Rebecca Leffler
Based in France
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NewsFilms Boutique boards Vivian Qu’s Berlin competition title ‘Girls On Wire’ (exclusive)
The film follows two Chinese women on the run from the local mafia.
NewsUrban Sales boards Berlin-bound Olympics comedy drama ‘That Summer In Paris’ (exclusive)
The film will play in the new Perspectives section for fiction feature debuts.
NewsNew sales outfit Lucky Number boards Berlin competition title ‘What Marielle Knows’ (exclusive)
Lucky Number was launched in November by industry veterans Ola Byszuk, Olivier Barbier and Lenny Porte.
NewsFrench filmmaker Bertrand Blier dies aged 85
Blier’s films include Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, Buffet Froid, Trop Belle Pour Toi and The Clink Of Ice.
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‘Timestamp’ is directed by Kateryna Gornostai whose debut feature ‘Stop-Zemelia’ premiered at Berlin in 2021.
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The film is about a woman’s attempts to soothe her conscience when a homeless man she was attempting to evict commits suicide.
Newsmk2 Films enters Lionel Baier’s Berlin Competition title ‘The Safe House’ (exclusive)
The comedy drama is about a boy growing up in a family of artists in 1968.
News‘Emilia Perez’ dominates France’s Lumiere awards
The Lumieres are voted for by 38 international press correspondents in France.
NewsUnifrance secures funding from corporate giants to promote French films around the world
Accor, Sofitel, BNP Paribas and Vranken-Pommery Monopole are among the companies.
NewsReel Suspects boards Chinese queer drama ‘1 Girl Infinite’ ahead of IFFR Bright Future premiere (exclusive)
Lilly Hu’s debut film is exec-produced by ’Forrest Gump’ and ’Killers Of The Flower Moon’ screenwriter Eric Roth.
NewsFrench Cinematheque apologises for ‘Last Tango In Paris’ screening
Cinematheque president Costa-Gavras issued the apology yesterday to a French National Assembly commission on sexual violence.
NewsSouth Korea’s Green Narae Media wins Unifrance’s inaugural €10,000 distribution award (exclusive)
South Korean distributor Green Narae Media wins €10,000 prize for its ambitious release of ’The Taste Of Things’.
NewsCannes Film Festival re-elects Iris Knobloch as president for second term
Knobloch reaffirmed her committment to ensuring equality at the festival, particularly for women.
NewsSandrine Kiberlain, Miou-Miou comedies power SND’s robust 2025 slate (exclusive)
Sandrine Kiberlain and Pierre Lottin star in Whatever It Takes which starts shooting this month.
NewsOther Angle lines up French comedy slate by three debut directors (exclusive)
“We selected them at script stage based on their strong concepts and remake potential,” said Other Angle’s Olivier Albou.
NewsFrench films projected to gross €250.2m in overseas markets in 2024
The figures are projected and final numbers won’t be confirmed until October.
FeaturesBuyers head to Paris Rendez-Vous, eager to be part of French cinema’s success story
Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous with French Cinema is a key event for international distributors.
NewsMemento International swoops for social thriller ‘Nino In Paradise’ (exclusive)
The company will launch sales on Belgian filmmaker Laurent Micheli’s third feature at Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous.
NewsFrance tv distribution takes on thriller ‘The Price To Pay’ starring Ana Girardot and Olivier Gourmet (exclusive)
The film explores the battle between big business and the agriculture industry.
Newsmk2 Films boards Robin Campillo’s ‘Enzo’, unveils 2025 French slate (exclusive)
The company is also ‘All I Had Is Nothingness’, about the making of Claude Lanzmann’s ‘Shoah’, and animated feature ‘Allah Is Not Obliged’.