50 years after his death, France’s Region Sud is paying tribute to Marcel Pagnol as part of its “One year, one author” scheme. Every year the Region will celebrate a writer who has marked the region. The French writer, playwright, film-maker and academician will be remembered through a trilogy of celebrations organised by the Region …
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The Moroccan comedy Jouj was released in France on April 17th, distributed by Golden Afrique Ciné. The film’s initial release was in 41 cinemas across the country. Jouj is a comedy co-written by two comedians Driss and Mehdi, and Bouchra Malek. The two central characters, Halim and Mounir, find a notebook – not realising it’s …
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Films Femmes Méditerranée has launched its Season VI Journées Pro as part of the 19thRencontres FFM which are due to take place in Marseille from November 30th to December 6th. This professional day brings together selected film-makers and producers from the Euro-Mediterranean area. Who can participate? Any director who identifies as a woman or non-binary …
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The organizers of the 77th Cannes Film Festival have announced this year’s selection. The Festival runs from May 14th to 25th. In the Official Competition 19 feature films are competing for the Palme d’Or, with 12 European directors, including the Italian Paolo Sorrentino with his new film Parthenope and the Greek Yorgos Lanthimos with Kinds …
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French broadcaster M6 has launched Mémoire Vive, a series adapted from the Turkish Persona. Produced by Calt Studio, the French adaptation will have four 60-minute episodes. Written by Laurent Burtin, Anne-Gaëlle Daval and Hélène Lombard, this version, unlike the Turkish, will feature a female protagonist played by Clémentine Célarié. The series follows two apparently unrelated …
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Three films made during a training scheme organised by Atelier Varan Corse, “Regards Méditerranéens: the practice of documentary film-making”, were screened on April 3rd at the association’s Paris premises. The 7-week course took place last year between September 18th and November 5th at the Lycée Giocante de Casabianca in Bastia (Corsica). 10 trainee directors from …
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Every April MIPTV, the international television market, is held in Cannes, where producers and distributors from more than 85 countries come together to discover recent and upcoming television programmes. Ahead of this event, on April 6th and 7th, there will be the 26th international salon for documentary production, MIPDOC, with screenings, conferences and pitch sessions. …
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