Cesar-winning French actor Roschdy Zem (“Days of Glory”) and “Fauda” star Laëtitia Eïdo are co-starring in “Fatum,” a timely action film directed by Florent-Emilio Siri (“Hostage”) and scored by Oscar-winning Alexandre Desplat.
“Fatum,” which started filming on July 4 in Morocco, is produced by Mathias Rubin at Récifilms. Orange Studio is co-producing and has French distribution rights, as well as handles international sales. The film is also co-produced by France 2 Cinéma which pre-bought it along with Canal+, Disney+ and Palatine Etoile 21.
Zem, one of France’s most bankable actors who previously won a Cannes prize with “Days of Glory” and recently won a Cesar Award with “Oh Mercy!” stars in “Fatum” as Elyas, a former Special Forces soldier who has become solitary and paranoid since serving Afghanistan. Elyas is recruited to provide the security for Amina (Eido) and her daughter Nour who fled the Emirates and found refuge in a French castle.
“Fatum,” which started filming on July 4 in Morocco, is produced by Mathias Rubin at Récifilms. Orange Studio is co-producing and has French distribution rights, as well as handles international sales. The film is also co-produced by France 2 Cinéma which pre-bought it along with Canal+, Disney+ and Palatine Etoile 21.
Zem, one of France’s most bankable actors who previously won a Cannes prize with “Days of Glory” and recently won a Cesar Award with “Oh Mercy!” stars in “Fatum” as Elyas, a former Special Forces soldier who has become solitary and paranoid since serving Afghanistan. Elyas is recruited to provide the security for Amina (Eido) and her daughter Nour who fled the Emirates and found refuge in a French castle.
- 7/11/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
A suicidal It specialist and a blind archivist help a dying woman find the child she gave up for adoption in French director Albert Dupontel’s “Adieu les cons,” rechristened “Bye Bye Morons” in the U.S.. If you’re wondering how the iconoclastic Dupontel would incorporate such a trio into a comedy, drama, satire or farce, therein lies the issue: “Bye Bye Morons” tries to be all four of those genres at once, often to its detriment.
The visually inventive helmer, whose films are frequently based on dark and provocative ideas, again uses his anti-authoritarian streak as a blunt instrument, creating a frenetic and labored work that’s long on half-explored themes and short on laughs. That said, Gallic audiences thoroughly embraced the film, which opened days after the first Covid-19 curfew shut down a handful of major French cities in October 2020. Amid such exceptional circumstances, the film became a runaway box office success,...
The visually inventive helmer, whose films are frequently based on dark and provocative ideas, again uses his anti-authoritarian streak as a blunt instrument, creating a frenetic and labored work that’s long on half-explored themes and short on laughs. That said, Gallic audiences thoroughly embraced the film, which opened days after the first Covid-19 curfew shut down a handful of major French cities in October 2020. Amid such exceptional circumstances, the film became a runaway box office success,...
- 12/24/2021
- by Mark Keizer
- Variety Film + TV
Banijay has announced that its French scripted label, Endemol Shine Fiction, is rebranding as Shine Fiction and has already signed several important development deals under the new banner. The announcement was made during a Series Mania panel lead by Banijay’s head of scripted Lars Blomgren which included Shine Fiction managing director Dominique Farrugia among the guests.
Farrugia, who has been managing director since November of last year, will stay on in her current position and head the updated label. She is tasked with maintaining a full pipeline of ambitious high-end content for the French market which also has international potential.
Straight out of the gates, Shine Fiction has closed a deal with talent agent Camille Trumer for the rights to adapt the bestselling novels of French author Pierre Lemaitre. His novels “The Great Swindle” (“See You Up There”) and “Three Days and a Life” have already been adapted as...
Farrugia, who has been managing director since November of last year, will stay on in her current position and head the updated label. She is tasked with maintaining a full pipeline of ambitious high-end content for the French market which also has international potential.
