Production has wrapped on genre feature Animale, directed by French filmmaker Emma Benestan, with London and Paris-based sales agent Film Constellation unveiling a first-look image.
It is set against the wild backdrop of the southern France bull riding tradition of Camargue, and stars César winning actress Oulaya Amamra (pictured). Producers are French outfit June Films’ Julie Billy and Naomi Denamur; Titane producers Cassandre Warnauts and Jean-Yves Roubin of Belgium’s Frakas Productions; in co-production with broadcaster France 3 Cinema.
In this male-dominated environment, a 22-year-old woman trains hard to fulfil her dream of winning the upcoming annual competition. When...
It is set against the wild backdrop of the southern France bull riding tradition of Camargue, and stars César winning actress Oulaya Amamra (pictured). Producers are French outfit June Films’ Julie Billy and Naomi Denamur; Titane producers Cassandre Warnauts and Jean-Yves Roubin of Belgium’s Frakas Productions; in co-production with broadcaster France 3 Cinema.
In this male-dominated environment, a 22-year-old woman trains hard to fulfil her dream of winning the upcoming annual competition. When...
- 2/16/2024
- ScreenDaily
The filmmaking duo, whose debut film Gagarine earned the Cannes Label in 2020 and found its way to cinephiles amidst the challenges of the pandemic, have been gradually crafting their next project. Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh will move into production next spring on Les Yeux Verts — it will be produced by June Films’ Naomi Denamur and Julie Billy (who just completed production on the highly anticipated feature debut by Ariane Labed). Casting is currently underway for what will be another film with young protagonists – the pre-teen and teen demo. We have no idea what the plotline is, but the project was co-written with Guillaume Laurent of Amélie and I Lost My Body fame.…...
- 10/25/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Wild Bunch Distribution has pre-bought French rights and will release the film in cinemas in 2024.
London and Paris-based sales outfit Film Constellation has boarded sales on French filmmaker Emma Benestan’s revenge feature Animale.
Wild Bunch Distribution has pre-bought French rights and will release the film in cinemas in 2024.
The film is set in the Camargue region of France, known for traditional bull fighting. In this male-dominated environment, a woman trains to fulfil her dream of wining the annual competition. When she is mauled after a drunken celebration, she starts to notice disturbing changes, while young men begin to be murdered.
London and Paris-based sales outfit Film Constellation has boarded sales on French filmmaker Emma Benestan’s revenge feature Animale.
Wild Bunch Distribution has pre-bought French rights and will release the film in cinemas in 2024.
The film is set in the Camargue region of France, known for traditional bull fighting. In this male-dominated environment, a woman trains to fulfil her dream of wining the annual competition. When she is mauled after a drunken celebration, she starts to notice disturbing changes, while young men begin to be murdered.
- 5/17/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The Les Arcs Film Festival hosted a sustainable filmmaking summit that produced some interesting talking points.
Sustainability, green film shoots and how to promote Europe-wide ecologically-sound policies were among the topics chewed over by industry experts during this year’s Les Arcs Film Festival, which took place this month from December 10-17.
Held in and around the French ski resort of Les Arcs, the festival’s industry programme hosted a trio of round table discussions under the banner ‘Co-production and Sustainability’, overseen by Les Arcs Film Festival head of industry Jérémy Zelnik.
Organised in partnership with European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (Eave), the training,...
Sustainability, green film shoots and how to promote Europe-wide ecologically-sound policies were among the topics chewed over by industry experts during this year’s Les Arcs Film Festival, which took place this month from December 10-17.
Held in and around the French ski resort of Les Arcs, the festival’s industry programme hosted a trio of round table discussions under the banner ‘Co-production and Sustainability’, overseen by Les Arcs Film Festival head of industry Jérémy Zelnik.
Organised in partnership with European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (Eave), the training,...
- 12/21/2022
- by Stuart Kemp
- ScreenDaily
Les Arcs Industry Village Winners: ‘The Visitor’, ‘Rossosperanza’ & ‘Veni Vidi Vici’ Take Top Prizes
Lithuanian filmmaker Vytautas Katkus’s debut feature project The Visitor won the top €6,000 Artekino International Award at the Les Arcs Coproduction Village on Tuesday.
