Hitman dramedy “Knok,” pandemic-thriller “Lt-21,” and dystopian sendup “Rictus” will head off Have A Good One’s (Hago) Mipcom slate, as the Paris-based TV development and sales company has boarded two additional series currently in production.
Produced by Mifa Pictures (Groupe StoryPlus) and N22 Productions for 13ème Rue France, and created by Guillaume Duhesme, Bastien Ughetto and Lucie Moreau, the off-kilter “Knok” follows a hapless single-dad inducted into the underworld and made an unwilling contract-killer after accidentally witnessing a hit. César-winner Sylvie Testud (“Fear and Trembling”) and up-and-comer Johann Cuny lead the cast for a loopy six-part season that won acclaim at the La Rochelle Fiction Festival earlier this year.
Given the spotlight at the Biarritz Unifrance Rendez-vous last month, eco-thriller “Lt-21” tracks a disquieting pandemic plot about an international virus that forces amnesia on those afflicted. Actors Arnaud Valois (“Bpm”) and Léonie Simaga (“The Eddy”) play a pair doctors...
Produced by Mifa Pictures (Groupe StoryPlus) and N22 Productions for 13ème Rue France, and created by Guillaume Duhesme, Bastien Ughetto and Lucie Moreau, the off-kilter “Knok” follows a hapless single-dad inducted into the underworld and made an unwilling contract-killer after accidentally witnessing a hit. César-winner Sylvie Testud (“Fear and Trembling”) and up-and-comer Johann Cuny lead the cast for a loopy six-part season that won acclaim at the La Rochelle Fiction Festival earlier this year.
Given the spotlight at the Biarritz Unifrance Rendez-vous last month, eco-thriller “Lt-21” tracks a disquieting pandemic plot about an international virus that forces amnesia on those afflicted. Actors Arnaud Valois (“Bpm”) and Léonie Simaga (“The Eddy”) play a pair doctors...
- 10/16/2023
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
Pulsar Content and Have a Good One have unveiled an exclusive clip of “Marinette,” Virginie Verrier’s biopic film about the first French female professional soccer player, ahead of its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival.
The film stars Garance Marillier, the breakout star of Julia Ducournau’s “Raw” and Palme d’Or winning “Titane,” and is based on Pichon’s bestselling autobiographical book.
A pioneer of French women’s soccer, Pichon held for almost two decades the record for the number of goals and caps for the French team (men/women combined). She eventually became the first French player to have a career in the U.S..
The film depicts Pichon’s fight to spread awareness on women’s rights in sport, and charts her life, from a childhood ravaged by an alcoholic and violent father to the burden of coming out in an era where LGBTQ+ rights were not recognized.
The film stars Garance Marillier, the breakout star of Julia Ducournau’s “Raw” and Palme d’Or winning “Titane,” and is based on Pichon’s bestselling autobiographical book.
A pioneer of French women’s soccer, Pichon held for almost two decades the record for the number of goals and caps for the French team (men/women combined). She eventually became the first French player to have a career in the U.S..
The film depicts Pichon’s fight to spread awareness on women’s rights in sport, and charts her life, from a childhood ravaged by an alcoholic and violent father to the burden of coming out in an era where LGBTQ+ rights were not recognized.
- 6/6/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
“Marinette,” a biopic film about the first French female professional soccer player, has been boarded by Pulsar Content and Have a Good One. Garance Marillier, the breakout star of Julia Ducournau’s “Raw” and Palme d’Or winning “Titane,” stars in the lead role, as Marinette Pichon.
Based on Pichon’s bestselling autobiographical book, “Marinette” is directed by Virginie Verrier and showcases a raft of prominent and up-and-comers, including Marillier, Emilie Dequenne (“Close”), Alban Lenoir (“Lost Bullet”), Fred Testot (“Houba! On the trail of the Marsupilami”) and Sylvie Testud.
A pioneer of French women’s soccer, Pichon held for almost two decades the record for the number of goals and caps for the French team (men/women combined). She eventually became the first French player to have a career in the U.S..
Now in post, “Marinette” follows Pichon’s fight to spread awareness on women’s rights in sport.
Based on Pichon’s bestselling autobiographical book, “Marinette” is directed by Virginie Verrier and showcases a raft of prominent and up-and-comers, including Marillier, Emilie Dequenne (“Close”), Alban Lenoir (“Lost Bullet”), Fred Testot (“Houba! On the trail of the Marsupilami”) and Sylvie Testud.
A pioneer of French women’s soccer, Pichon held for almost two decades the record for the number of goals and caps for the French team (men/women combined). She eventually became the first French player to have a career in the U.S..
Now in post, “Marinette” follows Pichon’s fight to spread awareness on women’s rights in sport.
- 1/9/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: “Things have changed a little bit,” Omar Sy admits about life after Lupin. He laughs. “My parents do know what I do now.”
That’s how the actor and his family like it. Low key. The Frenchman’s move to LA a decade ago was in part driven by a desire for more anonymity. In his home country, Sy is a superstar. In America, picking his kids up from school didn’t need to be a drama. “It’s still different being in LA,” he says, despite his growing fame. “Even if things have changed a bit, there’s still less attention here than it might have been in France. The guy from Lupin is not a big deal in LA.”