Straight out of the gates, Shine Fiction has closed a deal with talent agent Camille Trumer for the rights to adapt the bestselling novels of French author Pierre Lemaitre. His novels “The Great Swindle” (“See You Up There”) and “Three Days and a Life” have already been adapted as...
- 9/1/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
46th ceremony unfolded amid growing anger within French film industry over cinema closures.
Albert Dupontel’s Bye Bye Morons topped the awards at a politically-charged 46th Césars ceremony on Friday evening (March 12), marked by growing anger within the French film industry over the ongoing closure of cinemas and other cultural spaces as part of anti-Covid-19 measures.
Bye Bye Morons clinched seven Césars including best film, director, cinematography (Alexis Kavyrchine), best original screenplay (Dupontel), best supporting actor (Nicolas Marié), best production design (Carlos Conti) and the fledgeling César des Lycéens, which is voted on by 1,500 high school students.
Dupontel, who previously...
Albert Dupontel’s Bye Bye Morons topped the awards at a politically-charged 46th Césars ceremony on Friday evening (March 12), marked by growing anger within the French film industry over the ongoing closure of cinemas and other cultural spaces as part of anti-Covid-19 measures.
Bye Bye Morons clinched seven Césars including best film, director, cinematography (Alexis Kavyrchine), best original screenplay (Dupontel), best supporting actor (Nicolas Marié), best production design (Carlos Conti) and the fledgeling César des Lycéens, which is voted on by 1,500 high school students.
Dupontel, who previously...
- 3/13/2021
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Gaumont is set to unveil sprawling period thriller “The Colors of Fire,” based on Pierre Lemaitre’s international bestseller.
Directed by Clovis Cornillac, “The Colors of Fire” is headlined by a prestigious cast, including Lea Drucker (pictured), the Cesar-winning actor of “Custody,” as well as Benoit Poelvoorde (“Sink or Swim”), Olivier Gourmet (“Karl Marx”), Fanny Ardant (“DNA”), Alice Isaaz (“Elle”) and Cornillac.
Set for delivery in the second half of 2021, “The Colors of Fire” is budgeted at $16 million — a big budget by French standards — and is being produced in-house by Gaumont, as part of the company’s recent mandate to fully finance and produce select films. The movie is in post and shot entirely in Paris.
Lemaitre, author of “The Colors of Fire,” previously wrote “See You Up There,” whose film adaptation directed by Albert Dupontel won five César Awards and sold more two million theatrical admissions in France.
“Although...
Directed by Clovis Cornillac, “The Colors of Fire” is headlined by a prestigious cast, including Lea Drucker (pictured), the Cesar-winning actor of “Custody,” as well as Benoit Poelvoorde (“Sink or Swim”), Olivier Gourmet (“Karl Marx”), Fanny Ardant (“DNA”), Alice Isaaz (“Elle”) and Cornillac.
Set for delivery in the second half of 2021, “The Colors of Fire” is budgeted at $16 million — a big budget by French standards — and is being produced in-house by Gaumont, as part of the company’s recent mandate to fully finance and produce select films. The movie is in post and shot entirely in Paris.
Lemaitre, author of “The Colors of Fire,” previously wrote “See You Up There,” whose film adaptation directed by Albert Dupontel won five César Awards and sold more two million theatrical admissions in France.
“Although...
- 1/12/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Mélanie Thierry, Lyes Salem and Félix Moati head the cast of the director’s second feature, produced by Deuxième Ligne Films and Petit Film, and sold internationally by Le Pacte. After beginning on 7 October, filming on Fabien Gorgeart’s second feature La Vraie Famille, after the well-received Diane Has The Right Shape, has entered its final stretch and will conclude on 11 December. Standing out in the cast are Mélanie Thierry, Lyes Salem (appreciated recently in Abou Leila and Honey Cigar) and Félix Moati (nominated for the 2013 and 2016 Most Promising Actor César awards for Télé gaucho and All About Them, very well received in Gaspard at the Wedding and Some...
