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Fabien Lemercier


9720 articles available in total starting from 02/07/2002. Last article published on 15/07/2025.

Theatres sound alarm with blackout call

The National Federation of French Cinemas (FNCF) has called on France’s 2,100 movie theatres to switch off their neon signs on Wednesday from 6pm-7pm. This symbolic act aims to draw the...  

03/11/2009 | Exhibitors | France

Montpellier honours Gutiérrez, Risi and Lanthimos

At the 31st Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival, the top prize in competition went to Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani’s Israeli/German co-production Ajami (unveiled at the latest Cannes...  

02/11/2009 | Festivals | France

Hesme plays ex-con rebuilding her life in Angèle et Tony

The final leg of shooting is underway in Normandy on Alix Delaporte’s debut feature Angèle et Tony, which tells the story of an ex-convict who tries to regain a stable life in an effort to get her...  

02/11/2009 | Production | France

Edzard explores violence and savagery in debut feature

Having kicked off on October 20, shooting is in full swing in Eastern France on Roland Edzard’s debut feature, the thriller End of Silence. Previously acclaimed for his short The Plain (3rd...  

30/10/2009 | Production | France

UGC-TF1 International alliance debuts at AFM

Official partners since the start of October, UGC and TF1 International (who now have a 34% share in each other’s capital) will make their first appearance as a joint force on the market scene...  

29/10/2009 | Market | France

Jeunet and Boon set out to conquer audiences with Micmacs

The third most popular film among audiences at the Toronto Festival, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs is being launched in France today by Warner on 605 screens. This is the sixth feature by the...  

28/10/2009 | Releases | France

Deneuve and Depardieu star in Ozon’s Potiche

Turning out films at a regular rate, François Ozon started shooting yesterday in Belgium on his 12th feature, Potiche (“Figurehead”). The director reunites with Catherine Deneuve (Hidden Diary),...  

27/10/2009 | Production | France

Nannerl Mozart, a child prodigy overshadowed by genius

One year after the release of his highly acclaimed Like A Star Shining in the Night, Réné Féret starts shooting today in Paris on his 15th feature: Nannerl Mozart. Centred on the elder sister of...  

26/10/2009 | Production | France

Montpellier at heart of Mediterranean film

This evening, Alejandro Amenábar’s Spanish blockbuster Agora will open the 31st Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival (October 23-November 1), which will offer a broad panorama of current...  

23/10/2009 | Festivals | France

Haroun readies to shoot Screaming Man

On November 30, the six-week shoot will start in Chad on Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s French/Belgian co-production A Screaming Man Is Not A Dancing Bear. This is the director’s third feature after Our...  

23/10/2009 | Production | France

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