordon
“Les Confins du Monde,” Guillaume Nicloux
“El motoarrebatador” (“The Snatch Thief”), Augustin Toscano
“En Liberte!,” Pierre Salvadori
“Joueurs” (“Treat Me Like Fire”), Marie Monge
“Leave No Trace,” Debra Granik
“Los Silencios,” Beatriz Seigner
“Ming wang xing shi ke” (“The Pluto Moment”), Ming Zhang
“Mandy,” Panos Cosmatos
“Mirai,” Mamoru Hosoda
“Le monde est a toi,” Romain Gavras
“Petra,” Jaime Rosales
“Samouni Road,” Stefano Savona
“Teret” (“The Load”), Ognjen Glavonic
“Weldi” (“Dear Son”), Mohamed Ben Attia
“Troppa Grazia,” Gianni Zanasi (closing film)
Also Read: Cannes Lineup Reaches From Spike Lee to Jean-Luc Godard
Short films:
“Basses,” Felix Imbert
“Ce Magnifique gateau!,” (“This Magnificent Cake!”), Emma De Swaef & Marc Roels
“La Chanson” (“The Song”), Tiphaine Raffier
“La Lotta,” Marco Belocchio
“Las Cruces,” Nicolas Boone
“La nuit des sacs plastiques” (“The Night of the Plastic Bags”), Gabriel Harel
“O orfao” (“The Orphan”), Carolina Markowicz
“Our Song to War,” Juanita Onzaga
“Skip Day,” Patrick Bresnan & Ivette Lucas
“Le Sujet” (“The Subject”), Patrick Bouchard
Read original story Debra Granik, Gaspar Noe Films Selected for Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight Lineup At TheWrap...
Granik will go to Cannes with “Leave No Trace,” her first narrative film since the Oscar-nominated “Winter’s Bone” in 2010, and a film that received strong reviews when it premiered at Sundance in January.
Gavras, best known for his videos for M.I.A., Kanye West and Jay-z and others, will be there with “Le monde est a toi,” while Guerra and his co-director Cristina Gallego, who made the Oscar-nominated “Embrace of the Serpent,” will bring “Birds of Passage” to Directors’ Fortnight.
Also Read: Cannes Will Welcome Back Lars von Trier, Says Festival Director
The Argentinian provocateur Noe will bring “Climax” to the festival.
Also in the selection: Panos Cosmatos’ horror film “Mandy,” which features what is reportedly another wild performance from Nicolas Cage.
Of the 20 feature films in the section, 15 are directed by men and four by women, with “Birds of Passage” a collaboration between male and female directors.
Also Read: Majority of Cannes Critics' Week Competition Films Were Directed by Women
Directors’ Fortnight (Quinzaine des Realisateurs) was established in 1969, in the aftermath of a 1968 Cannes Film Festival that was canceled midway through in solidarity with the protests sweeping through France. It was set up to offer a more daring and experimental slate than the main festival, and over the years provided the first Cannes exposure for such directors as Martin Scorsese, Werner Herzog, Michael Haneke and Spike Lee.
Directors’ Fortnight will open on May 9 and run through May 19.
The lineup:
“Pajaros de verano” (“Birds of Passage”), Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego (opening film)
“Amin,” Philippe Faucon
“Carmen Y Lola,” Arantxa Echevarria
“Climax,” Gaspar Noe
“Comprama un revolver” (“Buy Me a Gun”), Julio Hernandez Cordon
“Les Confins du Monde,” Guillaume Nicloux
“El motoarrebatador” (“The Snatch Thief”), Augustin Toscano
“En Liberte!,” Pierre Salvadori
“Joueurs” (“Treat Me Like Fire”), Marie Monge
“Leave No Trace,” Debra Granik
“Los Silencios,” Beatriz Seigner
“Ming wang xing shi ke” (“The Pluto Moment”), Ming Zhang
“Mandy,” Panos Cosmatos
“Mirai,” Mamoru Hosoda
“Le monde est a toi,” Romain Gavras
“Petra,” Jaime Rosales
“Samouni Road,” Stefano Savona
“Teret” (“The Load”), Ognjen Glavonic
“Weldi” (“Dear Son”), Mohamed Ben Attia
“Troppa Grazia,” Gianni Zanasi (closing film)
Also Read: Cannes Lineup Reaches From Spike Lee to Jean-Luc Godard
Short films:
“Basses,” Felix Imbert
“Ce Magnifique gateau!,” (“This Magnificent Cake!”), Emma De Swaef & Marc Roels
“La Chanson” (“The Song”), Tiphaine Raffier
“La Lotta,” Marco Belocchio
“Las Cruces,” Nicolas Boone
“La nuit des sacs plastiques” (“The Night of the Plastic Bags”), Gabriel Harel
“O orfao” (“The Orphan”), Carolina Markowicz
“Our Song to War,” Juanita Onzaga
“Skip Day,” Patrick Bresnan & Ivette Lucas
“Le Sujet” (“The Subject”), Patrick Bouchard
Read original story Debra Granik, Gaspar Noe Films Selected for Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight Lineup At TheWrap...
