French film personalities demand change at French Oscars More than 200 actors, producers, directors and movie personalities on Tuesday demanded "profound reform" of France's equivalent of the Oscars executive, the Cesar Academy, which they accused of being out of touch.

French directors guild to propose suspending Polanski

French film star Catherine Deneuve hospitalised after stroke French actress Catherine Deneuve, 76, has been admitted to hospital in Paris after suffering a mild stroke while filming her latest movie.

Filmmakers gather for autumn meeting

International prominent filmmakers will moderate various workshops on cinematography during Autumn Meeting, an international cinema event empowering young filmmakers in the region and providing opportunities for their projects.

French hunters take aim at director Besson for shielding deer French film director Luc Besson was taken to court in the northern Normandy region on Monday for refusing to allow hunters onto his land to shoot deer.

Michael Mann eyes ‘Heat 2’ film as book nears completion Michael Mann wants to make a big-screen sequel to Heat, the iconic movie that brought Hollywood legends Al Pacino and Robert De Niro together for the first time, the director has said.

Saigon Outcast to host National Day celebration The outdoor bar Saigon Outcast will celebrate the National Day with a screening and music event on September 7.

Luc Besson's studio discussing rescue with US fund Vine EuropaCorp, a 20-year-old studio, located in a northern Paris suburb, has run up losses over the past four years, particularly by failing to recoup its big production costs on a lavish 2017 sci-fi movie, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, that was a box-office disappointment.

Festival celebrates VN-France ties

The Festival Việt – Pháp (Việt Nam- France Festival) will be held at IDECAF in HCM City tomorrow as part of the city’s cultural activities to celebrate 45 years of diplomatic relations between Việt Nam and France. 

Teach feminism in schools, says film legend Agnes Varda

Feminism should be taught in schools, said the French film legend Agnes Varda, who has become an icon for the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements demanding equality in the film industry.