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Fabien Lemercier


9757 articles available in total starting from 02/07/2002. Last article published on 10/09/2025.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets breaks the record as France's most expensive film

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets breaks the record as France's most expensive film

Luc Besson’s film is the most expensive feature film in the history of French film, with EuropaCorp behind three of the top 10 French films with the biggest budgets of 2016  

10/04/2017 | Production | France

283 feature films produced by France in 2016

283 feature films produced by France in 2016

€1.38 billion in investments for French productions including 124 international co-productions with 40 countries  

10/04/2017 | Industry | France

Kervern and Delépine’s I Feel Good for Arte France Cinéma

Kervern and Delépine’s I Feel Good for Arte France Cinéma

The upcoming films by Christophe Honoré, Corneliu Porumboiu and Jia Zhangke will also be co-produced by the film arm of the French-German channel  

07/04/2017 | Funding | France

Jean-Bernard Marlin preparing Shéhérazade

Jean-Bernard Marlin preparing Shéhérazade

The winner of the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at Berlin in 2013 will shoot his feature debut in June; the Geko Films production will be sold by Alma Cinéma  

06/04/2017 | Production | France

The mysteries of the Cannes selection

The mysteries of the Cannes selection

It’s still anyone’s guess, but here are a few leads one week away from the unveiling of the official selection of the 70th Cannes Film Festival (17-28 May)  

06/04/2017 | Cannes 2017 | Official Selection

Corporate: "Do you want a death on your conscience?"

Corporate: "Do you want a death on your conscience?"

Carried by an outstanding Céline Sallette, Nicolas Silhol’s debut feature gives a clinical portrayal of the murderous downward spiral of "lean management"  

05/04/2017 | Films | France

Marc Fouchard vows to Break

Marc Fouchard vows to Break

The filmmaker, who was shortlisted for the latest Oscar for Best Short Film, will start shooting his feature debut in May, with production duties handled by Nynamor Films and SND  

04/04/2017 | Production | France

Smoke & Mirrors crowned at Nantes

Smoke & Mirrors crowned at Nantes

Alberto Rodríguez’s film has taken home the Jules Verne Award from the 27th Spanish Film Festival; a Special Mention went to May God Save Us while Kiki, Love to Love scooped the Audience Award  

04/04/2017 | Festivals | France

Mama Colonel emerges triumphant at Cinéma du Réel

Mama Colonel emerges triumphant at Cinéma du Réel

The French-Congolese documentary by Dieudo Hamadi came out on top in the international competition, while Hendrick Dusollier won the French competition  

03/04/2017 | Cinéma du Réel 2017 | Awards

Beaune crowns The Nile Hilton Incident

Beaune crowns The Nile Hilton Incident

Swedish director Tarik Saleh has scooped the Grand Prix at the Beaune International Thriller Film Festival; Arévalo, Sorogoyen, Medina and Ruzowitzky also feature on the winners’ list  

03/04/2017 | Festivals | France

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