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

In the Electric Mist crowned at Beaune

French director Bertrand Tavernier scooped top honours at the 1st Beaune International Thriller Film Festival (see news), which closed on Sunday. The competition jury – presided by Claude Chabrol...  

06/04/2009 | Festivals | France

Cassel stretches boundaries of reason in Our Day Will Come

Following in the footsteps of his famous father Costa and sister Julie, Romain Gavras launches his directorial career with his debut feature Our Day Will Come, which starts shooting today in the...  

06/04/2009 | Production | France

The war of the 3D glasses

The financial potential of 3D films is one of the major arguments for speeding up movie theatres’ transition to digital projection. However, tensions are growing between distributors and...  

03/04/2009 | Exhibitors | France

Piracy and distribution windows: The new system

Following the Senate last October, on Thursday evening the National Assembly adopted the Creation and Internet bill (see news). In the case of illegal downloading of films, the future High...  

03/04/2009 | Industry | France

Shooting takes off on Schanelec’s Orly, Poem 1-4

As of today, Orly airport is hosting the shoot of German director Angela Schanelec’s sixth feature (after Afternoon in 2007), entitled Orly, Poem 1-4. Filming will last until the end of the month....  

01/04/2009 | Production | Germany/France

Wajda, Slama and Finkiel hit screens alongside Safari and Puss’N Boots

Surfing on the popularity of works by Dany Boon, Gad Elmaleh and others, the current dominance of comedies at the French box office continues, even though the quality of such films is debatable....  

01/04/2009 | Releases | France

European thrillers showcased in Beaune

There’s an impressive line-up for the 1st Beaune International Thriller Film Festival, which kicks off today and runs through April 5. The event is sponsored by a group of 15 patrons dubbed Cercle...  

01/04/2009 | Festivals | France

Coproduction Office merges sales with Katapult

European arthouse sales and production outfit The Coproduction Office announced at Cannes MIP TV that they were merging their international sales activities with the US-oriented Katapult Film...  

01/04/2009 | Market | France

Interview: Stephen Frears • Director

“Colette’s secret”

Excerpts from the press conference with the British director at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival. Frears was in top witty form  

30/03/2009

Interview: Bertrand Tavernier • Director

The complexity of guilt and idealism

Interview with the French director before the international press at the Berlin International Film Festival, where In the Electric Mist screened in official competition  

30/03/2009

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