The award, decided by Rémi Burah, President of ArteKino Foundation and CEO of Arte France Cinéma, is granted to support the development of the project.
The project, which previously won Cannes Critics’ Week Next Step prize in May, revolves around a young man attempting to make a new life for himself in a foreign land where he does not speak the language or know anyone.
“For this 2022 edition, the ArteKino International Award supports a first feature by a director walking the line between fiction and documentary, social realism and fantastic poetry, with a subtle balance that he has demonstrated in his already very mastered short films,” said Burah.
The Visitor was among 18 feature projects participating in the Les Arcs Coproduction Village.
It is one element of...
The award, decided by Rémi Burah, President of ArteKino Foundation and CEO of Arte France Cinéma, is granted to support the development of the project.
The project, which previously won Cannes Critics’ Week Next Step prize in May, revolves around a young man attempting to make a new life for himself in a foreign land where he does not speak the language or know anyone.
“For this 2022 edition, the ArteKino International Award supports a first feature by a director walking the line between fiction and documentary, social realism and fantastic poetry, with a subtle balance that he has demonstrated in his already very mastered short films,” said Burah.
The Visitor was among 18 feature projects participating in the Les Arcs Coproduction Village.
It is one element of...
- 12/12/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
During the Torino Film Festival, the Circolo dei Lettori hosted an event during which Alpi Film Lab handed out the Scarabeo Post-Production Award, followed by a panel discussion on the first results achieved by the program.
Tfl’s program coordinator, Angelica Cantisani, and Alessandra Stefani, of Scarabeo Entertainment, invited on stage director Sophie Beaulieu and producer Camille Genaud, of Paris-based Paraíso Production, to receive the Scarabeo Post-Production Award, consisting of in-kind post-production services worth €12,000. The winning project is a fiction feature titled “American Heroes,” described as “a Western movie set in the French Alps.” In it, two stepbrothers set up a robbery to repay their late father’s debts. Stefani defined the script “lively, evocative and engaging,” and praised the development of the two lead characters.
The floor was then given to Tfl Italia’s head of studies Francesco Giai Via, who talked through the first results achieved by Alpi...
Tfl’s program coordinator, Angelica Cantisani, and Alessandra Stefani, of Scarabeo Entertainment, invited on stage director Sophie Beaulieu and producer Camille Genaud, of Paris-based Paraíso Production, to receive the Scarabeo Post-Production Award, consisting of in-kind post-production services worth €12,000. The winning project is a fiction feature titled “American Heroes,” described as “a Western movie set in the French Alps.” In it, two stepbrothers set up a robbery to repay their late father’s debts. Stefani defined the script “lively, evocative and engaging,” and praised the development of the two lead characters.
The floor was then given to Tfl Italia’s head of studies Francesco Giai Via, who talked through the first results achieved by Alpi...
- 12/4/2022
- by Davide Abbatescianni
- Variety Film + TV
Variety sat down with TorinoFilmLab’s managing director, Mercedes Fernandez Alonso, to talk through this year’s rich program of industry initiatives and its commitment to support new and established creative talents through Tfl Italia and Tfl Meeting.
“Tfl Italia aims to create a bridge between Italian and international professionals. […] This year, we are offering two main programs. The Alpi Film Lab focuses on Italian-French co-productions wherein, thorough several workshop held throughout the year, the participating teams could draft their co-production plans for their projects. We’ve put together each Italian project with a French producer, as well as the other way around. Last year, six projects out of eight became real co-productions,” explained Fernandez Alonzo.
“Meanwhile, Up & Coming Italia is open to Italian producers who want to take their first steps in the field of international co-productions. In these days, they worked with us and met with experts,” she added.
“Tfl Italia aims to create a bridge between Italian and international professionals. […] This year, we are offering two main programs. The Alpi Film Lab focuses on Italian-French co-productions wherein, thorough several workshop held throughout the year, the participating teams could draft their co-production plans for their projects. We’ve put together each Italian project with a French producer, as well as the other way around. Last year, six projects out of eight became real co-productions,” explained Fernandez Alonzo.
