In a press release on October 8th, France’s television watchdog, the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) announced that 18 digital terrestrial television channels (DTT) would pass to high-definition (HD). The chosen candidates are BFM TV, D17, D8, iTV, Gulli, NRJ12, NT1, TMC and W9 for free DTT and Canal Plus Cinema, Canal Plus Sport and …
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According to a press release issued by Arte France on October 6th, the company’s supervisory board has re-appointed Véronique Cayla as chair of Arte France’s management board and Anne Durupty as Director General, both for a second five year term. This double reappointment at the head of Arte France “will ensure the continuity necessary to …
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This year’s Rencontres Films Femmes Méditerranée celebrates its tenth anniversary. 42 films by or for women from 15 Mediterranean countries – dramas and documentaries, features and shorts – will be screened: in Marseille from October 6th to 18th, then in Martigues on October 14th, October 15th/16th/17th in Hyères and October 25th at La Ciotat. On …
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The 37th Montpellier International Festival of Mediterranean Film will take place from October 24th to 31st. The festival “continues its cultural aim of discovering films from the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, Portugal and Armenia. In a spirit of tolerance, it facilitates exchanges, seminars and studies on the shared components which connect these film industries.” This …
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Touscoprod, the crowdfunding platform for cinema and broadcasting, wants to encourage new talent in the world of web content by launching a call for projects connected with web-series. Any genre is allowed (animation, documentary, comedy, gaming) with no limit on length. Candidates must have a minimum fund-raising goal of €3,000 and a teaser or a …
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Shooting “Marseille”, the first French series produced by the US giant Netflix, began on August 31st – in Marseille. The series, presented as a French “House of Cards”, will consist of eight 42-minute episodes, directed by Florent Emilio Siri, Thomas Gilou and Dominique Carrara. The audience will find themselves immersed in an electoral battle of …
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At the 8th Angoulême Francophone Film Festival, held from August 25th to 30th, the jury chaired by French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade awarded the Valois d’or to the Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch for his film “Much loved”. The actress Lubna Abidar won the Valois for Best Actress. There were 9 other films in competition. “Much loved” …
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