During the month of February, the international press was full of news about the French film and audiovisual industry. Here are a few highlights.
On the audiovisual front
Of Money and Blood arrived in Spain on Filmin: "Right now, fiction is the best way to tell the story of how the world works," says its director Xavier Giannoli in El País.
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In Italy, Sorrisi announced the broadcast of the thriller drama series Conviction on Top Crime.
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Worldscreen revealed the return of the teen series Totally Spies!
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Deadline announced that Sea Shadows will be distributed by France tv distribution.
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Variety published an interview with Jean-Xavier De Lestrade, during the presentation of Samber at the London Screenings.
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Also at the London Screenings, C21 took an interest in STUDIOCANAL's line-up.
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Sophie 'Kido' Prigent talked about Hari International 's sale strategy in Señal News.
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Collider wrote about the series Class Act: "A cautionary tale about careerism and unhinged ambition."
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And in Poland, the Swiat Seriali website published a portrait of Mehdi Nebbou.
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Awards and festivals
The Hollywood Reporter covered Mati Diop winning the Golden Bear at the Berlinale with her documentary Dahomey.
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Meanwhile, the Japanese website Screen On Line relayed the press conference of the French Film Festival in Yokohama, organized by Unifrance, which will take place between March 20 and 24.
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Variety wrote about the César Awards ceremony: "Justine Triet "became the second female filmmaker in the César Award's 49-year history to win the best director trophy."
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The German website Film Starts announced the winners of MyFrenchFilmFestival - 2024: "These French films are definitely worth discovering!"
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And on Business Doc Europe we learnt that Visions du Réel's Atelier will be dedicated to Alice Diop, who will give a masterclass at the Swiss event, which will also feature a retrospective of her work.
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In international theaters
In Canada, Cinoche published an interview with Thomas Cailley during the release of his film Règne animal: "If we mess up a single creature, the whole film is botched."
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In Mexico, Lie With Me arrived in theaters and drummed up more than 30,000 admissions! A Tiempo dedicated a glowing article to it.
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"Love, Loss and Loins of Veal" is the headline the New York Times used for its article about The Taste of Things, which successfully released on American screens in February.
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"It's difficult for men to love women who succeed," Justine Triet declared in the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper in Finland.
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In Belgium, La Libre Belgique focused on Lina Soualem's documentary Bye bye Tiberias.
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In Norway, Cinema magazine puublished and interview with Eric Besnard about his film A Great Friend: "Humor takes precedence over emotions."
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In Czech Republic, Cat & Dog – The Great Crossing racked up more than 20,000 admissions! "The furriest entertainment of the year," we can read in Total Film.
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We finish this roundup with Livre des solutions by Michel Gondry in Portugal: "It's been years of been looking for a film that will make us forget Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ».
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