Cannes film festival faces strike disruption over seasonal workers’ rights Group will protest against government’s treatment of freelance workers at festivals across France The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024
French cinema has its #MeToo moment, sparking growing need for intimacy coordinators A cascade of sexual violence allegations has rocked the French film industry in recent months, with actor Judith Godrèche leading the charge for a reckoning about gender-based abuse. Calls to safeguard actors on set are growing, as is the need for intimacy coordinators – a job that is yet to… France 24 · Mar 8, 2024
Film show: France seizes its #MeToo moment at César Awards Broken childhoods is the summary of this week's film show: those of young film stars, at the heart of French actress Judith Godrèche's speech at France's César awards ceremony; and that of the young heroine in the film "When it Melts", which is out in France this week. It's the… France 24 · Feb 28, 2024
Judith Godrèche Urges French Film Industry To Address Sexual Violence French actor Judith Godrèche's call to action against sexual violence in the film industry at the Cesar Awards sparks important conversations and reflectio... Top News · Feb 23, 2024
Awards season comes as French actors accuse filmmakers of sex abuse in new #MeToo wave As French cinema basks in Academy Awards attention, actors who allege they were teenage victims of sexual and physical abuse by directors decades older than them are shining the light on the repulsive underside of the country's industry. France 24 · Feb 23, 2024
France's Film Industry Faces Metoo Reckoning And Calls For Change France's film industry grapples with MeToo reckoning, calls for change, and policy debates amidst harassment allegations. Top News · Feb 23, 2024
Rape inquiry opened after Judith Godrèche files complaint against director French actor alleges arthouse film-maker Benoît Jacquot groomed her when she was 14 and he was 39 The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024
‘What happened to me mustn’t happen to the next generation’: Judith Godrèche on grooming and France’s #MeToo Godrèche speaks about her hit TV show Icon of French Cinema, with its scenes of a 14-year-old female actor being groomed by a director The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2024