“Meanwhile, Up & Coming Italia is open to Italian producers who want to take their first steps in the field of international co-productions. In these days, they worked with us and met with experts,” she added.
- 11/25/2022
- by Davide Abbatescianni
- Variety Film + TV
Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen, who won the Cannes Grand Prize for Compartment No. 6 in 2021, will be guest of honor at the fifth Talent Village of France’s Les Arcs Film Festival, running December 10-17 in the French Alps.
The three-day meeting running within the festival’s industry program will support eight emerging European directors and consists of workshops and one-on-one meetings aimed at advancing their short and feature-length works.
Kuosmanen, whose credits also include the Cannes 2016 Un Certain Regard award winner The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki, will attend in the role of Talent Village Ambassador and will meet and mentor all the participants.
Other industry professionals acting as tutors will include Danish producer Katrin Pors of Copenhagen-based production company Snowglobe; Olivier Barbier, Head of Acquisitions at France’s mk2 films, Locarno Film Festival programmer and Festival Scope co-founder Mathilde Henrot and music supervisor Martin Caraux from...
The three-day meeting running within the festival’s industry program will support eight emerging European directors and consists of workshops and one-on-one meetings aimed at advancing their short and feature-length works.
Kuosmanen, whose credits also include the Cannes 2016 Un Certain Regard award winner The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki, will attend in the role of Talent Village Ambassador and will meet and mentor all the participants.
Other industry professionals acting as tutors will include Danish producer Katrin Pors of Copenhagen-based production company Snowglobe; Olivier Barbier, Head of Acquisitions at France’s mk2 films, Locarno Film Festival programmer and Festival Scope co-founder Mathilde Henrot and music supervisor Martin Caraux from...
- 11/3/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen named as Talent Village ambassador.
Les Arcs Film Festival’s industry programme has selected eight emerging directors for its Talent Village initiative and has named Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen as its Talent Village ambassador.
The programme, consisting of workshops and meetings, is designed to help the directors move from short to feature-length projects, with a particular attention given to industry issues and international aspects of the projects.
Kuosmanen won the Grand Prix in Cannes in 2021 for Compartment N°6, a follow-up to his Un Certain Regard film The Happiest Day In The Life of Olli Mäki...
Les Arcs Film Festival’s industry programme has selected eight emerging directors for its Talent Village initiative and has named Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen as its Talent Village ambassador.
The programme, consisting of workshops and meetings, is designed to help the directors move from short to feature-length projects, with a particular attention given to industry issues and international aspects of the projects.
Kuosmanen won the Grand Prix in Cannes in 2021 for Compartment N°6, a follow-up to his Un Certain Regard film The Happiest Day In The Life of Olli Mäki...
- 11/2/2022
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: French industry execs Naomi Denamur and Julie Billy are launching Paris-based independent production company June Films with a bustling film and TV slate. Scroll down for the company’s current lineup.
After meeting at Celluloid Dreams 15 years ago, the duo have been putting together their first slate over the past 18 months and are now making movies with talent including Clémence Poésy (The Tunnel), Ariane Labed (Mary Magdalene) and Hafsia Herzi (Good Mother). The idea is to be director-driven and genre agnostic and the company will leverage the duo’s extensive experience in production and international distribution to elevate the prospects for their projects. Billy previously worked at Haut et Court where she produced more than a dozen films including Cannes 2020 title Gagarine, Jonas Carpignano’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight movie A Chiara and The Night Eats The World by Dominique Rocher. Denamur is known for her work in international sales and in acquisitions for distribution companies such as Ad Vitam in France and Elastica in Spain. As a producer, the company is largely working on female-fronted French and English-language projects, but the company will also look to do co-productions with foreign directors. Both Denamur and Billy are fluent English speakers. June’s lineup includes five features as lead producer: Hafsia Herzi’s third feature, after Good Mother (Un Certain Regard 2021) and You Deserve A Lover (Critics’ Week 2019), is adapted from La Petite Dernière (The Last One) by Fatima Daas. Shooting is planned for Q2, 2023. The 2021 novel, which generated much conversation in France, charts the travails of a lesbian Muslim woman who grows up in a banlieue [suburb] outside of Paris. She not only encounters institutional racism and misogyny but must also contend with a family which wanted a son instead of a daughter. Amazons, directed by Emma Benestan (Fragiles), is an elevated genre film which will shoot in the ranches and wide open spaces of the Camargue region, exploring the world of bull racing. The three following films are being co-developed with Haut et Court:
Actress Clémence Poésy’s English-language directorial debut, co-written by Georgia Oakley (Blue Jean), is adapted from Anna Hope’s well-received novel Expectation, which was translated into 20 languages. The well-received 2019 novel charts the dreams and disappointments of a group of East London women. The film is a co-production between June, Haut et Court and Andrea Calderwood and Gail Egan’s UK banner Potboiler, whose credits include The Last King Of Scotland and The Constant Gardener.
