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Fabien Lemercier


9733 articles available in total starting from 02/07/2002. Last article published on 01/08/2025.

Review: Zenithal

Review: Zenithal

Jean-Baptiste Saurel helms a wacky, accomplished and very funny comedy about relationships between men and women  

20/08/2024 | Films | Reviews | France

The hunt for the Valois d'Or is about to kick off in Angoulême

The hunt for the Valois d'Or is about to kick off in Angoulême

With a ten-title competition spearheading a mouthwatering programme, the 17th edition of the Festival du Film Francophone takes place from 27 August-1 September  

20/08/2024 | Festivals | Awards | Angoulême 2024

Virgil Vernier • Director of 100,000,000,000,000

Interview: Virgil Vernier • Director of 100,000,000,000,000

"I think it’s invaluable that films can open a window onto something unknown"

The French filmmaker explains his fascinating work which is anchored in the timeless modernity of Monaco, and clarifies his rather unique approach to fiction  

13/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Review: 100,000,000,000,000

Review: 100,000,000,000,000

In his personal style straddling different genres, Virgil Vernier draws out subtle concentric circles, following in the wake of a young escort as he criss-crosses the rugged city-state of Monaco  

12/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Review: The Deposition

Review: The Deposition

Claudia Marschal delivers an incredibly powerful and subtly directed film on the poignant subject of a sexual assault carried out by a priest on a young teenage boy  

10/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Semaine de la Critique

Shooting on Indic enters the home straight

Shooting on Indic enters the home straight

Simon Abkarian, Quentin Dolmaire and Soufiane Guerrab lead the cast of Laurent Herbiet’s new film, produced by Delante and CPB Films, and sold worldwide by Urban Sales  

02/08/2024 | Production | Funding | France

Cécile de France leading the cast of Dalloway

Cécile de France leading the cast of Dalloway

Anna Mougalis, Frédéric Pierrot and Lars Mikkelsen also star in Yann Gozlan’s new movie, produced by Mandarin and Gaumont  

01/08/2024 | Production | Funding | France

Shooting wraps on Antonin Baudry’s diptych De Gaulle

Shooting wraps on Antonin Baudry’s diptych De Gaulle

Simon Abkarian, Niels Schneider, Thierry Lhermitte and Karim Leklou dominate the XXL cast of this historical mega-production, which is steered and sold by Pathé  

31/07/2024 | Production | Funding | France

Hafsia Herzi’s The Last One now in post-production

Hafsia Herzi’s The Last One now in post-production

This loose adaptation of Fatima Daas’ novel is produced by June Films, together with Arte France Cinéma and Germany’s Katuh Studio  

30/07/2024 | Production | Funding | France/Germany

Martin Bourboulon to wrap filming on 13 jours, 13 nuits

Martin Bourboulon to wrap filming on 13 jours, 13 nuits

Stand-out names in the cast of this Chapter 2 production, sold worldwide by Pathé, include Roschdy Zem, Lyna Khoudri, Sidse Babett Knudsen and Christophe Montenez  

29/07/2024 | Production | Funding | France

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