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Fabien Lemercier


9765 articles available in total starting from 02/07/2002. Last article published on 19/09/2025.

Quillévéré’s debut feature Un Poison Violent starts shooting

Young director Katell Quillévéré (29), who attracted attention with her shorts (including A Bras le Corps, unveiled in the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and nominated for a Cesar in 2007), starts...  

02/06/2009 | Production | France

Ile-de-France backs Ramos, Kechiche and Cordier

Nine feature film projects are included in the second 2009 selection by the Ile-de-France Regional Support Fund for Technical Film and Audiovisual Industries. Among them is Philippe Ramos’ Jeanne...  

29/05/2009 | Funding | France

Magimel stars in Anger’s L’avocat

Having first come to attention with his debut feature The Killer, selected at last year’s Rotterdam and Karlovy Vary festivals, Cédric Anger (see interview) began shooting last week in Montpellier...  

28/05/2009 | Production | France

Diaphana launches Looking for Eric on 339 screens

Having already distributed 10 of UK director Ken Loach’s films since 1993, Diaphana is today releasing a 339-print run of Looking for Eric, which won acclaim in competition at the recent Cannes...  

27/05/2009 | Releases | France

Audiard and Gainsbourg winners

The 62nd Cannes Film Festival was a true triumph for France, in particular thanks to the Grand Prize for A Prophet (see review) by Jacques Audiard (see interview). Having won Best Screenplay in...  

25/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Awards/France

Winners’ reactions

Extracts from this evening’s press conference with the prize winners at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. Michael Haneke (Palme d'Or): "The Palme d’Or is the highest honour you can win in...  

24/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Awards

Haneke finally wins Palme d’Or for White Ribbon

Europe triumphed this evening at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival with the Palme d’Or going to Austrian director Michael Haneke (see interview) for The White Ribbon (see review), a feature...  

24/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Awards

Haneke and Porumboiu pick up FIPRESCI prizes

The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) jury has awarded its prizes at the close of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. In competition, the International Critics’ Prize went to The...  

24/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Awards

Lanthimos’ Dogtooth scoops honours

Greece, Romania, France and Iran shared the three prizes awarded by the jury (presided by Paolo Sorrentino) in the Un Certain Regard section, part of the official selection at the 62nd Cannes Film...  

23/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Un Certain Regard

Coco & Igor: Passion, tension and art

When two charismatic personalities from the creative world meet, sparks are to be expected, beyond morality and social convention. Such was the passionate relationship between renowned French...  

23/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Closing film/France

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