Netflix, Amazon Must Invest 25% of French Revenues in Local Content, France Government Decrees

Well, that’s a wrap on the 2021 Cannes Film Festival; 56 reviews and counting (there might be one or two more stragglers to come, but we are basically done). It was a pretty great festival and strong year despite the COVID-19 protocol confusion, those changing rules, and Spike Lee spoiling the Palme d’Or prize early (Spike!!).

Jamie Lang Beyond Rights has kept the momentum going in distributing the popular property show “Love It or List It,” announcing two new versions being produced in Finland and France. In France, M6 licensed the format and is now in pre-production on its own version, while Finland’s Rabbit Films is producing an initial 10-episode run for broadcaster Nelonen, set to premiere Aug.

French Riviera. The festival has seen no shortage of megawatt celebrities, and they certainly brought it in the fashion and beauty stakes…Andie MacDowell made one of the biggest beauty statements at Cannes by showing off her grey hair.

French mentalist Kevin Micoud extracted thoughts from the “America’s Got Talent” judges for his performance Tuesday.

, Cush Jumbo is taking on her next challenge.In AMC's , based on the novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, Jumbo plays Frances Cairnes, a mother who loses her son in a fatal hit-and-run and goes on a mission to find the man she feels is responsible for his death.

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are not only a beloved comedy partnership but they are also the very best of friends. So there was no way that Dawn was going to let Jennifer's birthday pass by without a little fanfare.The Vicar of Dibley star shared two tributes – one on Instagram and one on Twitter – in celebration of Jennifer's 63rd birthday on 6 July.

Bobby Gillespie has spoken about the impact of Brexit on young musicians.The Primal Scream frontman said in a new interview that it has “destroyed any hopes of chances for young musicians that are trying to make it”.He told the BBC: “I think Brexit is completely destructive to creative arts.

Grieving mom Frances Cairnes (Cush Jumbo) opens “The Beast Must Die” with these chilling words: “I am going to kill a man.”And, from there, the six-part thriller shifts into maximum overdrive.Premiering Monday (July 5) on AMC+, it’s based on the novel by Nicholas Blake — aka Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis (the late father of three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis) — and was shot on location on the Isle of Wight, about a 20-minute ferry ride from the south coast of England.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAmazon Prime Video has ordered Lisa Azuelos’s “I Love America,” an L.A.-set modern comedy with French star Sophie Marceau as its next French Original movie. Azuelos, a well-established filmmaker who previously directed Marceau in the hit French movie “LOL (Laughing Out Loud)” co-wrote “I Love America” with Gael Fierro.

Wigan Warriors have been dealt a massive blow after star man Bevan French was ruled out for the remainder of the 2021 campaign - but has agreed to return to the club next season.

Police Scotland, who believed he was one of Europe’s most wanted fugitives, has died. Guy Joao, 71, passed away in hospital near Paris after a long illness.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentWarner TV, the French pay-TV channel and on-demand service launched by WarnerMedia, is teaming with Mediawan Group’s MakingProd for its first French original TV series, “Visitors,” a fantasy comedy by Simon Astier (“Zero Corp,” “Mortel”).The eight-part half-hour series was created, written and is being directed by Astier, whose fanboy profile and graphic universe seem to be the perfect match for Warner TV’s identity.

Dawn French is an incredibly proud mum to daughter Billie and delighted fans on Instagram this week when she shared a very rare snapshot of her only child.The actress shares Billie with her ex-husband Lenny Henry – the former couple were married from 1984 until 2010 – and prefers to keep her daughter out of the spotlight.MORE: Dawn French stuns fans with major change to trademark bob haircut WATCH: Dawn French reveals how her husband proposedBut on Monday, Dawn reposted an image previously sent

Dawn French has released an extremely touching tribute to her late father Denys, who passed away 44 years ago. The 63-year-old star took to Instagram on Father's Day to share a throwback photograph of her younger self alongside her dad and told her followers just how much she misses him."44 years without you but miss you a lot.

Emiliano Granada Following on its acquisition in May of “The Island of Thirty Coffins,” Munich-based Beta Film is doubling down on French production, acquiring international rights to the six-hour France 3 crime thriller “Presumed Guilty.”Written by Franck Ollivier (“Zodiaque”), the limited series follows Lola, played by Garance Thenault (“La Mante”), who travels to a town on the Brittany coast for a job interview.