With Assassin’s Creed Shadows, every detail released has been a hit or a miss among fans, with no in-between. One of the features newly revealed has people worried that good story and immersion will be sacrificed in favor of adding unnecessary padding that would make the game overwhelming.
As the game veers toward an overwhelming choose-your-own-adventure-style title, it feels like Ubisoft is out of touch with what Og fans wanted in the first place—a classic Assassin’s Creed game.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Will Give You More Freedom With Dialogue
Assassin’s Creed Shadows has a lot of new features in store.
In a recent interview with Famitsu regarding Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Creative Director Jonathan Dumont and other members of his creative team revealed their new way of approaching character dialogue. The interview was translated, so there may be some discrepancies.
SUGGESTEDAssassin’s Creed Shadows Showcases a Hidden...
As the game veers toward an overwhelming choose-your-own-adventure-style title, it feels like Ubisoft is out of touch with what Og fans wanted in the first place—a classic Assassin’s Creed game.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Will Give You More Freedom With Dialogue
Assassin’s Creed Shadows has a lot of new features in store.
In a recent interview with Famitsu regarding Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Creative Director Jonathan Dumont and other members of his creative team revealed their new way of approaching character dialogue. The interview was translated, so there may be some discrepancies.
SUGGESTEDAssassin’s Creed Shadows Showcases a Hidden...
- 5/21/2024
- by Vibha Hegde
- FandomWire
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a title that has already been the subject of conversation due to the controversy with one of its two protagonists, Yasuke. Moreover, gamers are complaining about the game’s pricing.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage, the last tile, was much more similar to older titles in the series. Thus, it also received acclaim from series veterans. However, Shadows seems to be returning to the franchise’s formula, which includes RPG elements and a massive playable map to facilitate the same.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Will be closer to a title like Origins than something like Mirage Assassin’s Creed Shadows has two protagonists; one can switch between them while they explore the map.
Mirage was a title that garnered praise from reviewers because of how faithful it felt to the formula that made Assassin’s Creed the series it is today. The title took an incredibly different...
Assassin’s Creed Mirage, the last tile, was much more similar to older titles in the series. Thus, it also received acclaim from series veterans. However, Shadows seems to be returning to the franchise’s formula, which includes RPG elements and a massive playable map to facilitate the same.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Will be closer to a title like Origins than something like Mirage Assassin’s Creed Shadows has two protagonists; one can switch between them while they explore the map.
Mirage was a title that garnered praise from reviewers because of how faithful it felt to the formula that made Assassin’s Creed the series it is today. The title took an incredibly different...
- 5/19/2024
- by Sparsh Jaimini
- FandomWire
If you've ever wondered what a Star Wars pastiche by Monty Python might look like if barely any of the jokes landed then the latest film from Bruno Dumont is for you. He offers a space opera-twist on notions of empire - Church and State - slapping them into the incongruous setting of the French countryside. This is, essentially, the punchline and he keeps on remorselessly punching it with little variation for two hours.
The action unfolds against the backdrop of a sleepy coastal village in northern France, which also hosted Dumont’s Li'l QuinQuin and Coincoin And The Extra Humans. Now, it is the home of a toddler named Freddy, who despite his outwardly cute appearance is - many mothers of young children may enjoy a wry smile here - evil personified, and known to his worshippers as ‘the Wain’. He is to become leader of the 0s, an alien.
The action unfolds against the backdrop of a sleepy coastal village in northern France, which also hosted Dumont’s Li'l QuinQuin and Coincoin And The Extra Humans. Now, it is the home of a toddler named Freddy, who despite his outwardly cute appearance is - many mothers of young children may enjoy a wry smile here - evil personified, and known to his worshippers as ‘the Wain’. He is to become leader of the 0s, an alien.
- 3/1/2024
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Out of the many movies you could imagine emerging from the mind of French auteur Bruno Dumont, a Star Wars parody was probably somewhere at the bottom of the list.
And yet it’s been some time since the Cannes Grand Jury Prize laureate, who broke out in the late 90s with viscerally stylized, hard-hitting works of Gallic realism like The Life of Jesus and Humanity, has strayed far from his gritty roots towards a brand of accentuated arthouse satire.
