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At least 11 climbers are swept away to their death in avalanche as video shows wall of snow and ice crashing down mountain in Russia
At least 11 climbers were killed and six injured after an avalanche struck a group of 33 mountaineers on Mount Mizhirgi in Russia’s North Caucasus, with rescue teams still searching for six people unaccounted for. The disaster, which occurred on Sunday evening, has triggered a major emergency response involving over 50 personnel and helicopters, though…
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Screen Industries Adopt Five Thematic Declarations at Lumiere Summit, Setting Terms on AI, Piracy, Gender, Education and the Environment
Screen industry bodies, national governments and rights organisations adopted five thematic declarations at the Lumière Summit, held on Monday at the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. The declarations establish shared frameworks covering artificial intelligence, piracy, gender equality, image education and environmental sustainability, aiming to shape future legislation and cross-border industry cooperation. Signatories include France, the…
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France Launches Global Initiatives to Support Independent Cinema and Establish Framework for Alliance of State Film Commissions: Lumiere Summit
France has launched a new global initiative called IRIS (International Resilience Initiative for Independent Screens) to support independent cinema worldwide, unveiling it on Monday at the Lumiere Summit in Saint Paul de Vence. Backed by an array of leading filmmakers including Jane Campion, Pedro Almodóvar, Wim Wenders and Jafar Panahi, the scheme aims to strengthen…
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France TV Distribution Unveils Female-Led Actioners in Le Havre Lineup
France TV Distribution has revealed four new TV movies for this year’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre, running from 7 to 10 September, with the lineup notably featuring two female-led action thrillers alongside a crime drama and a dramedy. The showcase adds to the sales company’s existing slate, which includes historical drama “Swapped” and mystery…
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Regal Cinemas, IFTA, CNC Launch Pilot to Test Whether Smarter Programming Can Reverse Falling Theater Admissions
Regal Cinemas, the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) and France’s CNC have launched the Future of Distribution pilot, an international scheme to hand under-used cinema screens to a neutral programmer in an attempt to boost falling theatre attendance. Announced on Monday at the Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, the initiative reflects a sharp decline…
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Heritage Foundation ALIPH Targets Ukraine, Syria and Indonesia in New Film Rescue Program
The International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage (ALIPH) has launched its first-ever programme dedicated to film and audiovisual heritage, expanding beyond its usual focus on physical cultural sites. Announced at the Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, the Program for the Safeguarding of Cinematographic and Audiovisual Heritage at Risk will combine emergency intervention, preservation, infrastructure…
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France and Korea Launch $1.16 Billion Screen Industry Financing Partnership at Lumiere Summit
France and Korea have formally launched the Lumière Partnership, a €1 billion ($1.16 billion) joint fund to strengthen their screen industries, unveiled at the Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence and co-chaired by Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Lee Jae-myung. Each country is contributing €500 million, with the first funding instruments deploying between 2027 and 2031, and the…
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Toho Europe, Indonesia Film Fund, Cinepolis Pact Among Deals Unveiled at Lumiere Summit
The Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence saw a cluster of industry deals announced on Monday, covering co-production financing, distribution, exhibition and film education. Japanese entertainment group Toho opened a new French branch as part of its European expansion, while Indonesia’s Ministry of Culture launched an international co-production fund to position the country as a regional filmmaking…
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France’s Halley Production Boards Thriller ‘Carro Seco,’ About Killer Who Targets Unscrupulous Barcelona Real Estate Speculators (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris-based Halley Production has joined the Spanish-French thriller “Carro Seco” (“Carreau”), directed by Javier Polo and produced by València’s Los Hermanos Polo Films alongside Barcelona’s Lastcrit, with the project being showcased at the Iberseries & Platino Industria Co-Production and Financing Forum in Madrid. The film uses a genre thriller to tackle Barcelona’s housing crisis, following…
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AfD secures 43.8 per cent in Saxony-Anhalt regional election
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a landmark regional election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, taking 43.8 per cent of the vote against 17.2 per cent for the ruling Christian Democratic Union. It is the strongest showing for a hard-right nationalist party in Germany since the Nazi era ended in 1945, and although…