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9766 articles available in total starting from 02/07/2002. Last article published on 22/09/2025.

Pyramide to the power of 17 at Venice and Toronto

Pyramide to the power of 17 at Venice and Toronto

The French sales agent’s slate includes two films being showcased at Venice, four at Toronto, six titles in post-production and an upcoming documentary by Marianne Khoury  

28/08/2019 | Venice 2019 | Venice Production Bridge

Review: Burning Ghost

Review: Burning Ghost

The winner of the Jean Vigo Award after its Cannes ACID premiere, Stéphane Batut’s debut fiction feature, a heady mix of realism and fantasy, shines thanks to its poetic and romantic audacity  

27/08/2019 | Films | Reviews

Playtime sets sail for Venice and Toronto

Playtime sets sail for Venice and Toronto

The French sales agent’s slate boasts 3 films being showcased on the Lido, 2 of which are competing for the Golden Lion, 4 on the programme of the Canadian festival and 6 titles in post-production  

27/08/2019 | Venice 2019 | Venice Production Bridge

Angoulême crowns The Swallows of Kabul as its champion

Angoulême crowns The Swallows of Kabul as its champion

The animated feature by Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec has taken home the Award for Best Film, while Papicha scooped three prizes  

26/08/2019 | Angoulême 2019 | Awards

Review: Happy Birthday

Review: Happy Birthday

Between fantasy and tragedy, Cédric Kahn’s chamber film plunges into the troubles of a family, scratching beneath the surface of mere appearances  

26/08/2019 | Angoulême 2019

Two contenders for the Golden Lion at Venice for Celluloid Dreams

Two contenders for the Golden Lion at Venice for Celluloid Dreams

On the Lido, the French company will be selling The Painted Bird by Václav Marhoul and Babyteeth by Shannon Murphy, spearheading a rich line-up of projects  

23/08/2019 | Venice 2019 | Venice Production Bridge

Jour2Fête to tout A Son and Pompei at Venice and Toronto

Jour2Fête to tout A Son and Pompei at Venice and Toronto

Spearheading the French sales agent’s slate are the films by Mehdi Barsaoui and duo John Shank and Anna Falguères, which will be world-premiered in Orizzonti and Discovery, respectively  

22/08/2019 | Venice 2019 | Venice Production Bridge

The CNC grants an advance on receipts to Andreas Fontana’s Azor

The CNC grants an advance on receipts to Andreas Fontana’s Azor

Fabrizio Rongione and Stéphanie Cleau will head up the film’s cast; the CNC will also support the feature debuts by Philippe Petit and Camille Ponsin  

21/08/2019 | Production | Funding | France

Gustave Kervern and Benoît Delépine shooting Delete History

Gustave Kervern and Benoît Delépine shooting Delete History

Blanche Gardin, Denis Podalydès and Corinne Masiero topline this production being staged by Les Films du Worso and sold by Wild Bunch  

20/08/2019 | Production | Funding | France/Belgium

All eyes are on the 2019 Valois d'Or at Angoulême

All eyes are on the 2019 Valois d'Or at Angoulême

Ten titles in competition and a slew of premieres await audiences at the 12th edition of the Francophone Film Festival, which will unspool from 20-25 August  

19/08/2019 | Angoulême 2019

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