Vendôme Group has announced that Andy Serkis from the Planet Of The Apes and The Lord Of The Rings franchises is joining Oren Moverman’s Second World War psychological thriller The Man With The Miraculous Hands starring Woody Harrelson.
Snd has also boarded the film and will distribute in France and launch international sales in Cannes. It will also serve as co-producer.
Vendôme’s Philippe Rousselet and Jerico Films’ Eric Jehelmann will produce while Vendôme’s Fabrice Gianfermi and Jeremy Plager serve as executive producers.
Principal photography is set to commence in autumn on the story of Felix Kersten (Harrelson...
Snd has also boarded the film and will distribute in France and launch international sales in Cannes. It will also serve as co-producer.
Vendôme’s Philippe Rousselet and Jerico Films’ Eric Jehelmann will produce while Vendôme’s Fabrice Gianfermi and Jeremy Plager serve as executive producers.
Principal photography is set to commence in autumn on the story of Felix Kersten (Harrelson...
- 5/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
Vendôme Group has announced that Andy Serkis from the Planet Of The Apes and The Lord Of The Rings franchises is joining Oren Moverman’s Second World War psychological thriller The Man With The Miraculous Hands starring Woody Harrelson.
Snd has also boarded the film and will distribute in France and launch international sales in Cannes. It will also serve as co-producer.
Vendôme’s Philippe Rousselet and Jerico Films’ Eric Jehelmann will produce while Vendôme’s Fabrice Gianfermi and Jeremy Plager serve as executive producers.
Principal photography is set to commence in autumn on the story of Felix Kersten (Harrelson...
Snd has also boarded the film and will distribute in France and launch international sales in Cannes. It will also serve as co-producer.
Vendôme’s Philippe Rousselet and Jerico Films’ Eric Jehelmann will produce while Vendôme’s Fabrice Gianfermi and Jeremy Plager serve as executive producers.
Principal photography is set to commence in autumn on the story of Felix Kersten (Harrelson...
- 5/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
Andy Serkis is joining the cast of Oren Moverman’s World War II psychological thriller “The Man With the Miraculous Hands” starring Woody Harrelson.
Vendôme’s Philippe Rousselet and Jerico Films’ Eric Jehelmann will produce while Vendôme’s Fabrice Gianfermi and Jeremy Plager serve as executive producers. Snd will co-produce, distribute in France and launch sales in Cannes.
Moverman penned the screenplay and will direct the film, which is based on a true story and takes place in 1939.
Per the movie’s logline: “Felix Kersten (Harrelson), a renowned, apolitical medical masseuse, becomes the personal doctor of one of the most powerful and feared men in Nazi Germany: the chronically ill Heinrich Himmler (Serkis), head of the SS and chief architect of the Holocaust. As war rages all over Europe, and Himmler’s health declines while his authority grows, Kersten finds himself in a unique position to influence decision making on...
Vendôme’s Philippe Rousselet and Jerico Films’ Eric Jehelmann will produce while Vendôme’s Fabrice Gianfermi and Jeremy Plager serve as executive producers. Snd will co-produce, distribute in France and launch sales in Cannes.
Moverman penned the screenplay and will direct the film, which is based on a true story and takes place in 1939.
Per the movie’s logline: “Felix Kersten (Harrelson), a renowned, apolitical medical masseuse, becomes the personal doctor of one of the most powerful and feared men in Nazi Germany: the chronically ill Heinrich Himmler (Serkis), head of the SS and chief architect of the Holocaust. As war rages all over Europe, and Himmler’s health declines while his authority grows, Kersten finds himself in a unique position to influence decision making on...
- 5/10/2024
- by Selena Kuznikov
- Variety Film + TV
Andy Serkis has joined of the cast of Oren Moverman’s WW2 psychological thriller The Man with the Miraculous Hands in the role of leading Nazi Heinrich Himmler opposite Woody Harrelson, as France’s Snd boards the project for a Cannes market launch.
As well as international sales rights, Paris-based film company Snd has also taken distribution rights in France and will co-produce.
Philippe Rousselet at Vendôme Films and Eric Jehelmann at Jerico Films lead produce. The companies are subsidiaries of Paris-based Vendôme Group, Rousselet’s Oscar-winning banner (Coda) with Fabrice Gianfermi, who takes an executive producer credit with Jeremy Plager.
Moverman wrote and will direct the 1939-set movie taking its cue from the true story of Felix Kersten (Harrelson), a renowned, apolitical medical masseuse, who became the personal doctor of the chronically ill Heinrich Himmler (Serkis), Hitler’s second-in-command who was the head of the SS and is regarded...
As well as international sales rights, Paris-based film company Snd has also taken distribution rights in France and will co-produce.
Philippe Rousselet at Vendôme Films and Eric Jehelmann at Jerico Films lead produce. The companies are subsidiaries of Paris-based Vendôme Group, Rousselet’s Oscar-winning banner (Coda) with Fabrice Gianfermi, who takes an executive producer credit with Jeremy Plager.
Moverman wrote and will direct the 1939-set movie taking its cue from the true story of Felix Kersten (Harrelson), a renowned, apolitical medical masseuse, who became the personal doctor of the chronically ill Heinrich Himmler (Serkis), Hitler’s second-in-command who was the head of the SS and is regarded...
- 5/10/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Andy Serkis and Woody Harrelson have signed on to star in The Man with the Miraculous Hands, a WWII psychological thriller from Rampart and The Messenger filmmaker Oren Moverman.
Based on a true story, the film is set in 1939 and features Harrelson as Felix Kersten, a renowned, apolitical medical masseuse who becomes the personal physician to Heinrich Himmler (Serkis), the head of Hitler’s SS and one of the chief architects of the Holocaust. As the war rages and Himmler’s health declines while his authority continues grows, Kersten finds himself in a unique position to influence decision making on the highest level inside the Third Reich. He begins to play a dangerous game, using his medical skills as a weapon to influence Himmler, turn him against Hitler, and bring an end to the war.
French outfit Vendôme Group (Oscar-winner Coda) is producing the feature together with Jerico Films and Snd.
Based on a true story, the film is set in 1939 and features Harrelson as Felix Kersten, a renowned, apolitical medical masseuse who becomes the personal physician to Heinrich Himmler (Serkis), the head of Hitler’s SS and one of the chief architects of the Holocaust. As the war rages and Himmler’s health declines while his authority continues grows, Kersten finds himself in a unique position to influence decision making on the highest level inside the Third Reich. He begins to play a dangerous game, using his medical skills as a weapon to influence Himmler, turn him against Hitler, and bring an end to the war.
French outfit Vendôme Group (Oscar-winner Coda) is producing the feature together with Jerico Films and Snd.
- 5/10/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In a competitive situation, Vendôme Pictures, the Oscar-winning banner behind “Coda,” has optioned the film and television rights to John Vaillant’s nonfiction book about climate change “Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World.”
It comes after the book was released to much acclaim in June 2023 and went on to win the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. It was also a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award, and was named a best book of the year by The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Financial Times and The Guardian, among many other prominent publications.
Vaillant took readers halfway through the hottest year of the hottest decade in recorded history, as a new kind of fire introduced itself to the world. The author examines the multi-billion-dollar disaster in Fort McMurray, the hub of Canada’s oil industry and America’s biggest foreign supplier, which melted vehicles, turned houses...
It comes after the book was released to much acclaim in June 2023 and went on to win the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. It was also a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award, and was named a best book of the year by The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Financial Times and The Guardian, among many other prominent publications.
Vaillant took readers halfway through the hottest year of the hottest decade in recorded history, as a new kind of fire introduced itself to the world. The author examines the multi-billion-dollar disaster in Fort McMurray, the hub of Canada’s oil industry and America’s biggest foreign supplier, which melted vehicles, turned houses...
- 4/4/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Laura Harrier (White Men Can’t Jump) has been tapped for a major role opposite Bill Skarsgård and Nicolas Cage in Lords of War, the sequel to 2005 crime thriller Lord of War, which Andrew Niccol (Anon) wrote and is directing for Vendôme Pictures (Coda), sources tell Deadline.