- 11/23/2020
- Cineuropa - The Best of European Cinema
Comedy posted most successful first week at the box office for French film in 2020.
Gaumont has unveiled a raft of sales on Albert Dupontel’s comedy Bye Bye Morons (Adieu Les Cons) which has had an unexpectedly strong week at the French box office in spite of rising Covid-19 restrictions across the country.
The film kicked off its French release amid a complex situation at the local box office on October 21, following the introduction of a 9pm to 6am curfew across much of France.
It generated 600,444 admissions, for a gross of around $4.7m, in its first week on release, which...
Gaumont has unveiled a raft of sales on Albert Dupontel’s comedy Bye Bye Morons (Adieu Les Cons) which has had an unexpectedly strong week at the French box office in spite of rising Covid-19 restrictions across the country.
The film kicked off its French release amid a complex situation at the local box office on October 21, following the introduction of a 9pm to 6am curfew across much of France.
It generated 600,444 admissions, for a gross of around $4.7m, in its first week on release, which...
- 10/28/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Comedy posted most successful first week at the box office for French film in 2020.
Gaumont has unveiled a raft of sales on Albert Dupontel’s comedy Bye Bye Morons (Adieu Les Cons) which has had an unexpectedly strong week at the French box office in spite of rising Covid-19 restrictions across the country.
The film kicked off its French release amid a complex situation at the local box office on October 21, following the introduction of a 9pm to 6am curfew across much of France.
It generated 600,444 admissions, for a gross of around $4.7m, in its first week on release, which...
Gaumont has unveiled a raft of sales on Albert Dupontel’s comedy Bye Bye Morons (Adieu Les Cons) which has had an unexpectedly strong week at the French box office in spite of rising Covid-19 restrictions across the country.
The film kicked off its French release amid a complex situation at the local box office on October 21, following the introduction of a 9pm to 6am curfew across much of France.
It generated 600,444 admissions, for a gross of around $4.7m, in its first week on release, which...
- 10/28/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Women are taking the fight to Isis in “No Man’s Land,” Hulu’s upcoming Syrian civil war drama. IndieWire is exclusively premiering the trailer for the upcoming series, which can be viewed below.
The series’ synopsis reads:
“No Man’s Land” dives into the depths of the Syrian civil war through the eyes of Antoine, a young French man, in search for his estranged, presumed to be dead sister. While unraveling the mystery, piece by piece, Antoine ends up joining forces with a unit of Kurdish female fighters, fierce women and Isis’ biggest nightmare, and travels with them in Isis occupied territory. Antoine’s journey crosses paths with adventurers and anarchists, spies and innocent victims, and provides a unique look on the tragic events in Syria, and the way they affect the entire world.
“No Man’s Land” stars Félix Moati, Mélanie Thierry, and James Purefoy alongside Souheila Yacoub, Joe Ben Ayed,...
The series’ synopsis reads:
“No Man’s Land” dives into the depths of the Syrian civil war through the eyes of Antoine, a young French man, in search for his estranged, presumed to be dead sister. While unraveling the mystery, piece by piece, Antoine ends up joining forces with a unit of Kurdish female fighters, fierce women and Isis’ biggest nightmare, and travels with them in Isis occupied territory. Antoine’s journey crosses paths with adventurers and anarchists, spies and innocent victims, and provides a unique look on the tragic events in Syria, and the way they affect the entire world.
“No Man’s Land” stars Félix Moati, Mélanie Thierry, and James Purefoy alongside Souheila Yacoub, Joe Ben Ayed,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Gaumont has signed a five-year deal with the international aggregator Under The Milky Way to handle the digital distribution of Gaumont’s new releases and library titles on transactional VOD services.
Under the pact, Under The Milky Way will handle the distribution of Gaummont’s movie across global platforms such as Apple, Google, Amazon, iTunes, and Sony, as well as local services outside of France.
