‘Emily in Paris,’ ‘The Last Duel’ Among Recent Productions Aided by French Incentives

Lise Pedersen The fourth edition of Animation Day, which is part of the Cannes Film Festival’s Market, will take place on May 22.A one-day event aimed at the global animation filmmaking community, it is a joint initiative launched in 2019 by the Cannes Film Market and the Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival, in partnership with Animation! Ventana Sur, the animation branch of Latin America’s leading film market.This edition will kick off with the Annecy Goes to Cannes pitching sessions, featuring five works-in-progress projects at various stages of development.

EXCLUSIVE: “Things have changed a little bit,” Omar Sy admits about life after Lupin. He laughs. “My parents do know what I do now.”

Bleecker Street acquired U.S. rights to Emily, the directing debut of Frances O’Connor that tells of Emily Bronte’s own romantic story in the lead up to her novel Wuthering Heights. Plan is for 2023 theatrical release. Warner Bros already had UK rights. Emma Mackey heads a cast that includes Fionn Whitehead, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Alexandra Dowling and Amelia Gething, Gemma Jones and Adrian Dunbar.

Manori Ravindran International EditorBleecker Street has bought the U.S. rights for writer-director Frances O’Connor’s directorial debut, “Emily,” which tells the story of author Emily Brontë’s real-life romance in the lead up to her seminal novel, “Wuthering Heights.”Bleecker Street is planning a 2023 theatrical release Stateside, while Warner Bros.

EXCLUSIVE: As international delegates touch down on the Croisette for what feels like the first “real” Cannes market since the pandemic struck, Olivier Albou is getting ready to hit the ground running. The veteran exec, who heads up sales and production house Other Angle with his wife Laurence Schonberg, has four new films on his slate this year that he’s offering up to international buyers.

Paris Fury has been joined by her whole family for a trip to the South of France. Paris, 32, who is married to boxing legend Tyson Fury, 33, took to Instagram to document the family’s trip. Also enjoying the sunshine were the couple’s children Venezuela, 12, Prince John James, nine, Prince Tyson Fury II, five, Prince Adonis Amaziah, two, Valencia Amber, four, and baby Athena, who was born in August 2021.

Long a bastion of artistic freedom, the Cannes Film Festival has a secret: it censors interviews with festival head Thierry Frémaux.

Bravo has greenlit three new unscripted series including Real Girlfriends in Paris, Southern Charm: Leva Land, and XSCAPE /SWV, which was revealed on Thursday.

Bravo is preparing for the return of many of its most popular shows.The network granted renewals Thursday for series including “Top Chef,” “Project Runway,” “Married to Medicine,” “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles,” “Summer House,” “Winter House,” “Family Karma,” “Below Deck,” “Below Deck Mediterranean,” “Vanderpump Rules,” and “The Real Housewives” of Orange County, New Jersey, New York City, Potomac and Salt Lake City. In addition to these returning shows, Bravo is expanding its already robust unscripted slate with even more reality content. The network has greenlit three new series: “Real Girlfriends in Paris,” “Southern Charm: Leva Land” (working title) and “XSCAPE /SWV” (working title).“Real Girlfriends in Paris” follows six American women in their 20s who move to Paris to encounter a romantic rendezvous or two and embrace all the spontaneity that comes with living in an exciting new city.

The full list of nominees for the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards – both scripted and unscripted – are finally here!

Lucien Laviscount has really made a name for himself, boasting an already accomplished career in British shows such as Coronation Street and Waterloo Road before moving into international productions such as Scream Queens and most recently Emily in Paris.He recently joined Emily in Paris for its second series, playing the character of Alfie.But outside of his incredible career and busy schedule, Lucien has still managed to find time to pursue several high profile romantic relationships. Here's a low down of everyone he's dated in the past.Early on in his career Lucien dated Hollyoaks star Dominique Jackson.

Ben Croll For some time, the French VFX sector suffered an acute case of brain drain, as young professionals would graduate from internationally admired institutions and nearly immediately take their talents abroad.“Years ago, when I spoke with students from [the renowned school] ArtFX, something like 95% of them planned to leave after graduation,” says VFX supervisor Emmanuel Pichereau. “Only when I consulted with this year’s graduating class, I saw many of them change their mind about staying in France.”What changed, of course, has much to do with France’s newly revamped tax plan, which now offers a 40% rebate to productions that spend at least $2.27 million with local VFX studios.

Sacré bleu! Or will it be Sacré BIg Blue?

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentPulsar Content has boarded Anissa Bonnefont’s erotic drama “La Maison” based on Emma Becker’s controversial bestselling novel chronicling the young author’s two-year undercover experience working as a sex worker at a Berlin brothel. Now in post-production, “La Maison” is headlined by Ana Girardot, the rising French star of “The Returned,” “Back to Burgundy” and “Escobar: Paradise Lost,” as well as Rossy De Palma (“Julieta,” “Madres Paralelas”) and Aure Atika (“10 Days With Dad”). De Palma will also be at Cannes to preside over the jury of the Golden Camera Award.

Lily Collins has unveiled an impressive new statement fringe, and it’s made a huge difference to her look. The Emily in Paris star has just been announced as the new celebrity ambassador for hair brand Living Proof, and she’s certainly giving it all the “new hair who dis” vibes. In a gorgeous new campaign shot, the British beauty is showing off a fringe so thick it virtually obscures her famously bushy eyebrows and radically alters her appearance.

Italian actor and director Valeria Golino has been set as jury president for the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival this year.