His latest effort, the sci-fi farce The Empire (L’Empire), definitely fits the latter mold, although it’s loaded with enough VFX, light saber battles, spacecrafts and prophecies to give George Lucas a run for his money. That is, if Lucas decided to set the next Star Wars in a sleepy northern French city, used a local mechanic to play one of the leads and tossed in a few flagrant sex scenes,...
And yet it’s been some time since the Cannes Grand Jury Prize laureate, who broke out in the late 90s with viscerally stylized, hard-hitting works of Gallic realism like The Life of Jesus and Humanity, has strayed far from his gritty roots towards a brand of accentuated arthouse satire.
His latest effort, the sci-fi farce The Empire (L’Empire), definitely fits the latter mold, although it’s loaded with enough VFX, light saber battles, spacecrafts and prophecies to give George Lucas a run for his money. That is, if Lucas decided to set the next Star Wars in a sleepy northern French city, used a local mechanic to play one of the leads and tossed in a few flagrant sex scenes,...
- 2/18/2024
- by Jordan Mintzer
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It is increasingly weird to recall that for a while, French director Bruno Dumont was the kind of filmmaker who reminded you, often forcibly and somewhat against your will, that the word “auteur” contains most of the letters of “austere.” “The Empire,” another of the director’s proudly off-kilter comedies that pitches the bumbling denizens of a small French village into a vast, sinister conspiracy extending far beyond their foreshortened horizons, hovers several light years — and two janky light sabers — away from austerity. Unfortunately, though, the air out there is also a little thin on hilarity, with the film’s one-gag setup becoming stretched to the point that it doesn’t even matter that it’s a pretty good gag.
The humor, as ever with the Dumont of “Li’l Quinquin” and “Slack Bay,” derives largely from the collision of the grandiose with the drolly mundane. This time out, harking back to,...
The humor, as ever with the Dumont of “Li’l Quinquin” and “Slack Bay,” derives largely from the collision of the grandiose with the drolly mundane. This time out, harking back to,...
- 2/18/2024
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
Simon Moutaïrou, the critically acclaimed screenwriter behind the spy thriller hit “Black Box,” has partnered with some of France’s biggest players — leading producer Chi-Fou-Mi and Studiocanal — on his ambitious directorial debut, “No Chains, No Masters.”
Now in post, “No Chains, No Masters,” is an epic movie inspired by historical accounts of former slaves in West Africa, nicknamed Maroons, who emancipated themselves from French settlements.
Set in 1759, in the French colony of Mauritius Island, “No Chains, No Masters” is an epic historical drama following a father, Massamba (Ibrahima Mbaye Thié), and his fierce teenage daughter Mati (Anna Thiandoum) who defy all odds to survive a manhunt across the jungle and emancipate themselves from the hell of a colonial plantation.
The story revolves around Mati, who refuses to accept her fate and flees from the plantation, hoping to seek freedom in a remote part of the island, where a community of fugitives is said to live.
Now in post, “No Chains, No Masters,” is an epic movie inspired by historical accounts of former slaves in West Africa, nicknamed Maroons, who emancipated themselves from French settlements.
Set in 1759, in the French colony of Mauritius Island, “No Chains, No Masters” is an epic historical drama following a father, Massamba (Ibrahima Mbaye Thié), and his fierce teenage daughter Mati (Anna Thiandoum) who defy all odds to survive a manhunt across the jungle and emancipate themselves from the hell of a colonial plantation.
The story revolves around Mati, who refuses to accept her fate and flees from the plantation, hoping to seek freedom in a remote part of the island, where a community of fugitives is said to live.
- 2/15/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
A favorite and feverish game from Wall Street to Hollywood heading into 2024 is pairing up media companies, or pieces of them, to see what fits where in a high-stakes jigsaw puzzle that will shape the future of the industry.
Ongoing streaming losses, anticipated interest rate cuts (that could lower financing costs), more robust stock prices and the end of WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes — as well as actual, high-level conversations — have many believing that sluggish media M&a of all sizes could pick up dramatically in the new year. Just in this last week of 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery acquired Turkish streaming service BlueTV, Altice USA sold financial news streamer Cheddar and Lionsgate closed its acquisition of eOne.
