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April 9, 2026
Cannes’ Nepalese Thriller ‘Elephants in the Fog’ Boarded by Best Friend Forever (EXCLUSIVE)
“Elephants in the Fog,” a Nepalese thriller set to bow at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, has been boarded by Brussels-based sales company Best Friend Forever. “Elephants...
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April 9, 2026
Cannes Chief Thierry Frémaux Confirms He’s Still Chasing James Gray’s ‘Paper Tiger,’ Starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver, for This Year’s Fest: It’s a ‘Wonderful Film’ and ‘Very Indie’
Minutes after unveiling a lineup dominated by European auteurs for Cannes’ 79th edition, festival chief Thierry Frémaux was hit with a barrage of questions about Hollywood’s absence. This year’s ro...
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April 9, 2026
James Gray’s ‘Paper Tiger’ Secures French Distribution With SND (EXCLUSIVE)
James Gray’s anticipated next film “Paper Tiger” has been acquired by SND for French distribution. The independently produced film is a gritty crime thriller starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansso...
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April 9, 2026
Cannes Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup (Updating Live)
The 79th edition of Cannes Film Festival will favor the auteurs this year, with Nicolas Winding Refn, Asghar Farhadi, Pedro Almodóvar, Paweł Pawlikowski, Laszlo Nemes and Ryusuke Hamaguchi among th...
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April 8, 2026
Mubi Strikes Multi-Year Co-Financing Pact With Investment Fund Manager IPR.VC to Bankroll European Auteur Films
Mubi has struck a multi-year co-financing pact with Helsinki-based investment fund manager IPR.VC to bankroll a slate of prestige European auteur-driven films. Their partnership is kicking off with...
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April 7, 2026
Gaumont’s WWII Drama ‘Rays and Shadows’ Triggers Firestorm and Reopens France’s Deepest Wound Over Nazi Past
Half a century after Gaumont delivered France’s first film on Nazi collaboration with Louis Malle’s “Lacombe Lucien,” the studio finds itself at the center of a full-blown national culture war with...
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April 3, 2026
France’s CNews Under Investigation for Hate Speech After Comments Targeting Black Mayor
CNews, France’s equivalent to Fox News, is under formal investigation for possible hate speech following allegedly racist comments targeting the newly elected Black mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Baga...
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April 3, 2026
France, South Korea to Co-Chair International Summit on Cinema, Series and Video Games
While in South Korea on an official visit French President Emmanuel Macron, announced, alongside South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, that both countries will co-chair a landmark international sum...
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April 2, 2026
Mubi Buys ‘Minotaur’ From Oscar-Nominated Russian Filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev for North America, the U.K. and More Territories (EXCLUSIVE)
Mubi has bought “Minotaur,” the anticipated next film by Andrey Zvyagintsev, the two-time Oscar-nominated Russian filmmaker of “Loveless” and “Leviathan” for North America, UK, Ireland, Germany, A...
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April 1, 2026
Lili Hinstin, Former Artistic Director of Locarno and Biarritz Film Festivals, Dies at 48
Lili Hinstin, the well-respected programmer who worked as artistic director of Locarno Film Festival and Biarritz’ Nouvelles Vagues Film Festival, has died of cancer. She was 48. Hinstin rocked the...
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April 1, 2026
Cannes Film Festival to Open With 1920s-Set French Movie ‘La Venus Electrique’
Pierre Salvadori’s ambitious period comedy “La Vénus électrique” is set to premiere on opening night of the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 12. As per Cannes rules, the film – which...
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March 30, 2026
Cannes 2026 Predictions: Hollywood Studios Are Sitting Out; Pedro Almodovar, Nicolas Winding Refn and More Auteurs to Drive the Lineup
Even without splashy studio titles from Hollywood, the Cannes Film Festival looks poised to deliver a robust competition slate filled with new work from legendary auteurs. While the Official Select...
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March 30, 2026
Celine Dion Paris Concert Dates Announced at Birthday Celebration
After making a triumphant return to the stage by the Eiffel Tower at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Céline Dion has now officially confirmed her concert comeback. The pop legend u...
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March 27, 2026
‘Full Time’ Director Eric Gravel Readies Social Thriller, ‘Before the Storm,’ Starring Mélanie Thierry, Ludivine Sagnier and Dali Benssalah (EXCLUSIVE)
French-Canadian director Éric Gravel, whose latest film “Full Time” won prizes at Venice and the Cesar Awards, is revving up his next feature, “Before the Storm,” a social thriller powered by a Fre...
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March 26, 2026
France Télévisions Boards ‘Free Pass’ From ‘Kissing Booth’ Producers and Mathieu Missoffe’s New Sci-Fi Thriller as It Pivots to Leaner, High Impact Series
Amid budget pressures, French broadcaster France Télévisions has sharpened its international fiction strategy with high-concept series with distinctive storytelling, such as Mathieu Missoffe (“Furi...
