France Televisions’ Manuel Alduy Unveils First-Look Partnership With European Broadcasting Union (EXCLUSIVE)

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentIndie Sales has scored a flurry of deals Bruno Dumont’s “France” with Lea Seydoux which world premiered in competition at Cannes and played in Toronto. Dumont’s 11th feature film, “France” stars Seydoux as France, a glamorous TV star journalist juggling a primetime news show and a chaotic family life.

Warner Bros/Legendary’s Dune is off to an epic start at the box office in France. The Denis Villeneuve-directed adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic world-building 1965 novel grossed $1.55M in its first day on Wednesday (including Tuesday night previews). This is the market’s fourth best launch day of all time for the month of September.

Many of us have embraced a new look during the pandemic and Dawn French certainly surprised fans with her own hair transformation after ditching her trademark dark bob.

Travis Fimmel, Brady Noon and Frances Fisher have been added to the cast of Rust, the feature Western that stars Alec Baldwin and is written and directed by Joel Souza (Crown Vic). The pic, originally set up in May 2020, now moves forward with a planned October start of principal photography in New Mexico.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorProduction, finance and sales outfit Film Constellation has inked new key deals on psychological thriller “John and the Hole,” directed by one of Variety’s top 10 directors to watch, Pascual Sisto.

Prince William and Kate Middleton took their children to the Cote d’Azur to see James Middleton and his French fiancée be wed in a secret ceremony over the weekend, according to reports. Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis were reportedly all in attendance with their parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as they watched James marry Alizée Thevenet in the French village of Bormes-les-Mimosas this weekend.

EXCLUSIVE: Following a tussle for rights in the territory, Protagonist Pictures has closed a French all-rights deal with Wild Bunch for well-received comedy Official Competition, starring Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz and Oscar Martínez.

Netflix and Unorthodox creator Anna Winger and her production company Airlift Productions have set a multi-year creative partnership. The overall deal will see Winger and Airlift develop and produce international drama series for the streamer.

Côte d’Azur. This is a lovely time to visit: the days are warm, the sea temperature a steady 26°C, and the restaurants, bars and hotels are taking a breath.

It’s been a weekend of celebrations for the Middleton family as Kate’s brother James tied the knot to Alizée Thevenet in a beautiful French ceremony.

Kate Middleton's brother James Middleton has married 'the love of his life' Alizee Thevenet in a secret South of France wedding. The entrepreneur, 34, who is the younger brother of the Duchess of Cambridge, 39, and Pippa Middleton, 38, revealed to his 212,000 Instagram followers that he had tied the knot 'surrounded by friends, family and of course a few dogs' on Saturday 11 September.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentFrance’s Ministry of Culture gave a French toast to Variety’s Steven Gaydos on Thursday, naming him a chevalier/knight for his decades of work in entertainment.Julie Duhaut-Bedos, consul general of France in Los Angeles, reminded the crowd that only a few such awards are handed out yearly, to “people who have distinguished themselves by their creations in the artistic or literary field or by the contribution they have made to the influence of arts and letters in

France paid tribute on Thursday to screen legend Jean-Paul Belmondo whom the French president portrayed as the nation's Everyman in a solemn, touching national homage that drew applause and tears from fans, stars and the actor's family. The ceremony at the site of Napoleon s final resting place combined military pomp and precision and the emotion of adoring fans.

PARIS (Reuters) - France staged a grand farewell to Jean-Paul Belmondo on Thursday, saying the charismatic actor and New Wave legend who died on Monday aged 88 would live forever on film screens. Pallbearers carried Belmondo's coffin, covered in the French tricolour flag, into the courtyard of Les Invalides military museum in Paris, where Napoleon is buried, for an official tribute.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has closed a first look feature deal with female-led production company Di Novi Pictures to develop and produce content for Amazon Studios.

France’s cultural world and in living rooms, where families gathered around his films.Belmondo, whose crooked boxer’s nose and rakish grin made him one of the country’s most recognizable leading men, died at 88 earlier this week. No cause of death was given.Belmondo’s career spanned half a century, appearing in more than 80 films and working with a variety of major French directors.