There’s a logic to bigger deals as well. With Disney being “the only scaled legacy media company,” wrote Vijay Jayant of Evercore Isi, “a merger of some combination of NBCUniversal, Paramount, and Warner Bros Discovery has strong economic rationale.
Ongoing streaming losses, anticipated interest rate cuts (that could lower financing costs), more robust stock prices and the end of WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes — as well as actual, high-level conversations — have many believing that sluggish media M&a of all sizes could pick up dramatically in the new year. Just in this last week of 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery acquired Turkish streaming service BlueTV, Altice USA sold financial news streamer Cheddar and Lionsgate closed its acquisition of eOne.
There’s a logic to bigger deals as well. With Disney being “the only scaled legacy media company,” wrote Vijay Jayant of Evercore Isi, “a merger of some combination of NBCUniversal, Paramount, and Warner Bros Discovery has strong economic rationale.
- 12/29/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Buy low, sell high. Mark Cuban just proved himself a master of that tried-and-true investment mantra.
The Shark Tank mainstay is not only swimming away from that show after 14 successful seasons, he has now received approval from the NBA Board of Governors to sell the majority stake in his beloved Dallas Mavericks.
Cuban bought the Mavericks for $285 million in 2000 is now selling the team for about $3.5 billion. That’s a cool $3-plus billion over the purchase price and Cuban will reportedly retain 27% of the team and may well retain control of basketball operations. A pretty sweet deal.
Per Yahoo Sports:
Cuban is selling at a time franchise values are rising (in part based on a new national television broadcast deal starting in 2025 [that is] expected to double that national revenue) and likely expansion will bring a flood of cash to teams’ bottom lines (through expansion fees). Cuban has expressed concern in...
The Shark Tank mainstay is not only swimming away from that show after 14 successful seasons, he has now received approval from the NBA Board of Governors to sell the majority stake in his beloved Dallas Mavericks.
Cuban bought the Mavericks for $285 million in 2000 is now selling the team for about $3.5 billion. That’s a cool $3-plus billion over the purchase price and Cuban will reportedly retain 27% of the team and may well retain control of basketball operations. A pretty sweet deal.
Per Yahoo Sports:
Cuban is selling at a time franchise values are rising (in part based on a new national television broadcast deal starting in 2025 [that is] expected to double that national revenue) and likely expansion will bring a flood of cash to teams’ bottom lines (through expansion fees). Cuban has expressed concern in...
- 12/27/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
MK2 Films has acquired a collection of films and TV series directed by Bruno Dumont, the award-winning French director behind “Life of Jesus” and “Humanity.”
The acquisition, unveiled during Mipcom Cannes, covers the bulk of the director’s work, spanning eight films and TV series including “Li’l Quinquin,” which premiered at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight. MK2 Films will represent rights to some of these titles, in France and/or international markets, apart from a few titles like “Slack Bay” whose global rights are still handled by Memento International.
“Bruno Dumont is, of course, a major figure of contemporary cinema,” said Nathanaël Karmitz, MK2’s chairman of the executive board. Karmitz praised Dumont for the “originality of his unusual, unpredictable [films], veering from gravitas to some unnerving, comedic tangents.” He continued, “Iconoclastic and consistently courageous in its form, his work perfectly represents the free and ambitious cinema that we are proud to promote.
The acquisition, unveiled during Mipcom Cannes, covers the bulk of the director’s work, spanning eight films and TV series including “Li’l Quinquin,” which premiered at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight. MK2 Films will represent rights to some of these titles, in France and/or international markets, apart from a few titles like “Slack Bay” whose global rights are still handled by Memento International.
“Bruno Dumont is, of course, a major figure of contemporary cinema,” said Nathanaël Karmitz, MK2’s chairman of the executive board. Karmitz praised Dumont for the “originality of his unusual, unpredictable [films], veering from gravitas to some unnerving, comedic tangents.” He continued, “Iconoclastic and consistently courageous in its form, his work perfectly represents the free and ambitious cinema that we are proud to promote.