“Gaumont was one of the first studios to believe in Under The Milky Way back in 2013, and we are now thrilled and proud that Gaumont of renewing their trust through this major deal,” said Jérôme Chung, the co-founder of Under The Milky Way.
“Under The Milky Way currently oversees international operations in key regions such as North and Latin America, Asia, and of course Europe. It is fully ready to ensure a successful handling of this mission,” said Chung.
Founded a decade ago, Under The...
Under the pact, Under The Milky Way will handle the distribution of Gaummont’s movie across global platforms such as Apple, Google, Amazon, iTunes, and Sony, as well as local services outside of France.
“Gaumont was one of the first studios to believe in Under The Milky Way back in 2013, and we are now thrilled and proud that Gaumont of renewing their trust through this major deal,” said Jérôme Chung, the co-founder of Under The Milky Way.
“Under The Milky Way currently oversees international operations in key regions such as North and Latin America, Asia, and of course Europe. It is fully ready to ensure a successful handling of this mission,” said Chung.
Founded a decade ago, Under The...
- 10/13/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
In “Schindler’s List,” most of the actors spoke English, using accents to indicate their characters’ origins. In “Son of Saul,” the cast struggles to communicate in a mish-mosh of languages, as Jews of different nationalities were thrown together in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Stories about the Holocaust — so vital in trying to reconcile the horrors of the past century — must at some point take a philosophical stand on how to deal with how their characters express themselves.
And then there is “Persian Lessons,” a most peculiar anomaly among tales of the Shoah: It tells of a Belgian Jew who invented a language in order to survive World War II. The film claims to be “inspired by a true story” but is really a parable in the tradition of “The Reader,” wherein a terrified prisoner (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart) agrees to teach Farsi — a language he does not know and is therefore obliged to...
And then there is “Persian Lessons,” a most peculiar anomaly among tales of the Shoah: It tells of a Belgian Jew who invented a language in order to survive World War II. The film claims to be “inspired by a true story” but is really a parable in the tradition of “The Reader,” wherein a terrified prisoner (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart) agrees to teach Farsi — a language he does not know and is therefore obliged to...
- 2/23/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Virginie Efira stands out among the cast, flanked by the director, Nicolas Marié, Michel Vuillermoz and Jackie Berroyer; production duties have been entrusted to Adcb Films and sales to Gaumont. The first clapperboard is about to slam for the eight-week summer shoot forBye Bye Morons, the seventh feature by Albert Dupontel, following Bernie (nominated for the César Award for Best First Feature Film in 1997), The Creator (1999), Locked Out (2006), Le Vilain (2009), 9 Month Stretch and See You Up There (Special Screening at San Sebastián in 2017; 2.05 million tickets sold in France, 13 nominations for the César Awards in 2018, and victorious in the categories of Best Director, Best Adaptation, Best Cinematography, Best Set Design and Best...
Efira is in Cannes with Palme d’Or contender ‘Sibyl’.
Gaumont is launching sales on Albert Dupontel’s upcoming slapstick comedy Bye Bye Morons (Adieu des Cons) in which he will star opposite Virginie Efira.
The actress who is in Cannes this year in Palme d’Or contender Sibyl, will play a terminally-ill hairdresser who decides to go in search of the child she gave up for adoption after an unwanted teen pregnancy.
Her paths cross with a jaded suicidal bureaucrat, played by Dupontel, who gets involved in her quest alongside a blind archivist.
“Between this woman who wants to...
Gaumont is launching sales on Albert Dupontel’s upcoming slapstick comedy Bye Bye Morons (Adieu des Cons) in which he will star opposite Virginie Efira.
The actress who is in Cannes this year in Palme d’Or contender Sibyl, will play a terminally-ill hairdresser who decides to go in search of the child she gave up for adoption after an unwanted teen pregnancy.
