WarnerMedia France Appoints Head of Local Theatrical Production

One of the most anticipated films of the year was already seen earlier this year: “The Tragedy of Macbeth” by writer/director Joel Coen (going solo for the first time without Ethan Coen), made its world premiere at the New York Film Festival to much acclaim (read our review).

France has become the latest European nation to re-introduce restrictions in response to a new wave of Covid-19.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentIt’s mask time again in France. The country’s health minister has unveiled a set of familiar health measures as Europe faces a fifth wave of COVID-19 cases.

Home Secretary Priti Patel has argued that it is up to France to stop migrants crossing the Channel.

One of the most anticipated films of the year was already seen earlier this year: “The Tragedy of Macbeth” by writer/director Joel Coen (going solo for the first time without Ethan Coen), made its world premiere at the New York Film Festival to much acclaim.

Boris Johnson has called on France to agree to joint patrols across the Channel after a migrant boat capsized and 27 people died.

Boris Johnson has claimed that France must step up efforts to stem the number of migrants cross the Channel, after a boat capsized off the French coast with the loss of 31 lives.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentLeading French documentary production and distribution banner ZED has signed a deal with Curiosity, the U.S. non-fiction company headed by Discovery Channel founder John Hendricks, to deliver 10 exclusive programs by the end of 2022.They will premiere across Curiosity’s subscription-based platform, and its linear channel.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent“Annette” producer Charles Gillibert is set to produce “Rodeo,” Lola Quivoron’s daring feature debut about a young woman who infiltrates an underground dirt bike community in France.Quivoron previously directed the short film “Au Loin Baltimore” which played at Locarno in 2016 and co-directed (with Antonia Buresi) “Headshot,” a documentary about today’s youth that aired on Franco-German network Arte.“Rodeo” shot entirely on the outskirts of Bordeaux,

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFrench female directors, crew members and film executives have gained ground in the last year, according to France’s National Film Board. The org said on Tuesday that a third of French film productions received a bonus subsidy for hiring female directors, cinematographers and/or heads of production in 2020 and 2021.

EXCLUSIVE: David M. Rosenthal (A Single Shot, Janie Jones) is directing an untitled thriller about freediving, which has been boarded by Netflix France.

Jennifer Yuma editorThe British are coming … back!Focus Features released the teaser trailer for “Downton Abbey: A New Era” on Monday and from the looks of it, the Crawleys will be taking the South of France by storm.The “Downton Abbey” sequel comes two years after the original movie and five years after the hit TV drama ended its six-season run.

An official trailer has been released for the Downton Abbey movie sequel that promises a new location to be featured as the Crawley family embark on a trip to the South of France. Opening up with an aerial shot of the Downton Abbey estate, the clip to Downton Abbey: A New Era shows glimpses of some of the show’s original characters that will return in the film, including Lady Mary, Anna Smith and maid Daisy Mason.

The Crawley family are taking a vacation.