Caroline Vignal’s “My Donkey, My Lover and I,” Chloé Mazlo’s “Skies of Lebanon” and Aurel’s “Josep” are among the nine French features that will play in the U.S. as part of the 7th edition of the Young French Cinema Program. Seven shorts have also been selected.
The initiative, which is organized by the French Embassy in the U.S. and the promotion org UniFrance, aims at showcasing films and shorts from rising French filmmakers, which have played at major film festivals, including Cannes, Venice, Rome, NYFF and Annecy. Six out of the nine films were part of Cannes 2020’s Official Selection.
“My Donkey, My Lover and I,” sold by Playtime, was a box office hit in France where it sold more than 700,000 admissions before the shutdown of theaters in October. The comedy follows “Call My Agent!” star Laure Calamy as she embarks on a road trip...
The initiative, which is organized by the French Embassy in the U.S. and the promotion org UniFrance, aims at showcasing films and shorts from rising French filmmakers, which have played at major film festivals, including Cannes, Venice, Rome, NYFF and Annecy. Six out of the nine films were part of Cannes 2020’s Official Selection.
“My Donkey, My Lover and I,” sold by Playtime, was a box office hit in France where it sold more than 700,000 admissions before the shutdown of theaters in October. The comedy follows “Call My Agent!” star Laure Calamy as she embarks on a road trip...
- 1/26/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Georgian filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili among six members of the special jury.
The Cannes Film Festival has confirmed that a special three-day physical event due to take place from October 27 to 29, will go ahead as planned in spite of increased health restrictions across France to rein in a surge in Covid-19 cases.
On Wednesday, France announced the introduction of a 9pm to 6am curfew in Paris and eight other French cities, which will take effect from Saturday night (October 17) for at least four weeks, and last possibly until December 1.
“The Cannes event is still set to take place since Nice and...
The Cannes Film Festival has confirmed that a special three-day physical event due to take place from October 27 to 29, will go ahead as planned in spite of increased health restrictions across France to rein in a surge in Covid-19 cases.
On Wednesday, France announced the introduction of a 9pm to 6am curfew in Paris and eight other French cities, which will take effect from Saturday night (October 17) for at least four weeks, and last possibly until December 1.
“The Cannes event is still set to take place since Nice and...
- 10/15/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Georgian filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili among six members of the special jury.
The Cannes Film Festival has confirmed that a special three-day physical event due to take place from October 27 to 29, will go ahead as planned in spite of increased health restrictions across France to rein in a surge in Covid-19 cases.
On Wednesday, France announced the introduction of a 9pm to 6am curfew in Paris and eight other French cities, which will take effect from Saturday night (October 17) for at least four weeks, and last possibly until December 1.
“The Cannes event is still set to take place since Nice and...
The Cannes Film Festival has confirmed that a special three-day physical event due to take place from October 27 to 29, will go ahead as planned in spite of increased health restrictions across France to rein in a surge in Covid-19 cases.
On Wednesday, France announced the introduction of a 9pm to 6am curfew in Paris and eight other French cities, which will take effect from Saturday night (October 17) for at least four weeks, and last possibly until December 1.
“The Cannes event is still set to take place since Nice and...
- 10/15/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Festival spearheaded by Cannes chief Thierry Frémaux set to run in Lyon October 10 to 18.
France’s Lumière Film Festival will host 23 titles from the Cannes Film Festival’s special 2020 Official Selection at its 12th edition running October 10 to 18 in Lyon.
The festival spearheaded by Cannes delegate general Thierry Frémaux, in his other role as head of the Institut Lumière, is pushing on with the 2020 edition in the face of rising Covid-19 restrictions in France following a surge in cases in the country.
The Lumière showcase represents just under half the 56 titles selected for Cannes’s special 2020 Official Selection that it...
France’s Lumière Film Festival will host 23 titles from the Cannes Film Festival’s special 2020 Official Selection at its 12th edition running October 10 to 18 in Lyon.
The festival spearheaded by Cannes delegate general Thierry Frémaux, in his other role as head of the Institut Lumière, is pushing on with the 2020 edition in the face of rising Covid-19 restrictions in France following a surge in cases in the country.
The Lumière showcase represents just under half the 56 titles selected for Cannes’s special 2020 Official Selection that it...
- 10/7/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
A modest French cousin to Erin Brockovich and Todd Haynes’ recent Dark Waters, Red Soil (Rouge) once again pits a tireless underdog against the forces of corporate greed and looming environmental catastrophe. The hook this time is that the underdog, played by the talented Zita Hanrot (Fatima), is fighting too close to home, with her own father a longtime worker at the factory that’s been dangerously polluting their region.
The second feature from actor turned filmmaker Farid Bentoumi (Good Luck Algeria), this well-played if somewhat familiar drama works best when it gives Hanrot and co-star Sami Bouajila the chance to go tête-à-tête as ...
The second feature from actor turned filmmaker Farid Bentoumi (Good Luck Algeria), this well-played if somewhat familiar drama works best when it gives Hanrot and co-star Sami Bouajila the chance to go tête-à-tête as ...
- 9/14/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A modest French cousin to Erin Brockovich and Todd Haynes’ recent Dark Waters, Red Soil (Rouge) once again pits a tireless underdog against the forces of corporate greed and looming environmental catastrophe. The hook this time is that the underdog, played by the talented Zita Hanrot (Fatima), is fighting too close to home, with her own father a longtime worker at the factory that’s been dangerously polluting their region.
The second feature from actor turned filmmaker Farid Bentoumi (Good Luck Algeria), this well-played if somewhat familiar drama works best when it gives Hanrot and co-star Sami Bouajila the chance to go tête-à-tête as ...
The second feature from actor turned filmmaker Farid Bentoumi (Good Luck Algeria), this well-played if somewhat familiar drama works best when it gives Hanrot and co-star Sami Bouajila the chance to go tête-à-tête as ...
- 9/14/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Also picks up true horror ‘Red Soil’.
UK distributor Signature Entertainment has acquired rights to four genre titles.
What Lies Below (formerly Viscous) is a thriller from writer-director Braden R. Duemmler, starring Mena Suvari. The film follows a teenager who begins to encounter otherworldly happenings when her mother introduces her to her mysterious new fiancé. Signature acquired the film from XYZ Films.
Red Soil, acquired from Wtf Films, is inspired by the true story of a young nurse who uncovers hidden secrets about her dad’s chemical factory. Farid Bentoumi directs the French-Belgian co-production, which stars Zita Hanrot and Sami Bouajila.
UK distributor Signature Entertainment has acquired rights to four genre titles.
What Lies Below (formerly Viscous) is a thriller from writer-director Braden R. Duemmler, starring Mena Suvari. The film follows a teenager who begins to encounter otherworldly happenings when her mother introduces her to her mysterious new fiancé. Signature acquired the film from XYZ Films.
Red Soil, acquired from Wtf Films, is inspired by the true story of a young nurse who uncovers hidden secrets about her dad’s chemical factory. Farid Bentoumi directs the French-Belgian co-production, which stars Zita Hanrot and Sami Bouajila.
- 9/7/2020
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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