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March 26, 2026
Swimming Champion Leon Marchand Details Life After Paris Olympics Glory in New Docuseries ‘Beyond Gold’ From France Televisions and ‘Tour de France’ Producers (EXCLUSIVE)
Leon Marchand, the swimming champion who turned out to become one of the Paris Olympics’ biggest stars — winning four gold medals for Team France — is authentically portrayed by his father in an ev...
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March 26, 2026
France Télévisions’ Manuel Alduy Eyes Streamer Alliances as Budget Pressure Forces Strategic Shift (EXCLUSIVE)
With budgets tightening across the board, Manuel Alduy, the head of cinema and international fiction at France Televisions, is looking to deepen ties with streamers, and bring them into the fold th...
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March 26, 2026
TIFF Builds Out Inaugural Market Programming With Development Labs, Dealmaking Hub and IP Exchange (EXCLUSIVE)
TIFF has revealed the outline of its inaugural market programming which will boast several initiatives aimed at jumpstarting film and series projects from development through financing and sales. C...
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March 25, 2026
Eye Haïdara to Host Cannes Film Festival’s Opening and Closing Ceremonies
Up-and-coming French actor Eye Haïdara has been tapped to host the opening and closing ceremonies at the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The news was unveiled by Cannes’ media partners, F...
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March 25, 2026
YouTube Exec Counters Netflix Rivalry Talk, Highlighting Platform’s Global Reach and $100 Billion in Creator Economy Payout
A week after Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos called YouTube a “straightforward direct competitor,” the platform’s managing director in France and South Europe Justine Ryst proved him right as she unpac...
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March 24, 2026
Cannes Chief Thierry Frémaux on Hollywood Cutbacks, Festival Politics and Industry Upheaval: ‘Our Mission Is Very Simple — to Define What Cinema Will Be in 2026’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Thierry Frémaux often says he returns to Cannes each year like an athlete ready to defend the festival’s title as the reigning champion. In 2026, which marks his 25th year at the festival, that met...
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March 24, 2026
Amazon MGM Studios’ Heads of Originals in Europe on Courting Young Adults With Romance Series: ‘We’re Not Limited to High School Shows’
Amazon MGM Studios’ Nicole Morganti, head of originals for Southern Europe, and Thomas Dubois, head of originals in France, took the stage at Series Mania Festival in Lille to discuss Prime Video’s...
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March 23, 2026
Celine Dion to Make Concert Comeback in Paris
After making her stage return singing Edith Piaf’s “Hymne A L’Amour” by the Eiffel Tower at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, Celine Dion is now poised to make a big concert comeback in Fra...
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March 20, 2026
French Film Financing Landscape Sees Foreign Investment Rising, Streamers Holding Steady and Broadcasters Retrenching
Foreign investment gained momentum and global streamers maintained their foothold in French film financing in 2025 while big-budget productions dropped by half, according to a report unveiled by th...
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March 20, 2026
Cannes’ La Résidence Workshop Unveils Six Filmmakers for 51st Session, Including ‘Pillion’ Director Harry Lighton
“Pillion” filmmaker Harry Lighton is one the six international filmmakers selected for the 51st session of The Festival de Cannes’s La Residence, its workshop programme for emerging directors devel...
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March 19, 2026
Leyla Bouzid’s ‘In a Whisper’ Wins Best Emerging Filmmaker at Rendez-Vous With French Cinema Showcase in New York
Leyla Bouzid’s “In a Whisper” and Cédric Klapisch’s “Colors of Time” were the top winners at the 31st edition of Unifrance and Film at Lincoln Center’s Rendez-Vous With French Cinema. “In a Whisper...
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March 19, 2026
Yariv Mozer Doc ‘Blood Brothers,’ About Rival Iranian and Israeli Olympians, in the Works at Sipur Studios, Fox Entertainment Studios and Fulwell
Sipur (“Bad Boy”), Fox Entertainment Studios and Bitachon365, a Fulwell Entertainment company (“The Kardashians”) are set to co-produce “Blood Brothers,” a new feature documentary from Emmy-winning...
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March 19, 2026
Piers Morgan Walks Out of Explosive Interview With HSTikkyTokky, Influencer Featured in Louis Theroux’s ‘Inside the Manosphere’: ‘I Think You’re a F—ing Idiot’
Piers Morgan walked out of a heated interview with controversial influencer Harrison Sullivan, aka HSTikkyTokky, whose inflammatory rhetoric was spotlighted in Louis Theroux’s Netflix documentary “...
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March 18, 2026
‘Soviet Jeans’ Team Kicks Off Production on Late-Soviet Love Story ‘The Last Divorce of Communism’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The creative team behind “Soviet Jeans,” the breakout hit that won a pair of awards at Series Mania in 2024, are back with “The Last Divorce of Communism,” a period drama series set in Latvia in 19...
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March 16, 2026
Gaumont Posts Stable $172 Million Revenue for 2025 With Theatrical Business Up, but Big Losses Amid Animation Slowdown
Gaumont, the venerable French studio which recently turned 130, reported stable revenue at €150 million (€172 million) in 2025 but saw its losses soar by 153% to €19.5 million, challenged by declin...
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