Reflecting on his three decades atop the global box office, superstar Will Smith honed in on a winning formula: When you want to conquer international markets, keeping taciturn is often key. “As soon as people have to read a subtitle or translate, there’s a little bit of disconnect,” says Smith. “So generally, if you can […]

Ava DuVernay, Chloë Sevigny, Cailee Spaeny and Cannes Film Festival president Iris Knobloch were among the luminaries who took part in the chic vernissage (preview) hosted by Miu Miu for its first ever Tales & Tellers spotlight during Art Basel Paris at the Palais d’Iéna on Tuesday. Running Oct. 16 – 20 as part of […]

The French film sector will be spared from an incoming round of public cuts, with the country’s National Film Board (CNC) and its tax rebate kept in place at current levels of funding. Under the new budget submitted by Prime Minister Michel Barnier, the film board will continue to draw from diverse revenue streams lifted […]

Bringing Hollywood magic closer to the Seine, the long-awaited TSF Paris Backlot officially opened this week, inaugurating an outdoor cityscape built to scale, staged as a standing, permanent set 38 miles east of the real urban center. Budgeted at €98 million ($107.6 million) and benefiting from $15.8 million in public support as part of the […]