Gagarine directors Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh’s are working with June on a French language feature which is being co-written by Amélie, I Lost My Body and Big Bug writer Guillaume Laurent; and an English-language film with a U.S. producing partner, whose details are being kept under wraps. June’s co-production slate also comprises two features which are due to shoot before year’s end:
Carlo Sironi’s second feature after Sole, produced by Giovanni Pompili, co-producer of Alcarras;
And actress Ariane Labed’s debut feature Sisters, an English-language genre film produced by The Favourite outfit Element Pictures in Ireland. The Souvenir, Mary Magdalene and The Lobster actress Labed directed short Olla which won best first fiction at Clermont-Ferrand in 2020. June is also working on TV projects. The outfit is developing a limited series, adapted from The Mythomaniac Of The Bataclan by Alexander Kauffmann (who will also co-write the series), alongside The Prayer writers Fanny Burdino and Samuel Doux. Developed alongside Studiofact, the series has already generated strong interest from potential buyers. The plot follows a woman who falsely claimed to be a victim of a terrorist attack. Billy and Denamur told us: “June brings together a family of filmmakers we’ve met over the years. We will foster the emergence of new talent, while offering a modern production model. The company aims to protect the vision of its filmmakers, while guiding them in the international market, and our line-up focuses on director-driven cinema which puts forward a diverse range of views of the world.” The continued: “The pandemic has shown that there will always be a need for new content. At a moment when streamers, studios and financiers are seeking exciting European filmmakers, our talent relationships and access to emerging voices put us in an opportune position in the market.”...
After meeting at Celluloid Dreams 15 years ago, the duo have been putting together their first slate over the past 18 months and are now making movies with talent including Clémence Poésy (The Tunnel), Ariane Labed (Mary Magdalene) and Hafsia Herzi (Good Mother). The idea is to be director-driven and genre agnostic and the company will leverage the duo’s extensive experience in production and international distribution to elevate the prospects for their projects. Billy previously worked at Haut et Court where she produced more than a dozen films including Cannes 2020 title Gagarine, Jonas Carpignano’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight movie A Chiara and The Night Eats The World by Dominique Rocher. Denamur is known for her work in international sales and in acquisitions for distribution companies such as Ad Vitam in France and Elastica in Spain. As a producer, the company is largely working on female-fronted French and English-language projects, but the company will also look to do co-productions with foreign directors. Both Denamur and Billy are fluent English speakers. June’s lineup includes five features as lead producer: Hafsia Herzi’s third feature, after Good Mother (Un Certain Regard 2021) and You Deserve A Lover (Critics’ Week 2019), is adapted from La Petite Dernière (The Last One) by Fatima Daas. Shooting is planned for Q2, 2023. The 2021 novel, which generated much conversation in France, charts the travails of a lesbian Muslim woman who grows up in a banlieue [suburb] outside of Paris. She not only encounters institutional racism and misogyny but must also contend with a family which wanted a son instead of a daughter. Amazons, directed by Emma Benestan (Fragiles), is an elevated genre film which will shoot in the ranches and wide open spaces of the Camargue region, exploring the world of bull racing. The three following films are being co-developed with Haut et Court:
Actress Clémence Poésy’s English-language directorial debut, co-written by Georgia Oakley (Blue Jean), is adapted from Anna Hope’s well-received novel Expectation, which was translated into 20 languages. The well-received 2019 novel charts the dreams and disappointments of a group of East London women. The film is a co-production between June, Haut et Court and Andrea Calderwood and Gail Egan’s UK banner Potboiler, whose credits include The Last King Of Scotland and The Constant Gardener.