Lords of War picks up the story of Yuri Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, watching as he discovers he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who isn’t trying to right his father’s wrongs — he’s trying to top them. Not only selling guns but the “trigger pullers” too, Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This is the story of Yuri and Anton’s bitter rivalry — even at odds over the same woman. Who will prevail when father and son go to war?
Specifics as to Harrier’s part are under wraps.
Lords of War picks up the story of Yuri Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, watching as he discovers he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who isn’t trying to right his father’s wrongs — he’s trying to top them. Not only selling guns but the “trigger pullers” too, Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This is the story of Yuri and Anton’s bitter rivalry — even at odds over the same woman. Who will prevail when father and son go to war?
Specifics as to Harrier’s part are under wraps.
- 2/22/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“Oppenheimer” is the juggernaut Oscar contender that is predicted to take home not just Best Picture but a whole bunch of other Academy Awards, too, including Best Director for Christopher Nolan and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. However, we thought that “La La Land” had Best Picture all wrapped up in 2017 but come Oscars night, “Moonlight” swept in to claim the evening’s biggest prize in a shock win. So, is “Oppenheimer” as safe as everyone thinks?
“The Holdovers” is well-poised to pull off an upset. The movie follows Paul Giamatti as a curmudgeonly professor who is forced to look after students staying behind during the Christmas holidays. The film has been a hit with critics, audiences, and awards groups, too.
As such, it could be a major dark horse to win the Oscar for Best Picture. In the last 10 years, four movies have claimed the top prize...
“The Holdovers” is well-poised to pull off an upset. The movie follows Paul Giamatti as a curmudgeonly professor who is forced to look after students staying behind during the Christmas holidays. The film has been a hit with critics, audiences, and awards groups, too.
As such, it could be a major dark horse to win the Oscar for Best Picture. In the last 10 years, four movies have claimed the top prize...
- 2/16/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Pair of comedies headline TF1-owned company’s 2024 French-language slate
Newen Connect is heading to Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous with two French-language ensemble comedies, Family Therapy and Start Me Up.
Family Therapy is the fourth feature from Arnaud Lemort. and follows a man with severe anxiety whose therapist decides he cannot stand him, kicks him out of his practice and challenges him to find the woman of his dreams Christian Clavier and Baptiste Lecaplain star with Claire Chust, Cristiana Réali and Rayane Bensetti.
Produced by TF1 Studio and TF1 Films Production with Atelier de Production, Ugc will release the film in...
Newen Connect is heading to Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous with two French-language ensemble comedies, Family Therapy and Start Me Up.
Family Therapy is the fourth feature from Arnaud Lemort. and follows a man with severe anxiety whose therapist decides he cannot stand him, kicks him out of his practice and challenges him to find the woman of his dreams Christian Clavier and Baptiste Lecaplain star with Claire Chust, Cristiana Réali and Rayane Bensetti.
Produced by TF1 Studio and TF1 Films Production with Atelier de Production, Ugc will release the film in...
- 1/10/2024
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Karim Debbagh‘s leading Tangier-based line producer Kasbah Films has secured a raft of U.S. and U.K. projects that will lense in Morocco, including “Lords of War,” the sequel to “Lord of War,” starring Nicolas Cage as the world’s most notorious arms dealer.
While attending the Marrakech Film Festival, Debbagh spoke to Variety about his work on “Lords of War,” which is expected to start shooting in March for approximately 40 days and is being produced by Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi, alongside Cage’s Saturn Films. Debbagh is currently scouting locations across Morocco.
“We’re trying to cover four or five African countries, such as Libya, Egypt, Senegal and Mali and several countries in the Middle East, and we’ve almost found everything in Morocco,” said the veteran producer, who seemed overjoyed to restart scouting after having been forced to pause for eight months due to the...
While attending the Marrakech Film Festival, Debbagh spoke to Variety about his work on “Lords of War,” which is expected to start shooting in March for approximately 40 days and is being produced by Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi, alongside Cage’s Saturn Films. Debbagh is currently scouting locations across Morocco.
“We’re trying to cover four or five African countries, such as Libya, Egypt, Senegal and Mali and several countries in the Middle East, and we’ve almost found everything in Morocco,” said the veteran producer, who seemed overjoyed to restart scouting after having been forced to pause for eight months due to the...
- 12/3/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy and Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
Kathryn Thal has been appointed Vendôme Pictures’ senior vice president of development and production.
Thal, who will be based in Los Angeles, will further expand the Paris-based company’s connection with the U.S. market. In this new role, Thal will oversee all English-language movies and television shows from development to production and delivery. She will, effective immediately, report to company founder, chairman and CEO Philippe Rousselet and co-ceo Fabrice Gianfermi.
Thal previously served as Black Bear’s vice president and previously worked for Anonymous Content. She spent her tenure there building out and servicing international co-ventures while sourcing project-related opportunities. She started her career at ICM Partners before moving to HBO, Netflix and eventually Hunting Lane as manager of development.
Vendôme is best known for producing “Coda.” That Sundance sensation won three Oscars for distributor Apple TV+ at the 2022 Academy Awards, including Best Picture (the first such honor for...
Thal, who will be based in Los Angeles, will further expand the Paris-based company’s connection with the U.S. market. In this new role, Thal will oversee all English-language movies and television shows from development to production and delivery. She will, effective immediately, report to company founder, chairman and CEO Philippe Rousselet and co-ceo Fabrice Gianfermi.
Thal previously served as Black Bear’s vice president and previously worked for Anonymous Content. She spent her tenure there building out and servicing international co-ventures while sourcing project-related opportunities. She started her career at ICM Partners before moving to HBO, Netflix and eventually Hunting Lane as manager of development.
Vendôme is best known for producing “Coda.” That Sundance sensation won three Oscars for distributor Apple TV+ at the 2022 Academy Awards, including Best Picture (the first such honor for...
- 11/14/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Coda and Source Code producer Vendôme Pictures has appointed Kathryn Thal as Senior Vice President of Development and Production.
Thal will be based in LA with a remit to expand the Paris-based company’s connection to the U.S. market. In the new role, Thal will oversee all English-language film and TV projects from the development stage to production and delivery.
She will report to Vendôme founder, chairman and CEO Philippe Rousselet and co-ceo Fabrice Gianfermi, effective immediately.
Thal joins from Black Bear, where she was a Vice President and worked closely with the production and management teams. She was part of the producing team for Scott Frank’s Monsieur Spade starring Clive Owen and also worked closely on developing projects with Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game), Johan Renck (Chernobyl) and Kyle Killen (Halo).
Prior to Black Bear, Thal worked at Anonymous Content, Hunting Lane, ICM Partners, HBO and Netflix.
Thal will be based in LA with a remit to expand the Paris-based company’s connection to the U.S. market. In the new role, Thal will oversee all English-language film and TV projects from the development stage to production and delivery.
She will report to Vendôme founder, chairman and CEO Philippe Rousselet and co-ceo Fabrice Gianfermi, effective immediately.
Thal joins from Black Bear, where she was a Vice President and worked closely with the production and management teams. She was part of the producing team for Scott Frank’s Monsieur Spade starring Clive Owen and also worked closely on developing projects with Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game), Johan Renck (Chernobyl) and Kyle Killen (Halo).
Prior to Black Bear, Thal worked at Anonymous Content, Hunting Lane, ICM Partners, HBO and Netflix.
- 11/14/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Vendôme Pictures has acquired the remake rights to produce a scripted adaptation of ”A Fire Within,” an award-winning human rights documentary about Ethiopian refugee Edgegayehu “Edge” Taye.
The 2021 nonfiction film documented how Taye, a torture survivor, flees to the U.S. only to discover that her former torturer is living there and working alongside her at her new job in a midtown Atlanta hotel. It follows the attempts of Taye and two other Ethiopian women to bring her torturer to justice in America. Directed by Christopher Chambers, ”A Fire Within” has won several awards on the film festival circuit after premiering at the Atlanta Film Festival, where it won the audience award for best documentary.
