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Fabien Lemercier


9689 articles available in total starting from 02/07/2002. Last article published on 13/06/2025.

Antoine Giorgini’s Les princes du BTP gets an advance on receipts from the CNC

Antoine Giorgini’s Les princes du BTP gets an advance on receipts from the CNC

The French film centre will also be throwing its weight behind the feature debuts by Maïté Sonnet, Alexandre Smia and Michaël Sztanke  

11/04 | Production | Funding | France

Young talents gear up to take part in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard

Young talents gear up to take part in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard

The selection includes works by duo Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis, Hubert Charuel, Stéphane Demoustier, as well as the directorial debuts by Harris Dickinson and Scarlett Johansson  

10/04 | Cannes 2025 | Un Certain Regard

Cannes welcomes 19 contenders for the Palme d’Or

Cannes welcomes 19 contenders for the Palme d’Or

The festival presents a blend of safe bets and new faces in the competition, with three former winners, nine filmmakers having previously taken part and seven new entries  

10/04 | Cannes 2025

France produced 309 feature films in 2024

France produced 309 feature films in 2024

With €1.44 million invested, French film production rides high on a lofty level of funding stimulated above all by broadcasters, and platforms in particular  

09/04 | Industry | Market | France

Rodrigo Sorogoyen to chair the jury of the Cannes Critics’ Week

Rodrigo Sorogoyen to chair the jury of the Cannes Critics’ Week

The Spanish filmmaker, who had to pull out at the last minute last year, will preside over the Cannes parallel section’s jury next month  

09/04 | Cannes 2025 | Critics’ Week

"L'Europe autour de l'Europe" celebrates its 20th anniversary

"L'Europe autour de l'Europe" celebrates its 20th anniversary

Ten fiction features battling it out for the Sauvage Prize and nine documentaries fighting for the Present Prize will be included in the Parisian line-up between 15 and 29 April  

09/04 | Festivals | Awards | France

Safy Nebbou's Nobody’s Son is in post-production

Safy Nebbou's Nobody’s Son is in post-production

Romain Duris leads the French filmmaker’s new project, produced by Mandarin & Cie and Playtime  

08/04 | Production | Funding | France/Thailand

Reims Polar rewards Islands

Reims Polar rewards Islands

The film by German director Jan Ole Gerster has won the Grand Prize; Little Jaffna, The Things You Kill and We Believe You also stand out amongst the winners  

07/04 | Festivals | Awards | France

Xavier Giannoli shooting Des rayons et des ombres

Xavier Giannoli shooting Des rayons et des ombres

Jean Dujardin, Nastya Golubeva Carax and August Diehl lead the cast of the French director’s new movie, produced by Curiosa Films and Waiting For Cinema, and sold by Gaumont  

04/04 | Production | Funding | France

Cannes plays a game of bluff seven days before unveiling its selection

Cannes plays a game of bluff seven days before unveiling its selection

Bellwethers, probable titles, possible inclusions, clues and hypotheses swirl in the home stretch ahead of the press conference to unveil the official selection on 10 April  

03/04 | Cannes 2025

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