Gagarine directors Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh’s are working with June on a French language feature which is being co-written by Amélie, I Lost My Body and Big Bug writer Guillaume Laurent; and an English-language film with a U.S. producing partner, whose details are being kept under wraps. June’s co-production slate also comprises two features which are due to shoot before year’s end:
Carlo Sironi’s second feature after Sole, produced by Giovanni Pompili, co-producer of Alcarras;
And actress Ariane Labed’s debut feature Sisters, an English-language genre film produced by The Favourite outfit Element Pictures in Ireland. The Souvenir, Mary Magdalene and The Lobster actress Labed directed short Olla which won best first fiction at Clermont-Ferrand in 2020. June is also working on TV projects. The outfit is developing a limited series, adapted from The Mythomaniac Of The Bataclan by Alexander Kauffmann (who will also co-write the series), alongside The Prayer writers Fanny Burdino and Samuel Doux. Developed alongside Studiofact, the series has already generated strong interest from potential buyers. The plot follows a woman who falsely claimed to be a victim of a terrorist attack. Billy and Denamur told us: “June brings together a family of filmmakers we’ve met over the years. We will foster the emergence of new talent, while offering a modern production model. The company aims to protect the vision of its filmmakers, while guiding them in the international market, and our line-up focuses on director-driven cinema which puts forward a diverse range of views of the world.” The continued: “The pandemic has shown that there will always be a need for new content. At a moment when streamers, studios and financiers are seeking exciting European filmmakers, our talent relationships and access to emerging voices put us in an opportune position in the market.”...
- 5/18/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
50:50 Future, the French feminist and advocacy group promoting gender parity, has been hit by a sexual assault complaint against one of the org’s core members.
The alleged incident occurred on March 11 during a dinner party organized by the group in a Paris apartment. Around 40 people were in attendance. According to French news agency Afp, which quoted a police report, the alleged victim, who is an actress, told police that a female producer on the board of the org touched her hair and shoved her hand between her thighs during a tense exchange. She said she “froze for two or three seconds and took her hand and pushed it back violently.”
Following the complaint, the accused was taken into custody by police and questioned, according to a source close to the case. She admitted to having touched the alleged victim’s hair but denied the other claim.
A preliminary...
The alleged incident occurred on March 11 during a dinner party organized by the group in a Paris apartment. Around 40 people were in attendance. According to French news agency Afp, which quoted a police report, the alleged victim, who is an actress, told police that a female producer on the board of the org touched her hair and shoved her hand between her thighs during a tense exchange. She said she “froze for two or three seconds and took her hand and pushed it back violently.”
Following the complaint, the accused was taken into custody by police and questioned, according to a source close to the case. She admitted to having touched the alleged victim’s hair but denied the other claim.
A preliminary...
- 4/27/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Thanks to glamorous Paris-set shows like “Lupin” and “Emily in Paris” topping Netflix charts — and daring French female directors Julia Ducournau (“Titane”) and Audrey Diwan (“Happening”) winning top prizes at the Cannes and Venice film festivals — France drew more eyeballs worldwide in 2021 than it has in years. A groundbreaking agreement with global streamers to invest up to €300 million ($333 million) in French content looks to continue that trend. And building on all that momentum, the government is splashing soft money to help French creatives and locations conquer international markets, with a focus on the U.S.
In the streaming era, where language barriers and borders are more permeable, creatives are becoming go-to ambassadors, as evidenced recently by French President Emmanuel Macron’s massive investment scheme, France 2030, which looks to revitalize the country’s industrial sectors, including the film and audiovisual industries. One initiative stemming from the mandate, which targets €600 million for culture,...
