Tamasa Distribution Acquires Latest Pics by Volker Schlondörff, Signe...
France’s Tamasa Distribution has acquired a number of new films and classic titles, including works by Volker Schlondörff, Signe Baumane, Alain Cavalier and Jean-Louis Bertucelli. The Paris-based...
View ArticleLee Chang-Dong on Love, Violence and the Power of Cinema
Film writer and director Lee Chang-dong (“Burning,” “Oasis,” “Peppermint Candy”), one of Korea’s best-known auteur filmmakers who has contributed to putting Korean cinema firmly on the global stage, is...
View ArticleIndustry Growth, Streamers’ Role, Education, Forgotten Gems Key to Heritage...
Marking its tenth edition, the Lumière Festival’s International Classic Film Market (MIFC) celebrated on Tuesday with a special anniversary get-together of industry specialists to take stock and...
View ArticleIl Cinema Ritrovato Head Gianluca Farinelli Opens Lumière’s Classic Film Market
The head of the venerable Il Cinema Ritrovato festival and new president of the Rome Film Fest, Gianluca Farinelli, has opened the 10th edition of the Lumière Festival’s Classic Film Market. Kicking...
View ArticleTim Burton Moved to Tears as He Picks Up the Lumière Award in Lyon
Tim Burton was moved to tears as he was given a lengthy standing ovation in the French city of Lyon where he received the Lumière lifetime achievement award at the eponymous festival named after the...
View ArticleMonica Bellucci at Lumière Festival: Beauty Only Lasts Five Minutes If...
Monica Bellucci was among the guests of honor at the 14th edition of the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon, where the Paris-based Italian icon discussed her latest film, “The Girl in the Fountain,” and...
View ArticleRestored Sci-Fi Series ‘The Visitors’ Unveiled by Germany’s WDR
German broadcasting group WDR is traveling back in time with the newly restored 1983 cult sci-fi series “The Visitors.” The Czechoslovakian show is set in 2484, a utopian future in which humanity is...
View ArticleLumière Film Festival Opens With a Message of Peace in Response to Middle...
“Vive la paix, vive le cinéma!” Irène Jacob, the president of Lyon’s Lumière Institute which runs the Lumière Film Festival, chose to mark the opening of the event on Saturday night with a solemn...
View ArticleLumière Festival’s Revamped Classic Film Market Unveils Re-Birth Program,...
The Lumière Festival’s International Classic Film Market (MIFC) in Lyon, France, is highlighting heritage documentaries, examining Cuban and Swedish cinema and showcasing the work of the Wim Wenders...
View ArticleLumiere Festival Honoree Taylor Hackford: A Career of Classy, Old-School...
The list of Oscar-winning directors for short films who have gone on to major careers in the feature-length realm is shorter than you might imagine. Andrea Arnold, Martin McDonagh and Claude Berri...
View ArticleWes Anderson on His Netflix Short, Cannes Bus and Disastrous Reaction to...
Lyon’s impressive Roman-style auditorium, normally used by the city’s symphonic orchestra, was sold out as U.S. writer and director Wes Anderson took to the stage as guest of honor of the Lumière Film...
View ArticleWim Wenders Foundation Broken Down by Wenders Himself: ‘I Had to Take the...
Opening the 11th edition of the International Classic Film Market which runs alongside the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon, the floor was given to Hella Wenders and Claire Brunel, the managing directors...
View Article‘Naked Acts’ Among Kino Lorber’s New Releases of Overlooked Indie Cinema Gems
Kino Lorber, at the Lumiére Festival and International Classic Film Market (MIFC) in Lyon with a number of new restorations, including Stanley Kubrick’s “Fear and Desire,” will next release Bridgett M....
View ArticleAI Embraced by France’s Classic Film Industry, With Caveats: ‘AI Can Restore...
Can Artificial Intelligence help better restore and preserve heritage cinema? That was the question asked to a high-level panel on Thursday at the Classic Film Market, which runs alongside Lyon’s...
View ArticleWim Wenders Receives Lumiere Award, Talks About the Virus of Cinema and the...
UPDATED: German film master Wim Wenders was greeted like a rock star in Lyon, France, where he received an honorary tribute on Friday evening (Oct. 21) at the Lumiere Festival, a week-long celebration...
View ArticleLumière Fest Debates Classic Doc Distribution Keys: Restoration, Milestone...
When a classic film industry meets at a market, what do they debate. One issue is maybe paramount these days: Distribution. The distribution of classic documentaries was at the heart of discussions at...
View ArticleWim Wenders Talks SAG-AFTRA Strike at Lyon’s Lumiere Festival, Says U.S....
While at the Lumiere Film Festival in Lyon, German film master Wim Wenders said he shares Martin Scorsese’s deep concern over Hollywood’s obsession with sequels, and worries about AI in line with U.S....
View ArticleBenicio Del Toro Talks About the U.S. Election: ‘Politics Is a Dirty Game’
With just a few weeks to go before the U.S. presidential election, Benicio del Toro has spoken out against the way that hot-button issues like immigration are used by candidates to rally support in the...
View ArticleVanessa Paradis on Working With Woody Allen, Alain Delon and Jean-Paul...
Actor and singer Vanessa Paradis, a household name in France, captivated audiences with candid and charismatic reflections on her multifaceted career during a masterclass at the Lumière Film Festival...
View ArticleFred Zinnemann Lumière Retrospective: Hollywood Embraces the French Classic...
Hollywood’s major studios have stepped up by providing fresh digital restorations for a major retrospective of Fred Zinnemann’s work at the Lumière Film Festival in France’s Lyon. Every year, the...
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