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10917 articles available in total starting from 17/05/2002. Last article published on 07/08/2025.

2.4.7. Films backs Gobert’s Lights Out

After Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud’s Persepolis and Denys Granier-Deferre’s Une Pièce Montée (“A Tiered Wedding Cake”, see news, to be released by Diaphana in spring 2010), Paris-based...  

13/11/2009 | Production | France

Orange gets green light

"For the very first time, a telecommunications operator has become a full partner of the film industry." The ARP (Civil Society of Writers-Directors-Producers) thus greeted the five-year agreement...  

12/11/2009 | Funding | France

Giannoli’s ambitious In the Beginning hits screens

Unveiled in competition at the latest Cannes Film Festival, Xavier Giannoli’s fourth feature In the Beginning is the major attraction among the 15 new releases hitting screens today. Acclaimed by...  

11/11/2009 | Releases | France

Estoril F.F.: Recha’s Petit Indi a boy unlike any other

After numerous shorts and five feature films, Catalan director Marc Recha will soon be back in theatres with Petit Indi, an urban fairy tale that premiered at the latest Locarno Film Festival and...  

11/11/2009 | Films | Spain/France

Audience figures in good shape

October marked the seventh consecutive month of rising audience figures in French theatres, which attracted 159.64m viewers during the first ten months of 2009, i.e. 3.8% more than the same period...  

10/11/2009 | Box Office | France

Debate heats up between exhibitors and producers

The APC (Film Producers Association) and the SPI (Independent Producers Union) have launched a biting counter-attack in response to the symbolic initiative led by the National Federation of French...  

09/11/2009 | Industry | France

Tidal wave of European films hits Arras for L’Autre Cinéma

The Arras L’autre Cinéma Festival (November 6-15), which has a growing reputation, is in full swing in the Picardy city. In a new addition for its 10th anniversary, there will be a European...  

09/11/2009 | Festivals | France

SND shows off Franco-Italian assets at AFM

International seller SND has an enticing slate and intends to finish the season with a flourish at the American Film Market, which kicked off yesterday and will close on November 11. The team...  

05/11/2009 | Market | France

Eight-strong European contingent led by Resnais

This Wednesday, European films dominate the line-up with eight productions and co-productions among the ten new releases hitting screens. Leading the contingent is 87-year-old director Alain...  

04/11/2009 | Releases | France

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

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