Vendôme Pictures will develop and package the picture, with Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi producing with Liya Kebede and Chambers attached to executive produce. Josh Ludmir at Greenberg Traurig negotiated the deal on behalf of Fmrl Media and Chambers,...
The 2021 nonfiction film documented how Taye, a torture survivor, flees to the U.S. only to discover that her former torturer is living there and working alongside her at her new job in a midtown Atlanta hotel. It follows the attempts of Taye and two other Ethiopian women to bring her torturer to justice in America. Directed by Christopher Chambers, ”A Fire Within” has won several awards on the film festival circuit after premiering at the Atlanta Film Festival, where it won the audience award for best documentary.
Vendôme Pictures will develop and package the picture, with Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi producing with Liya Kebede and Chambers attached to executive produce. Josh Ludmir at Greenberg Traurig negotiated the deal on behalf of Fmrl Media and Chambers,...
- 11/1/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
French industry to descend on La Rochelle to premiere high-end drama series to the world.
Disney+’s French original Irrésistible, Canal+ legal drama Conviction, TF1’s Behind Closed Doors from Coda producers’ Jerico TV and Swedish thriller Evil are among the French and European titles that will premiere at France’s Festival de la Fiction, taking place in La Rochelle from September 12-17.
The event, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2023, has long been a popular ‘back-to-school’ festival for the French industry, with a strong focus on French series, Its international appeal is growing and it has become a significant launchpad for European content.
Disney+’s French original Irrésistible, Canal+ legal drama Conviction, TF1’s Behind Closed Doors from Coda producers’ Jerico TV and Swedish thriller Evil are among the French and European titles that will premiere at France’s Festival de la Fiction, taking place in La Rochelle from September 12-17.
The event, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2023, has long been a popular ‘back-to-school’ festival for the French industry, with a strong focus on French series, Its international appeal is growing and it has become a significant launchpad for European content.
- 8/29/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Former Lionsgate film co-chief Patrick Wachsberger has been named as one of the members of the selection committee that will decide the French entry for the Best International Film Oscar category this year.
He will be joined by international sales veterans Sabine Chemaly and Tanja Meissner, producer Charles Gillibert, directors Mounia Meddour and Olivier Assayas and composer Alexandre Desplat.
France has overhauled the composition of its Oscar entry selection committee twice in recent years to include more film industry professionals in a bid to improve its chances in the Best International Picture race.
The country last won the international film category with Régis Wargnier’s Indochine in 1993. Ladj Ly’s 2019 Cannes Jury Prize winner Les Misérables was the last French film to make it through to the final nomination stage for the 2020 awards, while Alice Diop’s Saint Omer made it onto the long list for the 2023 edition.
This year...
He will be joined by international sales veterans Sabine Chemaly and Tanja Meissner, producer Charles Gillibert, directors Mounia Meddour and Olivier Assayas and composer Alexandre Desplat.
France has overhauled the composition of its Oscar entry selection committee twice in recent years to include more film industry professionals in a bid to improve its chances in the Best International Picture race.
The country last won the international film category with Régis Wargnier’s Indochine in 1993. Ladj Ly’s 2019 Cannes Jury Prize winner Les Misérables was the last French film to make it through to the final nomination stage for the 2020 awards, while Alice Diop’s Saint Omer made it onto the long list for the 2023 edition.
This year...
- 8/11/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
"Lord of War" is one of Nicolas Cage's best movies, but not one that is usually brought up in a conversation about his work. After all, he doesn't give a deranged, larger-than-life performance like in "Face/Off," and the story isn't over-the-top or even based on a very known figure, like "Renfield." Instead, it is a drama from 2005 written and directed by "The Truman Show" writer Andrew Niccol.
The film follows Cage as an illegal arms dealer who works around the world, selling weapons regardless of what atrocities are committed, usually to both sides of a conflict. Of course, he eventually gets way in over his head and becomes the target of the very people he sells weapons to. The film also starred Ethan Hawke, Ian Holm, Jared Leto, and Bridge Moynahan. It got decent reviews and was a relative commercial success, but "Lord of War" is definitely not the...
The film follows Cage as an illegal arms dealer who works around the world, selling weapons regardless of what atrocities are committed, usually to both sides of a conflict. Of course, he eventually gets way in over his head and becomes the target of the very people he sells weapons to. The film also starred Ethan Hawke, Ian Holm, Jared Leto, and Bridge Moynahan. It got decent reviews and was a relative commercial success, but "Lord of War" is definitely not the...
- 5/13/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgård are set to play Father and Son arms dealers in Andrew Niccol’s ‘Lord of War’ sequel.
Following on from the 2005 crime thriller, Cage will reprise his role as morally compromised arms dealer Yuri Orlov. Skarsgård will play his son who is said to be a chip off the old block.
The sequel finds Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, as he discovers that he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who is trying to top his dad. Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This triggers an intergenerational bitter rivalry, one that pits father and son against each other.
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“There is so much more to explore with these characters,” Niccol said. “Plato said it best — ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ I...
Following on from the 2005 crime thriller, Cage will reprise his role as morally compromised arms dealer Yuri Orlov. Skarsgård will play his son who is said to be a chip off the old block.
The sequel finds Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, as he discovers that he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who is trying to top his dad. Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This triggers an intergenerational bitter rivalry, one that pits father and son against each other.
Also in news – Karl Urban in talks to join ‘Mortal Kombat 2’
“There is so much more to explore with these characters,” Niccol said. “Plato said it best — ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ I...
- 5/9/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Strap on a bulletproof vest and prepare to make a shady deal or two because a Lord of War sequel is on the way. Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgård are teaming up for Lords of War, with Vendome Pictures producing. Andrew Niccol directs from a script he wrote, with Cage reprising his role from the 2005 original, arms dealer Yuri Orlov. The plot includes a father-son twist, with Skarsgård playing Orlov’s son, Anton. In the Lord of War sequel, Anton “tries to top his father’s wrongs instead of stopping them as he launches a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts.”
“There is so much more to explore with these characters. Plato said it best — ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ I’m looking forward to spending more time in the company of the charming devil that is Yuri Orlov and now his illegitimate...
“There is so much more to explore with these characters. Plato said it best — ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ I’m looking forward to spending more time in the company of the charming devil that is Yuri Orlov and now his illegitimate...
- 5/8/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Almost 20 years after its theatrical release, “Lord of War” is getting a sequel. Vendôme Pictures (“Coda”) will reunite writer/director Andrew Niccol and Nicolas Cage for “Lords of War,” with Cage reprising as arms dealer Yuri Orlov. Bill Skarsgård, recently Pennywise in the two-part “It” adaptation and the heavy in “John Wick: Chapter 4,” will play his son.
Principal photography will begin in late 2023, with FilmNation Entertainment representing the international sales rights while introducing the film at the Cannes Film Festival. CAA Media Finance will handle the domestic rights. Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi, who produced the original, are producing under their Vendôme Pictures banner. Nicolas Cage, under his company, Saturn Films will also produce while Skarsgård is executive producing.
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Principal photography will begin in late 2023, with FilmNation Entertainment representing the international sales rights while introducing the film at the Cannes Film Festival. CAA Media Finance will handle the domestic rights. Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi, who produced the original, are producing under their Vendôme Pictures banner. Nicolas Cage, under his company, Saturn Films will also produce while Skarsgård is executive producing.
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- 5/8/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Producers eye autumn start of principal photography in Hungary and Morocco.
Nicolas Cage will reunite with director Andrew Niccol on Lords Of War for Vendome Pictures, a sequel to the 2005 crime thriller Lord Of War. FilmNation will launch international sales in Cannes and CAA Media Finance handles US rights.
Niccol will write the screenplay and the producers have earmarked an autumn start of principal photography in Hungary and Morocco.
Vendome’s Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi (Coda) who produced the original are producing alongside Cage through his Saturn Films. Bill Skarsgård is executive producer.