- 10/16/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Arsene Lupin is one of the most popular fictional characters, with uncanny similarities to Sherlock Holmes. Written by Maurice Leblanc, Arsene Lupin is a gentleman thief who is widely known for his masterful disguises. However, the popular Netflix thriller series Lupin, released in 2021, is not based on the life story of this fictional character but follows an ordinary Frenchman, Assane Diop, who is inspired by Lupin’s story and his cunning techniques to carry out the thefts. Assane, with the baggage of a troubling past, has only one motive in life, which is to vindicate his father, Babakar Diop, and unmask the real culprit, bringing him to justice.
Spoilers Ahead
Part 1 Recap: Who Is Assane Diop?
Assane’s father, Babakar Diop, had found a job as a driver for an extremely arragoant and French business man named Hubert Pellegrini. It was quite evident from the beginning that Hubert was racist,...
Spoilers Ahead
Part 1 Recap: Who Is Assane Diop?
Assane’s father, Babakar Diop, had found a job as a driver for an extremely arragoant and French business man named Hubert Pellegrini. It was quite evident from the beginning that Hubert was racist,...
- 10/5/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
Orlando Bloom is getting animated.
The “Lord of the Rings” star is set to join the “Peppa Pig” franchise, helping to celebrate the children’s cartoon’s 20th anniversary.
Read More: ‘Peppa Pig’ Introduces Same-Sex Couple For 1st Time In 18-Year-History
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bloom will lend his voice to the upcoming three-part “Peppa Pig Wedding Party Special”.
He will voice the new character, Mr. Raccoon, a jeweller who helps in the preparations for Mr. Bull and Mrs. Cow’s wedding.
Oinktastic news! Orlando Bloom will be the voice of Mr. Raccoon in a Peppa Pig special next year!
All casting and filming for Mr Raccoon were contracted and completed before the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes and are compliant with SAG-AFTRA rules and conditions pic.twitter.com/vidGuMsyXM
— Peppa Pig Official (@peppapig) October 2, 2023
Olivier Dumont, president of eOne’s Family Brands, said it is an “honour” to...
The “Lord of the Rings” star is set to join the “Peppa Pig” franchise, helping to celebrate the children’s cartoon’s 20th anniversary.
Read More: ‘Peppa Pig’ Introduces Same-Sex Couple For 1st Time In 18-Year-History
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bloom will lend his voice to the upcoming three-part “Peppa Pig Wedding Party Special”.
He will voice the new character, Mr. Raccoon, a jeweller who helps in the preparations for Mr. Bull and Mrs. Cow’s wedding.
Oinktastic news! Orlando Bloom will be the voice of Mr. Raccoon in a Peppa Pig special next year!
All casting and filming for Mr Raccoon were contracted and completed before the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes and are compliant with SAG-AFTRA rules and conditions pic.twitter.com/vidGuMsyXM
— Peppa Pig Official (@peppapig) October 2, 2023
Olivier Dumont, president of eOne’s Family Brands, said it is an “honour” to...
- 10/3/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Entertainment division covers film, television, animation, digital media.
Hasbro has announced its entertainment division leadership team following the sale of eOne’s film and television business to Lionsgate.
Olivier Dumont will serve as president of Hasbro Entertainment covering film, television, animation, and digital media, with Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano on board as head of film and head of television, respectively.
Foreman and Marano focused on Hasbro IP in their time at eOne and will continue this work in their new expanded roles directly for Hasbro.
The company is actively developing and producing more than 30 projects based on priority brands such as Dungeons & Dragons,...
Hasbro has announced its entertainment division leadership team following the sale of eOne’s film and television business to Lionsgate.
Olivier Dumont will serve as president of Hasbro Entertainment covering film, television, animation, and digital media, with Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano on board as head of film and head of television, respectively.
Foreman and Marano focused on Hasbro IP in their time at eOne and will continue this work in their new expanded roles directly for Hasbro.
The company is actively developing and producing more than 30 projects based on priority brands such as Dungeons & Dragons,...
- 8/16/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Hasbro has set its leadership team for its “asset-lite” entertainment division, a series of moves that come after the toymaker sold eOne to Lionsgate for $500 million and it “right-sizes” its entertainment footprint with a focus on kids content.
Olivier Dumont, previously President of Family Brands for eOne, will run Hasbro Entertainment, the company said Wednesday. Gabriel Marano, who was Co-Head of Scripted Development for eOne, will oversee television and Zev Foreman, who was President of Film Production for eOne, will run film.