In truth, “the guy from Lupin” is becoming a big deal all over the world. Sy was already an established comic in France when The Intouchables took the...
That’s how the actor and his family like it. Low key. The Frenchman’s move to LA a decade ago was in part driven by a desire for more anonymity. In his home country, Sy is a superstar. In America, picking his kids up from school didn’t need to be a drama. “It’s still different being in LA,” he says, despite his growing fame. “Even if things have changed a bit, there’s still less attention here than it might have been in France. The guy from Lupin is not a big deal in LA.”
In truth, “the guy from Lupin” is becoming a big deal all over the world. Sy was already an established comic in France when The Intouchables took the...
- 5/17/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
We have added a new set of pictures from the event "Global Gift Gala 2012".Eva Longoria attending the Global Gift Gala 2012 presented by Eva Longoria and hosted by Sheeva in France.Photo copyright by Pixplanete / PR Photos. Fm Laeti attending the Global Gift Gala 2012 presented by Eva Longoria and hosted by Sheeva in France.Photo copyright by Pixplanete / PR Photos. Sheeva attending the Global Gift Gala 2012 presented by Eva Longoria and hosted by Sheeva in France.Photo copyright by Pixplanete / PR Photos. Elie Semoun attending the Global Gift Gala 2012 presented by Eva Longoria and hosted by Sheeva in France.Photo copyright by Pixplanete / PR Photos. Sheeva, Leila Bekhti, Eva Longoria, Omar Sy and Fred Testot -...
- 5/31/2012
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Breaking: Just as the French film Intouchables is about to be released in the U.S. after a blockbuster global run, UTA has signed the film’s star, Omar Sy. The picture has had a long run as the top grossing film in France, Germany and Spain and has been the biggest grossing non-English language film since The Passion of the Christ, grossing $339 million worldwide. The film gets its U.S. bow through The Weinstein Company on Friday. Sy won the 2012 Cesar Award for Best Actor in The Intouchables, his third collaboration with writer/directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano. Sy is part of a writing and comedy performance team with Fred Testot, so he has the versatility to do drama and comedy as he broadens his scope to Hollywood. Sy, who continues to be repped by French agent Laurent Gregoire, is shooting the Michel Gondry-directed Mood Indigo opposite Audrey Tatou.
- 5/21/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Yeah, I know War of the Buttons (La guerre des boutons) is technically a family film, but any story that dives into the murky waters of kids left to their own delinquent behaviors is always of interest to me. An this French remake seems interesting.
Word is that when Yann Samuell's treatment for a new War of the Buttons was pitched at Cannes in May 2010, it generated an enormous amount of enthusiasm. Why exactly we're not sure, but producer Marc du Pontavice said this of the new film: "We were looking for a powerful idea within "War of the Buttons", an ideal that would draw an invisible link between the school of society and what Yann aptly calls a Society of Children. To make a film that talks about integration, independence and innocence - in that joyful spirit that comes with the delight of disobedience. In that respect, the...
Word is that when Yann Samuell's treatment for a new War of the Buttons was pitched at Cannes in May 2010, it generated an enormous amount of enthusiasm. Why exactly we're not sure, but producer Marc du Pontavice said this of the new film: "We were looking for a powerful idea within "War of the Buttons", an ideal that would draw an invisible link between the school of society and what Yann aptly calls a Society of Children. To make a film that talks about integration, independence and innocence - in that joyful spirit that comes with the delight of disobedience. In that respect, the...
- 6/1/2011
- QuietEarth.us
Another roundup of reviews from Montreal's Cinemania Film Festival. Check out out past installments here and here. "Sphinx" ("Gardiens de l'ordre") This Gallic police procedural might the worst example of the genre we've seen in eons. Directed by Nicolas Boukhrief and written by Boukhrief and Dan Sasson it would appear the two have never watched a halfway decent cop drama in their lives. We would rather sit through yet another spinoff of the rancid "CSI" series than come near this one again. The film centers on two cops, Julie (Cécile de France) and Simon (Fred Testot) who decide to take…...
- 11/14/2010
- The Playlist
Dear French readers, on April 7, Nicolas Boukhrief's next film, Gardiens de l'ordre, will hit theatres in France. For North Americans who don't know, Boukhrief is also the director Le convoyeur, which was remade by Hollywood under the title Armored.
Synopsis:
During a patrol, Julie (Cécile De France) and Simon (Fred Testot), two police constables, injure a wealthy man who pointlessly killed their partner. This wealthy man in question turns out to be the son of a politician. This is why the two police constables are accused of brutality by the brass. Abandoned by their superiors, the two leading characters will lead an investigation on the drug that caused the politician's son to be out of his mind.
Synopsis:
During a patrol, Julie (Cécile De France) and Simon (Fred Testot), two police constables, injure a wealthy man who pointlessly killed their partner. This wealthy man in question turns out to be the son of a politician. This is why the two police constables are accused of brutality by the brass. Abandoned by their superiors, the two leading characters will lead an investigation on the drug that caused the politician's son to be out of his mind.
- 4/3/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
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