In the streaming era, where language barriers and borders are more permeable, creatives are becoming go-to ambassadors, as evidenced recently by French President Emmanuel Macron’s massive investment scheme, France 2030, which looks to revitalize the country’s industrial sectors, including the film and audiovisual industries. One initiative stemming from the mandate, which targets €600 million for culture,...
- 12/22/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
A new study from the advocacy group Collectif 50/50 surveying French films from 2019 has revealed that 62% of local film protagonists are perceived as white, highlighting the underrepresentation of visible minorities in French cinema.
The study, titled Cinégalités, was unveiled during a day-long conference hosted by Collectif 50/50 on Dec. 8 with several panels discussing the need for greater diversity and gender equality, as well initiatives aimed at curbing sexual harassment and violence in the film and TV industries.
Out of the 115 highest-budgeted and highest grossing French films of 2019, the survey showed that only 13% of leading characters are perceived as non-white; 49% are perceived as white males; 23% as white females; 6% as non-white females; 7% as Black; 8% as Arab and 1% as Asian.
Although it remains unconstitutional in France to collect data on the racial, ethnic or religious background of its citizens, the study did receive the support of the French culture minister’s task force Mission diversité et égalité,...
The study, titled Cinégalités, was unveiled during a day-long conference hosted by Collectif 50/50 on Dec. 8 with several panels discussing the need for greater diversity and gender equality, as well initiatives aimed at curbing sexual harassment and violence in the film and TV industries.
Out of the 115 highest-budgeted and highest grossing French films of 2019, the survey showed that only 13% of leading characters are perceived as non-white; 49% are perceived as white males; 23% as white females; 6% as non-white females; 7% as Black; 8% as Arab and 1% as Asian.
Although it remains unconstitutional in France to collect data on the racial, ethnic or religious background of its citizens, the study did receive the support of the French culture minister’s task force Mission diversité et égalité,...
- 12/6/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Directors’ Fortnight prize winner ‘A Chiara’ heads to multiple territories for mk2 films (exclusive)
Film world premiered in Directors’ Fortnight winning top Europa Cinemas award.
Paris-based mk2 films has a sealed a raft of deals on Jonas Carpignano’s southern Italian drama A Chiara, which scooped one of the top collateral prizes in Directors’ Fortnight this year.
Mubi has done a multi-territory deal for the UK, Germany, Turkey and Latin America.
European deals include to Benelux (Imagine), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Aerofilms), Greece (One From The Heart), Poland (Aurora Films), Spain (BTeam Pictures), Scandinavia and Baltics (Edge Entertainment).
For the rest of the world, it has sold to Australia and New Zealand (Palace Films...
Paris-based mk2 films has a sealed a raft of deals on Jonas Carpignano’s southern Italian drama A Chiara, which scooped one of the top collateral prizes in Directors’ Fortnight this year.
Mubi has done a multi-territory deal for the UK, Germany, Turkey and Latin America.
European deals include to Benelux (Imagine), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Aerofilms), Greece (One From The Heart), Poland (Aurora Films), Spain (BTeam Pictures), Scandinavia and Baltics (Edge Entertainment).
For the rest of the world, it has sold to Australia and New Zealand (Palace Films...
- 7/21/2021
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
MK2 Films has boarded Italian-American filmmaker Jonas Carpignano’s anticipated movie “A Chiara” which recently wrapped shooting in Calabria, in Southern Italy.
Carpignano’s third feature, “A Chiara” is now in post and will be ready this summer. Carpignano made his feature debut in 2015 with “Mediterranea,” which premiered in Cannes Critics’ Week. His sophomore outing, “A Ciambra,” played at Directors’ Fortnight in 2017, was submitted as Italy’s Oscar candidate, and received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for best director.
“A Chiara” tells the story of 15-year-old Chiara whose close-knit family falls apart after her father abandons them in Calabria. Chiara starts to investigate to understand why her father disappeared and as she gets closer to the truth, she is forced to decide what kind of future she wants for herself.
“A Chiara” was lensed by Tim Curtin, the cinematographer of “A Ciambra,” with an original score composed by Benh Zeitlin...
