93 stories by "Elsa Keslassy"
Yorgos Lanthimos, Florian Zeller and Juliette Binoche are among more than 800 film professionals who have signed a joint statement condemning the Iranian government for killing and torturing…
David Ellison is on a race against the clock, meeting political leaders and entertainment figures across Europe to rally support for his $108.4 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery…
Disney+ has boarded "The Last Man on Earth," a French remake of Will Forte's hit 2015 sci-fi comedy series which will be headlined by French star Artus. An original series created by Forte, …
French President Emmanuel Macron has given the prestigious Legion of Honor to Darren Star, the creator of "Emily in Paris." Star was named Knight of the Legion of Honor today during an intim…
While Mike White is in France writing the fourth season of his hit anthology "The White Lotus," his 2014 book "Past Lives" is being brought on stage by Sawyer Spielberg and Anne-Sophie de Vi…
Florian Zeller, a world-acclaimed playwright who made his directorial debut with the Oscar-winning film "The Father" starring Anthony Hopkins, has joined the Académie Française, a presti…
French star Camille Cottin ("Call My Agent") has been tapped to host the 51st César Awards ceremony, France's equivalent to the Oscars. The ceremony will take place on Feb. 27 at the Olympi…
International sales company Lucky Number has boarded "Any Other Night," Dutch filmmaker Michiel ten Horn ("Fabula")'s English-language debut starring Tatiana Maslany ("Orphan Black") and Mar…
Ariana Grande has been forced to cancel her trip to Brazil for the world premiere of Jon M. Chu's anticipated musical fantasy sequel "Wicked For Good" in São Paulo after a last-minute air…
French producer Philippe Martin, whose Paris-based banner Les Films Pelleas last walked the Oscars trail in 2024 with Justine Triet's "Anatomy of a Fall," has landed at the center of the nex…
"Portlandia" co-creator Jonathan Krisel is making his feature debut with "Hey Bear," a bold revenge comedy that will star Mia Goth ("Frankenstein"), Zach Galifianakis ("The Hangover trilogy"…
The anticipated spinoff of the French hit show "Call My Agent" is bound to have a glamorous flavor. After George Clooney, who broke the news while promoting "Jay Kelly" over the weekend that…
Mounia Meddour, whose feature debut "Papicha" opened at Cannes and won two prizes at the Cesar Awards in 2020, has pulled together an eclectic female cast for her next film, "Malika," which …
On the heels of their landmark carriage deal signed six months ago, Netflix and TF1, France's biggest commercial network are teaming up on "The Countess of Monte Cristo," a new period series…
Stanley Tucci is set to star alongside Simona Tabasco ("The White Lotus") and Victor Belmondo ("Bardot"), in "Masterplan," an international heist movie directed by Thomas Vincent ("Reacher")…
Nicole Wallace, the Spanish star of Prime Video's biggest international originals, "Culpa Mia" and "Culpa Tuya," has signed an exclusive talent holding deal with Amazon MGM Studios. Under th…
Juliette Binoche won an Oscar for the "The English Patient;" has worked with the greatest auteurs, from Leos Carax to Abbas Kiarostami and Olivier Assayas; and has presided over Cannes and B…
It's been a tumultuous week for Israel's film industry. The country's equivalent to the Oscars, the Ophir Awards, was condemned by culture minister Miki Zohar after "The Sea" " about a Pales…
Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov's latest movie "The Disappearance of Josef Mengele" has been picked up in a raft of international territories. The film, which is sold by Gregoire M…
After "Being Maria," a film about the trailblazing artist Maria Schneider on the shoot of Bernardo Bertolucci's "Last Tango in Paris," French director Jessica Palud reunited with "Mickey 17"…
"The Sea," a poignant drama about a Palestinian boy who risks his life to go to the beach for the first time in Tel Aviv, will represent Israel in the international feature race at the Oscar…
Glassriver, the leading Icelandic film and TV production company behind "Reykjavik Noir," has optioned the bestselling "Konrad" book series from Arnaldur Indriðason, the successf…
Following Pamela Anderson a few days ago, Joel Edgerton was celebrated at the Deauville American Film Festival where he received the festival's Talent Award on Thursday evening. Edgerton, wh…
Gerard Depardieu, who has triggered a watershed moment for the #MeToo movement in France, will stand in a criminal trial where he will be prosecuted on rape by digital penetration and sexual…
When Francois Ozon embarked on the daunting big-screen adaptation of Albert Camus' "The Stranger" " considered one of France's literary jewels for the last 80 years " he wanted to give it a …