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The Far right Rassemblement National (RN) party has won the first round of France's snap parliamentary elections, according to first exit polls released immediately after polling booths closed. Per a poll released by Ipsos-Talan, RN has taken 34% of the votes, with the left wing New Popular Front…

Apple TV+ has set its latest French original: six-part thriller A L’ombre des Forêts. Cannes Best Actor and three-time César Best Actor winner Benoît Magimel (Pacification, De Sont Vivant) and two-time César winner Mélanie Laurent have landed the leading roles. Cédric Anger (Next Time I’ll Aim For the…

Isabelle Huppert has been announced as this year's recipient of the Lumière Award at the 16th edition of the classic film-focused Lumière Festival in Lyon this fall. "Her career encompasses an immense part of the history of contemporary cinema," the Institut Lumière, which oversees the festival…

Studiocanal exec Dominique Jubin has been named Head of French Drama at the French content house’s Canal+ Group cousin, Ciné+ OCS. Jubin will exit her post as Managing Director of Studiocanal Original, Studiocanal’s French TV series production unit, to take up her new role on July 1. That is two days…

Illumination's Despicable Me 4 received an ecstatic homecoming welcome as it made its French premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on Thursday. The Annecy screening was arguably as special as its starry world premiere in New York on June 9 – with cast led by Steve Carell, Will…

Deauville American Film Festival Director Bruno Barde has been suspended from his role following accusations by seven women of sexual harassment in report by French investigative website Mediapart. Barde is also director of the Gerardmer International Fantastic Film Festival and the Reims Thriller…

EXCLUSIVE: French animation maestro Jean-François Laguionie's 1950s-drama A Boat In The Garden (Slocum et Moi) is among 12 features competing for the top Cristal award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival this year. Deadline can reveal a first teaser for the work ahead of its…

French President Emmanuel Macron left his country reeling on Sunday after he dissolved parliament and called snap general elections in response to hefty gains by the far-right Rassemblement national (RN) party in European elections. Around 373 million citizens from 27 countries belonging to the…

Netflix's Seine-set shark thriller Under Paris could be taken off the platform within days of its release on June 5 due to legal proceedings brought by a writer-director who claims it was developed without his knowledge from an original idea he registered with France's rights management body SACD in…

French director Christophe Honoré returns to Cannes Competition for a third time on Tuesday with comedy Mio Marcello, reuniting him with long time collaborator Chiara Mastroianni. The comedy taps into the actress’ real-life complex reality of being the daughter of cinema icons Catherine Deneuve and…

EXCLUSIVE: Pathé and Chapter 2 have announced the start of shoot in Morocco today for Martin Bourboulon's Afghanistan evacuation drama In The Hell Of Kabul: 13 Days, 13 Nights and unveiled new cast additions. Rising French actress Lyna Khoudri (French Dispatch) and Danish Bafta-winning Borgen star…

Kevin Costner was honored with France's Order of Arts and Letter at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, ahead of the Out of Competition world premiere of his two-part Western epic Horizon: An American Saga. "You represent the America of wide spaces, the America of free minds, the America of cinema…