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‘Conclave’ Producer Michael Jackman Joins ‘Mansour’ at Cannes

Variety·Emiliano de Pablos·19 days ago
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France TV Distribution is bringing Romuald Boulanger’s “Mansour” back to Cannes with added production weight, as “Conclave” producer Michael Jackman boards the biopic of Iranian-born tennis player and showman Mansour Bahrami. The package has also been reinforced by casting director Constance Demontoy (“Titane,” “Stillwater”) and Paris-based Alambic Production, which has joined as an associate production partner. The commercial and sales arm of French public broadcaster France Télévisions is also launching worldwide sales on French-Cambodian filmmaker Neary Adeline Hay ’s “Ducks,” an intimate story of grief, return and heritage. Popular on Variety “Mansour” stars Amir Jadidi, best known internationally for Asghar Farhadi’s Cannes Grand Prix winner “A Hero.” Jackman arrives on “Mansour” off a major awards run with Edward Berger’s “Conclave,” winner of both BAFTA best film and BAFTA best British film in 2025, as well as a best picture nominee at the Academy Awards.…

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