Sea, quiet and sun. A holidaymaker on his paddleboard. In a few minutes, this idyllic picture is shattered: the man is knocked off his board into the water, and is then devoured by a shark.
Almost 50 years since Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” brought terror to the New England beach town of Amity Island, a shark has appeared on the other side of the ocean to cause panic among French vacationers heading for the Atlantic coast.
“Year of the Shark,” which premiered this week at 21st Neuchatel Intl. Fantastic Film Festival, ahead of its release in France on Aug. 3, is neither a remake of “Jaws,” nor a pastiche of the genre, explain the directors, French twins Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma, who are 30 years old.
The Boukherma twins are well-aware that the arrival of the first shark film ever to be made in France, with a five-star cast, is creating a great...
Almost 50 years since Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” brought terror to the New England beach town of Amity Island, a shark has appeared on the other side of the ocean to cause panic among French vacationers heading for the Atlantic coast.
“Year of the Shark,” which premiered this week at 21st Neuchatel Intl. Fantastic Film Festival, ahead of its release in France on Aug. 3, is neither a remake of “Jaws,” nor a pastiche of the genre, explain the directors, French twins Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma, who are 30 years old.
The Boukherma twins are well-aware that the arrival of the first shark film ever to be made in France, with a five-star cast, is creating a great...
- 7/10/2022
- by Trinidad Barleycorn
- Variety Film + TV
Broadcasting
Channel 4 and Sky in the U.K. have extended their pre-existing, long-term commercial partnership in a new multi-year agreement which, according to the companies, will facilitate greater opportunity for collaboration, commercial growth and innovation as broadcasting evolves going forward.
Under the terms of the new deal, Sky customers will have access to even more Channel 4 content as more than 1000 hours of All 4 — Channel 4’s VoD platform — exclusives are integrated into Sky’s current and future TV products. Channel 4 will benefit from under the new terms by opening avenues to new digital ad revenue streams which can support its Future4 strategy.
“When we set out our Future4 strategy last year, we made clear that securing strategic distribution partnerships would be a vital part of ensuring we can maximize our reach and impact with viewers in a digital age, grow our revenues and compete more effectively for the future,” said Alex Mahon,...
Channel 4 and Sky in the U.K. have extended their pre-existing, long-term commercial partnership in a new multi-year agreement which, according to the companies, will facilitate greater opportunity for collaboration, commercial growth and innovation as broadcasting evolves going forward.
Under the terms of the new deal, Sky customers will have access to even more Channel 4 content as more than 1000 hours of All 4 — Channel 4’s VoD platform — exclusives are integrated into Sky’s current and future TV products. Channel 4 will benefit from under the new terms by opening avenues to new digital ad revenue streams which can support its Future4 strategy.
“When we set out our Future4 strategy last year, we made clear that securing strategic distribution partnerships would be a vital part of ensuring we can maximize our reach and impact with viewers in a digital age, grow our revenues and compete more effectively for the future,” said Alex Mahon,...
- 7/2/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
World premiere of Damien Manivel’s second feature, Le Parc, among the selection.
France’s Association for the Diffusion of Independent Cinema (Acid) has unveiled the line-up for its 23rd Cannes showcase, running May 12-21.
The initiative aimed at giving greater visibility to up and coming, indie filmmakers will screen nine works, including three first features and seven world premieres. Six of the features are yet to secure a distributor.
The showcase includes fiction and documentary features selected by filmmakers and members of Acid, many of whose films were programmed at Cannes by Acid in 2015.
Features include Le Parc by Damien Manivel, who previously won a Special Mention at the 2014 Locarno Film Festival for his debut feature A Young Poet, and Isola by Fabianny Deschamps, whose debut New Territories featured at Acid Cannes 2014,
Seven directors are making their debut this year - Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma, Marielle Gautier, Hugo P. Thomas, Wissam Charaf, [link...
France’s Association for the Diffusion of Independent Cinema (Acid) has unveiled the line-up for its 23rd Cannes showcase, running May 12-21.
The initiative aimed at giving greater visibility to up and coming, indie filmmakers will screen nine works, including three first features and seven world premieres. Six of the features are yet to secure a distributor.
The showcase includes fiction and documentary features selected by filmmakers and members of Acid, many of whose films were programmed at Cannes by Acid in 2015.
Features include Le Parc by Damien Manivel, who previously won a Special Mention at the 2014 Locarno Film Festival for his debut feature A Young Poet, and Isola by Fabianny Deschamps, whose debut New Territories featured at Acid Cannes 2014,
Seven directors are making their debut this year - Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma, Marielle Gautier, Hugo P. Thomas, Wissam Charaf, [link...
- 4/19/2016
- ScreenDaily
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