EXCLUSIVE: Film Movement have acquired North American rights for Oscar-nominated Palestinian director Scandar Copti's timely movie Happy Holidays, which has been enjoying a prize-winning run on the festival circuit following its Venice debut last year.The portrait of a contemporary Palestinian family…

France's Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques, which oversees the prestigious César awards, has announced it is quitting X (formerly Twitter), saying the social network is no longer in step with its mission and values. "This decision, proposed by the executive board and unanimously validated by…

Apple TV+ has signed its first ever agreement with professional bodies representing the French audiovisual sector committing the platform to investment obligations in local and European productions. The accord, which does not cover cinema, will see the platform adhere to obligations set out in…

France's Cesar Academy has adopted an official charter governing how it deals with members who are officially accused of violence, particularly of a "sexist or sexual" nature. The body, which oversees the prestigious César awards, said the charter had been adopted today as part of its ongoing…

EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has acquired North American rights to animated feature Into The Wonderwoods, in a deal struck with Paris-based Urban Sales. The movie brings together the talents of Vincent Paronnaud, co-director of Cannes Jury Prize winner and Oscar-nominated, Iran-set work Persepolis…

French film and TV production and distribution group Newen Studios is rebranding as Studio TF1 and expanding its cinema activities, the company's managing director Pierre Branco has announced. Former Warner Bros Discovery exec Pierre Branco, who took the reins at Newen Studios last April…

EXCLUSIVE: Studiocanal has revealed a first image for Vincent Maël Cardona's tense behind-closed-doors thriller No One Will Know as it launches sales on the title at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris this week. The huis close follows the clients and bar staff of a shabby cafe outside Paris in…

French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet has announced he is adapting bestselling novel Changer l'eau des fleurs by Valérie Perrin, with Leïla Bekhti in the lead role as a beloved cemetery caretaker with a tragic backstory. The Oscar-nominated Amélie director unveiled details of the project in an…

French filmmaker and artist Michel Gondry has been announced as a guest of honor at this year's edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, running from June 8 to 14, 2025. Gondry will be presented with an Honorary Cristal award, following in the footsteps of previous honoraries…

EXCLUSIVE: Egyptian and American filmmaker Sam Abbas has unveiled upcoming picture Europe's New Faces capturing the migrant experience, from crossing the Mediterranean Sea out of Libya to settling in Paris-based squats. The observational work is the fruit of three years of filming migrant…

The international box office for French cinema dropped by 11% in 2024, according to data released by Unifrance on Monday, but the film and TV export agency said the figures only gave part of the picture. Unifrance said French film productions racked up 33.4M admissions internationally in the…

EXCLUSIVE: French television program sellers are placing extra impetus on this week’s Paris screenings events with MIPTV no longer on their schedules, with deals secured on new shows such as France 2 drama The Black Widow. Several sources in French distribution have told Deadline that the third…