- 4/17/2018
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Noé, Faucon and Rosales feature in 50th anniversary edition marked by strong Hispanic, French presence.
Gaspar Noé’s Climax, Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego’s Birds of Passage, and Mamoru Hosoda’s feature animation Mirai are among the features that will premiere in the 50th anniversary edition of Directors’ Fortnight this year.
Artistic director Edouard Waintrop unveiled his final selection, ahead of his departure this autumn, at a press conference at the Forum des Images in Paris on Tuesday (April 17). The 50th edition line-up – running May 9-19 - comprises 20 features and another 11 short films.
“I would like to thank the...
Gaspar Noé’s Climax, Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego’s Birds of Passage, and Mamoru Hosoda’s feature animation Mirai are among the features that will premiere in the 50th anniversary edition of Directors’ Fortnight this year.
Artistic director Edouard Waintrop unveiled his final selection, ahead of his departure this autumn, at a press conference at the Forum des Images in Paris on Tuesday (April 17). The 50th edition line-up – running May 9-19 - comprises 20 features and another 11 short films.
“I would like to thank the...
- 4/17/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Update: Outgoing Directors’ Fortnight chief Edouard Waintrop revealed a 20-strong 50th anniversary lineup today that includes a return engagement for some, and a surprise inclusion for one of the most controversial filmmakers ever to hit the Croisette. Gaspar Noé will world premiere his Climax, appearing for the first time in the section after turns in Official Selection with such films as Love, Enter The Void and Irreversible. Climax has been kept close to the vest, with some conflicting information circulating (we will update when we know more).
The Fortnight will open with Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra’s Birds Of Passage. The 1970s-set film about the early days of the drug trade is a return to the section for Guerra whose 2015 Embrace Of The Serpent became Colombia’s first Foreign Language Oscar nominee.
Also notable on the roster are Guillaume Nicloux’s Les Confins Du Monde. His Valley Of Love...
The Fortnight will open with Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra’s Birds Of Passage. The 1970s-set film about the early days of the drug trade is a return to the section for Guerra whose 2015 Embrace Of The Serpent became Colombia’s first Foreign Language Oscar nominee.
Also notable on the roster are Guillaume Nicloux’s Les Confins Du Monde. His Valley Of Love...
- 4/17/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
First edition of pan-European online festival is a joint initiative between Arte and Festival Scope.
Serbian actress and director Mirjana Karanović’s A Good Wife has won the €50,000 audience award at the first edition of ArteKino, a new pan-European online film festival launched by Franco-German broadcaster Arte and Paris-based digital film platform Festival Scope.
Running September 30 to October 9, the event showcased 10 European feature films. The organisers released 50,000 free online tickets in 44 European countries.
A Good Wife marks a directorial debut for Karanović who also stars in the film as a happily-married woman living in an upscale suburb of Belgrade whose life is overturned on discovering her perfect husband has a dark past.
The film was produced by This & That Productions, Deblokada, Nukleus Film Production and is sold internationally by Films Boutique.
The €50,000 prize money – sponsored by Nespresso - goes to Karanović and Film Boutique to help distribute the film internationally.
A Good Wife...
Serbian actress and director Mirjana Karanović’s A Good Wife has won the €50,000 audience award at the first edition of ArteKino, a new pan-European online film festival launched by Franco-German broadcaster Arte and Paris-based digital film platform Festival Scope.
Running September 30 to October 9, the event showcased 10 European feature films. The organisers released 50,000 free online tickets in 44 European countries.
A Good Wife marks a directorial debut for Karanović who also stars in the film as a happily-married woman living in an upscale suburb of Belgrade whose life is overturned on discovering her perfect husband has a dark past.
The film was produced by This & That Productions, Deblokada, Nukleus Film Production and is sold internationally by Films Boutique.
The €50,000 prize money – sponsored by Nespresso - goes to Karanović and Film Boutique to help distribute the film internationally.
A Good Wife...
- 10/17/2016
- ScreenDaily
Line-up includes Edinburgh victor Suntan, The Death Of Louis Xiv and César winner Fatima.
