After wrapping its Saint-Tropez leg at the posh Chateau de la Messardiere, the production of Mike White’s hit anthology series “The White Lotus” Season 4 has moved to Cannes, where it has taken over the Palais des Festivals for what appears to be some of the season’s most pivotal scenes. The production has been shooting […]

Studiocanal is expanding its ambitions for “Pippi Longstocking,” teaming with its “Paddington” production partner Heyday Films, as well as Submarine and The Astrid Lindgren Company to develop a new animated TV series based on the beloved literary heroine. The 52 x 11-minute 3D CGI animation is being developed as a fresh, modern reboot of Lindgren’s […]

Juliette Binoche, Andrea Bescond (“Little Tickles”), Sabrina Van Tassel (“The State of Texas vs. Melissa”), Charlotte Le Bon (“The White Lotus”), Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (“Emily in Paris”) and Judith Godrèche (“Mémoire de fille”) are among a growing number of French entertainment figures backing a new grassroots movement sparked by the murder of 11-year-old Lyhanna, a case […]

Natalie Portman, Justine Triet (“Anatomy of a Fall”), Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”), Alice Diop (“Saint Omer”), Arthur Harari (“The Unknown”) and Michel Hazanavicius (“The Artist”) are among more than 350 film industry figures who have signed an open letter condemning the cultural boycott of Israeli director Nadav Lapid. The latter is a fierce critic of […]

Cyrille Bolloré, who took over from his father Vincent at the helm of the Bolloré Group in 2019, has rejected accusations that his family or Canal+ are pursuing any political agenda, telling shareholders at the group’s annual general meeting in Paris on Wednesday that there is “no political project” and dismissing the idea as “a […]

Building on the success of “Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir,” Paris-based Zag is launching a new chapter in its youth-focused portfolio with “Ghostforce Evolution” which has been boarded by Netflix, France’s TF1 and Germany’s Super RTL. Currently in production, “Ghostforce Evolution” expands the premise of a prior “Ghostforce” series which came out in […]

Charades has enlisted a string of major international distributors for Emmanuel Marre’s “A Man of His Time” following the film’s acclaimed world premiere at Cannes, where it won the award for best screenplay. The Paris-based sales company has sold the French-Belgian drama to Frenetic Films (Switzerland), Filmin (Spain), Alamode Film (Germany), I Wonder Pictures (Italy), […]

Patrick Bruel, one of the best-selling French-speaking artists of all time, has been taken into police custody on Monday (June 8) as part of an investigation into alleged sexual violence. The probe currently concerns 13 alleged victims, according to the Nanterre prosecutor’s office. Bruel denies all allegations. His lawyers, Christophe Ingrain, Céline Lasek and Fanny […]

As French cinema continues to embrace large-scale event filmmaking, Antonin Baudry’s “De Gaulle: Résistance” arrives as Pathé’s latest ambitious historical epic, following the blockbuster success of “The Count of Monte Cristo” and “The Three Musketeers” diptych. The first installment of a two-part saga chronicling Charles de Gaulle’s wartime years, the film world premiered out of […]