The sixth edition of Canneseries, the international festival for premium series, kicked off Friday with the world premiere of the first episode of Apple TV+’s sci-fi show “Silo.” Lead actor and executive producer Rebecca Ferguson, director and executive producer Morten Tyldum, and screenwriter and executive producer Graham Yost walked the pink carpet at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, and spoke about the show on stage, before attending a party at an exclusive beach-side venue.
It was standing room only in the 2,300-seat Louis Lumiere auditorium, where the dress code was described as “creative chic,” as the evening got underway with opening remarks by the mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard, Canneseries president, Fleur Pellerin, and “Fauda” actor and co-creator Lior Raz, who is the president of the main jury. The ceremony, hosted with aplomb by French comedy actor and writer Camille Chamoux, aired on pay TV service Canal+.
On the pink carpet,...
It was standing room only in the 2,300-seat Louis Lumiere auditorium, where the dress code was described as “creative chic,” as the evening got underway with opening remarks by the mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard, Canneseries president, Fleur Pellerin, and “Fauda” actor and co-creator Lior Raz, who is the president of the main jury. The ceremony, hosted with aplomb by French comedy actor and writer Camille Chamoux, aired on pay TV service Canal+.
On the pink carpet,...
- 4/15/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
World premieres for some of the global streamers’ biggest upcoming launches will take place at next month’s Canneseries.
Unveiled earlier today, the likes of Apple TV+’s Silo, Prime Video’s Dead Ringers and Paramount+’s Fatal Attraction reboot will be screened at the France event, which takes place concurrently with Mip TV.
They will be joined by a list including Netflix France’s Tapie, Israels Corduroy and highly-anticipated South African Studiocanal drama Spinners. Other notable inclusions are Bargain, the Korean smash that has emerged from Cj Enm’s partnership with Paramount+, Childhood Dreams from The Netherlands and Good Morning Chuck (Or the Art of Harm Reduction) from Canada.
The list, which makes up the shows for the 6th Canneseries, has more U.S. streamer shows than ever before.
Fatal Attraction, which sees Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson star in the reboot of the 1987 classic, will air out of competition alongside Silo,...
Unveiled earlier today, the likes of Apple TV+’s Silo, Prime Video’s Dead Ringers and Paramount+’s Fatal Attraction reboot will be screened at the France event, which takes place concurrently with Mip TV.
They will be joined by a list including Netflix France’s Tapie, Israels Corduroy and highly-anticipated South African Studiocanal drama Spinners. Other notable inclusions are Bargain, the Korean smash that has emerged from Cj Enm’s partnership with Paramount+, Childhood Dreams from The Netherlands and Good Morning Chuck (Or the Art of Harm Reduction) from Canada.
The list, which makes up the shows for the 6th Canneseries, has more U.S. streamer shows than ever before.
Fatal Attraction, which sees Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson star in the reboot of the 1987 classic, will air out of competition alongside Silo,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Iris Knobloch, WarnerMedia’s former president of France, Benelux, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is launching a €250 million ($300M) European Spac with Artemis, a holding company backed by François-Henri Pinault, the billionaire French businessman married to Salma Hayek.
Named I2PO, the special-purpose acquisition company claims to be the first outfit of its kind in Europe dedicated to investing in entertainment and leisure companies. I2PO is registered in France and is listing on Euronext Paris.
SPACs, also called “blank-check” vehicles, are basically shells that go public to look for private companies to buy. Selling to a Spac is generally seen as an easier and cheaper route to an IPO. There have been a rash of SPACs in recent months, with notable examples in entertainment including Forest Road Acquisition Corp, run by former Disney executive Kevin Mayer.
Knobloch, who announced her exit from WarnerMedia last month, will serve as I2PO’s chairwoman and CEO.
Named I2PO, the special-purpose acquisition company claims to be the first outfit of its kind in Europe dedicated to investing in entertainment and leisure companies. I2PO is registered in France and is listing on Euronext Paris.
SPACs, also called “blank-check” vehicles, are basically shells that go public to look for private companies to buy. Selling to a Spac is generally seen as an easier and cheaper route to an IPO. There have been a rash of SPACs in recent months, with notable examples in entertainment including Forest Road Acquisition Corp, run by former Disney executive Kevin Mayer.
Knobloch, who announced her exit from WarnerMedia last month, will serve as I2PO’s chairwoman and CEO.
- 7/14/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
France has set aside $5.6b to support cultural sector in wake of pandemic.
Veteran centre-right politician Roselyne Bachelot has been announced as France’s new minister of culture, becoming the fifth person to take-up the portfolio in five years.
She arrives in the post as the country’s culture sector faces its most challenging period since World War Two due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to a recent study by the French culture ministry, revenue for the entire sector has fallen by 25%, or $25bn (€22.3bn), in the wake of the pandemic and national lockdown.
Prior to the outbreak of the virus,...
Veteran centre-right politician Roselyne Bachelot has been announced as France’s new minister of culture, becoming the fifth person to take-up the portfolio in five years.
She arrives in the post as the country’s culture sector faces its most challenging period since World War Two due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to a recent study by the French culture ministry, revenue for the entire sector has fallen by 25%, or $25bn (€22.3bn), in the wake of the pandemic and national lockdown.
Prior to the outbreak of the virus,...
- 7/7/2020
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦69¦
- ScreenDaily
The climax of this year’s Canneseries came, appropriately enough, at its end, Ep. 1 of Russell T. Davies’ “Years & Years,” its final series, which played at its closing gala, concluded. There was a brief silence and then a barrage of applause. The audience knew,if comments from spectators made as they walked out of Cannes Palais des Festivals were anything to go by, that they had just caught the world premiere of the first episode of one of the great series of the year: a searing political analysis, delivered through a down-the-years family drama, of one future for Britain.
There were more of what Canneseries artistic director Albin Lewi calls “Magic moments”: Diana Rigg accepting Variety Icon Award with a mixture of self effacement, good humor and trie emotion; the metamorphosis in the space of 15 minutes at the awards ceremony of Spain’s Leticia Dolera from a budding filmmaker,...
There were more of what Canneseries artistic director Albin Lewi calls “Magic moments”: Diana Rigg accepting Variety Icon Award with a mixture of self effacement, good humor and trie emotion; the metamorphosis in the space of 15 minutes at the awards ceremony of Spain’s Leticia Dolera from a budding filmmaker,...
- 10/22/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Cannes — Few recent novels have impacted more in France than the “Vernon Subutex,” from Virginie Despentes (“Baisse Moi”), published as a trilogy from 2015 to 2017.
A Canal Plus Création Originale – Original Series – sold abroad by Studiocanal, starring Romain Duris (“The Beat That My Heart Skipped”) and opening 2019’s 2nd Canneseries this Friday, “Vernon Subutex”, which bows on Canal Plus on Monday, is one of the most anticipated French premium of the year. Whether it is at all a faithful adaptation of the novel is another question.
The plots still there.In the 1980s, young Vernon Subutex was a living legend, owner of a record shop worshipped for its tastes its partying. 20, 30 years later, after his shop went bust, he’s getting evicted from his flat.
