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Country profile: France

Country profile: France

21 June 2023

Second edition of Going European now underway

Series Mania 2024 – Series Mania Forum

Second edition of Going European now underway

Five pairs of authors have been selected by the training programme steered by the CNC, in partnership with Series Mania, Conecta Fiction & Entertainment and the Sarajevo CineLink Industry Days  

18 March 2024

REPORT: Cartoon Movie 2024

Cartoon 2024 - Cartoon Movie

REPORT: Cartoon Movie 2024

We present details of five intriguing projects introduced at this year’s Cartoon Movie, which ran in Bordeaux from 5-7 March  

07 March 2024

Full Circle Lab Nouvelle-Aquitaine embraces Hessen

Industry / Market - France/Germany

Full Circle Lab Nouvelle-Aquitaine embraces Hessen

The French lab expands to the German region and awaits a total of 10 projects to be featured in the inaugural edition of Full Circle Lab Nouvelle-Aquitaine Hessen  

05 March 2024

Impressive names set to grace the second edition of SERIESMAKERS

Series Mania 2024 – Series Mania Forum

Impressive names set to grace the second edition of SERIESMAKERS

Kaouther Ben Hania, Kevin Macdonald, Barbara Albert, Mijke de Jong, Yorgos Zois, Mikko Myllylahti, Hajni Kis and Guy Myhill are just some of the directors helming the 10 selected projects  

05 March 2024

Cartoon Movie presents the future hits in animation

Cartoon 2024 – Cartoon Movie

Cartoon Movie presents the future hits in animation

The unmissable animation co-production forum will take place from 5 to 7 March in Bordeaux with 55 feature films showcased, from the concept to the sneak preview  

04 March 2024

Europa Distribution goes to Cartoon Movie

Cartoon 2024 - Cartoon Movie

Europa Distribution goes to Cartoon Movie

The distributors network will host case studies on recent European animation films’ releases at the upcoming event in Bordeaux  

29 February 2024

French sales agents whip out new aces at the EFM

Berlinale 2024 – EFM

French sales agents whip out new aces at the EFM

BERLINALE 2024: Recent announcements include Bruno Dumont’s upcoming movie, a French remake of Locke, Luc Besson’s Dracula, the latest Jia Zhangke offering, and much, much more  

22 February 2024

15 projects set to battle it out at the Series Mania Forum Co-Pro Pitching Sessions

Series Mania 2024 - Series Mania Forum

15 projects set to battle it out at the Series Mania Forum Co-Pro Pitching Sessions

Series professionals will get to reconnect at the Co-Pro Pitching Sessions, the Lille Dialogues and the other events of the professional sidebar of the French festival, unspooling 19 - 21 March  

22 February 2024

LIM lifts the lid on its 2024 selection

LIM 2024

LIM lifts the lid on its 2024 selection

Sixteen projects will participate in the training and coaching programme, which endeavours to champion emerging storytellers who recognise the profound impact their narratives can have  

14 February 2024

Less Is More seeks the next generation of Development Angels

LIM 2024

Less Is More seeks the next generation of Development Angels

The training programme is tailored for industry professionals eager to refine their skills in project development; submissions are accepted until 25 February  

13 February 2024

Playtime to pull out all the stops in Berlin

Berlinale 2024 – EFM

Playtime to pull out all the stops in Berlin

The agent will sell Competition titles The Devil’s Bath and Suspended Time and upcoming films by François Ozon, Rithy Panh, the Coulin sisters, and Mehdi Idir and Grand Corps Malade  

12 February 2024

Charades looks to Berlin and the future

Berlinale 2024 - EFM

Charades looks to Berlin and the future

In addition to Meanwhile on Earth in the Panorama section, the French sales agent will be wagering on an armful of thrilling films in post-production and a bumper selection of animations  

