I think I hinted towards the French premiere happening during the Deauville American Film Festival.  I wondered how “LIFE” fit the “American” criteria, but then I saw this on the Deauville website and it all made sense: “… its goal was to “show films that only a few privileged – amazed or astonished – people had discovered, in New York or Los Angeles, to French audiences, without exclusion, barriers or bias”.

According to Télérama

It is also rumored that the evening of Saturday, September 5th will be warm, with the presentation of Life, Anton Corbijn, the story of the friendship between James Dean and Dennis Stock Life photographer whose pictures did much to the nascent glory comedian. Dutch filmmaker will be there and his two actors “hot”, Robert Pattinson (the photographer) who needs no introduction, and Dane DeHaan (Jimmy Dean), “it boy” and future Valérian Luc Besson. Life released in stride on 9 September

From Paris Match

Rooooooooooooooobert. If madness “Twilight” saga in which he played the vampire Edward Cullen is gradually subsided, the English actor Robert Pattinson always moves crowds. Fans will discover on 5 September in Deauville, in “Life” Anton Corbijn. The film will be presented at the 41st Deauville Film Festival, in the presence of Robert Pattinson, therefore, but also the filmmaker and actor Dane DeHaan (“Chronicle”), which will soon end up in “Valerian” Luc Besson. Presented at the last Berlin Film Festival, “Life” tells the story of friendship between the photographer Dennis Stock (Robert Pattinson) and actor James Dean (Dane DeHaan). “Life” will be released on 9 September.”

Via ToR using [Google translate]

I guess we shall know for sure at the end of this month when the full schedule will be announced.