Reaches out to former contacts still involved in the music industry. After a night with rock star Alex Bleach, Vernon becomes a wanted man when Bleach...
A Canal Plus Création Originale – Original Series – sold abroad by Studiocanal, starring Romain Duris (“The Beat That My Heart Skipped”) and opening 2019’s 2nd Canneseries this Friday, “Vernon Subutex”, which bows on Canal Plus on Monday, is one of the most anticipated French premium of the year. Whether it is at all a faithful adaptation of the novel is another question.
The plots still there.In the 1980s, young Vernon Subutex was a living legend, owner of a record shop worshipped for its tastes its partying. 20, 30 years later, after his shop went bust, he’s getting evicted from his flat.
Reaches out to former contacts still involved in the music industry. After a night with rock star Alex Bleach, Vernon becomes a wanted man when Bleach...
- 4/8/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
The line-up includes new TV projects from Hirokazu Kore-eda, Gurinder Chadha and Gregg Araki.
Canneseries, the annual TV festival running alongside the Miptv content market in Cannes, has unveiled the competition line-up for its second edition (April 5-10).
The first two epsidoes from 10 new international series will screen in the main competition.
Titles include Channing Powell’s London-set psychological thriller The Feed for Amazon and Liberty Global. David Thewlis stars in the dystopian tale as the inventor of a brain implant that allows people to share thoughts and emotions alongside Guy Burnet, Michelle Fairley and Nina Toussaint-White as his family members.
Canneseries, the annual TV festival running alongside the Miptv content market in Cannes, has unveiled the competition line-up for its second edition (April 5-10).
The first two epsidoes from 10 new international series will screen in the main competition.
Titles include Channing Powell’s London-set psychological thriller The Feed for Amazon and Liberty Global. David Thewlis stars in the dystopian tale as the inventor of a brain implant that allows people to share thoughts and emotions alongside Guy Burnet, Michelle Fairley and Nina Toussaint-White as his family members.
- 3/13/2019
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Paris — Netflix Original Series “How To Sell Drugs Online (Fast),” BBC One-Canal Plus-HBO drama “Years & Years” and Amazon/Liberty Global order “The Feed” look like potential highlights at a 2nd Canneseries festival whose much enlarged U.S. presence also takes in Starz double-bill “The Rook” and “Now Apocalypse” and AMC’s “NOS4A2.”
Added to the announced Canal Plus-Studiocanal “Vernon Subutex,” Fremantle’s “Beecham House,” backed by ITV, and now Beta Film’s “Bauhaus- A New Era,” a Zero One/Constantin TV/ Nadcon production for Zdf/Arte – Canneseries boasts a half-dozen-or-so banner world premieres from big U.S. and European players, playing in or out of competition.
Beyond the occasional title, such as Belgium’s “The Twelve” which Federation Entertainment brought onto the market at Mipcom, the Canneseries competition looks to have a strong line in comedy, and also be, as artist director Albin Lewi put it – presenting 2019’s Canneseries...
Added to the announced Canal Plus-Studiocanal “Vernon Subutex,” Fremantle’s “Beecham House,” backed by ITV, and now Beta Film’s “Bauhaus- A New Era,” a Zero One/Constantin TV/ Nadcon production for Zdf/Arte – Canneseries boasts a half-dozen-or-so banner world premieres from big U.S. and European players, playing in or out of competition.
Beyond the occasional title, such as Belgium’s “The Twelve” which Federation Entertainment brought onto the market at Mipcom, the Canneseries competition looks to have a strong line in comedy, and also be, as artist director Albin Lewi put it – presenting 2019’s Canneseries...
- 3/13/2019
- by John Hopewell and Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
Eight years after launching in Paris’ Forum des Images, the ever-growing Series Mania festival will use its first edition in the northeastern city of Lille as a kind of soft reboot, banking on the accumulated value of the Series Mania brand while substantially broadening its scope and sweep.
Running from April 27-May 5 in France’s fifth-largest city, the TV-focused event will screen episodes from 77 series across a number of different programs, while also hosting an international cross-section of writers and producers during its Industry Forum running May 2-4.
Benefitting from a robust €3.5 million ($4.3 million) investment from the regional government and the opportunities offered by Lille’s relatively compact urban core, the organizers hope to foster a more outwardly encompassing atmosphere than previous editions, which had remained confined to Paris’ Forum des Images complex.
General director Laurence Herszberg, who launched the festival in Paris and has followed it north, cites the...
Running from April 27-May 5 in France’s fifth-largest city, the TV-focused event will screen episodes from 77 series across a number of different programs, while also hosting an international cross-section of writers and producers during its Industry Forum running May 2-4.
Benefitting from a robust €3.5 million ($4.3 million) investment from the regional government and the opportunities offered by Lille’s relatively compact urban core, the organizers hope to foster a more outwardly encompassing atmosphere than previous editions, which had remained confined to Paris’ Forum des Images complex.
General director Laurence Herszberg, who launched the festival in Paris and has followed it north, cites the...
- 4/27/2018
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
A global roster of honorees were celebrated at Miptv’s medal of honor luncheon, with Federation Entertainment CEO Pascal Breton, Bambu Productions executive producer Theresa Fernandez-Valdes, Global Agency CEO Izzet Pinto, and Youku and Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group president Weidong Yang receiving honors.
CanneSeries president and former French Minister of Culture Fleur Pellerin presented Breton with his prize, calling him a “pioneer” in French production. “We are the center of this very strange milieu where art meets business,” Pellerin said of the Miptv market alongside her newly launched festival.
“We are living in a ...
CanneSeries president and former French Minister of Culture Fleur Pellerin presented Breton with his prize, calling him a “pioneer” in French production. “We are the center of this very strange milieu where art meets business,” Pellerin said of the Miptv market alongside her newly launched festival.
“We are living in a ...
- 4/11/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Cannes — Michelle Dockery, who found fame around the globe as “Downton Abbey’s” Lady Mary Crawley, was honored with the first Variety Icon Award for Canneseries at Saturday’s official opening ceremony for the inaugural Cannes TV fest.
Described by Variety’s Stewart Clarke as “an actor at the top of their game during this golden age of scripted television,” Dockery, striking in a one-strap full-length red evening gown, told a packed Palais des Festivals crowd that in the last decade, “pretty well as long as I’ve been doing TV,” television had “transformed enormously.” “I feel extremely fortunate to be part of the international surge in its landscape,” she added.
She had another, more personal, reason for being happy for the Variety Icon Award.
As a teenager Dockery was “obsessed” with television, she confessed on stage in her acceptance speech: “I would sit with my mum and dad, we would watch ‘Prime Suspect,...
Described by Variety’s Stewart Clarke as “an actor at the top of their game during this golden age of scripted television,” Dockery, striking in a one-strap full-length red evening gown, told a packed Palais des Festivals crowd that in the last decade, “pretty well as long as I’ve been doing TV,” television had “transformed enormously.” “I feel extremely fortunate to be part of the international surge in its landscape,” she added.
She had another, more personal, reason for being happy for the Variety Icon Award.
As a teenager Dockery was “obsessed” with television, she confessed on stage in her acceptance speech: “I would sit with my mum and dad, we would watch ‘Prime Suspect,...