Franco-German broadcaster Arte and Paris-based digital film platform Festival Scope have launched the first edition of a new pan-European, online film festival called Artekino.
Arte has been developing the festival for more than a year-and-a-half, working closely with key partner Festival Scope — which has a long history of overseeing online distribution for festivals and cross-border audiences — as well as international sales agents in the region.
“Arte wanted to promote European cinema in a new way beyond what we already do through our channels and co-productions, putting the emphasis on independent, auteur cinema to spotlight new trends, new talents and even emerging territories,” Olivier Père, managing director of Arte France Cinéma, explained to Screen. “It’s the first festival of its kind focused only on European cinema.”
He added the initiative was also in keeping with Arte’s ambition to expand its digital activities...
Franco-German broadcaster Arte and Paris-based digital film platform Festival Scope have launched the first edition of a new pan-European, online film festival called Artekino.
Arte has been developing the festival for more than a year-and-a-half, working closely with key partner Festival Scope — which has a long history of overseeing online distribution for festivals and cross-border audiences — as well as international sales agents in the region.
“Arte wanted to promote European cinema in a new way beyond what we already do through our channels and co-productions, putting the emphasis on independent, auteur cinema to spotlight new trends, new talents and even emerging territories,” Olivier Père, managing director of Arte France Cinéma, explained to Screen. “It’s the first festival of its kind focused only on European cinema.”
He added the initiative was also in keeping with Arte’s ambition to expand its digital activities...
- 9/12/2016
- ScreenDaily
Raising a family is difficult under the best circumstances, but it’s especially difficult when you’re living in a foreign country without knowing the language and must learn to assimilate quickly. Philippe Faucon’s “Fatima” captures that plight wonderfully as it follows Fatima (played by first-timer Soria Zeroual) who emigrated from Morocco to Lyon, France with her husband. Though Fatima and the husband divorced, she soon takes up a cleaning job to support her two daughters — 18-year-old medical student Nesrine (Zita Hanrot) and rebellious 15-year-old Souad (Kenza-Noah Aiche). A loose adaptation of “Prayer to the Moon,” a short collection of writing by North African writer Fatima Elayoubi, this poignant film captures the hardships of fish-out-of-water life and dealing with the generation gap between parents and their children. Watch an exclusive trailer below and check out the film’s poster as well.
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- 7/22/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
The Franco-American Cultural Fund, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, has announced the program for the 20th Colcoa French Film Festival that will run April 18-26 at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. The festival will showcase a record 70 films and television series - among them 64 in competition for Colcoa Awards - including four World Premieres, seven International Premieres, 19 North American or U.S. Premieres, 17 West Coast Premieres - and 21 new shorts. Colcoa, is now the world's largest event dedicated to French films and television.
"This 20th anniversary deserves a spectacular, strong program that reflects the diversity of French production, as well as the creativity and dynamism of French filmmakers and producers," stated François Truffart, Colcoa Executive Producer and Artistic Director. "More than ever, we are about to involve audiences in a journey that will stir them, make them laugh, cry, tickle their curiosity, and help them remain optimistic, while recognizing the urgent world zeitgeist."
"20 years is an achievement for any film festival in Hollywood. This would not have been possible without the commitment of the Franco-American Cultural Fund - a unique partnership of the DGA, the Mpa, la Sacem and the WGA West - creator of the festival in 1996 and supporter of its subsequent development. We also salute French sales companies, official supporters, sponsors, and U.S. distributors, whose loyalty and trust have given the festival its continuing excellence," he added.
Colcoa will open Monday, April 18th with the North American Premiere of "Monsieur Chocolat," a biopic about the first French black clown, co-written by Cyril Gely, Olivier Gorce, Gérard Noiriel, Roschdy Zem, directed by Roschdy Zem, and starring Omar Sy and James Thiérrée. The film will be presented in association with Gaumont, which celebrates its 120th anniversary.
The festival will close its competition on Monday, April 25th with the World Premiere of "Up For Love," the new romantic comedy written and directed by Laurent Tirard, starring Academy Award winner Jean Dujardin and Virginie Efira. "Call My Agent" (Season 1), the most popular French TV series of the year, about a talent agency with actors playing their own roles, will close the Colcoa TV Competition.
Two other TV series, shown for the first time in North America, will be part of the program, presented in association with TV France International and Titrafilm: "The Disappearance," a drama co-written by Marie Deshaires and Catherine Touzet and directed by Charlotte Brändström; and "The Secret of Elise," a supernatural drama written by lsa Marpeau, Marie Vinoy, Marie Deshaires, and Catherine Touzet and directed by Alexandre Laurent, Samir Boitard, Mathieu Simonet, and Mehdi Meskar. The first two episodes of each series will be shown to the Colcoa audience.