09 February 2024

Les Films du Losange to boast two Berlin Golden Bear competitors

Berlinale 2024 – EFM

Les Films du Losange to boast two Berlin Golden Bear competitors

The sales agent will sell Competition titles Dahomey and Sons, Berlinale Special title Averroès & Rosa Parks and upcoming movies by Leos Carax, Arnaud Desplechin, Patricia Mazuy and Grassadonia–Piazza  

08 February 2024

The Party Film Sales to wield a highly attractive line-up in Berlin

Berlinale 2024 - EFM

The Party Film Sales to wield a highly attractive line-up in Berlin

The French sales agent will notably be wagering on Demba in the Encounters section and upcoming films by Kaouther Ben Hania, Mehdi M Barsaoui, Alessandra Celesia and Pia Marais  

07 February 2024

Totem Films to boast two headliners in Berlin

Berlinale 2024 – EFM

Totem Films to boast two headliners in Berlin

The French sales agent will be wagering on Golden Bear competitor My Favourite Cake and Panorama opener Crossing, but also Queen Mom in post-production  

06 February 2024

Pyramide International sets its sights on Berlin

Berlinale 2024 – EFM

Pyramide International sets its sights on Berlin

The French sales agent will pin its hopes on André Téchiné’s My New Friends in the Panorama section, as well as on upcoming movies by Emmanuel Mouret, Thierry de Peretti and the Larrieu brothers  

05 February 2024

Luxbox takes three aces to Berlin

Berlinale 2024 – EFM

Luxbox takes three aces to Berlin

The French sales agent’s line-up includes a contender for the Golden Bear with Meryam Joobeur’s Who Do I Belong To, Reas in Forum and Through Rocks and Clouds in Generation  

02 February 2024

Memento International is selling a contender for Berlin’s Golden Bear

Berlinale 2024 – EFM

Memento International is selling a contender for Berlin’s Golden Bear

The Empire by Bruno Dumont steals focus in the French sales agent’s line-up, alongside the equally promising movies The Divine Sarah Bernhardt and Arenas  

01 February 2024

This year’s Groupe Ouest Annual Selection residency comes to an end

Industry / Market - France

This year’s Groupe Ouest Annual Selection residency comes to an end

The Brittany-based writing residency has published a booklet detailing the outcome of the work carried out on the eight feature film projects selected in 2023  

31 January 2024

To sell or not to sell films and shows to Russia?

Unifrance Rendez-Vous 2024

To sell or not to sell films and shows to Russia?

As the country where French films reported the highest number of admissions abroad in 2023, Russia formed the focus of discussions at the 26th Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris  

18 January 2024

ACM Distribution's call for projects is open

Industry / Market - France

ACM Distribution's call for projects is open

The submission deadline for the French fund, open to feature films co-produced by a non-European country, is 8 March  

16 January 2024

Canal+ finalises its acquisition of OCS and Orange Studio

Industry / Market - France

Canal+ finalises its acquisition of OCS and Orange Studio

France's Competition Authority has conditionally ratified an operation which will shake up the landscape of pay TV and the pre-financing of French film  

16 January 2024

French film earns €234 million in foreign cinemas in 2023

Box Office - France

French film earns €234 million in foreign cinemas in 2023

The circulation of French films in cinemas abroad continued to regain strength last year, reaching 37.4 million admissions, but the balance has shifted  

16 January 2024

55 films to screen as market premieres at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris

Industry / Market - France

55 films to screen as market premieres at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris

520 foreign buyers and 130 international journalists will travel to Paris between 16 and 23 January to discover and meet talent from the French film and audiovisual world  

15 January 2024

The call for projects is open for the Strasbourg Alentours Forum

Alentours Forum 2024

The call for projects is open for the Strasbourg Alentours Forum

The Rhine Co-Production Meeting will take place from 2-4 July  

12 January 2024

Alpha Violet heads to Sundance with two aces up its sleeve

Sundance 2024

Alpha Violet heads to Sundance with two aces up its sleeve

The French sales agent will be in Park City pinning its hopes on Sujo and In the Land of Brothers, which are being showcased in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition  