Her paths cross with a jaded suicidal bureaucrat, played by Dupontel, who gets involved in her quest alongside a blind archivist.
“Between this woman who wants to...
- 5/15/2019
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
“See You Up There” defies easy categorization. Imagine “War Horse” as directed by Tim Burton, or “Born on the Fourth of July” starring a seriocomic Robin Williams. It is 1919, at the tail end and immediately following World War I, and the French are quick to honor their fallen soldiers, erecting monuments in their honor, yet scandalously unwilling to support the veterans who return home from the front in this genre-defying tightrope act of a movie, which tied festival favorite “Bpm” for 13 César nominations in France’s equivalent of the Oscars last year.
Crime novelist Pierre Lemaitre was hardly the most obvious candidate to write one of the most celebrated World War I stories in recent French literature, any more than comedy actor-director Albert Dupontel (“Bernie”) was the person anyone might expect to adapt it to the big screen. And yet, Lemaitre’s efforts earned him the Goncourt Prize, while Dupontel...
Crime novelist Pierre Lemaitre was hardly the most obvious candidate to write one of the most celebrated World War I stories in recent French literature, any more than comedy actor-director Albert Dupontel (“Bernie”) was the person anyone might expect to adapt it to the big screen. And yet, Lemaitre’s efforts earned him the Goncourt Prize, while Dupontel...
- 6/1/2018
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Eric Barbier’s “Promise at Dawn” will headline the 2018 Colcoa French Film Festival on April 23, the Franco-American Cultural Fund announced Tuesday.
“Promise at Dawn” is an adaptation of French author Romain Gary’s autobiography that stars Pierre Niney and Charlotte Gainsbourg. The film will kick off the screenings of 37 new features and documentaries competing for the Colcoa Cinema Awards at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. The event will present a record total of 86 films, TV shows, digital series, and virtual reality programs, 75 of which will be considered for the Colcoa awards throughout the week’s festivities, which will culminate on May 1.
Colcoa executive producer and artistic director Francois Truffart also announced that this year’s festival will set aside a day exclusively for screening first films made by female writers and directors. The day, titled “Focus on a Filmmaker Day,” will honor writer, director, and actor Melanie...
“Promise at Dawn” is an adaptation of French author Romain Gary’s autobiography that stars Pierre Niney and Charlotte Gainsbourg. The film will kick off the screenings of 37 new features and documentaries competing for the Colcoa Cinema Awards at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. The event will present a record total of 86 films, TV shows, digital series, and virtual reality programs, 75 of which will be considered for the Colcoa awards throughout the week’s festivities, which will culminate on May 1.
Colcoa executive producer and artistic director Francois Truffart also announced that this year’s festival will set aside a day exclusively for screening first films made by female writers and directors. The day, titled “Focus on a Filmmaker Day,” will honor writer, director, and actor Melanie...
- 4/4/2018
- by Christi Carras
- Variety Film + TV
Politically-charged annual celebration of French cinema highlights female rights, fight against Aids and plight of refugees.
Robin Campillo’s AIDS activism drama Bpm topped the awards at the 43rd edition of the French Césars on Friday evening (March 2), with the director clinching best film, editing and screenplay.
The film won in six of its 13 nominated categories, with additional awards for best original music for Arnaud Rebotini, best supporting actor for Antoine Reinartz and best male newcomer for Nahuel Pérez Biscayart.
The César triumph follows an award-winning run in France for the film charting the activities of the Paris branch of...
Robin Campillo’s AIDS activism drama Bpm topped the awards at the 43rd edition of the French Césars on Friday evening (March 2), with the director clinching best film, editing and screenplay.
The film won in six of its 13 nominated categories, with additional awards for best original music for Arnaud Rebotini, best supporting actor for Antoine Reinartz and best male newcomer for Nahuel Pérez Biscayart.
The César triumph follows an award-winning run in France for the film charting the activities of the Paris branch of...