- 4/8/2018
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
As part of its inaugural television festival, Canneseries launches its first official competition April 7, in which 10 series from nine countries will compete for awards in five categories: best series, performance, special performance, screenplay and music.
“The idea is to show how high-quality TV series have become and introduce shows that aren’t necessarily selling outside of their home territory,” says Albin Lewi, artistic director for Canneseries. “Things are changing. We see that people accept content that is not in their own language. It’s a good moment to show the diversity of television.”
The jury will be headed by American author and screenwriter Harlan Coben, who will preside over a panel consisting of German actress Paula Beer, French director and screenwriter Audrey Fouché, Turkish actress Melisa Sözen, Chilean-Canadian composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer and “The Wire” actor Michael Kenneth Williams.
From April 7 to 11, festival participants can screen series from Belgium,...
“The idea is to show how high-quality TV series have become and introduce shows that aren’t necessarily selling outside of their home territory,” says Albin Lewi, artistic director for Canneseries. “Things are changing. We see that people accept content that is not in their own language. It’s a good moment to show the diversity of television.”
The jury will be headed by American author and screenwriter Harlan Coben, who will preside over a panel consisting of German actress Paula Beer, French director and screenwriter Audrey Fouché, Turkish actress Melisa Sözen, Chilean-Canadian composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer and “The Wire” actor Michael Kenneth Williams.
From April 7 to 11, festival participants can screen series from Belgium,...
- 4/5/2018
- by Carita Rizzo
- Variety Film + TV
Y Tu Mama Tambien director Gael García Bernal, Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller Bridge, Dexter’s Michael C Hall and The Wire’s Michael Kenneth Williams are all set to walk the famous steps of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes this week. However, instead of the film festival’s famous red carpet, the group will be strolling down a pink carpet for the launch of TV festival Canneseries.
The event, which takes place alongside Mip TV from April 4 – 11, is the brainchild of Cannes mayor David Lisnard, who wanted to replicate the success of the city’s film festival with an event celebrating the small screen. It is run by former French Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin and former TF1 executive Benoît Louvet, who is managing director.
Louvet tells Deadline: “Our aim has always been to introduce a world class international festival dedicated to series, made possible by the location, the city of Cannes,...
The event, which takes place alongside Mip TV from April 4 – 11, is the brainchild of Cannes mayor David Lisnard, who wanted to replicate the success of the city’s film festival with an event celebrating the small screen. It is run by former French Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin and former TF1 executive Benoît Louvet, who is managing director.
Louvet tells Deadline: “Our aim has always been to introduce a world class international festival dedicated to series, made possible by the location, the city of Cannes,...
- 4/4/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The event launches in Cannes this April.
Canneseries, the international TV festival launching in Cannes this April (7-11), has revealed the ten series in its official competition selection.
Scroll down for full line-up
The titles include Killing Eve created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) and starring Sandra Oh and Fiona Shaw, and Aquí En La Terra, created by Gael García Bernal with Kyzza Terrazas and Jorge Dorantes.
The titles were selected by Canneseries artistic director Albin Lewi.
The festival was founded by David Lisnard, mayor of Cannes and presided by former French culture minister Fleur Pellerin. It will run alongside Miptv.
Canneseries, the international TV festival launching in Cannes this April (7-11), has revealed the ten series in its official competition selection.
Scroll down for full line-up
The titles include Killing Eve created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) and starring Sandra Oh and Fiona Shaw, and Aquí En La Terra, created by Gael García Bernal with Kyzza Terrazas and Jorge Dorantes.
The titles were selected by Canneseries artistic director Albin Lewi.
The festival was founded by David Lisnard, mayor of Cannes and presided by former French culture minister Fleur Pellerin. It will run alongside Miptv.
- 3/13/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Canneseries, the new TV festival set to launch in April during the Mip TV market, will be open for submissions starting next month.
Organizers revealed plans and a timetable for the festival during a press conference Monday in Cannes. They also announced that Danish actress Sidse Babett Knudsen (“Borgen”) would serve as patron for the inaugural Canneseries event.
“It’s an exciting moment for us,” said artistic director Albin Lewi, who unveiled the setup for Canneseries along side president Fleur Pellerin and managing director Benoît Louvet. ” It was just ideas six months ago. Now we are real and really ambitious.”
Canneseries will run from April 4 to 11 next year in the city of Cannes, with the official competition set to take place between April 7 and 11 at the Auditorium Lumiére in the Palais des Festivals.
Read More:Cannes Tackles Television: Why a Global TV Festival Could Be a Gamechanger
The competition will present 10 world premiere series,...
Organizers revealed plans and a timetable for the festival during a press conference Monday in Cannes. They also announced that Danish actress Sidse Babett Knudsen (“Borgen”) would serve as patron for the inaugural Canneseries event.
“It’s an exciting moment for us,” said artistic director Albin Lewi, who unveiled the setup for Canneseries along side president Fleur Pellerin and managing director Benoît Louvet. ” It was just ideas six months ago. Now we are real and really ambitious.”
Canneseries will run from April 4 to 11 next year in the city of Cannes, with the official competition set to take place between April 7 and 11 at the Auditorium Lumiére in the Palais des Festivals.
Read More:Cannes Tackles Television: Why a Global TV Festival Could Be a Gamechanger
The competition will present 10 world premiere series,...
- 10/16/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Grand jury for competitive event to comprise five international personalities.
Cannes mayor David Lisnard revealed on Monday details of the international TV festival he is spearheading.
The event, which it was previously announced has been earmarked for April 2018 and will run alongside Miptv, will be called Cannes Series.
“We’re taking the same model as the film festival,” Lisnard told a press conference in the Palais des Festivals on the first day of Miptv.
The inaugural edition will include an international competition revolving around an official selection of 10 unreleased series spanning all genres, lengths and screening devices, as well as a larger programme of some 200 screenings throughout the town aimed at the public.
There will be a grand jury composed of five international personalities known for their “artistic sensitivity”.
Lisnard stressed that the eventual artistic director and selection committee – both of which are yet to appointed – would operate autonomously like the film festival.
The mayor was...
Cannes mayor David Lisnard revealed on Monday details of the international TV festival he is spearheading.
The event, which it was previously announced has been earmarked for April 2018 and will run alongside Miptv, will be called Cannes Series.
“We’re taking the same model as the film festival,” Lisnard told a press conference in the Palais des Festivals on the first day of Miptv.
The inaugural edition will include an international competition revolving around an official selection of 10 unreleased series spanning all genres, lengths and screening devices, as well as a larger programme of some 200 screenings throughout the town aimed at the public.
There will be a grand jury composed of five international personalities known for their “artistic sensitivity”.
Lisnard stressed that the eventual artistic director and selection committee – both of which are yet to appointed – would operate autonomously like the film festival.
The mayor was...
- 4/3/2017
- ScreenDaily
Grand jury to comprise five international personalities.
Cannes mayor David Lisnard revealed on Monday details of the international TV festival he is spearheading.
The event, which it was previously announced has been earmarked for April 2018 and will run alongside Miptv, will be called Cannes Series.
“We’re taking the same model as the film festival,” Lisnard told a press conference in the Palais des Festivals on the first day of Miptv.
