Bruno Dumont uses a French anchorwoman to explore his country's media in France, a Cannes Film Festival competition entry that's glossy and watchable but ultimately disappointing. Léa Seydoux plays France de Meurs, a TV anchorwoman and reporter so famous that she stopped for selfies everywhere she goes, from cafes to…
In an effort to combat an increasing number of Delta variant Covid cases, France is set to introduce tighter restrictions affecting cultural activities beginning July 21. From that date, it will become mandatory for those over 12-years-old to show the official EU Digital Covid Certificate (or “health pass”) to access…
Many of us have been itching to dip our toes into the water of real life ever since the vaccine rollout hinted at an end to the pandemic lockdown. For Léa Seydoux, the next 11 days will be a plunge: with four films in Cannes' Official Selection, three of them in Competition, her festival itinerary will be relentless…
France's 2-2 draw with Portugal on Wednesday evening at Budapest’s Puskas Arena set another three-year audience record in France with TF1 registering an average 15.6M viewers (58 share) from 9PM local. That's the biggest number of viewers for a single channel in the market since TF1 nabbed 19.3M during the 2018 World…
Football has been the name of the game this weekend in Europe and the UK as Euro 2020 continues to crank out impressive viewing figures across the continent and in Britain. Beginning with England Vs Scotland's goalless draw on Friday night, ITV drew an average 18.4M UK viewers for a 74 share. Gareth Southgate and…
Over 15M viewers watched reigning World Cup champions France edge out Germany on France's M6 Tuesday night in the first major head-to-head of Euro 2020 which runs through July 11 and is being played in various locations throughout Europe and the UK. That was good for a 57.5 share from 9PM local and included a peak of…
The French Ministry of the Interior has identified its so-called "compelling reasons" that would allow travelers from the UK to enter France (scroll down for full list of requirements). As of today, there is no specific exemption for entertainment business professionals, raising further questions as to how this might…
Speaking to CBS News' Face The Nation on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron said travel restrictions for vaccinated Americans wanting to come to France will be "progressively" lifted from the beginning of May. This should come as good news for industry professionals hoping to attend the Cannes Film Festival…
As France struggles with a rise in Covid variant cases, the country will enter a third nationwide lockdown beginning April 3, President Emmanuel Macron announced this evening in a televised address. This is currently expected to last until May 2, though it will be less restrictive than the first full lockdown at this…
UPDATE: Disneyland Paris has indefinitely delayed its planned April 2 opening given the Covid-19 situation, which has deteriorated in France and across much of Europe.
The park said it’s optimistic on a speedy reopening and will keep its site updated. Meanwhile, patrons with tickets can change the date or ask for a…
UPDATED with video: "I wanted to do this project for a long time, I had this story in mind for years and years," says director Filippo Meneghetti about Two of Us, France's Oscar entry this year, adding that he also spent an additional five years writing the screenplay with his co-writer Malysone Bovorasmy.
The story’s…