- 3/2/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Robin Campillo's 120 Bpm led the tally at France's Cesar Awards, taking home the top prize for best film as well as best original screenplay for Campillo and best new actor for star Nahuel Perez Biscayart for a total of six awards.
Biscayart was also the star of Albert Dupontel's See You Up There, which took home five prizes, including best director.
The two had gone into the evening tied with 13 nominations each, though 120 Bpm had a slight edge, having taken home the French Academy's producers prize Monday night.
Biscayart said that the fact that he had been included among...
Biscayart was also the star of Albert Dupontel's See You Up There, which took home five prizes, including best director.
The two had gone into the evening tied with 13 nominations each, though 120 Bpm had a slight edge, having taken home the French Academy's producers prize Monday night.
Biscayart said that the fact that he had been included among...
- 2/28/2018
- by Rhonda Richford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As awards season takes over Hollywood, keep up with all the ins, outs, and big accolades with our bi-weekly Awards Roundup column.
– France’s Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences has unveiled the nominees for this year’s Cesar Awards – considered the country’s equivalent to the Oscars – with Cannes Grand Prize winner “BPM (Beats Per Minute)” leading the pack with 13 nods, including best film, best director, best editing, and best original screenplay. Other standouts included Albert Dupontel’s “See You Up There” (13 nominations), Mathieu Amalric’s “Barbara” (9 nominations), and “Bloody Milk” (8 nominations). Also of note, Julia Ducornau’s debut film, the vicious horror outing “Raw,” picked up 6 nods.
You can see the full list of Cesar nominations right here. This year’s ceremony will be held on March 2 at Paris’ Salle Pleyel.
Check out the rest of our Awards Roundup below.
– The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Sbiff) has...
– France’s Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences has unveiled the nominees for this year’s Cesar Awards – considered the country’s equivalent to the Oscars – with Cannes Grand Prize winner “BPM (Beats Per Minute)” leading the pack with 13 nods, including best film, best director, best editing, and best original screenplay. Other standouts included Albert Dupontel’s “See You Up There” (13 nominations), Mathieu Amalric’s “Barbara” (9 nominations), and “Bloody Milk” (8 nominations). Also of note, Julia Ducornau’s debut film, the vicious horror outing “Raw,” picked up 6 nods.
You can see the full list of Cesar nominations right here. This year’s ceremony will be held on March 2 at Paris’ Salle Pleyel.
Check out the rest of our Awards Roundup below.
– The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Sbiff) has...
- 2/2/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
While we still have a month to go until the Oscars, that hardly means the awards season is over. This morning, the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma unveiled its nominations for the César Awards aka France’s Oscars.
Leading the pack with 13 nominations each was the AIDS drama “BPM” and Albert Dupontel’s Wwi drama “Au Revoir Là-Haut.” Though receiving largely rave reviews for much of the season, “BPM” is notable for not making the cut in the Best Foreign Film race at the Oscars.
Continue reading ‘BPM’ Leads 2018 César Award Nominations, ‘Dunkirk’ & ‘La La Land’ In The Race at The Playlist.
Leading the pack with 13 nominations each was the AIDS drama “BPM” and Albert Dupontel’s Wwi drama “Au Revoir Là-Haut.” Though receiving largely rave reviews for much of the season, “BPM” is notable for not making the cut in the Best Foreign Film race at the Oscars.
Continue reading ‘BPM’ Leads 2018 César Award Nominations, ‘Dunkirk’ & ‘La La Land’ In The Race at The Playlist.
- 1/31/2018
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
France’s Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences on Wednesday morning unveiled the nominees for this year’s Cesar Awards – the country’s equivalent to the Oscars – during a breakfast press conference at the famed Fouquet’s restaurant on the Champs-Elysees in Paris.
Cannes Grand Prize winner 120 Bpm led the nominations with 13 nods, including best film, best director, best editing and best original screenplay for creator Robin Campillo.
Albert Dupontel's post-World War I epic See You Up There also scored 13 nominations.
