What has the international press been saying about French films and audiovisual works this fall? Here is a broad overview of the articles we have collected for the month of October 2025.
On the audiovisual front
Drama Quarterly focused on Les Disparues de la gare and published an interview with its two lead actors, Hugo Becker and Camille Razat.
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On Deadline, we could read that France Télévisions launched the development of an animated series based on the comic book Frnck.
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The same media highlighted that the drama Sea Shadows made "a splash" with buyers during MIPCOM.
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Variety announced that the release of Season 2 of the Drops of God series is planned for January 2026.
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C21 Média reported on the first French pavilion at the TCCF in Taïwan.
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Señal News published an interview with Joséphine Létang, in which she revealed Arte Distribution's strategy.
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On the festivals and awards front
Variety reported on the strong presence of French cinema at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, as part of the France-Brazil Year.
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The Revista Bica announced the 3rd MyMetaStories in Portugal.
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In the United Kingdom, Sight & Sound published a glowing article about The Stranger by François Ozon, selected at the BFI London Film Festival.
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On Best Movie, we learnt that Mia Hansen-Løve would receive the Honorary Spike at the Seminci festival in Valladolid.
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And Polish media Tele Magazyn revealed that the winner of the Grand Prix at the Warsaw Film Festival was Nino.
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And in foreign movie theaters…
The Quiet Son arrived on screens in Spain. El Mundo published an interview with Vincent Lindon to coincide with the release.
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The Sweden Herald published an interview with François Ozon for the release of When Fall Is Coming in Sweden.
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In Germany, Critic.de highlighted Luc Besson's latest film Dracula.
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Julien Colonna talked about the genesis of his film The Kingdom in Romanian media Cinemagia.
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And we wrap in Portugal, with the release of My New Friends and the interview with Isabelle Huppert on c7nema: "Cinema can be huge or tiny, but it always has the same power."
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