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Actor calls on French film industry to face sexual abuse

Judith Godrèche accused directors Benoît Jacquot and Jacques Doillon of abuse including rape.

24/02/2024

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César Awards nominations: ‘The Animal Kingdom’ leads for French Oscars

Thomas Cailley’s ‘The Animal Kingdom' and Justine Triet’s Oscar-nominated ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ lead the way. Here is the lowdown on this year's César nominations.

24/01/2024

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Christopher Nolan to receive France’s top cinema prize

The ‘Oppenheimer’ director will receive an honorary César during France's Academy Awards next month.

22/01/2024

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France’s Oscars, the César Awards, unveils its 2023 nominees

Louis Garrel’s L’Innocent (The Innocent) and Dominik Moll’s procedural thriller La Nuit du 12 (The Night of the 12th) lead the race

25/01/2023

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French film awards bans nominees accused of sex crimes and violence

The Cesar Academy, the French equivalent to the Oscars, says anyone suspected of sexual misconduct or violence will be excluded from the ceremony this year.

03/01/2023

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Actor Michel Bouquet dies aged 96: Why he so important?

France's president attended a tribute to the French actor, the first since Jean Paul Belmondo, where he called the actor "a sacred monster".

28/04/2022

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César Awards Nominations announced for 2022

The 47th edition of France's biggest night in film takes place next month – which films can you expect to be taking home the trophies?

26/01/2022

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Two Black actors crowned Best Newcomers at France's César film Awards

France's equivalent to the Oscars crowned Jean-Pascal Zadi and Fathia Youssouf as this year's rising stars during a ceremony at the Olympia on Friday evening.

12/03/2021