Lords Of War sees Cage return as Yuri Orlov,...
Nicolas Cage will reunite with director Andrew Niccol on Lords Of War for Vendome Pictures, a sequel to the 2005 crime thriller Lord Of War. FilmNation will launch international sales in Cannes and CAA Media Finance handles US rights.
Niccol will write the screenplay and the producers have earmarked an autumn start of principal photography in Hungary and Morocco.
Vendome’s Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi (Coda) who produced the original are producing alongside Cage through his Saturn Films. Bill Skarsgård is executive producer.
Lords Of War sees Cage return as Yuri Orlov,...
- 5/8/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Nicolas Cage will return to the shadowy world of illegal weapons sales, but this time, it’s become a family affair.
The Oscar-winning star will reunite with writer and director Andrew Niccol on “Lords Of War,” the sequel to their 2005 crime thriller, “Lord Of War.” Cage will reprise his role as morally compromised arms dealer Yuri Orlov with “It’s” Bill Skarsgård co-starring as his son, who is a chip off the old block. Vendôme Group is backing the project, which is set to begin principal photography in the fall of 2023.
FilmNation Entertainment will represent the international sales rights and introduce the film at the Cannes Film Festival, while CAA Media Finance will handle the domestic rights. Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi who produced the original are producing under their Vendôme Pictures banner, alongside Cage under his company, Saturn Films. Skarsgård is executive producing.
“Lords of War” finds Orlov (Cage...
The Oscar-winning star will reunite with writer and director Andrew Niccol on “Lords Of War,” the sequel to their 2005 crime thriller, “Lord Of War.” Cage will reprise his role as morally compromised arms dealer Yuri Orlov with “It’s” Bill Skarsgård co-starring as his son, who is a chip off the old block. Vendôme Group is backing the project, which is set to begin principal photography in the fall of 2023.
FilmNation Entertainment will represent the international sales rights and introduce the film at the Cannes Film Festival, while CAA Media Finance will handle the domestic rights. Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi who produced the original are producing under their Vendôme Pictures banner, alongside Cage under his company, Saturn Films. Skarsgård is executive producing.
“Lords of War” finds Orlov (Cage...
- 5/8/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgård are set to star in Lords of War, the sequel to Lord of War that reunites Coda producer Vendome Pictures with director Andrew Niccol.
Niccol will write and direct the sequel to his 2005 crime thriller Lord of War, with Cage reprising his role as arms dealer Yuri Orlov, and Skarsgård on board to play his son. In Lords of War, Orlov discovers he has a son, Anton, who is trying to top his father’s wrongs rather than stop them as he launches a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts.
The sequel will shoot in fall 2023, with FilmNation Entertainment representing the international sales rights starting at the Cannes Film Festival. CAA Media Finance will handle the domestic rights.
Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi, who produced the original, are returning in the same role for Lords of War under their Vendôme Pictures banner,...
Niccol will write and direct the sequel to his 2005 crime thriller Lord of War, with Cage reprising his role as arms dealer Yuri Orlov, and Skarsgård on board to play his son. In Lords of War, Orlov discovers he has a son, Anton, who is trying to top his father’s wrongs rather than stop them as he launches a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts.
The sequel will shoot in fall 2023, with FilmNation Entertainment representing the international sales rights starting at the Cannes Film Festival. CAA Media Finance will handle the domestic rights.
Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi, who produced the original, are returning in the same role for Lords of War under their Vendôme Pictures banner,...
- 5/8/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Producers eye autumn start of principal photography in Hungary and Morocco.
Nicolas Cage will reunite with director Andrew Niccol on Lords Of War for Vendome Pictures, a sequel to the 2005 crime thriller Lord Of War. FilmNation will launch international sales in Cannes and CAA Media Finance handles US rights.
Niccol will write the screenplay and the producers have earmarked an autumn start of principal photography in Hungary and Morocco.
Vendome’s Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi (Coda) who produced the original are producing alongside Cage through his Saturn Films. Bill Skarsgård is executive producer.
Lords Of War sees Cage return as Yuri Orlov,...
Nicolas Cage will reunite with director Andrew Niccol on Lords Of War for Vendome Pictures, a sequel to the 2005 crime thriller Lord Of War. FilmNation will launch international sales in Cannes and CAA Media Finance handles US rights.
Niccol will write the screenplay and the producers have earmarked an autumn start of principal photography in Hungary and Morocco.
Vendome’s Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi (Coda) who produced the original are producing alongside Cage through his Saturn Films. Bill Skarsgård is executive producer.
Lords Of War sees Cage return as Yuri Orlov,...
- 5/8/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Nicolas Cage (Renfield) and writer-director Andrew Niccol (Anon) will reteam with Vendôme Pictures, the Academy Award winning studio behind Coda, on Lords of War — a sequel to the 2005 crime thriller Lord of War, which starred Cage as Yuri Orlov, a composite character based on numerous arms dealers.
Bill Skarsgård (John Wick: Chapter 4) is also on board to star as Orlov’s son, with FilmNation Entertainment to rep international sales and introduce the film at Cannes, and CAA Media Finance to handle domestic rights.
In Lords of War, Yuri Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, discovers he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who isn’t trying to right his father’s wrongs — he’s trying to top them. Not only selling guns but the “trigger pullers” too, Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This is the story of Yuri and Anton’s...
Bill Skarsgård (John Wick: Chapter 4) is also on board to star as Orlov’s son, with FilmNation Entertainment to rep international sales and introduce the film at Cannes, and CAA Media Finance to handle domestic rights.
In Lords of War, Yuri Orlov (Cage), the world’s most notorious gunrunner, discovers he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), who isn’t trying to right his father’s wrongs — he’s trying to top them. Not only selling guns but the “trigger pullers” too, Anton is amassing a mercenary army to fight America’s Middle East conflicts. This is the story of Yuri and Anton’s...
- 5/8/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Screen’s team looks at which titles are lining up for a potential slot in either Official Selection or one of the parallel sections.
Speculation is mounting about which titles could make the line-up for the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, which runs May 16-27 this year.
The submission process for Official Selection officially closes on March 21, ahead of the traditional Paris press conference in mid-April (the date is currently to be confirmed).
As filmmakers, producers and sales agents scramble to submit final titles, Screen’s team assesses which films from around the world are lining up for...
Speculation is mounting about which titles could make the line-up for the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, which runs May 16-27 this year.
The submission process for Official Selection officially closes on March 21, ahead of the traditional Paris press conference in mid-April (the date is currently to be confirmed).
As filmmakers, producers and sales agents scramble to submit final titles, Screen’s team assesses which films from around the world are lining up for...
- 3/7/2023
- by Louise Tutt¬Jeremy Kay¬Mona Tabbara¬Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
French sales company has unveiled its Rendez-Vous in Paris slate.
Snd, the feature film arm of France’s M6 broadcasting group, has sold Lisa Azuelos’ globe-trotting drama The Book Of Wonders and Eric Barbier’s adventure Princes Of The Desert to a slew of territories worldwide ahead of the titles’ world premieres at the upcoming Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris (Jan 10-17).
Snd will also market premiere Eric Besnard’s A Great Friend, Cécilia Rouard’s Killing Blue and Pierre-François Martin-Laval’s Jeff & Jean-Marc’s Adventures at the Rendez-Vous, and unveil first footage of Guillaume Nicloux’s The Baby.
Snd has...
Snd, the feature film arm of France’s M6 broadcasting group, has sold Lisa Azuelos’ globe-trotting drama The Book Of Wonders and Eric Barbier’s adventure Princes Of The Desert to a slew of territories worldwide ahead of the titles’ world premieres at the upcoming Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris (Jan 10-17).
Snd will also market premiere Eric Besnard’s A Great Friend, Cécilia Rouard’s Killing Blue and Pierre-François Martin-Laval’s Jeff & Jean-Marc’s Adventures at the Rendez-Vous, and unveil first footage of Guillaume Nicloux’s The Baby.