Mathieu Amalric's Barbara, which won a special prize in the Un Certain Regard sidebar in Cannes as well as the...
Cannes Grand Prize winner 120 Bpm led the nominations with 13 nods, including best film, best director, best editing and best original screenplay for creator Robin Campillo.
Albert Dupontel's post-World War I epic See You Up There also scored 13 nominations.
Mathieu Amalric's Barbara, which won a special prize in the Un Certain Regard sidebar in Cannes as well as the...
- 1/29/2018
- by Rhonda Richford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Festival adds three special screenings.
The San Sebastian Film Festival has added three special screenings, among them Arnold Schwarzenegger-narrated and produced nature documentary Wonders Of The Sea 3D, which is due to get its world premiere at the event.
The film, shot underwater over three years in locations from Fiji to the Bahamas, is directed by Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, together with Jean-Jacques Mantello.
Also added are Albert Dupontel’s See You Up There and Japanese animation Fireworks, Should We See It From The Side Or The Bottom?, both of which get their international premieres.
These three films make up the Official Selection special screenings section together with the already-announced Morir by Fernando Franco.
The festival has announced 18 of the Official Selection titles with more films still to be revealed.
Special screenings (synopses provided by San Sebastian):
Au Revoir LÀ-haut / See You Up Therealbert Dupontel (France)
November 1919. Two survivors of the trenches set up...
The San Sebastian Film Festival has added three special screenings, among them Arnold Schwarzenegger-narrated and produced nature documentary Wonders Of The Sea 3D, which is due to get its world premiere at the event.
The film, shot underwater over three years in locations from Fiji to the Bahamas, is directed by Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, together with Jean-Jacques Mantello.
Also added are Albert Dupontel’s See You Up There and Japanese animation Fireworks, Should We See It From The Side Or The Bottom?, both of which get their international premieres.
These three films make up the Official Selection special screenings section together with the already-announced Morir by Fernando Franco.
The festival has announced 18 of the Official Selection titles with more films still to be revealed.
Special screenings (synopses provided by San Sebastian):
Au Revoir LÀ-haut / See You Up Therealbert Dupontel (France)
November 1919. Two survivors of the trenches set up...
- 8/17/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Festival adds three special screenings.
The San Sebastian Film Festival has added three special screenings, among them Arnold Schwarzenegger-narrated and produced nature documentary Wonders Of The Sea 3D.
The film, shot underwater over three years in locations from Fiji to the Bahamas, is directed by Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, together with Jean-Jacques Mantello.
Also added are Albert Dupontel’s See You Up There and Japanese animation Fireworks, Should We See It From The Side Or The Bottom?.
These three films make up the Official Selection special screenings section together with the already-announced Morir by Fernando Franco.
The festival has announced 18 of the Official Selection titles with more films still to be revealed.
Special screenings (synopses provided by San Sebastian):
Au Revoir LÀ-haut / See You Up Therealbert Dupontel (France)
November 1919. Two survivors of the trenches set up a scam based on war memorials. One is a brilliant illustrator, the other an...
The San Sebastian Film Festival has added three special screenings, among them Arnold Schwarzenegger-narrated and produced nature documentary Wonders Of The Sea 3D.
The film, shot underwater over three years in locations from Fiji to the Bahamas, is directed by Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, together with Jean-Jacques Mantello.
Also added are Albert Dupontel’s See You Up There and Japanese animation Fireworks, Should We See It From The Side Or The Bottom?.
These three films make up the Official Selection special screenings section together with the already-announced Morir by Fernando Franco.
The festival has announced 18 of the Official Selection titles with more films still to be revealed.
Special screenings (synopses provided by San Sebastian):
Au Revoir LÀ-haut / See You Up Therealbert Dupontel (France)
November 1919. Two survivors of the trenches set up a scam based on war memorials. One is a brilliant illustrator, the other an...
- 8/17/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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