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The Cannes Film Festival won’t announce its line-up until April 11, but that doesn’t mean other aspects of the festival aren’t coming into focus. Variety reports that the festival has its “Un Certain Regard” jury president, a director who’s been a mainstay in that section for the past decade: Canadian Xavier Dolan.

Studiocanal, part of Vivendi’s Canal+ Group, has rolled out robust sales on Xavier Dolan’s Sundance-selected psychological thriller “The Night Logan Woke Up,” Spanish period drama “The Vow” and a bevy of first documentaries. The deals underscore the continuing upside for Studiocanal of illustrious cinema talent exploring premium TV direction, as well as the company’s beneficial diversification into documentary sales and daily series.

Sideshow and Janus Films have acquired all US rights for The Beast (LA BÊTE), the latest feature from French filmmaker Bertrand Bonello (Saint Laurent) starring Léa Seydoux.

Jennie Punter Pakistani Canadian filmmaker Anam Abbas has won the Canadian Media Producers Assn.’s 2023 Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award, it was announced Sept. 7 at the Indiescreen Awards, the opening event of the Toronto International Film Festival’s industry conference at Glenn Gould Studios. Abbas’ latest feature is writer and director Zarrar Kahn’s feature debut “In Flames,” a Pakistani Canadian horror-drama about a Karachi woman and her mother who are beset by malevolent figures from their past after the family patriarch dies.

After eight films and a limited series, Xavier Dolan says he’s retiring from filmmaking. The news comes from Spanish outlet El País, who interviewed the filmmaker about his new limited series “The Night Logan Woke Up.” Despite premiering the series’ first two episodes at Sundance this past January, an American release for it has yet to be announced.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International In Monia Chokri’s “The Nature of Love” (“Simple comme Sylvain”), a posh French-Canadian woman in a sexless marriage turns her life upside down for an affair with her contractor. The film, which is being shopped to buyers in Cannes by Mk2 Films, will world premiere in Un Certain Regard on May 19. Magalie Lépine-Blondeau delivers a powerhouse performance as Sofia, a 40-year-old philosophy professor in a stable yet stifling relationship with long-term partner Xavier. When they buy a chalet to refurbish, she meets the strapping, jovial Sylvain (Pierre-Yves Cardinal), who arrives one day to provide a quote for the renovations. The pair jump headlong into a steamy relationship, but as their romance wears on, Sofia realizes that their backgrounds and interests make them far more different than she first thought.

Pedro Pascal has frequently been vocal about his support for the LGBTQIA+ community and its rights, with his latest social media post showcasing his allegiance.The actor shared a series of pictures of pride flags that featured the rainbow motif and also proudly bore the trans colors, something he has frequently done in the past.The trans flags were particularly meaningful, as it also showed Pedro's continuing support and love for his younger sister Lux Pascal, who came out as transgender in February 2021 and reposted the images on her Instagram Stories.A post shared by Pedro Pascal he/him (@pascalispunk)Pedro voiced his support for the LGBTQIA+ community with his latest photos"The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Cologne-based sales company The Match Factory has expanded and restructured its acquisition and development team. Former head of sales, Thania Dimitrakopoulou, has been promoted to vice president of acquisitions and sales. Claudia Solano comes on board as senior manager of acquisitions, and Cécile Tollu-Polonowski, a long-time partner with the company, has been appointed as head of development. Dimitrakopoulou, who joined The Match Factory in 2007, will now be heading up all acquisitions activities and manage the sales team, reporting to Michael Weber, managing director.

There are very few directors who like to work at the break-neck speed that Canadian multi-hyphenate Xavier Dolan relishes. Fewer still can boast of churning out quality output at every turn.

Director Emily Atef and producer Xénia Maingot paid tribute to late French actor Gaspard Ulliel on the first of anniversary of his death at a screening in London of his last feature More Than Ever on Thursday evening.

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has denied he has been keeping a low profile since a string of sexual misconduct accusations brought his stellar career to a halt in 2017, in a rare meeting with the press ahead of an awards ceremony in northern Italy on Monday evening.

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has been keeping a low profile since a string of sexual misconduct accusations brought derailed his stellar career in 2017.

The 2023 Sundance Film Festival is almost a month away and this morning the Sundance Institute revealed the Indie Episodic and Short Film slates for the festival. 64 shorts were selected from 10,981 submissions, the highest on record.

Sundance has announced its 2023 lineup of episodic projects and 64 shorts, the latter culled from the fest’s highest number of submissions at 10,981.

French Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan generally works at a super-fast pace. Still, it’s been three years since his last film, “Matthias & Maxime,” which is almost a lifetime in Dolan years.

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off starring in Toronto Film Festival drama North Of Normal, Sarah Gadon is set to make her directorial debut on feature Lullabies For Little Criminals, based on Heather O’Neill’s 2007 novel which won the Canada Reads competition.

Leo (Eden Dambrine) and Remi (Gustav De Waele) are more than just friends and not at all lovers. At only 13 years of age, they’re too young for that – and what’s more, their bond transcends simple labels. First seen running through the lush meadows of rural Belgium, the duo share a complicity that is as natural and abundant as the late summer harvest.