Carpignano’s third feature, “A Chiara” is now in post and will be ready this summer. Carpignano made his feature debut in 2015 with “Mediterranea,” which premiered in Cannes Critics’ Week. His sophomore outing, “A Ciambra,” played at Directors’ Fortnight in 2017, was submitted as Italy’s Oscar candidate, and received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for best director.
“A Chiara” tells the story of 15-year-old Chiara whose close-knit family falls apart after her father abandons them in Calabria. Chiara starts to investigate to understand why her father disappeared and as she gets closer to the truth, she is forced to decide what kind of future she wants for herself.
“A Chiara” was lensed by Tim Curtin, the cinematographer of “A Ciambra,” with an original score composed by Benh Zeitlin...
- 3/1/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Italy’s TorinoFilmLab, the international film and TV series incubator linked to the Torino Film Festival, is forging a French connection with an Alpine twist.
The Torino lab, based in the Northern Italian city at the foothill of the Alps — and known in the indie community for supporting global talent and projects through a multitude of training and co-production programs — is teaming with the nearby Annecy Cinéma Italien fest to launch Alpi Film Lab, a new initiative to foster co-productions and film education programs.
The stated goal is to enhance the cross-border film industry collaborations between Italy and France, spreading knowledge of the professional opportunities in the film production field and boosting the value of Italian-French film co-productions, in particular — though not strictly limited to — those in the Alpine territory between France and Italy.
Alpi Film Lab will be dedicated to two activities: a training course for upcoming film professionals in the region,...
The Torino lab, based in the Northern Italian city at the foothill of the Alps — and known in the indie community for supporting global talent and projects through a multitude of training and co-production programs — is teaming with the nearby Annecy Cinéma Italien fest to launch Alpi Film Lab, a new initiative to foster co-productions and film education programs.
The stated goal is to enhance the cross-border film industry collaborations between Italy and France, spreading knowledge of the professional opportunities in the film production field and boosting the value of Italian-French film co-productions, in particular — though not strictly limited to — those in the Alpine territory between France and Italy.
Alpi Film Lab will be dedicated to two activities: a training course for upcoming film professionals in the region,...
- 1/12/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Gagarine
Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh make their directorial debut with Gagarine (based on their 2015 short), produced by Julie Billy and Carole Scotta. Their feature stars Alséni Bathily, Jamil Mc Craven, Lyna Khoudri (remarkable in 2019’s Papicha), Finnegan Oldfield, Farida Rahouadj and the iconoclast Denis Lavant. Winner at the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand film festival for shorts, Liatard and Trouilh have received acclaim for this year’s “Blue Dog” and “La République des enchanteurs” in 2017.
Gist: Co-written by Benjamin Charbit (The Trouble With You), 17-year-old Youri, native of the Gagarine housing project in Ivry-sur-Seine, dreams of a space conquest while awaiting the return of his mother.…...
Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh make their directorial debut with Gagarine (based on their 2015 short), produced by Julie Billy and Carole Scotta. Their feature stars Alséni Bathily, Jamil Mc Craven, Lyna Khoudri (remarkable in 2019’s Papicha), Finnegan Oldfield, Farida Rahouadj and the iconoclast Denis Lavant. Winner at the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand film festival for shorts, Liatard and Trouilh have received acclaim for this year’s “Blue Dog” and “La République des enchanteurs” in 2017.
Gist: Co-written by Benjamin Charbit (The Trouble With You), 17-year-old Youri, native of the Gagarine housing project in Ivry-sur-Seine, dreams of a space conquest while awaiting the return of his mother.…...
- 12/31/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Matthiu Darras says Babak Jalali is among the first filmmakers who will participate.
UK-based Iranian filmmaker Babak Jalali, whose credits include Land and Radio Dreams, is one of the first filmmakers selected for Matthieu Darras’ new international Pop Up Film Residency. The initiative is being unveiled at the When East Meets West co-production forum in Trieste this week.
The Pop Up Film Residency aims to combine a traditional artist’s residency with the practical elements of a film workshop.
Jalali will participate in one of the three-week residencies in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava later this year. He will work...