To complete the competition, five TV movies will premiere at Colcoa: the North American Premiere of "Borderline," a thriller co-written and directed by Olivier Marchal, the International Premiere of "Carpets and Chaos," a comedy co-written and directed by Nader Takmil Homayoun, the International Premiere of "Stolen Babies," a drama written by Julie Jézéquel and directed by Golden Globe winner Alain Berliner; the International Premiere of "The Wall-Crosser," a fantasy written and directed by Dante Desarthes, based on Marcel Aymé's book; and the North American Premiere of "Woman Under the Influence," a drama written and directed by Claude-Michel Rome.
The feature film selection (40 features and documentaries and 21 shorts), will feature exclusive presentations. "Fanny's Journey," an epic drama written and directed by Lola Doillon, starring Cecile de France, is also a World Premiere. The U.S. Premiere of the thriller "Made in France," written and directed by Nicolas Boukhrief, is a film which did not have theatrical release in France because of sensitivity following the recent terrorist attacks in Paris. Colcoa also will present the U.S. Premiere of Robert Guédiguian's provocative film about the Armenian genocide, "Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad." The U.S. Premiere of Oscar ® winner Claude Lelouch's new film "Un plus Une," starring Jean Dujardin and Elsa Zylberstein, will screen, in addition to another U.S. Premiere of "All Gone South," the comedy sequel co-written and co-directed by Nicolas Benamou and Philippe Lacheau, two years after the success of Babysitting at Colcoa in 2014.
Several established writers/directors return and other known artists have been selected: Academy Award nominee Christian Carion ("Come What May"- with Cohen Media Group), Anne Fontaine ("The Innocents" - with Music Box Films), Vincent Garencq ("Kalinka"), Academy Award nominee Jean-Paul Rappeneau ("Families"), Christian Vincent ("Courted"), Maïwenn ("My King" - with Film Movement)
Every year, the Colcoa program is dedicated to a new generation of talent, many of whose films are included in Colcoa's French NeWave 2.0 Series: Samuel Collardey ("Land Legs"), Clément Cogitor ("Neither Heaven Nor Earth" - with Film Movement), Philippe Faucon - the writer/director of the 2016 César Best film winner ("Fatima" - with Kino Lorber), Emmanuel Finkiel ("A Decent Man"), Eva Husson ("Bang Gang" - with Samuel Goldwyn), Laurent Larivière ("I am a Soldier"), and Orelsan and Christophe Offenstein ("Uncompleted Song").
The After 10 Series at Colcoa invites audiences to explore new frontiers with an exclusive program, including the French-Belgian co-production from writer/director Bouli Lanners ("The First, the Last"), the new dark comedy from Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern, starring Gérard Depardieu ("Saint Amour"), and Frédéric Schoendoerffer ("Past Convoy").
Two anticipated films about women in Muslim countries will be part of theWord Cinema Produced by France Series: the Franco-Moroccan co-production, "Much Loved," written and directed by Nabil Ayouch, premiered at the Director's Fortnight in 2015, and remains banned in Morocco; and, "As I Open My Eyes," a Franco-Tunisian film from female writer/director Leyla Bouzid (with Kino Lorber). The Argentine film, "Eva Doesn't Sleep," written and directed by Pablo Agüero will complete the series.
Two documentaries focusing on significant environmental issues will premiere at Colcoa: the closing film of the last Cannes Film Festival, "Ice and the Sky" (with Music Box Films) from Academy Award winner Luc Jacquet (March of the Penguins), and a special presentation following the United Nations screening of the 2016 Cesar winner for Best Documentary, "Tomorrow," written and directed by Cédric Dion and Mélanie Laurent. "The Frankenstein Complex," a tribute to the creators of big screen creatures, written and directed by Gilles Penso and Alexandre Poncet, will complete this high profile documentary series.
All other Colcoa series are back in 2016: the Colcoa Classics Series with an exclusive program of digitally restored premieres (see February 19th press release); the Happy Hour Talks PanelSeriesin association withVariety (April 19-25); the Short Film Competition (Sunday, April 24 - March press release); the Focus on a Filmmaker, this year with writer/director Jean-Paul Rappeneau (Thursday, April 21); and the Focus on a Producer will be with Dominique Besnehard (Saturday, April 23).
Animation, an important part of the French film industry, will be shown at Colcoa with the premiere of Rémi Chayé's new film: "Long Way North" (with Shout Factory).
