Canal+ Group Names Studiocanal Original Boss Dominique Jubin Head Of Drama At Ciné+ OCS

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Dominique Boutonnat, the president of the National Film Board, France’s most powerful film institution, has received a three-year prison sentence, including two suspended, over sexual assault charges. Boutonnat has stepped down from the CNC in the wake of the verdict on June 28 and is being replaced by Olivier Henrard, Variety has confirmed.

Dominique Boutonnat has been given a three-year prison sentence, one of which will be custodial, for sexual assault of his godson and has quit his role as head of France’s CNC.

Michael Nordine Vampires are eternal, and so are movies about them. The genre shows no signs of going bloodless anytime soon, even if the oldest texts continue to inspire some of its most compelling entries.

Queer Eye star Jonathan van Ness is opening up about an exposé alleging he created a toxic work environment on Netflix’s makeover series.

EXCLUSIVE: Gersh announced on Thursday that Catherine Benoit Masraff has been hired as Head of Human Resources. The agency has also promoted Kenji Shishido to the role of agent in the Below the Line/Production department, as well as nine others to coordinator in various departments.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent France’s Les Films du Losange is taking international sales outside Italy on “Sicilian Letters” (“Iddu”), the hotly anticipated drama about Cosa Nostra boss Matteo Messina Denaro – who was dubbed “the last godfather” – directed by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza (“Sicilian Ghost Story”). “Sicilian Letters” pairs two top Italian actors — Elio Germano, who plays Messina (see first-look image above) and Toni Servillo (first-look image below) as his antagonist Catello, a shady secret services operative — working in tandem for the first time.

Apple TV+ has set its latest French original: six-part thriller A L’ombre des Forêts.

Marta Balaga Paris-based sales and production company Totem has boarded “Quasi a Casa,” directed by Carolina Pavone.The film is produced by Marta Donzelli and Gregorio Paonessa for Vivo Film, and by Palme d’Or winner Nanni Moretti for Sacher Film. Fandango – behind festival favorites “Orlando, My Political Biography” and “The Survival of Kindness” – will handle Italian distribution.Described as a “pop drama,” it follows Caterina.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Making further inroads into markets in Central and Eastern Europe and beyond, Studiocanal, one of Europe’s top production-distribution-international sales powerhouses, has clinched further sales on premium daily drama “The Vow” (“La Promesa”), closing Poland and two Baltic States, as well as France. Produced by Spain’s Bambú Producciones (“Velvet,” “Cable Girls”), a Studiocanal company, Studiocanal and national Spanish public broadcaster RTVE, “The Vow” has been acquired by Polish pubcaster TVP Poland, state-backed network ERR Estonia and state-owned LTV Latvia. In additional new sales, Dubai TV has closed rights to MENA territories.

Brent Lang Executive Editor It’s a whodunit with a whole lot of drama. Jennifer Lawrence will get to feud, day-drink and access oodles of disposable income, at least until a body turns up, in “The Wives,” a murder mystery that is in the vein of “The Real Housewives.” Apple Original Films acquired the project in what it is describing as a “highly competitive situation.” Lawrence will produce the film alongside Justine Ciarrocchi for her company, Excellent Cadaver.

BBC Adapting Jacqueline Wilson‘s Ode To ‘The Railway Children‘

Alex Ritman StudioCanal has named Margaret Conway as its head of physical production for TV as the Canal+ Group-owned company continues to shape its small screen business. Conway will be based in the U.K.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Netflix will drop acclaimed filmmaker Azazel Jacobs’ masterful “His Three Daughters,” a captivating family drama featuring the stellar talents of Natasha Lyonne, Carrie Coon and Elizabeth Olsen, in the fall movie calendar. Centering on three estranged sisters reuniting to care for their ailing father, the film will open in select theaters on Sept. 6 before hitting Netflix globally on Sept.

Canal+ Ups Stake In Asian Streamer Viu

Coronation Street viewers reckon they've sussed out the true identity of the Institute boss - and it's not as straightforward as it seems. Institute mentor Rowan Cunliffe first appeared on our screens earlier this year, conducting sessions at the Chariot Square hotel in the ITV soap.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Trialed for alleged sexual assault on June 14, Dominique Boutonnat, the president of the National Film Board, France’s most powerful film institution, is facing a three-year suspended prison sentence. Boutonnat was indicted in February 2021 for the alleged sexual assault of his then 19-year-old godson in August 2020, during a vacation in Greece.

Jamie Lang Announced from the Annecy Animation Festival today, L.A.-based Entertainment management and production company The Gotham Group and legendary French art school Gobelins Paris have embarked on a strategic partnership to nurture and connect aspiring artists, storytellers and creators on both sides of the Atlantic. According to a joint release from the organizations, the new platform “will drive innovation and cultivate talent in the dynamic world of animated entertainment.” The Gotham Group is renowned for finding and developing exceptional artistic talent in individuals who have gone on to create culturally and commercially impactful films, series, games and more.

Inside Out,” with a voice cast led by Amy Poehler, which returned it to the inventive glory days of “Toy Story” and “Ratatouille.” Almost a decade later, Pixar’s crisis is now existential. Its fortunes at the box office have plummeted, the movies often stink, it’s been forced to lay off staffers and is quickly losing its once-dictatorial grip on American childhoods.

EXCLUSIVE: Former Netflix EMEA Head of Animated Series Alexi Wheeler is launching UK-based production company Wheel In Motion under the auspices of burgeoning French content conglomerate Superprod Group.

The team behind Apple TV+‘s big-budget European drama Constellation took to the stage in Cologne this week to talk developing the psychological sci-fi drama, technical challenges of shooting zero gravity, almost casting Jeff Bridges and why they spent nearly $550,000 on space suits. You can watch a video of the session at the bottom.