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10914 articles available in total starting from 17/05/2002. Last article published on 01/08/2025.

Jimmy Rivière torn between Thai boxing and Pentecostalism

Shooting kicked off yesterday on Jimmy Rivière, the debut feature by young director Teddy Lussi-Modeste, who won acclaim for his shorts Kissing Tigers (2005), Dans L’œil (“In the Eye”, 2006) and...  

28/07/2009 | Production | France

Scott Thomas gets kidnapped in Contre toi

Having first come to attention with her debut feature, Just About Love? (presented in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes 2007), Lola Doillon today starts shooting her second film: Contre toi....  

27/07/2009 | Production | France

Depardieu, Adjani and Moreau in Mammuth project

Shooting kicks off next Monday on the fourth feature by anarchic and humorous duo Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern. After Aaltra (in competition at Rotterdam in 2004), Avida (presented out of...  

24/07/2009 | Production | France

Bouchareb launches into Outside the Law

Final preparations are underway before shooting starts in Algeria at the end of July on Rachid Bouchareb’s Outside the Law. The director has reunited with four of the five stars of Days of Glory...  

23/07/2009 | Production | France

Goodbye Gary Cooper in memory of Yasmine Belmadi

There has been strong critical support for Nassim Amaouche’s debut feature, Goodbye Gary Cooper, which won the Grand Prize in the latest Cannes Critics’ Week (see review) and is being launched in...  

22/07/2009 | Releases | France

Shooting wraps on Assayas’ Carlos the Jackal

The 21-week shoot has wrapped on a biopic about far-left terrorist and mercenary Ilich Ramirez Sanchez (otherwise known as Carlos and also nicknamed the Jackal), directed by Olivier Assayas (in...  

21/07/2009 | Production | France

Advance on receipts for Moll’s Le Moine

The second advances on receipts committee of the National Film Centre (CNC) selected six screenplays at its July session. These include Dominik Moll’s Le Moine (“The Monk”). Produced by Diaphana,...  

20/07/2009 | Funding | France

Coco Before Chanel enjoys roaring international success

Released by Warner on April 22 in France, where it drew 1.02m viewers, Anne Fontaine’s Coco Before Chanel has just exceeded the 1m admissions mark abroad, according to figures released by...  

17/07/2009 | Distribution | France

Odd couple in Guiraudie’s rural King of Escape

Presented in the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, Alain Guiraudie’s third feature, The King of Escape, is today being launched on 39 screens by Les Films du Losange. Featuring Ludovic Berthillot and...  

15/07/2009 | Releases | France

Dumont’s Hadewijch heads to Toronto

Set to screen in world première at the 34th Toronto International Film Festival (September 10-19) in the Special Presentations section, Bruno Dumont’s Hadewijch is the fifth feature by the...  

15/07/2009 | Festivals | France

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