Dumont becomes President of Hasbro Entertainment, with Marano as Head of Television and Foreman as Head of Film. Foreman and Marano were primarily focused on Hasbro IP projects while at eOne and will continue this work in their new roles for Hasbro.
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks said Hasbro Entertainment would have a new “marquee mission” to develop, finance and produce entertainment based on its brands after the sale.
Olivier Dumont, previously President of Family Brands for eOne, will run Hasbro Entertainment, the company said Wednesday. Gabriel Marano, who was Co-Head of Scripted Development for eOne, will oversee television and Zev Foreman, who was President of Film Production for eOne, will run film.
Dumont becomes President of Hasbro Entertainment, with Marano as Head of Television and Foreman as Head of Film. Foreman and Marano were primarily focused on Hasbro IP projects while at eOne and will continue this work in their new roles for Hasbro.
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks said Hasbro Entertainment would have a new “marquee mission” to develop, finance and produce entertainment based on its brands after the sale.
- 8/16/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Hasbro is launching a new division called Hasbro Entertainment, which will unify the company’s film, television, animation, and digital media businesses.
Olivier Dumont will serve as president of Hasbro Entertainment, while Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano will serve as the head of film and head of television, respectively. All three are joining Hasbro Entertainment from eOne, which Hasbro recently sold to Lionsgate.
“We are thrilled to embark on this new chapter, building upon our rich heritage of storytelling to continue delighting audiences across generations,” Dumont said. “Gabe, Zev, and I look forward to working with the industry’s best creative talent, studios, and distribution platforms to push the envelope with innovative storytelling that will let fans engage with their favorite brands like never before, while also building exciting new worlds and the next wave of Hasbro franchises for a growing audience.”
Dumont most recently served as president of family brands for eOne.
Olivier Dumont will serve as president of Hasbro Entertainment, while Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano will serve as the head of film and head of television, respectively. All three are joining Hasbro Entertainment from eOne, which Hasbro recently sold to Lionsgate.
“We are thrilled to embark on this new chapter, building upon our rich heritage of storytelling to continue delighting audiences across generations,” Dumont said. “Gabe, Zev, and I look forward to working with the industry’s best creative talent, studios, and distribution platforms to push the envelope with innovative storytelling that will let fans engage with their favorite brands like never before, while also building exciting new worlds and the next wave of Hasbro franchises for a growing audience.”
Dumont most recently served as president of family brands for eOne.
- 8/16/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
eOne executives Olivier Dumont, Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano will lead Hasbro Entertainment, a new division that will develop television and film content around the toy and game company’s most valuable brands.
Dumont will serve as the division’s president, while Foreman and Marano will become its heads of film and television, respectively. Foreman and Marano were primarily focused on Hasbro IP projects while at eOne and will continue this work in their new expanded roles directly for Hasbro Entertainment.
“We are thrilled to embark on this new chapter, building upon our rich heritage of storytelling to continue delighting audiences across generations,” Dumont said in a statement obtained by TheWrap. “Gabe, Zev and I look forward to working with the industry’s best creative talent, studios and distribution platforms to push the envelope with innovative storytelling that will let fans engage with their favorite brands like never before, while...
Dumont will serve as the division’s president, while Foreman and Marano will become its heads of film and television, respectively. Foreman and Marano were primarily focused on Hasbro IP projects while at eOne and will continue this work in their new expanded roles directly for Hasbro Entertainment.
“We are thrilled to embark on this new chapter, building upon our rich heritage of storytelling to continue delighting audiences across generations,” Dumont said in a statement obtained by TheWrap. “Gabe, Zev and I look forward to working with the industry’s best creative talent, studios and distribution platforms to push the envelope with innovative storytelling that will let fans engage with their favorite brands like never before, while...
- 8/16/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Toy maker Hasbro has tapped a trio of former Entertainment One execs to head up its newly launched Hasbro Entertainment content studio.
The new division to unify film, TV, animation and digital media production will be led by Olivier Dumont as president of Hasbro Entertainment, with Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano installed as head of film and head of television, respectively.
Unveiling the new leadership team for the division follows Hasbro selling eOne to Lionsgate for around $500 million to focus on branded assets like Peppa Pig, Transformers and Dungeons & Dragons as it looks to become a digital games giant.
