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Fabien Lemercier


9744 articles available in total starting from 02/07/2002. Last article published on 28/08/2025.

Review: Makongo

Review: Makongo

Elvis Sabin Ngaïbino puts his name to an immersive and moving documentary on an unshakeable desire for education against all odds amidst an outsider community  

18/03/2020 | Cinéma du réel 2020

Canal+ goes clear for all French households

Canal+ goes clear for all French households

The encrypted channel, a pillar of funding for French film, can now be accessed via all boxes, regardless of the provider  

17/03/2020 | Industry | Market | France

REPORT: ParisDOC Works-in-Progress 2020

REPORT: ParisDOC Works-in-Progress 2020

Eight documentary feature films are waiting to be discovered online by professionals signed up for the 7th Work in Progress event, organised as part of the Cinéma du réel Festival  

17/03/2020 | Cinéma du réel 2020 | ParisDOC

Review: Bring Down The Walls

Review: Bring Down The Walls

British artist Phil Collins signs a politically engaged and original documentary about the deregulation of American prison policy and the development of house music  

16/03/2020 | Cinéma du réel 2020

The CNC supports the halted film industry

The CNC supports the halted film industry

As French cinemas are closed and film shoots interrupted, the CNC sets up a plan for economic support and for future relaunch  

16/03/2020 | Industry | Market | France

Cinéma du réel shows documentaries are still going strong and are adapting to the current climate

Cinéma du réel shows documentaries are still going strong and are adapting to the current climate

The event’s 42nd edition is kicking off (and closing to the public) at the Pompidou Centre in Paris, notably offering 13 feature films in the international competition and celebrating Pedro Costa  

13/03/2020 | Cinéma du Réel 2020

The CNC grants an advance on receipts to Robin Campillo’s Red Island

The CNC grants an advance on receipts to Robin Campillo’s Red Island

The French institution will also throw its weight behind films coming courtesy of Léonor Serraille, Sylvie Verheyde, Mathias Gokalp and Sylvain Desclous  

12/03/2020 | Production | Funding | France

Review: How To Be A Good Wife

Review: How To Be A Good Wife

A nicely packaged comedy from Martin Provost on the serious subject of female emancipation, starring an irrepressible Juliette Binoche who tutors perfect future homemakers  

11/03/2020 | Films | Reviews | France

Pierre Lescure remains "reasonably optimistic" about the 73rd Cannes Film Festival

Pierre Lescure remains "reasonably optimistic" about the 73rd Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes president has been talking about the impact of the coronavirus and the possible scenarios that could play out for the 73rd edition of the gathering (12-23 May)  

11/03/2020 | Cannes 2020

Shoot about to kick off for Mathieu Gérault’s South Sentinel

Shoot about to kick off for Mathieu Gérault’s South Sentinel

The cast of the film, which is being produced by Agat Films & Cie and sold by Be for Films, includes Niels Schneider, Sofian Khammes, India Hair, Denis Lavant and Thomas Daloz  

10/03/2020 | Production | Funding | France

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