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Ted Sarandos Calls on French President to Add Above-the-Line Costs to Film Incentive at Choose France Event

French President Emmanuel Macron wasn’t kidding when he told Variety the country would fight to get “Emily in Paris” back to France after the hit Netflix show’s Roman escapade. Netflix boss...

Tarik Saleh on His Cannes Thriller ‘Eagles of the Republic’ Forming a ‘Cairo Trilogy’ With ‘Boy From Heaven’ and ‘Nile Hilton Incident:’ ‘It’s About...

For a filmmaker making gripping thrillers dealing with religion and oppressive politics, Tarik Saleh is surprisingly funny and joyful. The filmmaker, who became Sweden’s most prominent street artists before turning into...

Tahar Rahim on Metamorphosing and Shedding 44 Pounds for Julia Ducournau’s ‘Alpha’: ‘That State of Deprivation Transports You in a Spiritual Dimension’ (EXCLUSIVE)

In the space of two years, French actor Tahar Rahim has transformed himself completely to inhabit a pair of drastically different characters, the iconic French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour, and Amine, a...

Mubi Buying Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson’s ‘Die My Love’ in $20 Million-Plus Cannes Deal

Mubi has acquired the rights to Lynne Ramsay’s “Die My Love” in the U.S. and multiple other territories in a deal totaling $24 million. The movie, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson,...

France’s Memento Distribution Buys Harry Lighton’s Sexy Romance ‘Pillion’ Ahead of Cannes Premiere to Complete Big Festival Slate

Alexandre Mallet-Guy’s Memento Distribution has bought Harry Lighton‘s sexy romance “Pillion” which is world premiering in Un Certain Regard. The Paris-based Memento Distribution, which is at Cannes with three movies in...

‘Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains’ Chinese Director Gu Xiaogang Sets ‘The First Taste of Loneliness’ Starring Zhou Xun, With ‘Resurrection’ Producer (EXCLUSIVE)

Rising Chinese filmmaker Gu Xiaogang (aka Gu You) is set to direct “The First Taste of Loneliness” which will star Chinese cinema icon Zhou Xun (“Suzhou River,” “Balzac and the Little...

Sylvie Pialat, Producer of Cannes’ Opening Film ‘Leave One Day,’ Sets Projects With Directors Emmanuelle Bercot, Atiq Rahimi and Gustav Kervern (EXCLUSIVE)

Sylvie Pialat (“Timbuktu”), the producer of Cannes’ opening night movie “Leave One Day” directed by Amelie Bonnin, is on the roll. The Cesar-winning producer, who runs the Paris-based banner Les Films...

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