The inaugural edition will include an international competition revolving around an official selection of 10 unreleased series spanning all genres, lengths and screening devices, as well as a larger programme of some 200 screenings throughout the town aimed at the public.
There will be a grand jury composed of five international personalities known for their “artistic sensitivity”.
Lisnard stressed that the eventual artistic director and selection committee – both of which are yet to appointed – would operate autonomously like the film festival.
The mayor was...
Cannes mayor David Lisnard revealed on Monday details of the international TV festival he is spearheading.
The event, which it was previously announced has been earmarked for April 2018 and will run alongside Miptv, will be called Cannes Series.
“We’re taking the same model as the film festival,” Lisnard told a press conference in the Palais des Festivals on the first day of Miptv.
The inaugural edition will include an international competition revolving around an official selection of 10 unreleased series spanning all genres, lengths and screening devices, as well as a larger programme of some 200 screenings throughout the town aimed at the public.
There will be a grand jury composed of five international personalities known for their “artistic sensitivity”.
Lisnard stressed that the eventual artistic director and selection committee – both of which are yet to appointed – would operate autonomously like the film festival.
The mayor was...
- 4/3/2017
- ScreenDaily
France pushes on with state-backed TV festival which could take place in April.
France has chosen Lille as the host city for a state-backed Cannes Film Festival-style event dedicated to television series.
The northern France city was among five locations to bid for the event in November alongside Paris, Cannes, Bordeaux and Nice.
The choice was made in consultation with a number of film and TV professional bodies and broadcasters overseen by the National Cinema Centre (Cnc).
“The location unanimously agreed on by the professionals is Lille,” said the body in a report detailing the decision.
The Cnc said the aim was to launch the festival as early as 2018.
“France needs to position itself quickly with regards to such an event because international competitors are establishing themselves elsewhere,” said the Cnc report.
“The festivals of Berlin and Toronto are trying to position themselves [in the drama domain], without real success until now, while lighter events like C21 in London and La...
France has chosen Lille as the host city for a state-backed Cannes Film Festival-style event dedicated to television series.
The northern France city was among five locations to bid for the event in November alongside Paris, Cannes, Bordeaux and Nice.
The choice was made in consultation with a number of film and TV professional bodies and broadcasters overseen by the National Cinema Centre (Cnc).
“The location unanimously agreed on by the professionals is Lille,” said the body in a report detailing the decision.
The Cnc said the aim was to launch the festival as early as 2018.
“France needs to position itself quickly with regards to such an event because international competitors are establishing themselves elsewhere,” said the Cnc report.
“The festivals of Berlin and Toronto are trying to position themselves [in the drama domain], without real success until now, while lighter events like C21 in London and La...
- 3/24/2017
- ScreenDaily
Previously announced event for TV series will run alongside MipTv.
Former French minister of culture and communication Fleur Pellerin has been announced as the president of the inaugural International Cannes Festival of Series, which will make its debut in April 2018.
“I’m honoured for the trust given to me and will carry with passion the ambitions of this rendezvous, for both professionals and the public, so that it imposes itself on the international calendar,” Pellerin said in a statement put out by Cannes city hall.
Her appointment was proposed by the mayor of Cannes David Lisnard, the driving force behind the festival, the statement added.
The drama festival is being devised in partnership with Reed Midem, organiser of the TV and content markets MipTV and Mipcom as well as French pay-tv group Canal+ and will run alongside MipTv in April.
Pellerin said the creation of the festival was timely and built on one her ambitions when she...
Former French minister of culture and communication Fleur Pellerin has been announced as the president of the inaugural International Cannes Festival of Series, which will make its debut in April 2018.
“I’m honoured for the trust given to me and will carry with passion the ambitions of this rendezvous, for both professionals and the public, so that it imposes itself on the international calendar,” Pellerin said in a statement put out by Cannes city hall.
Her appointment was proposed by the mayor of Cannes David Lisnard, the driving force behind the festival, the statement added.
The drama festival is being devised in partnership with Reed Midem, organiser of the TV and content markets MipTV and Mipcom as well as French pay-tv group Canal+ and will run alongside MipTv in April.
Pellerin said the creation of the festival was timely and built on one her ambitions when she...
- 3/8/2017
- ScreenDaily
Audrey Azoulay has been announced as France’s new Minister of Culture and Telecommunications, replacing Fleur Pellerin.
Pellerin’s unexpected departure was part of a larger cabinet reshuffle by French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, which saw three other portfolios change hands.
Her departure came just days after she made her first visit to the Us on a trip to promote France’s new improved tax credits international productions, during which she met with several majors including 20th Century Fox, Universal Studios, Sony Pictures and Lionsgate and Warner Brothers to discuss topics such as the copyright and piracy.
The minister, who was in the job for 18 months, was reported by French media to have burst into tears and nearly fainted on receiving the news she was being replaced.
In an emotional outgoing speech, the Korean-born minister, who was adopted by a French family when she was just a few months old, referred to her...
Pellerin’s unexpected departure was part of a larger cabinet reshuffle by French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, which saw three other portfolios change hands.
Her departure came just days after she made her first visit to the Us on a trip to promote France’s new improved tax credits international productions, during which she met with several majors including 20th Century Fox, Universal Studios, Sony Pictures and Lionsgate and Warner Brothers to discuss topics such as the copyright and piracy.
The minister, who was in the job for 18 months, was reported by French media to have burst into tears and nearly fainted on receiving the news she was being replaced.
In an emotional outgoing speech, the Korean-born minister, who was adopted by a French family when she was just a few months old, referred to her...
- 2/12/2016
- ScreenDaily
Update with Martin Scorsese statement: Veteran French filmmaker Jacques Rivette has died at the age of 87. The French New Wave director has an illustrious list of credits including La Belle Noiseuse, Celine and Julie Go Boating and L’Amour Fou. The news was confirmed today by French culture minister Fleur Pellerin, who tweeted Rivette was "one of the greatest filmmakers of intimacy and impatient love." Rivette started his career alongside New Wave luminareis Jean Luc…...
- 1/29/2016
- Deadline
Jacques Rivette, a leading figure in the French New Wave movement best known for experimental and challenging works, died Friday in Paris. He was 87. The director, who had reportedly suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, was praised as “one of the greatest filmmakers of intimacy and impatient love” in a tweet by French culture minister Fleur Pellerin. Though he worked in the shadow of François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard in terms of mainstream popularity, he was widely praised within the New Wave circle and produced more than two dozen feature films over six decades. Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2016 (Photos) His notable.
- 1/29/2016
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
The French New Wave director’s noted films included La Belle Noiseuse, Celine And Julie Go Boating and Out 1.
Director Jacques Rivette, the director of titles including Celine And Julie Go Boating and La Belle Noiseuse, has died at the age of 87.
Rivette was a notable film-maker of the French New Wave movement during the 1950s and 60s, alongside the likes of François Truffautand Jean-Luc Godard.
He was also a critic for influential film journal Cahiers du Cinéma, writing with Eric Rohmer, Claude Chabrol and others under the tutelage of editor Andre Bazin.
