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Fabien Lemercier


9740 articles available in total starting from 02/07/2002. Last article published on 22/08/2025.

Six European filmmakers are set to compete in Cannes’ Critics’ Week

Six European filmmakers are set to compete in Cannes’ Critics’ Week

Laura Samani, Clara Roquet, Elie Grappe, the duo comprising Julie Lecoustre and Emmanuel Marre, and Khadar Ayderus Ahmed will be battling it out for the Grand Prize  

07/06/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Critics’ Week

Review: The Day Today

Review: The Day Today

Blending science-fiction and the greyness of the Parisian banlieue, Maxence Stamatiadis pinpoints the illusions surrounding AI in a profoundly dark and disturbing first feature  

04/06/2021 | IFFR 2021 | Harbour

15 projects have been selected for Cannes’ Cinéfondation Atelier

15 projects have been selected for Cannes’ Cinéfondation Atelier

Representing Europe are Hanna Slak, Evi Kalogiropoulou, Zuzana Kirchnerová, Lukas Valenta Rinner, Kaspar Astrup Schröder, Srđan Vuletić, Michaël Sewandono and Fabrice Aragno  

04/06/2021 | Cannes 2021

The Debussy plays host to a range of novelties with Un Certain Regard and Cannes Première

The Debussy plays host to a range of novelties with Un Certain Regard and Cannes Première

18 titles by young filmmakers and key figures from the formally daring side of the 7th art are in Un Certain Regard, while a new out-of-competition showcase includes Desplechin, Mundruczo and Arnold  

03/06/2021 | Cannes 2021

The Cannes behemoth is back with 24 Palme d’Or hopefuls

The Cannes behemoth is back with 24 Palme d’Or hopefuls

16 filmmakers who have already taken part in the competition are battling it out with eight new entrants; 14 Europeans will be vying for Cannes’ coveted top prize  

03/06/2021 | Cannes 2021

Cristian Mungiu will be president of the Critics’ Week jury

Cristian Mungiu will be president of the Critics’ Week jury

The jury for the parallel section in Cannes, which will be presided over by the Romanian filmmaker, also includes Didar Domehri, Camélia Jordana, Michel Merkt and Karel Och  

02/06/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Critics’ Week

Wild Bunch International and Capricci create new label Wild West

Wild Bunch International and Capricci create new label Wild West

The two groups are coming together to develop 12 genre projects per year, both feature films and series, building on the So Film de Genre residency programme  

02/06/2021 | Industry | Market | France

Nine Antico  • Director of Playlist

Interview: Nine Antico • Director of Playlist

"It’s similar to lots of women who are trying to enjoy their freedom"

A well-known name in the world of French comic books, Antico tells us about her first steps as a director and explains her heart-warming film exploring a young woman’s tribulations in Paris  

02/06/2021 | /France

Mathieu Béjot  • Director of strategy and development, Sunny Side of the Doc

Interview: Mathieu Béjot • Director of strategy and development, Sunny Side of the Doc

"The platforms are shaking up the formats and narrative modes of the documentary"

The director of strategy and development of the event discusses the 32nd edition (from 21 to 24 June) and current trends in the market and financing of documentaries  

01/06/2021 | Sunny Side of the Doc 2021

Review: Playlist

Review: Playlist

Comic book author Nine Antico does a brilliant job with her first film: an inventive, realist and funny feminist work which breathes new life into a conventional genre  

01/06/2021 | Films | Reviews | France

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