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Fabien Lemercier


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

France is Number One

According to the annual report for 2002 for film attendance at theatres belonging to the Europa Cinemas circuit, French cinema was Number One in Europe. The report was published on 1 May by the...  

02/05/2003 | Distribution | Europe

New support scheme

On 30 April, the French minister for Culture and Communications, Jean-Jacques Aillagon announced a series of new and wide-ranging financial measures to help the French film industry The goal is to...  

02/05/2003 | Legislation | France

Civeyrac wins Jean Vigo

Toutes ces belles promesses, the sixth feature film directed by Jean-Paul Civeyrac paid dividends when it won him the prestigious Jean Vigo award. The film was produced by Les Films Pelléas and...  

30/04/2003 | Awards | France

The Selection

A total of 19 films will compete for the three awards in Un Certain Regard, the prestigious sidebar section to the main Cannes Film Festival (14-25 May). The last three titles were announced...  

30/04/2003 | Cannes 2003 | Certain Regard

Un Certain Regard

A total of 19 films will compete for the three awards. European films in this section to nine  

30/04/2003

El Bola is out

El bola, the award-winning debut film by Spain’s Achero Manas, is out in France today. This film is the perfect example of the distribution problems that some European titles encounter within...  

30/04/2003 | On release | France

Chirac lauds French cinema

Total support for French cinema and the mechanisms which fund it. That was the promise made yesterday by French president, Jacques Chirac at the official reception at the Elysée Palace for the...  

29/04/2003 | Cannes 2003 | France

All change at Cinémathèque

France’s National Film Centre (CNC) and the Ministry for Culture have taken control of the National Film Library (or Cinémathèque) and named a number of new board members. Yesterday saw the...  

29/04/2003 | Institutions | France

The Chouchou Phenomenon

French audiences vote with their feet for this tale of north African immigration, and for comedies in general. This film by Algeria's Allouache is N°1 at the box office after 5 weeks out  

28/04/2003 | Box Office | France

CNC support for 23 Cannes titles

France’s National Film Centre CNC is celebrating the fact that 22 features and one short film it helped produce, were selected for screening in the various sections of the 56th Cannes Film...  

28/04/2003 | Funding | France

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