Often noted for the length of his films, Rivette’s 1971 feature Out 1 ran for a remarkable 729 minutes (depending on which cut you watch) and has since become a cult hit for cinephiles.
Fleur Pellerin, the French culture minister, tweeted that Rivette was “one of the greatest filmmakers of intimacy and impatient love”.
Martin Scorsese issued the following statement: “The news of Jacques Rivette’s passing...
Director Jacques Rivette, the director of titles including Celine And Julie Go Boating and La Belle Noiseuse, has died at the age of 87.
Rivette was a notable film-maker of the French New Wave movement during the 1950s and 60s, alongside the likes of François Truffautand Jean-Luc Godard.
He was also a critic for influential film journal Cahiers du Cinéma, writing with Eric Rohmer, Claude Chabrol and others under the tutelage of editor Andre Bazin.
Often noted for the length of his films, Rivette’s 1971 feature Out 1 ran for a remarkable 729 minutes (depending on which cut you watch) and has since become a cult hit for cinephiles.
Fleur Pellerin, the French culture minister, tweeted that Rivette was “one of the greatest filmmakers of intimacy and impatient love”.
Martin Scorsese issued the following statement: “The news of Jacques Rivette’s passing...
- 1/29/2016
- ScreenDaily
Films tackling Islamic extremism get limited theatrical release in France following November attacks.
A French documentary, exploring the ideology of the ultra-conservative Islamic Salafist movement in Africa, is whipping up debate in France after the pro-Sharia and Jihadi beliefs freely expressed by interviewees in the work resulted in it being given an 18-certificate, effectively halting its theatrical release.
French film-maker François Margolin and Mauritanian journalist Lemine Ould M. Salem’s joint work Salafists (Salafistes) combines images of life under Islamic law, or Sharia, in the Malian cities of Timbuktu and Gao in 2012 and interviews with Salafist ideologues and followers in Tunisia, Mali and Mauritania.
The central criticism of the film is that it gives free rein to the interviewees to express their extremist beliefs without any counterbalancing commentary or points of view.
French Minister of Culture and Communication Fleur Pellerin said her decision had been based on the fact that the film included “scenes and speeches of extreme...
A French documentary, exploring the ideology of the ultra-conservative Islamic Salafist movement in Africa, is whipping up debate in France after the pro-Sharia and Jihadi beliefs freely expressed by interviewees in the work resulted in it being given an 18-certificate, effectively halting its theatrical release.
French film-maker François Margolin and Mauritanian journalist Lemine Ould M. Salem’s joint work Salafists (Salafistes) combines images of life under Islamic law, or Sharia, in the Malian cities of Timbuktu and Gao in 2012 and interviews with Salafist ideologues and followers in Tunisia, Mali and Mauritania.
The central criticism of the film is that it gives free rein to the interviewees to express their extremist beliefs without any counterbalancing commentary or points of view.
French Minister of Culture and Communication Fleur Pellerin said her decision had been based on the fact that the film included “scenes and speeches of extreme...
- 1/28/2016
- ScreenDaily
Plus: Order Of Arts And Letters for Michael Keaton; Oscar Wilde honours for Sarah Greene.
Chicago-based distributor Music Box Films has acquired North American rights to Luc Jacquet’s documentary Ice And The Sky and set a second quarter theatrical release. The film centres on glaciologist Claude Lorius, who pioneered the study of ice cores in Antarctica to understand the impact of global warming. Music Box Films president William Schopf brokered the deal with Carole Baraton of Wild Bunch.
Spotlight star Michael Keaton was named Officer Of The Order Of Arts And Letters by France’s Minister Of Culture And Communication, Fleur Pellerin, at a ceremony in Paris on Monday. Spotlight earned six Oscar nominations last week and opens in France on January 27.Sarah Greene will be honoured along with James Corden and Snow Patrol for the Us-Ireland Alliance’s Oscar Wilde Awards on February 25 in Santa Monica. Greene can currently be seen in the TV series...
Chicago-based distributor Music Box Films has acquired North American rights to Luc Jacquet’s documentary Ice And The Sky and set a second quarter theatrical release. The film centres on glaciologist Claude Lorius, who pioneered the study of ice cores in Antarctica to understand the impact of global warming. Music Box Films president William Schopf brokered the deal with Carole Baraton of Wild Bunch.
Spotlight star Michael Keaton was named Officer Of The Order Of Arts And Letters by France’s Minister Of Culture And Communication, Fleur Pellerin, at a ceremony in Paris on Monday. Spotlight earned six Oscar nominations last week and opens in France on January 27.Sarah Greene will be honoured along with James Corden and Snow Patrol for the Us-Ireland Alliance’s Oscar Wilde Awards on February 25 in Santa Monica. Greene can currently be seen in the TV series...
- 1/18/2016
- ScreenDaily
Michael Keaton was at the French Culture Ministry in Paris on Monday to be made an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters. The honor, given by the French government in recognition of significant contribution to the arts, was presented by Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin. In a brief speech, Keaton said he was “grateful and honored for such a tribute. This is something about which as a boy I could never have imagined — and as a boy I had a big imagination. Yours is a…...
- 1/18/2016
- Deadline
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Barack Obama‘s favorite movie of the year is The Martian (and The Knick his favorite TV show), while Michelle Obama‘s pick is Inside Out, People reports.
If you’re in New York City, Punch-Drunk Love is screening with a live orchestra score this March at Bam:
Bam and Wordless Music present a special screening of Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2002 film Punch-Drunk Love, featuring Jon Brion’s original score re-orchestrated and performed live by the Wordless Music Orchestra. For this unique experience, Sony Pictures and Anderson have produced a new score-less print of the film to be screened alongside the 40-plus member orchestra, led by conductor Ryan...
Barack Obama‘s favorite movie of the year is The Martian (and The Knick his favorite TV show), while Michelle Obama‘s pick is Inside Out, People reports.
If you’re in New York City, Punch-Drunk Love is screening with a live orchestra score this March at Bam:
Bam and Wordless Music present a special screening of Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2002 film Punch-Drunk Love, featuring Jon Brion’s original score re-orchestrated and performed live by the Wordless Music Orchestra. For this unique experience, Sony Pictures and Anderson have produced a new score-less print of the film to be screened alongside the 40-plus member orchestra, led by conductor Ryan...
- 12/10/2015
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
Ruling over Palme d’Or winner fuels growing fears of conservative backlash in France.
A French court has cancelled the under-12 classification of Cannes d’Or winner Blue is the Warmest Colour following pressure from a Catholic pressure group, fuelling growing fears of a conservative backlash in France.
The Paris Administrative Court of Appeal ruling published on Wednesday (Dec 9) said the picture’s “realistic sex scenes” were are “of a nature that could impact the sensitivity of a young public” and ordered French Minister of Culture and Communications Fleur Pellerin to re-examine the classification within a two-month period.
The ruling, some two years after Abdellatif Kechiche’s passionate lesbian love story was released theatrically in France, has sparked consternation in cinema circles and beyond.
France’s under-18 rating was originally created in 2001 in response to the controversy surrounding the classification of Virginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi’s Baisse- Moi.
It is aimed...
