Emmanuel Mouret’s “Love Affair(s),” Samir Guesmi’s “Ibrahim” and Elie Wajeman’s “Night Doctor” won top prizes at Colcoa, the French film and TV festival.
The festival, which marked its 25th edition, wrapped at the DGA on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles on Nov. 7. It was attended by 14,000 people.
The festival, programmed by Francois Truffart, is organized by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a collaboration between the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Motion Picture Association (MPA), The Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and France’s Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (Sacem).
Colcoa shifted its spring dates to the fall in 2019 as the DGA was being renovated and is now ideally positioned at the start of the awards season in the U.S. The awards ceremony took place at the Sacem headquarters near Paris in the presence of many honorees, notably Guesmi and “Love Affair(s)” producer Frédéric Niedermayer,...
The festival, which marked its 25th edition, wrapped at the DGA on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles on Nov. 7. It was attended by 14,000 people.
The festival, programmed by Francois Truffart, is organized by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a collaboration between the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Motion Picture Association (MPA), The Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and France’s Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (Sacem).
Colcoa shifted its spring dates to the fall in 2019 as the DGA was being renovated and is now ideally positioned at the start of the awards season in the U.S. The awards ceremony took place at the Sacem headquarters near Paris in the presence of many honorees, notably Guesmi and “Love Affair(s)” producer Frédéric Niedermayer,...
- 11/17/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Colcoa, the L.A.-based French film and series festival, has unveiled the television section of its upcoming 25th anniversary edition.
“In Treatment,” Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache’s French adaptation of the original Israeli series “BeTipul”; Julie Delpy’s series debut “On The Verge”; and “Germinal,” the 19th century-set ambitious period series adapted from Emile Zola’s masterpiece created by Julien Lilti (“Hippocrate”) are among the nine TV titles set to have their North American premiere at Colcoa.
The other series set to compete at Colcoa include “High Intellectual Potential” starring Audrey Fleurot (“Spiral”) as an intractable cleaning lady-turned-ace detective and “Nona and her Daughters,” co-written and directed by Valerie Donzelli (“Declaration of War”).
Set to take place Nov. 1-7 at the DGA, the festival will showcase 12 programs, including seven series, four TV movies and one documentary. The section is being backed by Titrafilm and has enlisted some of France’s top companies,...
“In Treatment,” Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache’s French adaptation of the original Israeli series “BeTipul”; Julie Delpy’s series debut “On The Verge”; and “Germinal,” the 19th century-set ambitious period series adapted from Emile Zola’s masterpiece created by Julien Lilti (“Hippocrate”) are among the nine TV titles set to have their North American premiere at Colcoa.
The other series set to compete at Colcoa include “High Intellectual Potential” starring Audrey Fleurot (“Spiral”) as an intractable cleaning lady-turned-ace detective and “Nona and her Daughters,” co-written and directed by Valerie Donzelli (“Declaration of War”).
Set to take place Nov. 1-7 at the DGA, the festival will showcase 12 programs, including seven series, four TV movies and one documentary. The section is being backed by Titrafilm and has enlisted some of France’s top companies,...
- 9/24/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
They didn’t make our final Top 100 cut, but here is a list of foreign film titles that are on our radar for 2015. We being with…
200. Remember – Dir. Atom Egoyan
199. Suffragette – Dir. Sarah Gavron
198. Kills on Wheels – Dir. Attila Till
197. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend – Dir. Yuen Woo-ping
