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Behind the Scenes of “The Substance” by Coralie Fargeat

Behind the Scenes of “The Substance” by Coralie Fargeat

Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, The Substance, an American-British production directed by filmmaker Coralie Fargeat, was entirely shot in France, both in a studio in the Paris Region and on location on the Côte d’Azur. Executive producer Nicolas Royer (A Good Story – Voulez-vous Production Services) reflects on the story and the making of the film, which involved recreating Los Angeles in the Alpes-Maritimes.

French Ministry of the Interior and Overseas Territories: a “Cinema Mission’’ dedicated to creation

French Ministry of the Interior and Overseas Territories: a “Cinema Mission’’ dedicated to creation

Filming in a police station, immersing oneself in a judicial police department, finding out about a procedure... The French Ministry of the Interior and Overseas Territories’ Cinema Mission proposes a range of support measures, which are being presented since May 15 on the Film France-CNC Pavilion of the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Catherine Moreau, project manager in the steering and strategy department of the Information and Communication Delegation (DICOM), explains what it is all about.

Illumination’s Minions appeared during the Paris Olympics opening ceremony!

Illumination’s Minions appeared during the Paris Olympics opening ceremony!

The Minions from the "Despicable Me" franchise and its spinoff movie "Minions" made a surprise appearance during the opening ceremony of the Paris Games. They were featured in a humorous scene involving a submarine submerged in the Seine, celebrating Olympic sports. This moment was a nod to their connection with Illumination Studios Paris, the French studio which works for Universal and is behind the famous franchise!

“Dead Cells’’: animated adaptation of the game hits the small screen

“Dead Cells’’: animated adaptation of the game hits the small screen

Widely praised on PCs and video-game consoles for seven years, “Dead Cells’’ is now available on the small screen as an animated series for the ADN platform. This adaptation results from the collaboration of two French studios: the independent developer Motion Twin and the animation studio Bobbypills. How did the “Dead Cells: Immortalis’’ project originate? And how did the two studios work together to turn the video game into a series? Let’s take a closer look.

Blue Spirit, the French studio behind “Blue Eye Samurai’’
Blue Eye Samurai (L to R) Maya Erskine as Mizu in Blue Eye Samurai. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2023

Blue Spirit, the French studio behind “Blue Eye Samurai’’

The animation studio Blue Spirit won six Annie Awards last February in Los Angeles for its work on Netflix’s animated series “Blue Eye Samurai’’, which benefited from the Tax Rebate for International Productions granted by the CNC. Olivier Lelardoux, CEO of Blue Spirit, comments on the studio’s development and creative process.

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