A French court has cancelled the under-12 classification of Cannes d’Or winner Blue is the Warmest Colour following pressure from a Catholic pressure group, fuelling growing fears of a conservative backlash in France.
The Paris Administrative Court of Appeal ruling published on Wednesday (Dec 9) said the picture’s “realistic sex scenes” were are “of a nature that could impact the sensitivity of a young public” and ordered French Minister of Culture and Communications Fleur Pellerin to re-examine the classification within a two-month period.
The ruling, some two years after Abdellatif Kechiche’s passionate lesbian love story was released theatrically in France, has sparked consternation in cinema circles and beyond.
France’s under-18 rating was originally created in 2001 in response to the controversy surrounding the classification of Virginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi’s Baisse- Moi.
It is aimed...
- 12/10/2015
- ScreenDaily
Cultural monuments and institutions including the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, and the Notre Dame Cathedral, as well as movie theaters, reopened Monday at 1 p.m. local time following the devastating terrorist attack in Paris that killed at least 129 people. (Some museums, like the Musée d'Orsay, which normally closes on Mondays, remain closed.) The country's largest theater chain, Gaumont-Pathé, also reopened, and television stations have resumed their regular programming Monday. "In tragic moments that pass over France, culture is more than ever the symbolic place of discovery for oneself and others," Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin said in a statement issued Sunday night. The country also observed one minute of silence at noon in remembrance of those lost in the attacks.
- 11/16/2015
- by E. Alex Jung
- Vulture
Director courts controversy in France amid tax credit stand-off.
Luc Besson is threatening to shoot his ambitious sci-fi picture Valérian and the City of a Thousand Planets in Hungary rather than France if regulations governing French film credits are not tweaked to accommodate the production.
The ambitious $180m production is not eligible for a 20% tax credit for French films, due to the fact it will be in English and star a mainly non-French cast, and does not qualify for the Tax Rebate for International Production (Trip) either because it is a local production.
“I’m in a legal hole,” Besson said in an interview on a culture programme on French radio station Rtl this week.
“I’ve contacted the authorities because I’d really like to shoot the film in France. There is a tiny little problem: the tax credits.
“In France, they’re set at 20% for French films and 30% for foreigners but I am a French...
Luc Besson is threatening to shoot his ambitious sci-fi picture Valérian and the City of a Thousand Planets in Hungary rather than France if regulations governing French film credits are not tweaked to accommodate the production.
The ambitious $180m production is not eligible for a 20% tax credit for French films, due to the fact it will be in English and star a mainly non-French cast, and does not qualify for the Tax Rebate for International Production (Trip) either because it is a local production.
“I’m in a legal hole,” Besson said in an interview on a culture programme on French radio station Rtl this week.
“I’ve contacted the authorities because I’d really like to shoot the film in France. There is a tiny little problem: the tax credits.
“In France, they’re set at 20% for French films and 30% for foreigners but I am a French...
- 8/27/2015
- ScreenDaily
The French ratings board has ignored the advice of culture minister Fleur Pellerin who recommended a stronger rating for the explicit drama
Gaspar Noé’s controversial new film Love has been given a 16 rating in France, despite a recommendation that it should receive a higher certificate.
Related: Love review: Gaspar Noé's hardcore 3D sex movie is fifty shades of vanilla
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Gaspar Noé’s controversial new film Love has been given a 16 rating in France, despite a recommendation that it should receive a higher certificate.
Related: Love review: Gaspar Noé's hardcore 3D sex movie is fifty shades of vanilla
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- 7/3/2015
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
French film guilds support director’s film Love amid fears the country’s culture minister is cowing to rightwing pressure for more restrictive film classification
Gaspar Noé’s Love, a story of relationships, romance and 3D cum shots, has French film guilds rallying to its cause after the country’s minister of culture and communication, Fleur Pellerin, asked for its certification to be bumped up from a -16 (forbidden to under-16s) to a -18 (forbidden for under-18s).
Guilds, including the Arp, France’s association of directors, authors and producers, fear Pellerin is cowing to pressure from Promouvoir, a rightwing group notorious for pushing for more restrictive of film classification, according to Variety.
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Gaspar Noé’s Love, a story of relationships, romance and 3D cum shots, has French film guilds rallying to its cause after the country’s minister of culture and communication, Fleur Pellerin, asked for its certification to be bumped up from a -16 (forbidden to under-16s) to a -18 (forbidden for under-18s).
Guilds, including the Arp, France’s association of directors, authors and producers, fear Pellerin is cowing to pressure from Promouvoir, a rightwing group notorious for pushing for more restrictive of film classification, according to Variety.
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- 6/30/2015
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
Screen is reporting live from the Closing Ceremony of the 68th Cannes Film Festival, including quotes from the red carpet.
Refresh this page for the latest updates (Grand Prix has been announced… nearly at the big one)
After 12 days of world premieres and red carpets, the winners of the 68th Cannes Film Festival are being revealed inside the Lumière Theatre.
Opinion from Screen’s jury of critics gave close to top marks to both Todd Haynes’ Carol, starring Cate Blanchett, and Hou Hsiao-hsien’s period Chinese drama The Assassin, while Gus Van Sant’s The Sea of Trees, starring Matthew McConaughey, scored a 12-year low.
But it is the jury chaired by Us filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen that will decide who takes home the prestigous Palme d’Or.
Despite Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Lobster being the bookies favourite to take the top prize, it was Hungarian Holocaust drama Son Of Saul that picked up the Fipresci...
Refresh this page for the latest updates (Grand Prix has been announced… nearly at the big one)
After 12 days of world premieres and red carpets, the winners of the 68th Cannes Film Festival are being revealed inside the Lumière Theatre.
Opinion from Screen’s jury of critics gave close to top marks to both Todd Haynes’ Carol, starring Cate Blanchett, and Hou Hsiao-hsien’s period Chinese drama The Assassin, while Gus Van Sant’s The Sea of Trees, starring Matthew McConaughey, scored a 12-year low.
But it is the jury chaired by Us filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen that will decide who takes home the prestigous Palme d’Or.
Despite Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Lobster being the bookies favourite to take the top prize, it was Hungarian Holocaust drama Son Of Saul that picked up the Fipresci...
- 5/24/2015
- ScreenDaily
European media and culture ministers discussed the European Commission’s plans for a Digital Single Market (Dsm) at this week’s Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council in Brussels.
Latvia’s Minister of Culture Dace Melbārde, who chaired the meeting attended by colleagues from the 28 EU Member States, noted that there had been an ¨intensive¨ policy debate on future audiovisual policy.
Fresh from his visit to the Cannes Film Festival at the weekend, European Commissioner Günther Oettinger outlined the Commission’s Dsm package to the assembled ministers and senior civil servants and spoke later of ¨a constructive discussion¨ and ¨a series of expectations and requests regarding the audiovisual directive.¨
¨ All the ministers agreed that the Audiovisual Media Services Directive is a major cornerstone in the future audiovisual sector¨, Melbārde said, although there was ¨some concern¨ about the Dsm’s impact on the competitiveness of small cultural areas and small languages and divisions among some ministers about the proposals...
Latvia’s Minister of Culture Dace Melbārde, who chaired the meeting attended by colleagues from the 28 EU Member States, noted that there had been an ¨intensive¨ policy debate on future audiovisual policy.
