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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentTatino Films, a French production and consultancy company involved in industry events in Asia and Europe, is launching the Full Circle Lab, a new workshop program which will take place in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France.Spearheaded by industry veteran Matthieu Darras, the Full Circle Lab will support six film projects during each session.
Selected projects will have to be connected to the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, which spans the West and
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Naman Ramachandran The Cannes Film Festival has added seven films addressing environmental concerns to its 2021 line-up.“La Croisade” (The Crusade, France) by actor-director Louis Garrel, stars himself, Laetitia Casta and Joseph Engel. It was co-written by legendary screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière who died last year.
Whatever your plans, be sure to squeeze in some TV time over the next few days because there is a host of great new shows and films coming down the line.
Ben Croll Speaking at a Monday morning panel dedicated to emerging female talent in the French animation sphere, filmmakers Marine Blin (“What Resonates in Silence”), Mélanie Robert-Tourneur (“Hold Me Tight,” pictured above), and Kajika Aki Ferrazzini (“MOM”) spoke candidly about pet obsessions and shared approaches while breaking news of future projects.The Belgium-based Robert-Tourneur (who uses they/them pronouns) will build on their previous film’s visually symbolic and narratively oblique
Wild Bunch is getting deeper into animation with the launch of a new sales company it is setting up with French animation specialist Gebeka.
EXCLUSIVE: MGM’s Orion Pictures and Plan B Entertainment have set Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Michelle McLeod and Ben Whishaw to join Frances McDormand in writer/director Sarah Polley’s feature adaptation of Miriam Toews’ bestselling novel Women Talking. Rounding out the cast are August Winter and Liv McNeil and Kate Hallett in their feature film debuts. Plan B will produce Women Talking alongside McDormand via her Hear/Say Productions.
EXCLUSIVE: In a highly competitive acquisition situation ahead of the documentary’s Tribeca Festival premiere, MSNBC Films has picked up Paper & Glue from Imagine Documentaries, Impact Partners, TIME Studios, and Shark Island.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentWhile U.S. blockbusters deserted screens in 2020, French animated features had 10-year record-breaking performance at the local box office last year, according to a study conducted by the CNC (National Film Board) and unveiled on the opening day of Annecy Film Festival.
When the first part of Lupin launched on Netflix back in January, it smashed the streaming giant’s figures and fans have been eagerly awaiting part two ever since. Luckily for them, the agonising wait is now over as the French drama’s second installment is available on Netflix as of today.
Queer Eye fame Tan France is all set to welcome his first son with husband Rob later this year. Tan had confirmed the happy news via Instagram as he announced that the couple was expecting a baby via a surrogate.
Whatever your plans, be sure to squeeze in some TV time over the next few days because there is a host of great new shows and films coming down the line.
Karamo Brown was not welcomed with open arms by everyone in Texas when filming “Queer Eye”.
Gallery: Ariana Grande is married! 10 men who fell for the songstress (BANG Showbiz)The pair are also said to have spent time together in New York City before heading to France. The source added: "They have known each other professionally for years.
John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentLes Femmes s’Animent (LFA), France’s highly active women in animation organization, will launch its first international initiative at this year’s Annecy Intl. Animation Festival, Parcours de Femmes (Women’s Journey).A mentoring program, the diversity drive will help six French-speaking women writer/directors – three from France, three from Africa – produce their own animated short film.
Brian Eno will launch a new Sonos Radio HD station, called The Lighthouse, today (June 8), which will delve into his extensive archive of work.The innovative musician, producer and visual artist is one of the latest curators to join Sonos Radio HD, which is now available in the US, UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Canada, Austria and France.The Lighthouse will see Eno exclusively share unreleased music from his archive, covering pieces written and composed earlier from his career until now.
After taking a year off due to COVID-19, Cannes’ Critics’ Week, the parallel side-bar part of Cannes that focuses on first and second films by emerging filmmakers, is back and has revealed its line-up. The head of the jury for the 60th edition of Semaine de la Critique, as it is known in France, will be led by Romanian auteur Cristian Mungiu, and it’s a very French-heavy line-up.