196. The Go-Between – Dir. Pete Travis
195. Peur de Rien Dir. Danielle Arbid
194. Regular Boy – Dir. Michele Civetta
193. Flaskepost – Dir. Nikolaj Arcel
192. The Lady in the Van – Dir. Nicolas Hytner
191. Zoom – Dir. Pedro Morelli
190. Away from the Sea – Dir. Imanol Uribe
189. Tulip Fever – Dir. Justin Chadwick
188. Ulrike’s Brain – Dir. Bruce La Bruce
187. Tsunami – Dir. Jacques Deschamps
186. And Your Sister? – Dir. Marion Vernoux
185. There Was Las Vegas – Dir. Alexandre Castas
184. Prejudice – Dir. Antoine Cuypers
183. Stepne – Dir. Maryna Vroda
182. Irreplaceable – Dir. Olivier Masset-Depasse
181. Histoire de Judas Iscariot – Dir. Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche
180. The First, the Last – Dir. Bouli Lanners
179. Selection Officielle – Dir. Jacques Richard
178. Desierto – Dir.
200. Remember – Dir. Atom Egoyan
199. Suffragette – Dir. Sarah Gavron
198. Kills on Wheels – Dir. Attila Till
197. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend – Dir. Yuen Woo-ping
196. The Go-Between – Dir. Pete Travis
195. Peur de Rien Dir. Danielle Arbid
194. Regular Boy – Dir. Michele Civetta
193. Flaskepost – Dir. Nikolaj Arcel
192. The Lady in the Van – Dir. Nicolas Hytner
191. Zoom – Dir. Pedro Morelli
190. Away from the Sea – Dir. Imanol Uribe
189. Tulip Fever – Dir. Justin Chadwick
188. Ulrike’s Brain – Dir. Bruce La Bruce
187. Tsunami – Dir. Jacques Deschamps
186. And Your Sister? – Dir. Marion Vernoux
185. There Was Las Vegas – Dir. Alexandre Castas
184. Prejudice – Dir. Antoine Cuypers
183. Stepne – Dir. Maryna Vroda
182. Irreplaceable – Dir. Olivier Masset-Depasse
181. Histoire de Judas Iscariot – Dir. Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche
180. The First, the Last – Dir. Bouli Lanners
179. Selection Officielle – Dir. Jacques Richard
178. Desierto – Dir.
- 1/5/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
PARIS -- The Directors' Fortnight will have a decidedly Gallic flavor as it celebrates its 40th anniversary in Cannes this year, with more than half its 22 titles produced or co-produced by France and just one title hailing from the U.S.
The sidebar will open with Jerzy Skolimowski's Franco-Polish co-production "Four Nights With Anna".
Bertrand Bonello's "De la Guerre" (On War) will bring Mathieu Amalric and Asia Argento back to the Croisette after a high-profile presence at last year's fest.
Claire Simon's "Les Bureaux de Dieu" explores women's sexual freedom at a family planning center and stars festival veteran Nathalie Baye alongside Nicole Garcia, Beatrice Dalle and Isabelle Carre.
Other all-French productions include Cannes newcomer Nicola Sornaga's "Monsieur Morimoto" and Croisette vets Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu's "Le Voyage aux Pyrenees".
French-language films include Algerian director Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche's "Le Dernier Maquis" and a pair of France-Belgium co-productions from Belgian helmers: Bouli Lanners with "Eldorado" and Joachim Lafosse with "Eleve Libre".
French minority co-productions include Filipino director Raya Martin's "Now Showing" and Iranian Saman Salour's "Lonely Tune of Tehran".
"This simply demonstrates the strong presence of French producers all over the world. Does the fact that a film has a French producer take away its nationality? I don't think so," artistic director Olivier Pere said in an interview.
The U.S. is conspicuous by its absence in this year's Fortnight, with only Josh Safdie's whimsical first feature, closing night film "The Pleasure of Being Robbed", programmed in the main selection.
Among the special screenings and events scheduled to celebrate the parallel sidebar's 40th anniversary is the May 18 unspooling of director Olivier Jahan's "40x15", a history of the sidebar produced by Gaul's MK2.
The sidebar will open with Jerzy Skolimowski's Franco-Polish co-production "Four Nights With Anna".
Bertrand Bonello's "De la Guerre" (On War) will bring Mathieu Amalric and Asia Argento back to the Croisette after a high-profile presence at last year's fest.
