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Catherine Deneuve’s Cannes Opener ‘Standing Tall’ Acquired by Cohen Media Group
For the first time in 28 years, a female-directed film kicked off the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Now comes word, just as the Croisette is winding down, that the US rights of Emmanuelle Bercot’s...
Infographic: Cannes Women Filmmakers By the Numbers 2005–2015 #SeeHerNow
In one week, the media and the film world will descend on the South of France for the annual Cannes Film Festival. The worldwide press attention will be staggering. As we know, much of the attention...
Cannes 2015 to Kick Off With First Woman-Directed Festival Opener in 28 Years
Actress-turned-director Emmanuelle Bercot will be the first female filmmaker to open the Cannes Film Festival in 28 years. Bercot’s latest film, “La Tete haute,” will kick off the 2015...
Catherine Deneuve to Lead Dinard Film Festival Jury
Catherine Deneuve, who remains as busy as ever at age 70 with over 120 credits to her name, will preside over the 25th Dinard British Film Festival’s (October 8–12) competition jury. Deneuve...
Trailer Watch: Catherine Deneuve in On My Way
After opening the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema film festival (March 6–16), the Catherine Deneuve vehicle On My Way will be released on March 14. Directed by Emmanuelle Bercot, On My Way is a...
Unifrance Exec Spotlights French and American Women Directors
If you see any French films this year, you’ll have Isabelle Giordano to thank for that. Since June 2013, Giordano has been the General Director of Unifrance Films, the government agency that...
Awards Roundup: Europe, Boston, LA, NY Online, British Indies, and IDAs
The first major award weekend yielded honors for directors Susanne Bier (Love is All You Need), Haifaa al-Mansour (Wadjda), Sarah Polley (Stories We Tell), Jehane Noujaim (The Square). Results from...
Catherine Deneuve to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2013 European Film Awards
The legendary Catherine Deneuve will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s European Film Awards. Deneuve has been in some of the most iconic films of our time like The Umbrellas of...
On the Ground in Berlin
I arrived in Berlin two days ago from NY after the huge success of The Athena Film Festival. Did you hear we had a blizzard and people still came. I missed the opening weekend craziness...
Maiwenn Included on Best Director List for France’s Lumiere Awards
When I was in Paris in October you could not escape the posters for Maiwenn’s Polisse which premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. The film was made for about $7 million and it has already...
More Toronto Additions
The Toronto Film Festival added to its already impressive lineup with some women directed films that I’ve been waiting for. There is a long awaited film from Nancy Savoca and Lynn Shelton’s...
Potiche — Review
You know you are in for a treat when the first image of a film is Catherine Deneuve doing a light jog through the countryside, and Potiche does not let you down. It’s a comedy of manners set in the...