Zack Sharf Julia Roberts touched down in Cannes to attend the Chopard Trophée Dinner, in which she was tasked with presenting awards to rising actors Sheila Atim and Jack Lowden. The event was held at the Carlton Hotel Beach Club and was attended by the likes of Xavier Dolan, Saoirse Ronan, Vincent Lindon, Lashana Lynch, Rebecca Hall, Noomi Rapace and Deepika Padukone, among other celebrities.

Julia Roberts attended two events in one night at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival!

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentSND is teaming up with Easy Riders Films to develop a premium limited series loosely based on “The Family,” Suzanne Privat’s best-selling investigative book on a French cult which has existed for more than 200 years.“The Family” is penned by rising French screenwriter Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat, whose recent credits include “Nona and Her Daughters,” as well as the Amazon Original show “Mixte.” She led the writing team for season 2 of “In Treatment.”Set in Paris’s underworld, the thriller series will shed right on the rites and customs of this enigmatic religious sect from diverse perspectives, focusing on the experiences of those inside and outside the community. The book, whose French title is “La Famille, itinéraires d’un secret,” was published by Les Avrils editions in 2021.

The César Awards ceremony held tonight in Paris included a poignant tribute by Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan to late actor Gaspard Ulliel who died in January at age 37 following a skiing accident.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentEdouard Weil and Alice Girard, the producers of Audrey Diwan’s Venice Golden Lion-winning “Happening” and Valerie Lemercier’s Celine Dion movie “Aline,” won the Toscan du Plantier Award at a fancy Paris ceremony hosted by the Cesar Academie. Weil and Girard, who run the Paris-based production banner Rectangle Productions, were selected by 1,557 voters, including all the artists and crew members who have been nominated at the Cesar Awards since 2008, as well as the 164 members of the Association for the Promotion of Cinema.Besides “Happening” and “Aline,” Rectangle Productions delivered several other critically acclaimed films within the last year, including Jean-Christophe Meurisse’s “Bloody Oranges,” Gaspar Noé’s “Vortex” which played at Cannes.

The moving coming-of-age film “Wildhood” has been earning raves since debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival, landing six Canadian Screen Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture. Now, ET Canada has your exclusive first look at the trailer.

Gaspard Ulliel, one of the most best-known stars of French cinema, died at 37, following a tragic ski accident in France.The actor’s family confirmed his death after being hospitalized for brain trauma, suffering a series of injuries when he collided with another skier on the slopes of the Savoie region in the Alps.Ulliel portrayed the young Hannibal Lecter in the 2007 film ‘Hannibal Rising’ and fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in the 2015 biopic ‘Saint Laurent.’ He also plays Midnight Man in the upcoming superhero series ‘Moon Knight,’ as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The highly anticipated series premieres March 30 on Disney+ and he can be seen acting alongside Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke.Born in Paris on November 25, 1984.

Saint Laurent and will soon feature in Disney+ series The Moon Knight, was rushed to hospital after an accident in the Alps on Tuesday (January 18).The actor collided with another skiier at a crossing point and suffered head trauma as a result, according to The Guardian. He was hospitalised in Grenoble but did not survive his injuries.Gaspard Ullilel starred in 2001’s Brotherhood of the Wolf alongside Vincent Cassel and Monica Bellucci.

Hannibal Rising and Marvel star Gaspard Ulliel has died from a serious head injury after a horror ski accident.The 37 year old was taken to hospital after suffering the terrifying accident in the Rosiere ski area in the Savoie region on Tuesday.The star was in a serious condition after colliding with another skier at a crossing point on the slopes. Following news of the accident, broadcaster France Bleu reported that Gaspard was in a 'serious condition' when he was rushed to hospital in Grenoble, where he then died.The other skier was not taken to hospital. Gaspard was in a relationship with model-singer Gaëlle Piétri and the pair had one child, who is turning six in February.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMusic Box has acquired Xavier Giannoli’s “Lost Illusions,” a sprawling costume drama with Benjamin Voisin (“Summer of 85”) and Xavier Dolan (“Mommy”), that competed at the Venice Film Festival and played at San Sebastian.A critically acclaimed film adaptation of Honoré de Balzac’s literary masterpiece, “Les Illusions perdues,” the movie has now been sold in key markets by Gaumont.

Adele delighted fans as she shared a behind the scenes glimpse from the filming of her new music video Easy On Me. Last week, the 33 year old British hitmaker released her first single in six years, Easy On Me, which is expected to debut at number one when this week's UK charts positions are announced on Friday.

There are few absolute truths in this world, but one of them is that directors who continue to make music videos even after they’ve made a name for themselves in Hollywood are the best kind of directors.

There are few absolute truths in this world, but one of them is that directors who continue to make music videos even after they’ve made a name for themselves in Hollywood are the best kind of directors.

After anxiously waiting, Adele’s first single in six years is here.

Adele has shared the first single from her upcoming fourth studio album. "Easy On Me" was co-written by Adele alongside Greg Kurstin, with whom she also wrote 2015 single "Hello." Press play on the Xavier Dolan-directed video above to check out the song.

: Adele has now released Easy On Me, which you can listen to now. 

Xavier Dolan is discussing Adele‘s new music video.

Adele has shared ‘Easy On Me’, her first new song in five years and the first single to be lifted from forthcoming album ’30’ ahead of its arrival in full next month.“Go easy on me, baby / I was still a child,” Adele sings on the stirring piano-led ballad’s soaring refrain.