Claire Simon's "Les Bureaux de Dieu" explores women's sexual freedom at a family planning center and stars festival veteran Nathalie Baye alongside Nicole Garcia, Beatrice Dalle and Isabelle Carre.
Other all-French productions include Cannes newcomer Nicola Sornaga's "Monsieur Morimoto" and Croisette vets Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu's "Le Voyage aux Pyrenees".
French-language films include Algerian director Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche's "Le Dernier Maquis" and a pair of France-Belgium co-productions from Belgian helmers: Bouli Lanners with "Eldorado" and Joachim Lafosse with "Eleve Libre".
French minority co-productions include Filipino director Raya Martin's "Now Showing" and Iranian Saman Salour's "Lonely Tune of Tehran".
"This simply demonstrates the strong presence of French producers all over the world. Does the fact that a film has a French producer take away its nationality? I don't think so," artistic director Olivier Pere said in an interview.
The U.S. is conspicuous by its absence in this year's Fortnight, with only Josh Safdie's whimsical first feature, closing night film "The Pleasure of Being Robbed", programmed in the main selection.
Among the special screenings and events scheduled to celebrate the parallel sidebar's 40th anniversary is the May 18 unspooling of director Olivier Jahan's "40x15", a history of the sidebar produced by Gaul's MK2.
- 4/25/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARIS -- The Directors' Fortnight will have a decidedly Gallic flavor as it celebrates its 40th anniversary in Cannes this year, with more than half its 22 titles produced or co-produced by France and just one title hailing from the U.S.
The sidebar will open with Jerzy Skolimowski's Franco-Polish co-production Four Nights With Anna.
Bertrand Bonello's De la Guerre (On War) will bring Mathieu Amalric and Asia Argento back to the Croisette after a high-profile presence at last year's fest.
Claire Simon's Les Bureaux de Dieu explores women's sexual freedom at a family planning center and stars festival veteran Nathalie Baye alongside Nicole Garcia, Beatrice Dalle and Isabelle Carre.
Other all-French productions include Cannes newcomer Nicola Sornaga's Monsieur Morimoto and Croisette vets Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu's Le Voyage aux Pyrenees.
French-language films include Algerian director Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche's Le Dernier Maquis and a pair of France-Belgium co-productions from Belgian helmers: Bouli Lanners with Eldorado and Joachim Lafosse with Eleve Libre.
French minority co-productions include Filipino director Raya Martin's Now Showing and Iranian Saman Salour's Lonely Tune of Tehran.
"This simply demonstrates the strong presence of French producers all over the world. Does the fact that a film has a French producer take away its nationality? I don't think so," artistic director Olivier Pere said in an interview.
The U.S. is conspicuous by its absence in this year's Fortnight, with only Josh Safdie's whimsical first feature, closing night film The Pleasure of Being Robbed, programmed in the main selection.
Among the special screenings and events scheduled to celebrate the parallel sidebar's 40th anniversary is the May 18 unspooling of director Olivier Jahan's 40x15, a history of the sidebar produced by Gaul's MK2.
The sidebar will open with Jerzy Skolimowski's Franco-Polish co-production Four Nights With Anna.
Bertrand Bonello's De la Guerre (On War) will bring Mathieu Amalric and Asia Argento back to the Croisette after a high-profile presence at last year's fest.
Claire Simon's Les Bureaux de Dieu explores women's sexual freedom at a family planning center and stars festival veteran Nathalie Baye alongside Nicole Garcia, Beatrice Dalle and Isabelle Carre.
Other all-French productions include Cannes newcomer Nicola Sornaga's Monsieur Morimoto and Croisette vets Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu's Le Voyage aux Pyrenees.
French-language films include Algerian director Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche's Le Dernier Maquis and a pair of France-Belgium co-productions from Belgian helmers: Bouli Lanners with Eldorado and Joachim Lafosse with Eleve Libre.
