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France's 2-1 victory in the World Cup group stage over Denmark on Saturday evening drew an average 11.6 million viewers to TF1 from the 5PM hour local time. This is second best audience score of the year for all programs and across all channels in the Hexagon. Upon entering the tournament last week,  Les B…

French-Italian actress Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi has denounced media reports revealing that actor Sofiane Bennacer is under investigation following allegations of rape and violence, saying he is the victim of a “media lynching”. Bennacer starred in Bruni-Tedeschi's Cannes 2022 Palme d'Or contender Foreve…

Serge Bromberg, a former artistic director of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, is facing a four-year prison sentence for his role in a deadly fire involving nitrate film reels. The case, which was tried in the courthouse of Creteil on the outskirts of Paris this week, relates to a…

A new French late show, fronted by popular actor, director and writer Alain Chabat launched on France's TF1 amid much fanfare this week in the country’s latest attempt to crack the late-night talk show format. Running Monday to Friday from 10.55 pm, Le Late Avec Alain Chabat kicked off on Monday…

France's César Academy has withdrawn actor Sofiane Bennacer from its recently announced annual Revelations list, following his indictment on allegations of rape and violence by four women. Bennacer was among 32 rising stars on the list showcasing emerging talent, the latest edition of which was…

Prolific French director François Ozon has released the first image for his upcoming period drama My Crime and confirmed the presence of rising actresses Nadia Tereszkiewicz and Rebecca Marder in the cast. Ozon posted the image on his Twitter account and also announced that Gaumont would release the…

French filmmaker Jean-Marie Straub, who was one half of the radical, arthouse filmmaking duo Straub-Huillet with his late wife Danièle Huillet, has died at the age of 89 in Switzerland. Straub, who hailed from the industrial northeastern French city of Metz, moved to Paris as a student in the…

French streaming platform Salto – a joint venture between TF1, M6 and France Télévisions – could be sold off or shut down in the coming months, according to local media reports. Broadcasting rivals TF1, M6 and France Télévisions launched the streamer in October 2020 with ambitions to create a…

France’s Les Arcs Film Festival has unveiled the 18 European feature film projects due to be presented in the 14th edition of its Les Arcs Coproduction Village, running December 10 to 13 against the backdrop of the French Alps. The meeting, aimed at connecting projects with co-producers, financiers…

French filmmaker Leos Carax discussed the highs and lows of his 42-year career at the Marrakech International Film Festival on Sunday. He was candid about the setbacks and sense of doubt about his place on set in the early days of a shoot, across his seven feature directorial credits to date…

The Les Arcs Film Festival will launch a new sidebar showcasing this year's European entries to the Best International Feature Film Oscar category at its 14th edition, running December 10 to 17 in its namesake French Alps skiing resort home of Les Arcs. The dates of the European cinema-focused…

French broadcaster TF1 and pay-TV giant Canal+ have resolved their two-month dispute over carriage fees, related to the latter's distribution of TF1's free digital terrestrial television (DTT) channels. Canal+ normally carries TF1 and its channels TFX, TMC, TF1 Séries Films and LCI as part of the…