Snd has...
- 1/6/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Lockdown Tower has sold to UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, Latin America, and German-speaking Europe
Paris-based sales company Elle Driver has closed a slew of sales for Guillaume Nicloux’s Lockdown Tower and Yann Samuell’s The Lulus ahead of Unifrance’s annual Rendez-Vous in Paris.
Lockdown Tower has sold to Signature Entertainment for the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, to California Filmes for Latin America and to Capelight for German-speaking Europe. Other sales include Vie Vision Pictures for Taiwan, Klockworks in Japan, Media4Fun in Poland, Nk Contents in Korea and Capella Film for Cis and the Baltics.
Paris-based sales company Elle Driver has closed a slew of sales for Guillaume Nicloux’s Lockdown Tower and Yann Samuell’s The Lulus ahead of Unifrance’s annual Rendez-Vous in Paris.
Lockdown Tower has sold to Signature Entertainment for the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, to California Filmes for Latin America and to Capelight for German-speaking Europe. Other sales include Vie Vision Pictures for Taiwan, Klockworks in Japan, Media4Fun in Poland, Nk Contents in Korea and Capella Film for Cis and the Baltics.
- 1/5/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Sundance Film Festival added several new titles, including a documentary about NBA star Stephen Curry and A24’s sentimental drama “Past Lives,” to its 2023 lineup.
Other newest inclusions are “Beyond Utopia,” a documentary about families escaping oppression, as well as feature films including “Earth Mama” and Flora and Son,” which will screen in the premieres section. “Stephen Curry: Underrated” will play in the special screenings section.
This year’s Sundance Film Festival will take place from Jan. 19-29 in Utah, marking its first return to Park City since the pandemic.
Sundance is also hosting encore screenings of “Coda,” which premiered at the 2021 virtual festival and won the Oscar for best picture, as well as “Klondike,” “Navalny” and “Summer of Soul.” It will be the first time those Sundance award winners will screen at the festival in person, with many of the filmmakers in attendance for post-screening panels. Those films were...
Other newest inclusions are “Beyond Utopia,” a documentary about families escaping oppression, as well as feature films including “Earth Mama” and Flora and Son,” which will screen in the premieres section. “Stephen Curry: Underrated” will play in the special screenings section.
This year’s Sundance Film Festival will take place from Jan. 19-29 in Utah, marking its first return to Park City since the pandemic.
Sundance is also hosting encore screenings of “Coda,” which premiered at the 2021 virtual festival and won the Oscar for best picture, as well as “Klondike,” “Navalny” and “Summer of Soul.” It will be the first time those Sundance award winners will screen at the festival in person, with many of the filmmakers in attendance for post-screening panels. Those films were...
- 1/4/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The historical drama is a follow-up to ‘Coda’ for Vendôme Films and Pathé.
Following their Oscars triumph with Coda, France’s Vendôme Films and Pathé have been quietly laying the ground work for the North American release of follow-up production, Second World War drama Farewell, Mr. Haffmann.
Directed by Fred Cavayé and starring Daniel Auteuil, Gilles Lellouche and Sara Girardeau, the French-language film has been well received by audiences on the festival circuit in North America.
It most recently won the audience award at the Gold Coast International Film Festival following awards at the Ottawa Film Festival (jury’s prize...
Following their Oscars triumph with Coda, France’s Vendôme Films and Pathé have been quietly laying the ground work for the North American release of follow-up production, Second World War drama Farewell, Mr. Haffmann.
Directed by Fred Cavayé and starring Daniel Auteuil, Gilles Lellouche and Sara Girardeau, the French-language film has been well received by audiences on the festival circuit in North America.
It most recently won the audience award at the Gold Coast International Film Festival following awards at the Ottawa Film Festival (jury’s prize...
- 11/21/2022
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Vendôme Pictures, the production house behind Sian Heder’s Oscar-winning film “Coda,” is set to produce “Ibelin,” a feature film which will be directed by Morten Tyldum (“The Imitation Game”).
Penned by Kyle Killen (“Halo”), the film will be inspired by the real-life story of Mats Steen, a disabled boy from Norway who went by ‘Ibelin’ in the gaming world.
Vendôme Pictures’ Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi are producing alongside Tyldum and Guri Neby (“The Monkey and the Mouth”) for Neby-Tyldum As. Principal photography will take place in the U.S., suggesting that the action will take place in the U.S. rather than Norway. Production dates yet to be set.
Like “Coda,” “Ibelin” will likely be a heart-wrenching drama. Steen died at the age of 25 from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. His parents, Robert and Trude, mourned what they thought had been a lonely and isolated life for their disabled son.
Penned by Kyle Killen (“Halo”), the film will be inspired by the real-life story of Mats Steen, a disabled boy from Norway who went by ‘Ibelin’ in the gaming world.
Vendôme Pictures’ Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi are producing alongside Tyldum and Guri Neby (“The Monkey and the Mouth”) for Neby-Tyldum As. Principal photography will take place in the U.S., suggesting that the action will take place in the U.S. rather than Norway. Production dates yet to be set.
Like “Coda,” “Ibelin” will likely be a heart-wrenching drama. Steen died at the age of 25 from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. His parents, Robert and Trude, mourned what they thought had been a lonely and isolated life for their disabled son.
- 11/14/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Los Angeles and Paris-based Vendôme Pictures, producer of the 2022 Academy Award Best Picture Coda, has announced new drama feature Ibelin, based on the real-life story of the disabled, British gamer Mats Steen, who went by the name of ‘Ibelin’ in the gaming world.
Morten Tyldum, who was Oscar-nominated in the best director category for The Imitation Game in 2015, is set to direct and Kyle Killen (Halo) will write the script.
Vendôme Pictures’ Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi are producing alongside Tyldum and producer Guri Neby, whose credits include The Monkey And The Mouth and the series Delete Me, for Neby-Tyldum As.
Principal photography will take place in the U.S. with production dates yet to be set.
When Steen died at the age of 25 from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, his parents Robert and Trude mourned what they thought had been a lonely and isolated life for their disabled son, who had...
Morten Tyldum, who was Oscar-nominated in the best director category for The Imitation Game in 2015, is set to direct and Kyle Killen (Halo) will write the script.
Vendôme Pictures’ Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi are producing alongside Tyldum and producer Guri Neby, whose credits include The Monkey And The Mouth and the series Delete Me, for Neby-Tyldum As.
Principal photography will take place in the U.S. with production dates yet to be set.
When Steen died at the age of 25 from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, his parents Robert and Trude mourned what they thought had been a lonely and isolated life for their disabled son, who had...
- 11/14/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Story tells of beloved ‘World Of Warcraft’ community member Mats Steen.
Vendôme Pictures, producer of best picture Oscar winner Coda, has hired Morten Tyldum to direct Ibelin based on the inspirational life of online gamer Mats Steen.
Kyle Killen, whose credits include Halo, will write the screenplay about Steen, who died aged 25 from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. What his parents did not know and discovered on the day of his funeral was the youngster’s popularity, as people from all over Europe turned up to pay their respects to a beloved member of the World Of Warcraft community, where he went by the name Ibelin.
Vendôme Pictures, producer of best picture Oscar winner Coda, has hired Morten Tyldum to direct Ibelin based on the inspirational life of online gamer Mats Steen.
Kyle Killen, whose credits include Halo, will write the screenplay about Steen, who died aged 25 from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. What his parents did not know and discovered on the day of his funeral was the youngster’s popularity, as people from all over Europe turned up to pay their respects to a beloved member of the World Of Warcraft community, where he went by the name Ibelin.
- 11/14/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Story tells of beloved ‘World Of Warcraft’ community member Mats Steen.
Vendôme Pictures, producer of best picture Oscar winner Coda, has hired Morten Tyldum to direct Ibelin based on the inspirational life of online gamer Mats Steen.
Kyle Killen (Halo) will write the screenplay about Steen, who died aged 25 from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. What his parents did not know and discovered on the day of his funeral was the youngster’s popularity, as people from all over Europe turned up to pay their respects to a beloved member of the World Of Warcraft community, where he went by the name Ibelin.