As is Colcoa tradition, comedieswill join the program almost every day, including the romantic comedy "Love at First Child," co-written and directed by Anne Giaffieri, starring Patrick Bruel and Isabelle Carré, Benoît's Graffin's "Hopefully," with Sandrine Kiberlain and Edouard Baer, Jean-Francois Richet's "One Wild Moment," starring Francois Cluzet and Vincent Cassel, and the new French hit "One Man and His Cow," written and directed by Mohamed Hamidi.
This last film will also be shown to the 3,000 students and teachers who will attend the now five High School Screenings (April 19-25) as part of the Colcoa Educational Program presented in association with Elma (European Languages and Movies in America). Two master classes for college and university students will complete the program.
For the ninth year, Lafca will partner with Colcoa Cinema for the Critics' Awards. The complete recipients list of the 2015 Awards - including the U.S. distributor winner of the Colcoa Coming Soon Award, presented in association with Kpcc, will be announced on Wednesday, April 27. Colcoa Awards are presented in association with Titrafilm, TV5 Monde USA, and Air Tahiti Nui.
"This 20th anniversary deserves a spectacular, strong program that reflects the diversity of French production, as well as the creativity and dynamism of French filmmakers and producers," stated François Truffart, Colcoa Executive Producer and Artistic Director. "More than ever, we are about to involve audiences in a journey that will stir them, make them laugh, cry, tickle their curiosity, and help them remain optimistic, while recognizing the urgent world zeitgeist."
"20 years is an achievement for any film festival in Hollywood. This would not have been possible without the commitment of the Franco-American Cultural Fund - a unique partnership of the DGA, the Mpa, la Sacem and the WGA West - creator of the festival in 1996 and supporter of its subsequent development. We also salute French sales companies, official supporters, sponsors, and U.S. distributors, whose loyalty and trust have given the festival its continuing excellence," he added.
Colcoa will open Monday, April 18th with the North American Premiere of "Monsieur Chocolat," a biopic about the first French black clown, co-written by Cyril Gely, Olivier Gorce, Gérard Noiriel, Roschdy Zem, directed by Roschdy Zem, and starring Omar Sy and James Thiérrée. The film will be presented in association with Gaumont, which celebrates its 120th anniversary.
The festival will close its competition on Monday, April 25th with the World Premiere of "Up For Love," the new romantic comedy written and directed by Laurent Tirard, starring Academy Award winner Jean Dujardin and Virginie Efira. "Call My Agent" (Season 1), the most popular French TV series of the year, about a talent agency with actors playing their own roles, will close the Colcoa TV Competition.
Two other TV series, shown for the first time in North America, will be part of the program, presented in association with TV France International and Titrafilm: "The Disappearance," a drama co-written by Marie Deshaires and Catherine Touzet and directed by Charlotte Brändström; and "The Secret of Elise," a supernatural drama written by lsa Marpeau, Marie Vinoy, Marie Deshaires, and Catherine Touzet and directed by Alexandre Laurent, Samir Boitard, Mathieu Simonet, and Mehdi Meskar. The first two episodes of each series will be shown to the Colcoa audience.
To complete the competition, five TV movies will premiere at Colcoa: the North American Premiere of "Borderline," a thriller co-written and directed by Olivier Marchal, the International Premiere of "Carpets and Chaos," a comedy co-written and directed by Nader Takmil Homayoun, the International Premiere of "Stolen Babies," a drama written by Julie Jézéquel and directed by Golden Globe winner Alain Berliner; the International Premiere of "The Wall-Crosser," a fantasy written and directed by Dante Desarthes, based on Marcel Aymé's book; and the North American Premiere of "Woman Under the Influence," a drama written and directed by Claude-Michel Rome.
The feature film selection (40 features and documentaries and 21 shorts), will feature exclusive presentations. "Fanny's Journey," an epic drama written and directed by Lola Doillon, starring Cecile de France, is also a World Premiere. The U.S. Premiere of the thriller "Made in France," written and directed by Nicolas Boukhrief, is a film which did not have theatrical release in France because of sensitivity following the recent terrorist attacks in Paris. Colcoa also will present the U.S. Premiere of Robert Guédiguian's provocative film about the Armenian genocide, "Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad." The U.S. Premiere of Oscar ® winner Claude Lelouch's new film "Un plus Une," starring Jean Dujardin and Elsa Zylberstein, will screen, in addition to another U.S. Premiere of "All Gone South," the comedy sequel co-written and co-directed by Nicolas Benamou and Philippe Lacheau, two years after the success of Babysitting at Colcoa in 2014.