Fresh from his visit to the Cannes Film Festival at the weekend, European Commissioner Günther Oettinger outlined the Commission’s Dsm package to the assembled ministers and senior civil servants and spoke later of ¨a constructive discussion¨ and ¨a series of expectations and requests regarding the audiovisual directive.¨
¨ All the ministers agreed that the Audiovisual Media Services Directive is a major cornerstone in the future audiovisual sector¨, Melbārde said, although there was ¨some concern¨ about the Dsm’s impact on the competitiveness of small cultural areas and small languages and divisions among some ministers about the proposals...
- 5/20/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
As the European Commission limbers up for its second European Film Forum in Cannes on Monday (May 18), plans are already afoot to take the audiovisual summit to the film festivals in Venice, San Sebastian, London and Tallinn.
The Forum’s edition in Tallinn will be held during the Black Nights Film Festival’s Industry@Tallinn (Nov 16-20), when issues to be addressed will include new sales and distribution channels, audience development, and partnerships between venture capital and film funding.
This morning (Sunday) will see European Commissioner Günther Oettinger, responsible for Digital Economy and Society, beginning a busy two-day programme of high-level meetings with key players of the European and international film industry.
He will meet with France’s Minister of Culture Fleur Pellerin, a delegation of filmmakers led by Michel Hazanavicius and Costa Gavras as well as a forum of young European directors and screenwriters of the “digital generation” and Cannes Film Festival’s president Pierre Lescure, among...
The Forum’s edition in Tallinn will be held during the Black Nights Film Festival’s Industry@Tallinn (Nov 16-20), when issues to be addressed will include new sales and distribution channels, audience development, and partnerships between venture capital and film funding.
This morning (Sunday) will see European Commissioner Günther Oettinger, responsible for Digital Economy and Society, beginning a busy two-day programme of high-level meetings with key players of the European and international film industry.
He will meet with France’s Minister of Culture Fleur Pellerin, a delegation of filmmakers led by Michel Hazanavicius and Costa Gavras as well as a forum of young European directors and screenwriters of the “digital generation” and Cannes Film Festival’s president Pierre Lescure, among...
- 5/17/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
France’s government is moving quickly to mobilise the country’s top media execs in the wake of terror group Isis’ hacking of TV5 Monde. French minister of culture Fleur Pellerin said she wanted to bring together all the heads France’s top TV companies as well as newspaper groups and the news agency Agence France-Presse within 24 hours to tackle any potential vulnerability to future cyber attacks. Late Wednesday night, TV5 Monde’s broadcast was blacked out for a few hours…...
- 4/9/2015
- Deadline TV
Bolster European players and force global internet giants to adhere to local fiscal and financial obligations related to culture, say directors.
Europe’s top filmmakers are urging the European Commission to consider alternatives to its proposed Digital Single Market (Dsm) to bolster the circulation of creative works across borders within the European Union.
“As copyright’s core principals are being questioned by some who erroneously think they hinder culture’s availability, we want to set out a new way of exhibiting cinema,” read the statement.
Their proposals come in response to the European Commission plans for a Digital Single Market (Dsm), which would involve overhauling copyright legislation – a move TV and film professionals across the region argue will destroy current financing models and leave Europe’s creative industries in tatters.
More than 20 top directors signed the proposals, including Oscar-winning Michel Hazanavicius and Paolo Sorrentino as well as Palme d’Or laureates Ken Loach and Cristian Mungiu.
“We...
Europe’s top filmmakers are urging the European Commission to consider alternatives to its proposed Digital Single Market (Dsm) to bolster the circulation of creative works across borders within the European Union.
“As copyright’s core principals are being questioned by some who erroneously think they hinder culture’s availability, we want to set out a new way of exhibiting cinema,” read the statement.
Their proposals come in response to the European Commission plans for a Digital Single Market (Dsm), which would involve overhauling copyright legislation – a move TV and film professionals across the region argue will destroy current financing models and leave Europe’s creative industries in tatters.
More than 20 top directors signed the proposals, including Oscar-winning Michel Hazanavicius and Paolo Sorrentino as well as Palme d’Or laureates Ken Loach and Cristian Mungiu.
“We...
- 4/9/2015
- ScreenDaily
The European Commission (EC) may be showing some flexibility on its stance towards its plans for copyright reform following extensive protests from the European film and television industries in recent weeks.
Visiting government and industry leaders in Brussels, Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), spoke of “very friendly meetings” about “the enduring importance of filmmaking” both in artistic and economic terms.
One of his meetings was with the EC Vice-President Andrus Ansip, who is responsible for overseeing the EU’s Digital Single Market Strategy and is particularly hostile toward the issue of geoblocking (the restrictions to downloading or viewing content across different geographic regions).
In a tweet after his meeting with Ansip, Dodd wrote: “Friendly meeting with Ansip – discussed the importance of diversity & contractual freedom. Agreed to stay in touch.¨
Friendly meeting w/ @Ansip_EU -discussed the importance of diversity & contractual freedom. Agreed to stay in touch. Hope to see...
Visiting government and industry leaders in Brussels, Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), spoke of “very friendly meetings” about “the enduring importance of filmmaking” both in artistic and economic terms.
One of his meetings was with the EC Vice-President Andrus Ansip, who is responsible for overseeing the EU’s Digital Single Market Strategy and is particularly hostile toward the issue of geoblocking (the restrictions to downloading or viewing content across different geographic regions).
In a tweet after his meeting with Ansip, Dodd wrote: “Friendly meeting with Ansip – discussed the importance of diversity & contractual freedom. Agreed to stay in touch.¨
Friendly meeting w/ @Ansip_EU -discussed the importance of diversity & contractual freedom. Agreed to stay in touch. Hope to see...
- 4/9/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
European film funders warn EU from making “big bang” policy changes to copyright, authors call for fair remuneration
European film funders from 31 countries including the UK’s BFI, Germany’s Ffa and France’s Cnc have warned the European Union (EU) to avoid making any “big bang” policy changes to copyright rules.
The Association of the European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) issued a resolution today (March 17) declaring that it considered the current EU copyright framework to be “fit for purpose” as “it provides a strong basis for current business models to evolve in response to people’s changing preferences as to how they access films and other audiovisual works.”
The film agency directors suggested that “the priority of the EU should be the establishment of a level playing field ensuring equel treatment between all operators, a commitment to economic sustainability and engagement in the creation of local works.”
However, they stressed that “improving online cross-border access to European...
European film funders from 31 countries including the UK’s BFI, Germany’s Ffa and France’s Cnc have warned the European Union (EU) to avoid making any “big bang” policy changes to copyright rules.
The Association of the European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) issued a resolution today (March 17) declaring that it considered the current EU copyright framework to be “fit for purpose” as “it provides a strong basis for current business models to evolve in response to people’s changing preferences as to how they access films and other audiovisual works.”
The film agency directors suggested that “the priority of the EU should be the establishment of a level playing field ensuring equel treatment between all operators, a commitment to economic sustainability and engagement in the creation of local works.”
However, they stressed that “improving online cross-border access to European...
