EFM 2023: The buzz titles from France
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- 20 Feb 2023
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Screen highlights the buzz titles ready to entice international buyers at the 2023 European Film Market (EFM).
Elle Driver launches four-time Oscar nominee Sylvain Chomet’s animated The Magnificent Life Of Marcel Pagnol about the life of the eponymous novelist and filmmaker. It also unveils new promo reels for Arnaud des Pallieres’ Party Of Fools, a story of female solidarity inspired by true events that stars Mélanie Thierry, Marina Foïs and Carole Bouquet; Pablo Berger’s animated feature Robot Dreams; and Cédric Kahn’s Making Of, which has an A-list French cast including Denis Podalydes and Emmanuelle Bercot.
SND-M6 has a market premiere of Julien Hervé’s French comedy Ooh La La and a new English-language dubbed version of Eric Barbier’s family adventure Princes Of The Desert in addition to screenings for Lisa Azuelos’ globe-trotting drama The Book Of Wonders, Cécilia Rouaud’s Killing Blues, Eric Besnard’s A Great Friend and Pierre-Francois Martin-Laval’s Jeff & Jean-Marc’s Adventures. The company will unveil a teaser for Vanessa Filho’s Consent, the big-screen adaptation of Vanessa Springora’s bestselling memoir, and also on its slate is Yvan Attal’s star-studded thriller Breaking Point.
Charades is selling Giacomo Abbruzzese’s Competition title Disco Boy, and will give market premieres to Laurent Tirard’s French comedy Oh My Goodness! and Charlotte Regan’s Sundance title Scrapper. Also on Charades’ slate is Katell Quillévéré’s Along Came Love (Le Temps d’Aimer) starring Anaïs Demoustier and Vincent Lacoste about a young mother and a wealthy student whose paths collide in post-Second World War Normandy. It also brings SXSW title Upon Entry, a Spanish psychological thriller based on directors Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez’s experiences as emigrants; Jérémy Clapin’s Meanwhile On Earth about a girl contacted by an unknown life form; and Baya Kasmi’s second feature The (In)famous Youssef Salem about a Maghrebi novelist who grapples with overnight success. Read More…