Several established writers/directors return and other known artists have been selected: Academy Award nominee Christian Carion ("Come What May"- with Cohen Media Group), Anne Fontaine ("The Innocents" - with Music Box Films), Vincent Garencq ("Kalinka"), Academy Award nominee Jean-Paul Rappeneau ("Families"), Christian Vincent ("Courted"), Maïwenn ("My King" - with Film Movement)
Every year, the Colcoa program is dedicated to a new generation of talent, many of whose films are included in Colcoa's French NeWave 2.0 Series: Samuel Collardey ("Land Legs"), Clément Cogitor ("Neither Heaven Nor Earth" - with Film Movement), Philippe Faucon - the writer/director of the 2016 César Best film winner ("Fatima" - with Kino Lorber), Emmanuel Finkiel ("A Decent Man"), Eva Husson ("Bang Gang" - with Samuel Goldwyn), Laurent Larivière ("I am a Soldier"), and Orelsan and Christophe Offenstein ("Uncompleted Song").
The After 10 Series at Colcoa invites audiences to explore new frontiers with an exclusive program, including the French-Belgian co-production from writer/director Bouli Lanners ("The First, the Last"), the new dark comedy from Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern, starring Gérard Depardieu ("Saint Amour"), and Frédéric Schoendoerffer ("Past Convoy").
Two anticipated films about women in Muslim countries will be part of theWord Cinema Produced by France Series: the Franco-Moroccan co-production, "Much Loved," written and directed by Nabil Ayouch, premiered at the Director's Fortnight in 2015, and remains banned in Morocco; and, "As I Open My Eyes," a Franco-Tunisian film from female writer/director Leyla Bouzid (with Kino Lorber). The Argentine film, "Eva Doesn't Sleep," written and directed by Pablo Agüero will complete the series.
Two documentaries focusing on significant environmental issues will premiere at Colcoa: the closing film of the last Cannes Film Festival, "Ice and the Sky" (with Music Box Films) from Academy Award winner Luc Jacquet (March of the Penguins), and a special presentation following the United Nations screening of the 2016 Cesar winner for Best Documentary, "Tomorrow," written and directed by Cédric Dion and Mélanie Laurent. "The Frankenstein Complex," a tribute to the creators of big screen creatures, written and directed by Gilles Penso and Alexandre Poncet, will complete this high profile documentary series.
All other Colcoa series are back in 2016: the Colcoa Classics Series with an exclusive program of digitally restored premieres (see February 19th press release); the Happy Hour Talks PanelSeriesin association withVariety (April 19-25); the Short Film Competition (Sunday, April 24 - March press release); the Focus on a Filmmaker, this year with writer/director Jean-Paul Rappeneau (Thursday, April 21); and the Focus on a Producer will be with Dominique Besnehard (Saturday, April 23).
Animation, an important part of the French film industry, will be shown at Colcoa with the premiere of Rémi Chayé's new film: "Long Way North" (with Shout Factory).
As is Colcoa tradition, comedieswill join the program almost every day, including the romantic comedy "Love at First Child," co-written and directed by Anne Giaffieri, starring Patrick Bruel and Isabelle Carré, Benoît's Graffin's "Hopefully," with Sandrine Kiberlain and Edouard Baer, Jean-Francois Richet's "One Wild Moment," starring Francois Cluzet and Vincent Cassel, and the new French hit "One Man and His Cow," written and directed by Mohamed Hamidi.
This last film will also be shown to the 3,000 students and teachers who will attend the now five High School Screenings (April 19-25) as part of the Colcoa Educational Program presented in association with Elma (European Languages and Movies in America). Two master classes for college and university students will complete the program.
For the ninth year, Lafca will partner with Colcoa Cinema for the Critics' Awards. The complete recipients list of the 2015 Awards - including the U.S. distributor winner of the Colcoa Coming Soon Award, presented in association with Kpcc, will be announced on Wednesday, April 27. Colcoa Awards are presented in association with Titrafilm, TV5 Monde USA, and Air Tahiti Nui.
- 4/14/2016
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Big winners also included Oscar nominee Mustang and local box office hit Margurite.
Philippe Faucon’s contemporary immigrant drama Fatima won best film at France’s César ceremony in Paris on Friday, beating hot favourites Marguerite, My Golden Years, and Oscar nominee Mustang as well as Palme d’Or winner Dheepan.
The picture — based on the semi-autobiographical works of Fatima Elayoubi about an illiterate North African woman adapting to life in France — also won Césars for best upcoming actress for Zita Hanot and best adaptation for Faucon.
