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Lindon to star as Doctor Charcot in Winocour’s Augustine

Shooting will start on November 21 in Ile-de-France on Alice Winocour’s debut feature, Augustine, a project previously selected at the Cinéfondation Workshop at Cannes 2011 and Emergence. Selected...  

22/09/2011 | Production | France

Wild Bunch acquires stake in Vertigo Films

After Italy (Bim Distribuzione) and Germany (Central Verleih), French company Wild Bunch has acquired a majority stake in Spanish distributor Vertigo Films. The outfit will still be headed by...  

21/09/2011 | Distribution | France/Spain

Laughs aplenty in When Pigs Have Wings

"First and foremost, it’s a comic cry of rage… A desire to change things, to bring a breath of fresh air, to make both sides laugh, the Israelis and the Palestinians, by showing the absurdity of...  

21/09/2011 | Releases | France

Samuell, Moretti and Donzelli pack out theatres

Success has been pulled off for Yann Samuell’s War of the Buttons (pictured), which attracted 571,000 viewers in five days (UGC Distribution – on 596 prints), i.e. the second best box-office start...  

20/09/2011 | Box Office | France

Tax incentives: a close look at eight countries and their systems

Having noticed an increase in relocations of French feature film production in 2010, particularly in Luxembourg and Belgium, the National Film and Moving Image Centre (CNC) commissioned a...  

20/09/2011 | Funding | France

Youth, politics and radicalism in Pagnot’s Les Lendemains

The eight-week shoot starts today in Brittany on Bénédicte Pagnot’s debut feature, Les Lendemains (“The Tomorrows”), about the coming-of-age experiences of a young girl who turns to political and...  

19/09/2011 | Production | France

Where Do We Go Now? scoops Audience Award at Toronto

Unveiled in world premiere in the Un Certain Regard selection at the latest Cannes Film Festival (see review) and showing in France since last Wednesday (Pathé Films in 148 theatres), Lebanese...  

19/09/2011 | Festivals | France

Declaration of War, France’s surprise Oscar entry

The remarkable career of Valérie Donzelli’s Declaration of War (see review) continues, for the film has just been selected to represent France in the nomination race for the 2012 Best Foreign...  

16/09/2011 | Oscars 2012 | France

Demy’s Americano at San Sebastian

Unveiled last Saturday at Toronto in the Special Presentations section, Mathieu Demy’s road movie Americano is among the three French films vying for the Golden Shell at the 59th San Sebastian...  

16/09/2011 | Festivals | France

Canal+ shows its appetite

This is looking to be a tremendously successful autumn for the Canal+ group (main source of financing for French cinema), which is clocking up a series of deals and announcements that are very...  

15/09/2011 | Industry | France

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