UK-based Iranian filmmaker Babak Jalali, whose credits include Land and Radio Dreams, is one of the first filmmakers selected for Matthieu Darras’ new international Pop Up Film Residency. The initiative is being unveiled at the When East Meets West co-production forum in Trieste this week.
The Pop Up Film Residency aims to combine a traditional artist’s residency with the practical elements of a film workshop.
Jalali will participate in one of the three-week residencies in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava later this year. He will work...
- 1/23/2019
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
Document was drawn up by France’s 5050x2020 movement as part of its gender equality campaign.
Cannes delegate general Thierry Frémaux, Directors’ Fortnight artistic director Edouard Waintrop and Critics’ Week chief Charles Tesson will become the first signatories of a new charter aimed at improving gender parity at international film festivals in a special ceremony on Monday (May 14).
The landmark document, officially entitled the Programming Pledge for Parity and Inclusion in Cinema Festivals, has been drawn up by French gender parity movement 5050x2020, which also spearheaded Saturday evening’s 82 women red carpet protest.
Their aim is to roll out the...
Cannes delegate general Thierry Frémaux, Directors’ Fortnight artistic director Edouard Waintrop and Critics’ Week chief Charles Tesson will become the first signatories of a new charter aimed at improving gender parity at international film festivals in a special ceremony on Monday (May 14).
The landmark document, officially entitled the Programming Pledge for Parity and Inclusion in Cinema Festivals, has been drawn up by French gender parity movement 5050x2020, which also spearheaded Saturday evening’s 82 women red carpet protest.
Their aim is to roll out the...
- 5/14/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Red carpet protest highlighted fact only 82 women have been honoured in Official Selection over 71 editions of festival.
Cate Blanchett and Agnes Varda led 82 female industry figures in a silent ascent of the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday protesting the lack of female representation at the event over its 71 editions.
Moving, historic, 82 women from all countries and professions in cinema have just made the red carpet entrance for Les Filles Du Soleil (Girls Of The Sun) by Eva Husson. #Cannes2018 #Competition pic.twitter.com/0YY9SNbRqg
— Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes) May 12, 2018
Other stars joining the protest...
Cate Blanchett and Agnes Varda led 82 female industry figures in a silent ascent of the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday protesting the lack of female representation at the event over its 71 editions.
Moving, historic, 82 women from all countries and professions in cinema have just made the red carpet entrance for Les Filles Du Soleil (Girls Of The Sun) by Eva Husson. #Cannes2018 #Competition pic.twitter.com/0YY9SNbRqg
— Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes) May 12, 2018
Other stars joining the protest...
- 5/12/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Charter calls for 50:50 female to male ratios on festival and funding commissions, equal pay and an end to onscreen gender stereotypes.
France has launched a sex equality charter for the film industry aimed at improving the number and position of women working in the French cinema sector.
Culture and Communications Minister Aurélie Filippetti, Womens’ Rights Minister and government spokesman Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Arte France chief Véronique Cayla and National Cinema Centre (Cnc) president Frédérique Bredin signed the document at a ceremony at the Culture and Communications Ministry on Thursday (Oct 10).
The five-point charter was put together in association with Le Deuxième Regard, a Paris-based lobby group set up by a trio of young female film producers and sales agents to boost the position of women in the French film industry.
Under the charter, the signatories pledged to ensure an equal ratio of women to men on funding selection committees in their organisations as well as stimulate the creation...
France has launched a sex equality charter for the film industry aimed at improving the number and position of women working in the French cinema sector.
Culture and Communications Minister Aurélie Filippetti, Womens’ Rights Minister and government spokesman Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Arte France chief Véronique Cayla and National Cinema Centre (Cnc) president Frédérique Bredin signed the document at a ceremony at the Culture and Communications Ministry on Thursday (Oct 10).
The five-point charter was put together in association with Le Deuxième Regard, a Paris-based lobby group set up by a trio of young female film producers and sales agents to boost the position of women in the French film industry.
Under the charter, the signatories pledged to ensure an equal ratio of women to men on funding selection committees in their organisations as well as stimulate the creation...
- 10/10/2013
- ScreenDaily
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