Vendôme Pictures, producer of best picture Oscar winner Coda, has hired Morten Tyldum to direct Ibelin based on the inspirational life of online gamer Mats Steen.
Kyle Killen (Halo) will write the screenplay about Steen, who died aged 25 from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. What his parents did not know and discovered on the day of his funeral was the youngster’s popularity, as people from all over Europe turned up to pay their respects to a beloved member of the World Of Warcraft community, where he went by the name Ibelin.
- 11/14/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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Morten Tyldum, the Norwegian director of The Imitation Game, Headhunters and Passengers, has signed on to direct Ibelin, based on the true-story of Norwegian gamer Mats Steen.
Steen, who suffered from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, died in 2014 at the age of 25. On the day of his funeral, held in a chapel in Oslo, people from all over Europe showed up to pay tribute to Mats, who they knew by his World of Warcraft handle Ibelin, giving heartfelt speeches about how he had enriched and changed their lives. On the surface, Mats Steen lived an isolated and lonely life alone with his parents. Online, he helped create and support a global community that transcended age, geography and time.
“Ever since hearing about Mats and meeting his family, this is a story I felt needed to be shared with the world,” Tyldum said in a statement.
Morten Tyldum, the Norwegian director of The Imitation Game, Headhunters and Passengers, has signed on to direct Ibelin, based on the true-story of Norwegian gamer Mats Steen.
Steen, who suffered from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, died in 2014 at the age of 25. On the day of his funeral, held in a chapel in Oslo, people from all over Europe showed up to pay tribute to Mats, who they knew by his World of Warcraft handle Ibelin, giving heartfelt speeches about how he had enriched and changed their lives. On the surface, Mats Steen lived an isolated and lonely life alone with his parents. Online, he helped create and support a global community that transcended age, geography and time.
“Ever since hearing about Mats and meeting his family, this is a story I felt needed to be shared with the world,” Tyldum said in a statement.
- 11/14/2022
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The international feature film race has always been a minefield for international politics and a vehicle for soft power. With no shortage of drama, scandal and diva antics, it’s basically the Eurovision of the film biz.
But in recent years, as international contenders have become more powerful following “Parasite’s” boundary-breaking best picture win, this particular Oscar race has invited more scrutiny than ever. The decisions of national film committees are keenly observed, analyzed, debated and even contested. And what many consider the most deserving film doesn’t always make the cut.
Besides setting submission deadlines and green-lighting selection committees, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is fairly hands off, and its criteria straightforward: A country’s entry has to be in any language but English (which is why Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning “Triangle of Sadness” wasn’t submitted by Sweden); a U.S. theatrical...
But in recent years, as international contenders have become more powerful following “Parasite’s” boundary-breaking best picture win, this particular Oscar race has invited more scrutiny than ever. The decisions of national film committees are keenly observed, analyzed, debated and even contested. And what many consider the most deserving film doesn’t always make the cut.
Besides setting submission deadlines and green-lighting selection committees, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is fairly hands off, and its criteria straightforward: A country’s entry has to be in any language but English (which is why Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning “Triangle of Sadness” wasn’t submitted by Sweden); a U.S. theatrical...
- 11/2/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy, Naman Ramachandran and Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
French sales company’s titles include ’The Book of Wonders’, ‘The Baby’ and ’The Braid’.
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French sales company Snd has revealed a first look image and fresh production details for Princes Of The Desert, Eric Barbier’s adventure film starring Alexandra Lamy, and has unveiled details of its extensive AFM slate.
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Mika is behind the soundtrack for Princes of the Desert which was previously titled Tehu. Lamy, whose credits include Rolling To You, replaces the previously announced Charlotte Gainsbourg in the film.
The film, produced by Snd alongside Vertigo Productions, follows a young Berber boy who...
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French sales company Snd has revealed a first look image and fresh production details for Princes Of The Desert, Eric Barbier’s adventure film starring Alexandra Lamy, and has unveiled details of its extensive AFM slate.
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Mika is behind the soundtrack for Princes of the Desert which was previously titled Tehu. Lamy, whose credits include Rolling To You, replaces the previously announced Charlotte Gainsbourg in the film.
The film, produced by Snd alongside Vertigo Productions, follows a young Berber boy who...
- 10/27/2022
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Coda producer Vendôme Pictures has made two appointments and launched a documentary division.
Ninon Desplat has been appointed Head of Development Documentaries and French Series, joining Sonia Droulhiole who was recently appointed Head of Development & Production, Film and Scripted Series, for the company’s English-speaking output.
Under the newly minted Vendôme documentary banner, Desplat will be charged with creating a slate with a focus on pop culture subjects in both English and French. She will also ramp up Vendôme’s TV slate and further expand its French-speaking projects. Droulhiole is responsible for overseeing all English-language features and scripted series from scouting, development, talent management, through to delivery.
Desplat and Droulhiole will report to Vendôme founder, chairman and CEO Philippe Rousselet and co-ceo Fabrice Gianfermi, effective immediately. They will both be based in Paris.
Droulhiole recently served as Senior Development Executive for Amazon Studios France. During her tenure, she managed...
Ninon Desplat has been appointed Head of Development Documentaries and French Series, joining Sonia Droulhiole who was recently appointed Head of Development & Production, Film and Scripted Series, for the company’s English-speaking output.
Under the newly minted Vendôme documentary banner, Desplat will be charged with creating a slate with a focus on pop culture subjects in both English and French. She will also ramp up Vendôme’s TV slate and further expand its French-speaking projects. Droulhiole is responsible for overseeing all English-language features and scripted series from scouting, development, talent management, through to delivery.
Desplat and Droulhiole will report to Vendôme founder, chairman and CEO Philippe Rousselet and co-ceo Fabrice Gianfermi, effective immediately. They will both be based in Paris.
Droulhiole recently served as Senior Development Executive for Amazon Studios France. During her tenure, she managed...
- 10/20/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman and Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The series is about an intersex teen dealing with a new high school.
Disney+ Emea has signed a deal with France TV Distribution to distribute the French high school drama series About Sasha throughout Europe (excluding France), the UK, the Middle East and Africa in 2023.
The French-language series about an intersex youth struggling with questions of identity recently aired on France TV’s online Gen Z-oriented platform Slash.
About Sasha follows its eponymous intersex title character who must navigate the turmoil of starting a new high school and dealing with embracing her feminine side after being born and raised a boy.
Disney+ Emea has signed a deal with France TV Distribution to distribute the French high school drama series About Sasha throughout Europe (excluding France), the UK, the Middle East and Africa in 2023.
The French-language series about an intersex youth struggling with questions of identity recently aired on France TV’s online Gen Z-oriented platform Slash.
About Sasha follows its eponymous intersex title character who must navigate the turmoil of starting a new high school and dealing with embracing her feminine side after being born and raised a boy.
- 10/17/2022
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Country’s selectors hoping to end 30-year barren streak since last Oscar win.
France is hoping to break a 30-year barren streak and has selected Alice Diop’s Saint Omer to represent the country in the best international feature film category for the 95th Academy Awards.
‘Saint Omer’: Venice Review
The film was announced by the Cnc on Friday evening (September 23) after a day of deliberations by a recently revamped selection committee who chose it from a shortlist of titles that also included Mia Hansen-Løve’s One Fine Morning, Alice Winocour’s Paris Memories, Eric Gravel’s Full Time,...
France is hoping to break a 30-year barren streak and has selected Alice Diop’s Saint Omer to represent the country in the best international feature film category for the 95th Academy Awards.
‘Saint Omer’: Venice Review
The film was announced by the Cnc on Friday evening (September 23) after a day of deliberations by a recently revamped selection committee who chose it from a shortlist of titles that also included Mia Hansen-Løve’s One Fine Morning, Alice Winocour’s Paris Memories, Eric Gravel’s Full Time,...
