What does the international press have to say about French cinema and audiovisual works? Here's a broad overview of the articles we've collected for the month of May 2024.
On the audiovisual front
C21 Media's "French Lessons" article focused on the growing international success of French scripted series.
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"Millimages gears up for second season of... Molang Youtuber" we can read in the same media.
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Animation Magazine reported on the creation of a new venture, Miraculous Corp, intiated by Mediawan and Zag Studios.
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Señal News published an overview of the history of distributor Lucky You on the occasion of its 10th anniversary.
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In Italy, DTTI announced the arrival of the series Mademoiselle Holmes on Gallio.
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And in Spain, La Vanguardia announced the broadcast of Bardot: "Love and cinema in the French style."
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Also in Spain, ARA magazine declared about Samber: "The best ‘true crime’ of the season is French."
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Drama Quarterly in Britain published a long interview with the director and three screenwriters of the Homejacking mini-series.
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TeamTO struck licensing deals with Germany and Italy for Behind the Beats, we can read in Videoage.
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On the festivals and awards front
The Unifrance 10 to Watch initiative presented at the Cannes Film Festival, attracted a great deal of interest from the international press, as illustrated by this article from Screen.
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From Mexico, Gatopardo reported on the tribute paid to Mathieu Amalric at the FICUNAM.
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And in Peru, El Diario Correo announced Raphaël Quenard's participation at the 12th Festival de Cine Francés de Lima
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On the theatrical releases front
In Norway, Cinema magazine published a long interview with Ladj Ly for the release of his film Les Indésirables: "Creating political change."
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In Germany, Out of Season bounced back in theaters, topping the 30,000 admissions mark! Kino-Zeit reported.
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In Ireland, The Irish Times threw the spotlight on Rosalie: "An attractive period drama about the 'original bearded lady.'"
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Bye bye Tiberias hit screens in Spain: "We only take an interest in the Palestinians in times of tragedy," declared Lina Soualem in El País.
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In Italy, The Taste of Things landed in the local top 10: "An ode to the lost poetry about food," Elle Magazine stated.
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In Israel, Divertimento arrived on screens: "I'm glad the film is being used to promote coexistence between Jews and Arabs," Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar declared in Walla.
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In Quebec, daily newspaper La Presse published an interview with Martin Provost for the release of his film Bonnard, Pierre and Marthe.
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We finish in USA, with the release of Robot Dreams and the feature article published in the New York Times: "A silent wonder that says everything about love."
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