CANNES, France: A new documentary about French magazine Charlie Hebdo which was attacked by jihadists this year has been snapped up by distributors at the Cannes Film Festival, according to Variety magazine on Wednesday.

"I Am Charlie" was made by father and son team Daniel and Emmanuel Leconte that had made an earlier documentary about the controversial Paris-based magazine, which lost eight members of staff when it was attacked by two gunmen in January.

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