- 9/23/2022
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Alice Diop’s Saint Omer has been selected as France’s entry to the best international film category.
The drama was among five features shortlisted for the honor out of 33 submissions alongside Eric Gavel’s Full Time, Lise Asoka and Roman Gueret’s The Worst Ones, Alice Winocour’s Paris Memories and Mia Hansen-Love’s One Fine Morning.
Saint Omer recently premiered at Venice, winning the Silver Lion Grand Jury prize and Luigi De Laurentis First Film Award.
Loosely inspired by a real-life infanticide trial in 2013, the drama follows a pregnant novelist as she attends the troubling trial of a young Senegalese woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter by abandoning her to the rising tide on a beach in northern France.
The drama is lead produced by Toufik Ayadi and Christophe Barral at Paris-based Srab Films, who previously took credits on Ladj Ly’s Oscar-nominated French feature Les Misérables.
The drama was among five features shortlisted for the honor out of 33 submissions alongside Eric Gavel’s Full Time, Lise Asoka and Roman Gueret’s The Worst Ones, Alice Winocour’s Paris Memories and Mia Hansen-Love’s One Fine Morning.
Saint Omer recently premiered at Venice, winning the Silver Lion Grand Jury prize and Luigi De Laurentis First Film Award.
Loosely inspired by a real-life infanticide trial in 2013, the drama follows a pregnant novelist as she attends the troubling trial of a young Senegalese woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter by abandoning her to the rising tide on a beach in northern France.
The drama is lead produced by Toufik Ayadi and Christophe Barral at Paris-based Srab Films, who previously took credits on Ladj Ly’s Oscar-nominated French feature Les Misérables.
- 9/23/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
France’s new Oscar committee has pre-selected five films to represent the country in the international feature film race.
The five films are Alice Diop’s “Saint-Omer,” which just won Venice’s Silver Lion and Lion of the Future; Eric Gravel’s drama “Full Time” starring “Call My Agent!” star Laure Calamy; Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret’s “The Worst Ones,” about the moral dilemma of shooting of a film with young non-professionals in a working-class town; Alice Winocour’s “Revoir Paris” starring Virginie Efira as a survivor of the Paris attacks in 2015; and Mia Hansen-Love’s “One Fine Morning” starring Lea Seydoux as a single mother who embarks on a romance with an emotionally unavailable man.
This year’s committee includes international sales agents Hengameh Panahi, Grégoire Melin, producers Philippe Rousselet (“Coda”), Didar Domehri (“Girls of the Sun”), and directors Jacques Audiard (“A Prophet”) and Michel Gondry (“L’ecûme des jours...
The five films are Alice Diop’s “Saint-Omer,” which just won Venice’s Silver Lion and Lion of the Future; Eric Gravel’s drama “Full Time” starring “Call My Agent!” star Laure Calamy; Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret’s “The Worst Ones,” about the moral dilemma of shooting of a film with young non-professionals in a working-class town; Alice Winocour’s “Revoir Paris” starring Virginie Efira as a survivor of the Paris attacks in 2015; and Mia Hansen-Love’s “One Fine Morning” starring Lea Seydoux as a single mother who embarks on a romance with an emotionally unavailable man.
This year’s committee includes international sales agents Hengameh Panahi, Grégoire Melin, producers Philippe Rousselet (“Coda”), Didar Domehri (“Girls of the Sun”), and directors Jacques Audiard (“A Prophet”) and Michel Gondry (“L’ecûme des jours...
- 9/15/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
France has unveiled the five pre-selected feature films in the running to be the country’s Oscar submission.
They are:
Full Time by Eric Gravel (int’l sales. B For Film) The Worst Ones by Lise Asoka and Romane Gueret Paris Memories by Alice Winocour Saint-Omer By Alice Diop One Fine Morning by Mia Hansen-Love
This year’s selection committee, overseen by the National Cinema Centre (Cnc), comprises international sales agents Hengameh Panahi, Grégoire Melin, producers Philippe Rousselet, Didar Domehri, directors Jacques Audiard and Michel Gondry and veteran Gaumont executive Ariane Toscan du Plantier.
It marks the first selection round since the overhaul of France’s selection committee over the summer to end the automatic involvement of the heads of the Cannes Film Festival, export agency Unifrance and the César Academy.
They are:
Full Time by Eric Gravel (int’l sales. B For Film) The Worst Ones by Lise Asoka and Romane Gueret Paris Memories by Alice Winocour Saint-Omer By Alice Diop One Fine Morning by Mia Hansen-Love
This year’s selection committee, overseen by the National Cinema Centre (Cnc), comprises international sales agents Hengameh Panahi, Grégoire Melin, producers Philippe Rousselet, Didar Domehri, directors Jacques Audiard and Michel Gondry and veteran Gaumont executive Ariane Toscan du Plantier.
It marks the first selection round since the overhaul of France’s selection committee over the summer to end the automatic involvement of the heads of the Cannes Film Festival, export agency Unifrance and the César Academy.
- 9/15/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has selected Colm Bairéad’s debut feature The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin) as its entry for the best international film category for the 2023 Oscars, in the first announced submission of the upcoming awards season.
The Irish-language work swept the IFTA Awards last March to become the first debut feature to win best film, as well as clinch best director, actress, cinematography, editing, production design, and original score.
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Set in rural Ireland in 1981, the coming-of-age drama stars Catherine Clinch as a quiet, neglected girl who is sent from her overcrowded, dysfunctional household to live with distant relatives for the summer.
The Irish-language work swept the IFTA Awards last March to become the first debut feature to win best film, as well as clinch best director, actress, cinematography, editing, production design, and original score.
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Set in rural Ireland in 1981, the coming-of-age drama stars Catherine Clinch as a quiet, neglected girl who is sent from her overcrowded, dysfunctional household to live with distant relatives for the summer.
- 8/2/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Hello and welcome to another week that was in international entertainment. Jesse Whittock here, back to guide you through the big stories and scoops. Also, a warm welcome to another new face in our London office, Zac Ntim, who’s joined us as International Film Reporter. Drop him a note and say hello.
Festival Fever Returns (L-r): ‘Blonde,’ ‘Don’t Worry Darling,’ ‘Bones’ and ‘All That Bardo’
Very nice, Venice: Venice and Toronto fired the opening shots of the 2022/23 awards season as they unveiled their line-ups this week. Opening the Venice Film Festival on August 31 will be Noah Baumbach’s Netflix picture White Noise, starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig. Venice chief Alberto Barbera said the film was “worth waiting for,” using a ton of adjectives to display his excitement – spanning ‘ambitious,’ ‘compelling,’ ‘dramatic,’ ‘ironic’ and ‘satirical.’ We’re sold. Also gaining plenty of social traction was Netflix’s much-discussed...
Festival Fever Returns (L-r): ‘Blonde,’ ‘Don’t Worry Darling,’ ‘Bones’ and ‘All That Bardo’
Very nice, Venice: Venice and Toronto fired the opening shots of the 2022/23 awards season as they unveiled their line-ups this week. Opening the Venice Film Festival on August 31 will be Noah Baumbach’s Netflix picture White Noise, starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig. Venice chief Alberto Barbera said the film was “worth waiting for,” using a ton of adjectives to display his excitement – spanning ‘ambitious,’ ‘compelling,’ ‘dramatic,’ ‘ironic’ and ‘satirical.’ We’re sold. Also gaining plenty of social traction was Netflix’s much-discussed...
- 7/29/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Philippe Rousselet, Oscar-winning producer of “Coda,” “Paris, 13th District” director Jacques Audiard, sales agent Hengameh Panahi and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” filmmaker Michel Gondry are part of France’s newly revamped Oscar submission committee.
The committee also includes sales agent Grégoire Melin, “11 Flowers” producer Didar Domehri and Gaumont executive Ariane Toscan du Plantier.
The new group will decide which French film to submit for an international feature film Oscar. They will meet Sept. 15 to pre-select three to five films. On Sept. 22, they will audition the producers and sales agents of the pre-selected films, before making the final choice. The presidents of the National Film Board (Cnc) and Unifrance will be able to attend the commission meetings as observers.