As was the case last year, when Abderrahmane Sissako’s timely exploration of Islamic extremism of Timbuktu swept the board, the votes of 4,276-strong César academy appear to have been influenced in part by events in France, which like many countries across Europe is preoccupied with immigration and the reality of its ethnic minorities.
Other winners on Friday night included foreign language Oscar nominee Mustang and local box office hit [link...
Philippe Faucon’s contemporary immigrant drama Fatima won best film at France’s César ceremony in Paris on Friday, beating hot favourites Marguerite, My Golden Years, and Oscar nominee Mustang as well as Palme d’Or winner Dheepan.
The picture — based on the semi-autobiographical works of Fatima Elayoubi about an illiterate North African woman adapting to life in France — also won Césars for best upcoming actress for Zita Hanot and best adaptation for Faucon.
As was the case last year, when Abderrahmane Sissako’s timely exploration of Islamic extremism of Timbuktu swept the board, the votes of 4,276-strong César academy appear to have been influenced in part by events in France, which like many countries across Europe is preoccupied with immigration and the reality of its ethnic minorities.
Other winners on Friday night included foreign language Oscar nominee Mustang and local box office hit [link...
- 2/27/2016
- ScreenDaily
As expected, at Friday night's Cesar awards in Paris, Philippe Faucon’s “Fatima,” about a single mother emigre from Morrocco raising a family and working as a maid, took home three prizes: Best Film, Breakout Actress and Adapted Screenplay. Like Jacques Audiard's Cannes winning "Dheepan" (which was nominated for several awards but went home empty-handed), the movie resonates with the immigrant issues straining Europe right now. Kino Lorber will release the film stateside. Best Female Newcomer went to the film's Zita Hanrot. Catherine Frot took home Best Actress for Xavier Giannoli’s “Marguerite.” While French Oscar entry “Mustang” lost Best Picture, the Deniz Gamze Ergüven film won won four other awards: First Film, Original Screenplay, Music and Editing. Arnaud Desplechin won Best Director for Cannes director's Fortnight entry “My Golden Years.” Cannes-winner Vincent Lindon also won Best Actor for Stephane Brize’s “The Measure of a...
- 2/27/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Cesar Awards were handed out in France. Fatima won Best Picture, and Mustang won Best First Film as well as Best Original Screenplay. Mustang took home four awards and...
- 2/27/2016
- by Jazz Tangcay
- AwardsDaily.com
Update, 4:14 Pm Pt: The César Awards were a mixed bag this evening, spreading prizes amongst a handful of titles and ending with a surprise Best Picture win for Philippe Faucon's drama Fatima. Kino Lorber last week acquired U.S. rights to the portrait of an immigrant cleaning woman and her relationship with her daughters that's based on the experiences and poetry of North African writer Fatima Elayoubi. This was a Directors' Fortnight selection at Cannes in May and…...
- 2/27/2016
- Deadline
Best film at the Césars: non-professional actor Soria Zeroual in Philippe Faucon’s Fatima Photo: Unifrance
A debut feature by a woman director, which came out of nowhere, has scooped one of the top prizes as best first film in the French Oscars, the Césars, at a ceremony earlier this evening (26 February) at the Chatelet Theatre in Paris.
Mustang by Deniz Gamze Ergüven could now be set for Oscar glory among the best foreign-language nominees. She is the only female director for a narrative feature competing in the Academy Awards.
Mustang also won accolades for editing and its original score as well as best original screenplay for Deniz Gamze Ergüven and Alice Winocour.
Best first film award for Mustang at the Césars awards in Paris Photo: Unifrance
As if to demonstrate France’s all-embracing cultural diversity, Philippe Faucon’s Fatima won best film. This gentle yet affecting celebration of the...
A debut feature by a woman director, which came out of nowhere, has scooped one of the top prizes as best first film in the French Oscars, the Césars, at a ceremony earlier this evening (26 February) at the Chatelet Theatre in Paris.
Mustang by Deniz Gamze Ergüven could now be set for Oscar glory among the best foreign-language nominees. She is the only female director for a narrative feature competing in the Academy Awards.
Mustang also won accolades for editing and its original score as well as best original screenplay for Deniz Gamze Ergüven and Alice Winocour.
Best first film award for Mustang at the Césars awards in Paris Photo: Unifrance
As if to demonstrate France’s all-embracing cultural diversity, Philippe Faucon’s Fatima won best film. This gentle yet affecting celebration of the...
