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10926 articles available in total starting from 17/05/2002. Last article published on 12/08/2025.

Thrillers galore at Beaune

Jonathan Lynn’s Wild Target today opens the 2nd Beaune International Thriller Film Festival (April 8-11). The UK film, set to be released in France by Rezo, will screen in the main competition,...  

08/04/2010 | Festivals | France

De France tracks down amphetamine dealers in Sphinx

The latest example of the genre film trend in France, Nicolas Boukhrief’s Sphinx is being launched today by Gaumont on around 250 screens. Starring Belgian actress Cécile de France (soon to be...  

07/04/2010 | Releases | France

De la Iglesia in Films Distribution’s line-up

A Sad Trumpet Ballad (Balada Triste de Trompeta - see news), the new feature by Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia (The Oxford Murders), whose shoot has just wrapped, will be sold internationally...  

06/04/2010 | Market | France

Rouve in noir film The Law of Violence

Shooting kicks off today on French/Belgian co-production The Law of Violence, the debut feature by Pierre Lacan. This detective film, described as very noir, stars Jean-Paul Rouve (who has just...  

06/04/2010 | Production | France

Six debut features in preparation at Emergence

The winners of the 12th Emergence session, selected by a jury presided by Laurent Cantet, have been hard at work since last Monday in Essonne, where they will stay until April 16. The programme...  

02/04/2010 | Production | France

3D rugby instead of films: Independent distributors protest

DIRE (United European Independent Distributors) yesterday denounced the theatrical screening of non-cinematic works. On March 20, 22 movie theatres showed the France-England rugby match in 3D and...  

02/04/2010 | Industry | France

Provost reunites with Moreau on Où Va la Nuit

Shooting starts next Tuesday in Nord-Pas-de-Calais on the fourth feature by Martin Provost, whose latest work, Séraphine, won three Cesars in 2009, including Best Film. For his French/Belgian...  

01/04/2010 | Production | France

Franco-German committee grants €1.24m to prestigious directors

At its latest funding allocation session, held on March 29 in Berlin, the Franco-German committee granted a total of €1.24m to six co-productions: three majority German and three majority French....  

31/03/2010 | Funding | Germany/France

Rahim scoops Patrick Dewaere Award

After his European Film Award for Best Actor 2009 and his double win at the Césars 2010 (Best Actor and Best Male Newcomer), for his performance in Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet, Tahar Rahim adds...  

31/03/2010 | Awards | France

Elbé’s socially-engaged thriller Tête de Turc hits screens

Actor Pascal Elbé makes an impressive directorial debut with Tête de Turc (“Turk’s Head”), launched today in French theatres by Warner. The film stars Roschdy Zem, young actor Samir Makhlouf and...  

31/03/2010 | Releases | France

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