The selected film must be sent to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences before Oct. 3. Meanwhile, the deadline for French films to be submitted for Oscar consideration is Sept.
The committee also includes sales agent Grégoire Melin, “11 Flowers” producer Didar Domehri and Gaumont executive Ariane Toscan du Plantier.
The new group will decide which French film to submit for an international feature film Oscar. They will meet Sept. 15 to pre-select three to five films. On Sept. 22, they will audition the producers and sales agents of the pre-selected films, before making the final choice. The presidents of the National Film Board (Cnc) and Unifrance will be able to attend the commission meetings as observers.
The selected film must be sent to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences before Oct. 3. Meanwhile, the deadline for French films to be submitted for Oscar consideration is Sept.
- 7/29/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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The French Film Board, the Cnc, on Friday unveiled the first seven-member board that will pick France’s official contender for the 2023 best international feature Oscar.
Acclaimed French directors Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and Jacques Audiard (Rust and Bone, A Prophet) will sit on the committee, together with Coda producer Philippe Rousselet, Godland producer Didar Domehri, film sales executives Hengameh Panahi, president of French sales group Celluloid Dreams, Kinology president Grégoire Melin and Ariane Toscan du Plantier, director of French and international distribution at French media group Gaumont.
The seven-person board will meet twice — on Sept. 15 where they will pre-select a shortlist of three to five French films for consideration for the 2023 Oscars — and on Sept. 22 when they will meet with the producers and sales companies representing the shortlist films before making their final pick.
The president of the...
The French Film Board, the Cnc, on Friday unveiled the first seven-member board that will pick France’s official contender for the 2023 best international feature Oscar.
Acclaimed French directors Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and Jacques Audiard (Rust and Bone, A Prophet) will sit on the committee, together with Coda producer Philippe Rousselet, Godland producer Didar Domehri, film sales executives Hengameh Panahi, president of French sales group Celluloid Dreams, Kinology president Grégoire Melin and Ariane Toscan du Plantier, director of French and international distribution at French media group Gaumont.
The seven-person board will meet twice — on Sept. 15 where they will pre-select a shortlist of three to five French films for consideration for the 2023 Oscars — and on Sept. 22 when they will meet with the producers and sales companies representing the shortlist films before making their final pick.
The president of the...
- 7/29/2022
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
International sales agents Hengameh Panahi, Grégoire Melin, producers Philippe Rousselet, Didar Domehri and directors Jacques Audiard and Michel Gondry have been named as the members of France’s new-look Oscar committee.
They will be joined by veteran Gaumont executive Ariane Toscan du Plantier.
The announcement by the National Cinema Centre (Cnc) follows news this week that the Ministry of Culture had set in a motion an overhaul of the commission.
Under the changes, the heads of the Cannes Film Festival, export agency Unifrance and the César Academy, who have traditionally been at the heart of the process, are no longer automatically part of the commission.
This means that long-time Cannes delegate general Thierry Frémaux will not be involved in the selection process for the first time in more than a decade.
The new members were selected by French Culture Minister Rima Abdul-Malak. Cnc president Dominique Boutonnat and Unifrance president Serge Toubiana...
They will be joined by veteran Gaumont executive Ariane Toscan du Plantier.
The announcement by the National Cinema Centre (Cnc) follows news this week that the Ministry of Culture had set in a motion an overhaul of the commission.
Under the changes, the heads of the Cannes Film Festival, export agency Unifrance and the César Academy, who have traditionally been at the heart of the process, are no longer automatically part of the commission.
This means that long-time Cannes delegate general Thierry Frémaux will not be involved in the selection process for the first time in more than a decade.
The new members were selected by French Culture Minister Rima Abdul-Malak. Cnc president Dominique Boutonnat and Unifrance president Serge Toubiana...
- 7/29/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The seven-person committee includes two producers, two distributors, two directors and one ‘qualified person’.
Directors Jacques Audiard and Michel Gondry plus Hengameh Panahi, founder of sales company Celluloid Dreams, are among the seven people appointed to the new-look French Oscar selection committee.
The committee is now composed of seven members – two sales agents, two filmmakers, two producers and one industry figure.
Joining the trio are Gregoire Melin, CEO of sales agency Kinology; producers Philippe Rousselet and Didar Domehri; and Gaumont director of distribution Ariane Toscan du Plantier as the industry figure.
As previously, the members have been appointed by the...
Directors Jacques Audiard and Michel Gondry plus Hengameh Panahi, founder of sales company Celluloid Dreams, are among the seven people appointed to the new-look French Oscar selection committee.
The committee is now composed of seven members – two sales agents, two filmmakers, two producers and one industry figure.
Joining the trio are Gregoire Melin, CEO of sales agency Kinology; producers Philippe Rousselet and Didar Domehri; and Gaumont director of distribution Ariane Toscan du Plantier as the industry figure.
As previously, the members have been appointed by the...
- 7/29/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
More than 40 of the group are women and 50 come from outside the US.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 397 artists and executives, half of them from outside the US, to join its ranks.
Among the 30 actors invited are recent Oscar winners Troy Kotsur, from Coda, and Ariana DeBose, from West Side Story, along with Caitríona Balfe, Jessie Buckley, Jamie Dornan, Amir Jadidi, Kajol, Vincent Lindon, Hidetoshi Nishijima and Renate Reinsve.
Twenty-one directors were invited, including Pawo Choyning Dorji (Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom), Reinaldo Marcus Green (King Richard), Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car), Sian Harries...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 397 artists and executives, half of them from outside the US, to join its ranks.
Among the 30 actors invited are recent Oscar winners Troy Kotsur, from Coda, and Ariana DeBose, from West Side Story, along with Caitríona Balfe, Jessie Buckley, Jamie Dornan, Amir Jadidi, Kajol, Vincent Lindon, Hidetoshi Nishijima and Renate Reinsve.
Twenty-one directors were invited, including Pawo Choyning Dorji (Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom), Reinaldo Marcus Green (King Richard), Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car), Sian Harries...
- 6/28/2022
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
“Coda” producer Philippe Rousselet’s next movie “Maestro” has been sold to major territories by Orange Studio which hosted a market screening at Cannes.
“Maestro” is adapted from Joseph Cesar’s Oscar-nominated, Cannes-prizewinning Israeli film “Footnote.” The movie is directed by Bruno Chiche and stars Yvan Attal, Pierre Arditi, Miou-Miou and Pascale Arbillot. “Maestro” follows a father and a son, The Dumars, who are music conductors.
Orange Studio has sold the film to leading distributors around the world, including in Japon (Gaga), Canada (Az), Israel (Lev Cinema), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Benelux (Vertigo), Germany (Wild Bunch Germany), Italy (Bim), Spain (Vertigo) and South Korea (T-cast). Other territories are in advanced negotiations. The film will be released on Dec. 7 by Apollo Films Distribution.
Rousselet, one of France’s top producers who recently won an Oscar for “Coda,” described “Maestro” has an incredibly moving story which isn’t just about music but also...
“Maestro” is adapted from Joseph Cesar’s Oscar-nominated, Cannes-prizewinning Israeli film “Footnote.” The movie is directed by Bruno Chiche and stars Yvan Attal, Pierre Arditi, Miou-Miou and Pascale Arbillot. “Maestro” follows a father and a son, The Dumars, who are music conductors.
Orange Studio has sold the film to leading distributors around the world, including in Japon (Gaga), Canada (Az), Israel (Lev Cinema), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Benelux (Vertigo), Germany (Wild Bunch Germany), Italy (Bim), Spain (Vertigo) and South Korea (T-cast). Other territories are in advanced negotiations. The film will be released on Dec. 7 by Apollo Films Distribution.
Rousselet, one of France’s top producers who recently won an Oscar for “Coda,” described “Maestro” has an incredibly moving story which isn’t just about music but also...
- 5/24/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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