Dumont most recently served as president of family brands for eOne, while Foreman was president of film production and Marano was co-head of scripted development for eOne. Foreman and Marano were focused on mining Hasbro’s toy chest for original IP while at eOne, and will continue that work in their new roles.
The new division to unify film, TV, animation and digital media production will be led by Olivier Dumont as president of Hasbro Entertainment, with Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano installed as head of film and head of television, respectively.
Unveiling the new leadership team for the division follows Hasbro selling eOne to Lionsgate for around $500 million to focus on branded assets like Peppa Pig, Transformers and Dungeons & Dragons as it looks to become a digital games giant.
Dumont most recently served as president of family brands for eOne, while Foreman was president of film production and Marano was co-head of scripted development for eOne. Foreman and Marano were focused on mining Hasbro’s toy chest for original IP while at eOne, and will continue that work in their new roles.
- 8/16/2023
- by Etan Vlessing and Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
No slot (yet) of Bertrand Bonello, Michel Gondry, Bruno Dumont, Robin Campillo, Catherine Corsini and Quentin Dupieux.
The opening film of Cannes 2023 is Maiwenn’s Jeanne du Barry, a period drama that delves into French history, was shot in Versailles and sees its US star Johnny Depp speaking French.
Un Certain Regard will also open with a French title, Thomas Cailley’s Le Règne Animal, while the Competition refreshingly feaures two films by female French filmmakers, Catherine Breillat and Justine Triet, and the new film from Vietnamese-born, France-based Tran Anh Hung,
Breillat’s rise-from-retirement film is Last Summer, while Tran...
The opening film of Cannes 2023 is Maiwenn’s Jeanne du Barry, a period drama that delves into French history, was shot in Versailles and sees its US star Johnny Depp speaking French.
Un Certain Regard will also open with a French title, Thomas Cailley’s Le Règne Animal, while the Competition refreshingly feaures two films by female French filmmakers, Catherine Breillat and Justine Triet, and the new film from Vietnamese-born, France-based Tran Anh Hung,
Breillat’s rise-from-retirement film is Last Summer, while Tran...
- 4/13/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
One Shot is a series that seeks to find an essence of cinema history in one single image of a movie. At the finale of Bruno Dumont’s L’humanité (1999), an enervating investigation of both body and soul has finally led to the arrest of Pharaon’s friend Joseph (Philippe Tullier) for the rape and murder of a young girl. Pharaon (Emmanuel Schotté), the presiding police lieutenant, walks into the room to face an inconsolable Joseph. In an epiphanous mix of eros, philia, and agape, Pharaon grates his face against Joseph’s, caresses his short hair, kisses him fiercely on the mouth, and, with an exclamation of relief, pushes him back into the chair and leaves. A few scenes later, we see Pharaon sitting on the same chair, handcuffed.What Dumont undertakes in L'humanité, and indeed in most of his early films, is a visceral phenomenology of the human face.
- 11/2/2022
- MUBI
One of the first things I learned upon arriving at the CannesFilm Festival for the first time is this: Many of the people who come to Cannes year after year aren’t actually there to watch movies.
It’s a lamentable truth that for literally thousands of film industry professionals, Cannes serves more as a trade show than a celebration of cinema. For these individuals, more important than seeing the movies screening in competition is the opportunity to strike a deal with a financier or distributor at the festival’s marketplace, aka the Marché du Film. As one distributor I met with remarked, the irony of the experience can be maddening. After pursuing a career in film because of your love of movies, you arrive at the granddaddy of film festivals only to spend all your time chasing money.
While the mood at the Marché is all business all the time,...
It’s a lamentable truth that for literally thousands of film industry professionals, Cannes serves more as a trade show than a celebration of cinema. For these individuals, more important than seeing the movies screening in competition is the opportunity to strike a deal with a financier or distributor at the festival’s marketplace, aka the Marché du Film. As one distributor I met with remarked, the irony of the experience can be maddening. After pursuing a career in film because of your love of movies, you arrive at the granddaddy of film festivals only to spend all your time chasing money.
While the mood at the Marché is all business all the time,...
- 5/25/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
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