- 3/17/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Resistance is growing within the European film industry to the European Commission’s plans for copyright reform as part of its Digital Single Market (Dsm).
Germany’s exhibitors association Hdf and the German Producers Alliance issued communiqués this week criticising Digital Commissioner Günther Oettinger’s proposals to abolish the principle of territoriality in copyright.
Hdf said that it “stood united“ behind Culture Minister Monika Grütters’ rejection of the EU plans for the Dsm, which it described as “a massive attack on the currently existing windows and business models.”
And Alexander Thies, board chairman of the German Producers Alliance, said: “If it is no longer possible to implement tailor-made distribution strategies for certain countries because everyone can have access to this content from all over, then the refinancing of our productions will be considerably complicated and may even be prevented.”
Meanwhile, in the UK, six executives of the leading film industry trade associations – Ifta, Pact, Fda, Cea...
Germany’s exhibitors association Hdf and the German Producers Alliance issued communiqués this week criticising Digital Commissioner Günther Oettinger’s proposals to abolish the principle of territoriality in copyright.
Hdf said that it “stood united“ behind Culture Minister Monika Grütters’ rejection of the EU plans for the Dsm, which it described as “a massive attack on the currently existing windows and business models.”
And Alexander Thies, board chairman of the German Producers Alliance, said: “If it is no longer possible to implement tailor-made distribution strategies for certain countries because everyone can have access to this content from all over, then the refinancing of our productions will be considerably complicated and may even be prevented.”
Meanwhile, in the UK, six executives of the leading film industry trade associations – Ifta, Pact, Fda, Cea...
- 3/5/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Annual event set to showcase 90 French productions, 48 of them market premieres.
Unifrance’s annual Rendez-vous with French Cinema in Paris will kick-off as planned on Thursday (Jan 15), a week after a series of terrorist attacks, in which 17 people were killed, rocked the capital.
France remains on high alert after the shooting of 12 people at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, by two radicalised brothers offended by its cartoon depictions of the Islamic prophet Mohammed; the shooting of a police woman and the slaughter of four people at a kosher supermarket in the east of the city.
The French government announced on Monday that it was deploying 10,000 troops to protect vulnerable sites across the country — including Jewish schools and neighbourhoods – amid news that security forces believed at least six members of the terrorist cell that plotted the attacks may still be at large.
Charlie Hebdo’s surviving staff have responded to the attack with a new edition of the...
Unifrance’s annual Rendez-vous with French Cinema in Paris will kick-off as planned on Thursday (Jan 15), a week after a series of terrorist attacks, in which 17 people were killed, rocked the capital.
France remains on high alert after the shooting of 12 people at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, by two radicalised brothers offended by its cartoon depictions of the Islamic prophet Mohammed; the shooting of a police woman and the slaughter of four people at a kosher supermarket in the east of the city.
The French government announced on Monday that it was deploying 10,000 troops to protect vulnerable sites across the country — including Jewish schools and neighbourhoods – amid news that security forces believed at least six members of the terrorist cell that plotted the attacks may still be at large.
Charlie Hebdo’s surviving staff have responded to the attack with a new edition of the...
- 1/13/2015
- ScreenDaily
Annual event set to showcase 90 French productions, 48 of them market premieres.
Unifrance’s annual Rendez-vous with French Cinema in Paris will kick-off as planned on Thursday (Jan 15), a week after a series of terrorist attacks, in which 17 people were killed, rocked the capital.
France remains on high alert after the shooting of 12 people at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, by two radicalised brothers offended by its cartoon depictions of the Islamic prophet Mohammed; the shooting of a police woman and the slaughter of four people at a kosher supermarket in the east of the city.
The French government announced on Monday that it was deploying 10,000 troops to protect vulnerable sites across the country — including Jewish schools and neighbourhoods – amid news that security forces believed at least six members of the terrorist cell that plotted the attacks may still be at large.
Charlie Hebdo’s surviving staff have responded to the attack with a new edition of the...
Unifrance’s annual Rendez-vous with French Cinema in Paris will kick-off as planned on Thursday (Jan 15), a week after a series of terrorist attacks, in which 17 people were killed, rocked the capital.
France remains on high alert after the shooting of 12 people at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, by two radicalised brothers offended by its cartoon depictions of the Islamic prophet Mohammed; the shooting of a police woman and the slaughter of four people at a kosher supermarket in the east of the city.
The French government announced on Monday that it was deploying 10,000 troops to protect vulnerable sites across the country — including Jewish schools and neighbourhoods – amid news that security forces believed at least six members of the terrorist cell that plotted the attacks may still be at large.
Charlie Hebdo’s surviving staff have responded to the attack with a new edition of the...
- 1/13/2015
- ScreenDaily
Receiving a very special honor, Diane Kruger brought her boyfriend Joshua Jackson to the Ministrere of Culture in Paris, France on Monday (September 22).
The “National Treasure” beauty was recognized by the French minister of Culture and Communications Fleur Pellerin with the insignia of Official of the Order of Arts and Letters, while her proud beau watched by her side.
In related news, Diane recently received her star on the German walk of fame, adding yet another accolade to her impressive resume.
Miss Kruger’s star marked the re-opening of the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the actress’ home country and she celebrated with Joshua later that evening.
The “National Treasure” beauty was recognized by the French minister of Culture and Communications Fleur Pellerin with the insignia of Official of the Order of Arts and Letters, while her proud beau watched by her side.
In related news, Diane recently received her star on the German walk of fame, adding yet another accolade to her impressive resume.
Miss Kruger’s star marked the re-opening of the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the actress’ home country and she celebrated with Joshua later that evening.
- 9/23/2014
- GossipCenter
Outgoing culture minister Aurélie Filippetti denounced culture budget cuts in open letter.
Fleur Pellerin has been appointed as France’s new Minister of Culture and Communication, replacing Aurélie Filippetti who exited the job earlier this week denouncing cuts to the country’s culture budget.
The appointment was part of a hasty cabinet reshuffle by French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Tuesday following the dissolution of the government the previous day after three ministers - Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg, Education Minister Benoit Hamon and Filippetti - broke rank over its economic policy.
Outgoing Minister of Culture and Communication Filippetti had announced on Monday she did not want to participate in a new government.
In an open letter, she lamented “unprecedented “ cuts to France’s budget for culture - traditionally “a symbol of the left” - for two years running and said she did was leaving because she did not want to “swallow other snakes”.
The reshuffle came amid...
Fleur Pellerin has been appointed as France’s new Minister of Culture and Communication, replacing Aurélie Filippetti who exited the job earlier this week denouncing cuts to the country’s culture budget.
The appointment was part of a hasty cabinet reshuffle by French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Tuesday following the dissolution of the government the previous day after three ministers - Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg, Education Minister Benoit Hamon and Filippetti - broke rank over its economic policy.
Outgoing Minister of Culture and Communication Filippetti had announced on Monday she did not want to participate in a new government.
In an open letter, she lamented “unprecedented “ cuts to France’s budget for culture - traditionally “a symbol of the left” - for two years running and said she did was leaving because she did not want to “swallow other snakes”.
The reshuffle came amid...
- 8/27/2014
- ScreenDaily
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