French minority co-productions include Filipino director Raya Martin's Now Showing and Iranian Saman Salour's Lonely Tune of Tehran.
"This simply demonstrates the strong presence of French producers all over the world. Does the fact that a film has a French producer take away its nationality? I don't think so," artistic director Olivier Pere said in an interview.
The U.S. is conspicuous by its absence in this year's Fortnight, with only Josh Safdie's whimsical first feature, closing night film The Pleasure of Being Robbed, programmed in the main selection.
Among the special screenings and events scheduled to celebrate the parallel sidebar's 40th anniversary is the May 18 unspooling of director Olivier Jahan's 40x15, a history of the sidebar produced by Gaul's MK2.
- 4/25/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CANNES -- Director Jim Jarmusch will travel to the French Riviera to receive Festival de Cannes sidebar the Director's Fortnight's annual Carrosse d'Or prize on May 17.
The lifetime achievement award, created by French directors organization the SRF in 2002, is "an homage to independence and pure cinematic genius," organizers said Monday.
Jarmusch will receive his bronze statue at a special ceremony on May 17 and continue his Riviera romp with the celebration of the sidebar's 40th anniversary on May 18 complete with a screening of Olivier Jahan's 40x15.
Jarmusch's 1984 Director's Fortnight selection Stranger than Paradise will screen on May 15.
The Carrosse d'Or (Golden Coach) has previously been given to Jacques Rozier, Clint Eastwood, Nanni Moretti, Sembene Ousmane, David Cronenberg and Alain Cavalier.
The lifetime achievement award, created by French directors organization the SRF in 2002, is "an homage to independence and pure cinematic genius," organizers said Monday.
Jarmusch will receive his bronze statue at a special ceremony on May 17 and continue his Riviera romp with the celebration of the sidebar's 40th anniversary on May 18 complete with a screening of Olivier Jahan's 40x15.
Jarmusch's 1984 Director's Fortnight selection Stranger than Paradise will screen on May 15.
The Carrosse d'Or (Golden Coach) has previously been given to Jacques Rozier, Clint Eastwood, Nanni Moretti, Sembene Ousmane, David Cronenberg and Alain Cavalier.
PARIS -- A fortnight isn't enough for organizers of the Directors' Fortnight, who have planned a prolonged celebration to fete the 40th anniversary of the Festival de Cannes sidebar.
A series of events across the globe kicks off Thursday in Athens and Thessaloniki with a "French Films of the Directors' Fortnight" series that will run through April 16.
Another retrospective devoted to the Fortnight will screen April 16-29 at the Cinema Action theater in Paris. It will feature 35 world-renowned titles discovered at the sidebar, including Ken Loach's Family Life, Michael Winterbottom's Jude and Sean Penn's The Indian Runner.
On May 18, director Olivier Jahan will screen his documentary 40x15, a history of the sidebar, in Cannes as part of a special Directors' Fortnight evening complete with screenings of Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It and Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez's The Blair Witch Project.
Produced by MK2, Jahan's 40x15 features interviews with more than 30 filmmakers, including Jim Jarmusch, Sofia Coppola, Costa Gavras and Manoel de Oliveira.
A series of events across the globe kicks off Thursday in Athens and Thessaloniki with a "French Films of the Directors' Fortnight" series that will run through April 16.
Another retrospective devoted to the Fortnight will screen April 16-29 at the Cinema Action theater in Paris. It will feature 35 world-renowned titles discovered at the sidebar, including Ken Loach's Family Life, Michael Winterbottom's Jude and Sean Penn's The Indian Runner.
On May 18, director Olivier Jahan will screen his documentary 40x15, a history of the sidebar, in Cannes as part of a special Directors' Fortnight evening complete with screenings of Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It and Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez's The Blair Witch Project.
Produced by MK2, Jahan's 40x15 features interviews with more than 30 filmmakers, including Jim Jarmusch, Sofia Coppola, Costa Gavras and Manoel de Oliveira.
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