Marchal to helm Vidal gang pic
Gallic helmer Olivier Marchal ("36 Quai des Orfevres") is set to direct "Les Lyonnais," a biopic about Edmond Vidal, the charismatic leader of the Lyonnais' gang.
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‘Silence’ for Claudel
French helmer and novelist Philippe Claudel has been tapped to direct "Silence d'Amour" (Silence of Love), a follow-up to his directorial debut, the Kristin Scott Thomas starrer "I've Loved You So…
Scribe follows ‘Prophet’
Screenwriter Abdel Raouf Dafri is reteaming with his "Prophet" star Tahar Rahim for a Tokyo-set thriller about the French gang of Aubervilliers.
French major catches NWave
Euro major StudioCanal has inked a long-term exclusive development, co-financing and worldwide distribution deal with Ben Stassen's NWave, Europe's leading stereoscopic 3-D pioneer and production…
Sales ride in on ‘Wave’
Gallic documentary "Two in the Wave" has been acquired by the U.K.'s New Wave Films and Canada's FunFilm Distribution.
Arsam boards pic pair
Spreading its cultural reach wider, Ilann Girard's Paris-based Arsam Intl., co-producer of "Lebanon" and "Goodbye Bafana," has boarded Afia Nathaniel's "Neither the Veil, Nor the Four Walls" and…
Trio set ‘Mune’ landing
French producer Aton Soumache's Onyx Films is developing "Mune," a $40 million 3D toon, with Paris-based Kinology and Studio 37.
EuropaCorp takes on ‘Section 8′
French studio EuropaCorp is in pre-production on its next big English-language project, the 3D sci-fi actioner "Section 8."
‘Rocksteady’ locks distribution deals
Gallic mini-major MK2 has inked a raft of sales on Stascha Bader's "Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae."
StudioCanal, VideoFilmes team on ‘Two’
StudioCanal has established a development-production and distribution pact with Walter Salles' Rio de Janeiro-based VideoFilmes, one of Brazil's top production houses.
