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A few days before the start of the Cannes Film Festival, Variety gathered top French producers, distributors and talent, including Dominik Moll, Elodie Bouchez, Justine Triet and Coralie…
France’s VFX industry has grown rapidly, initially driven by a 2020 tax measure that allowed qualifying international productions to claim a full 40% rebate on digital expenses. This…
PARIS — French lab-grown leather company Faircraft has acquired the strategic assets of U.S.-based VitroLabs. VitroLabs, which raised $46 million in funding in May 2022, will cease…
THE BLUE PAGES: The French artist Thomas Lélu is applying his quirky one-liners and sentences to Smythson’s leather accessories. The collaboration is centered around writing, travel and…
French distribution rights for Simón Mesa Soto’s “A Poet” have been sold to Epicentre Films ahead of the film’s world premiere at Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section. Luxbox is…
Loco Films has landed international sales rights to “The Man Who Saw the Bear,” the long-awaited directorial comeback of iconic French actor Pierre Richard. The anticipated movie will…
SND has acquired international distribution rights to “My Wife is a Spy,” a high concept action comedy starring Marie Gillain (“Under the Influence”) which world premiered at Canneseries.…
After tackling gender power dynamics in the post #MeToo era, Prime Video‘s raunchy comedy series “Escort Boys” is returning for a second season that’s several shades darker and is world…
Brigitte Macron joined her husband, French President Emmanuel Macron, on Saturday in Rome at the funeral for Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square. France’s first lady observed a somber and…
Lilly Pulitzer will introduce its first international collaboration with French brand Saint James. Called Lilly Puliltzer x Saint James, the capsule collection merges French coastal…
Twelve years after making his French-language directorial debut with “The Past,” two-time Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi is set to return to Paris for his next film,…
Payal Kapadia, who made history last year as the first Indian director in three decades to win a major award in Cannes’ main competition, was honored with France‘s prestigious “Officier…
PARIS — With its juxtaposition of limewash walls, volumes dressed in Okoumé wood paneling and tasteful objects befitting of a gallery, French menswear label Lafaurie is in step with the…
When it comes to nail trends, you can't go wrong with a classic white French tip. This chic nail design is completely timeless and is bound to complement everything in your wardrobe. That…
LONDON — The minimalist beauty brand Merit was always bound to end up in France since its inception in 2021, but like its products, it’s been taking its time and laying low. This week the…
I know it might border on cliché at this point, but I can't help but turn to my favorite French Instagram follows whenever I am in need of fresh style inspiration. One such style muse is…
About 19 million children under 5 around the world suffer from severe acute malnutrition every year. This life-threatening condition kills 400,000 of them—that’s one child every 10…
Gene Hackman, who was found dead at 95 alongside his wife at their Santa Fe, N.M. home on Feb. 26, was considered one of the greatest actors of his generation. He won two Oscars over a…
As a fashion writer born in the '90s, my admiration for Jennifer Aniston feels almost inevitable. She was the poster girl for effortless minimalism back then, and decades later, her style…
Picture this: as your carriage rolls along in the late afternoon, the Château de Versailles comes into view. A modest hunting lodge under King Louis XIII, the architectural crown jewel of…
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then every shot in Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s cine-kaleidoscopic “Reflection in a Dead Diamond” is worth its weight in cubic zirconia. The…
Nabil Ayouch, who sits on this year’s Berlin Film Festival jury, is set to make his French-language debut with a female-led psychological and sensual thriller starring Virginie Efira and…
Brigitte Macron is France’s first lady, married to French President Emmanuel Macron. Over the course of the last several years, the French first lady has gone through an entire style…
PARIS — French fashion brand Iro has named its first artistic director as the company seeks to reinforce its style credentials amid ongoing turbulence in the accessible luxury segment.…
