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10880 articles available in total starting from 17/05/2002. Last article published on 10/07/2025.

Focus on diversity at La Rochelle

Inside Paris by Christophe Honoré (see Cannes review) opened the 34th edition of the La Rochelle Festival on Friday evening. The festival is packed with a rich programme of 160 features and shorts...  

03/07/2006 | Festivals | France

Hadida succeeds Karmitz at FNDF

The National Federation of French Distributors (FNDF) saw a change in management with this week’s appointment of Metropolitan Filmexport Director Victor Hadida as president. Hadida’s predecessor,...  

30/06/2006 | Distribution | France

From Dumont to Besson: French production on display

Nine majority and five minority French productions will be screened in the different sections of the 41st Karlovy Vary Festival, which kicks off today. Running through July 8, the Czech event will...  

30/06/2006 | Karlovy Vary IFF | France

B&W gangsters by Benchetrit

The first part of shooting ends tomorrow on J’ai toujours rêvé d’être un gangster (lit. “I’ve Always Dreamed of Being a Gangster”) by Samuel Benchetrit, who celebrated his 33rd birthday on the...  

29/06/2006 | Production | France

Over 100m admissions in first half of 2006

Thanks to the three-day Fête du cinéma event (see news), the 100m admissions mark was exceeded in the first half of 2006 in French cinemas at the beginning of this week. According to various...  

29/06/2006 | Box Office | France

Funding for films on both sides of the Rhine

At a meeting of the French-German Commission of the FFA (Filmförderungsanstalt) held on June 23, four co-productions were granted funding of €1,290,750. Benoît Jacquot's next film, the €6m budget...  

28/06/2006 | Funding | Germany/France

Taxi franchise gets into gear

The fourth sequel to Taxi, the French blockbuster-type franchise, began shooting this week in top secrecy at studios in Epinay-sur-Seine, Paris. Scripted by Luc Besson, Taxi 4 will star Samy...  

28/06/2006 | Production | France

Armenia: Guédiguian’s view on identity

Diaphana today releases Robert Guédiguian’s latest film, Armenia, starring the director’s usual favourites Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan, as well as Simon Abkarian and...  

28/06/2006 | Releases | France

Sunny Side of the Doc: The documentary market

The 17th edition of the International Documentary Market Sunny Side of the Doc kicks off today. The event, which has been held in Marseille for the past 16 years, will this year take place in La...  

27/06/2006 | Industry | France

Sans moi: The journalist and the babysitter

Shooting kicks off in Paris today of Olivier Panchot’s debut feature Sans moi (lit. "Without Me"), starring Yaël Abecassis (Live and Become) and Clémence Poesy (Harry Potter and the Goblet of...  

27/06/2006 | Production | France

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