- 2/26/2016
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Philippe Faucon’s small-scale immigration drama “Fatima” has been named the best film of 2015 at the Cesar Awards, France’s version of the Oscars. The film, which screened in Cannes’ Directors Fortnight section last year and deals with an immigrant woman struggling to raise two daughters, scored an upset victory over Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s favored Oscar nominee “Mustang.” “Fatima” also won awards for breakout actress Zita Hanrot, and for Faucon’s adapted screenplay. “Mustang” had to settle for awards as the year’s best first film, and for its original screenplay, film editing and music. Other contenders for the...
- 2/26/2016
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Kino Lorber has acquired U.S. rights to Fatima, Philippe Faucon's drama based on the experiences and poetry of North African writer Fatima Elayoubi in France. The pic, which world premiered in May in the Cannes Film Festival’s Directors’ Fortnight section, just picked up four Cesar Award nominations including for Best Film and Best Actress for Soria Zeroual. The movie will have its U.S. premiere at the upcoming Rendez-Vous with French Cinema film festival in New York and…...
- 2/19/2016
- Deadline
Oscar-nominated film also a front-runner in Cesars.
Franco-Turkish director Deniz Gamze Erguven’s debut feature Mustang scored a hat-trick at the Lumière awards — France’s equivalent to the Golden Globes — on Monday evening (Feb 8).
The Oscar-nominated picture clinched prizes for best film and best first film while its young cast – Güneş Nezihe Şensoy, Doğa Zeynep Doğuşlu, Elit Işcan, Tuğba Sunguroğlu and Ilayda Akdoğan - shared the best female discovery prize.
The coming-of-age tale about five sisters growing up under the thumb of a strict and conservative grandmother and uncle, is in the foreign language Oscar race and also heavily nominated in France’s upcoming Césars awards [Feb 26].
Some 600 guests from the world of cinema attended the 21st edition of the awards ceremony at the Espace Pierre Cardin at which actress Isabelle Huppert was also honoured.
Arnaud Desplechin won the best director award for My Golden Days (Trois Souvenirs De Ma Jeunesse).
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Franco-Turkish director Deniz Gamze Erguven’s debut feature Mustang scored a hat-trick at the Lumière awards — France’s equivalent to the Golden Globes — on Monday evening (Feb 8).
The Oscar-nominated picture clinched prizes for best film and best first film while its young cast – Güneş Nezihe Şensoy, Doğa Zeynep Doğuşlu, Elit Işcan, Tuğba Sunguroğlu and Ilayda Akdoğan - shared the best female discovery prize.
The coming-of-age tale about five sisters growing up under the thumb of a strict and conservative grandmother and uncle, is in the foreign language Oscar race and also heavily nominated in France’s upcoming Césars awards [Feb 26].
Some 600 guests from the world of cinema attended the 21st edition of the awards ceremony at the Espace Pierre Cardin at which actress Isabelle Huppert was also honoured.
Arnaud Desplechin won the best director award for My Golden Days (Trois Souvenirs De Ma Jeunesse).
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- 2/9/2016
- ScreenDaily
Kristen Stewart's César win last year for Clouds of Sils Maria was historicThis year's César nominations (i.e. The French Oscars) have been announced. Due to the oddities of release schedules statesides, especially when it comes to subtitled pictures, many of the French films we've been discussing as "best ofs" like Girlhood, Saint Laurent, and Clouds of Sils Maria were 2014 features in France and honored accordingly. The only real crossovers with our current awards season are Denis Gamze Erguven's Oscar nominated Mustang (now playing in very limited release in the States) which is all over their nominations and two of their "Foreign Film Nominees" Hungary's Son of Saul and Italy's Youth which will compete with last year's Us Best Picture winner Birdman.
Their nominations were led by the prestige vehicle Marguerite (which is "loosely based" on the story of Florence Foster Jenkins who is getting her own American biopic...
Their nominations were led by the prestige vehicle Marguerite (which is "loosely based" on the story of Florence Foster Jenkins who is getting her own American biopic...
- 1/27/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The day after Sight & Sound posted its best-of-2015 list, Cahiers du Cinéma's top ten began making the rounds. The top three, in order: Nanni Moretti's Mia Madre, Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Cemetery of Splendour and Philippe Garrel's In the Shadow of Women. Nominated for France's prestigious Louis Delluc Prize this year are: Antoine Barraud’s Portrait of an Artist, Stephane Brizé's The Measure of a Man, Arnaud Desplechin's My Golden Days, Philippe Faucon’s Fatima, Xavier Giannoli’s Marguerite and Rithy Panh’s L’Image manquante. Also in today's roundup: Restoring D.A. Pennebaker's Dont Look Back, a profile of Adam Goldberg and more. » - David Hudson...
- 11/28/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
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