09 January 2024

Twelve French films scored over a million admissions in France in 2023

Box Office - France

Twelve French films scored over a million admissions in France in 2023

Three French feature films stand out in an annual top 10 dominated by US productions  

04 January 2024

REPORT: Industry Village @ Les Arcs 2023

Les Arcs 2023 - Industry Village

REPORT: Industry Village @ Les Arcs 2023

We take stock of the event and zoom in on the most sought-after projects at the Work In Progress, the Co-Production Village, and the Talent Village  

22 December 2023

The Work in Progress of Les Arcs awards Little Trouble Girls

Les Arcs 2023 – Industry Village

The Work in Progress of Les Arcs awards Little Trouble Girls

The debut feature by Urška Djukić wins the TitraFilm award; Wind, Talk To Me by Stefan Djordjevic, Zion by Nelson Foix and The Swedish Torpedo by Frida Kempff are also awarded  

19 December 2023

Kingdom of the Blind awarded at the Co-Production Village of Les Arcs

Les Arcs 2023 – Industry Village

Kingdom of the Blind awarded at the Co-Production Village of Les Arcs

François Robic wins the ArteKino International award while the Talent Village award goes to Cute by Marlene Emilie Lyngstad  

19 December 2023

Apsara Films scoops the IFCIC Prize

Industry / Market - France

Apsara Films scoops the IFCIC Prize

The firm led by Marine Arrighi de Casanova has claimed the trophy for young, independent production company of the year  

15 December 2023

REPORT: Next Step 2023 @ Cannes Critics’ Week

France

REPORT: Next Step 2023 @ Cannes Critics’ Week

Ten young filmmakers will take part in the programme piloted by Cannes’ Critics’ Week geared towards helping authors make the leap to feature films  

11 December 2023

The Les Arcs Work in Progress programme selects 13 titles

Les Arcs 2023 – Industry Village

The Les Arcs Work in Progress programme selects 13 titles

Feature films currently in post-production and seeking international sales agents will be showcased on 17 December within the festival’s Industry Village  

07 December 2023

Switzerland will be the country of honour at next year’s Marché du Film in Cannes

Cannes 2024 – Marché du Film

Switzerland will be the country of honour at next year’s Marché du Film in Cannes

Following in the footsteps of India and Spain, Switzerland is set to be the guest country at the world’s biggest international film market  

07 December 2023

Motherhood is among the winners of the Atlas Workshop in Marrakech

Marrakech 2023

Motherhood is among the winners of the Atlas Workshop in Marrakech

Meryam Joobeur triumphed, alongside Mo Harawe and Mia Bendrimia in the post-production category; Halima Ouardiri, Rokhaya Marieme Balde, Fradique and Sammy Baloji, in the development strand  

01 December 2023

StoryTANK is poised to demonstrate the sheer power of stories

Industry / Market - France

StoryTANK is poised to demonstrate the sheer power of stories

The European think tank will bring together screenwriters and multidisciplinary researchers for a special two-day, live-streamed event  

28 November 2023

The French film and audiovisual industries sound the alarm about geoblocking

Industry / Market - France/Europe

The French film and audiovisual industries sound the alarm about geoblocking

30 professional organisations are warning European deputies of the vital need to maintain the territorial exclusivity currently allowed to broadcasters  

16 November 2023

The Co-Production Village of Les Arcs Film Festival selects 18 projects

Les Arcs 2023 – Industry Village

The Co-Production Village of Les Arcs Film Festival selects 18 projects

Under the spotlight will be projects by Michael Caton-Jones, Ena Sendijarević, Michal Blaško, Anders Emblem, Irma Pužauskaitė, Teppo Airaksinen and Jacques Lœuille among others  

14 November 2023

Real Faces reigns supreme at Arras Days

Arras 2023 – Arras Days/Awards

Real Faces reigns supreme at Arras Days

The project by Belgian director Leni Huyghe scooped the main Development Grant at the Arras Film Festival, while Stephan Komandarev’s Made in EU also won an award  

13 November 2023

REPORT: Arras Days 2023

Arras 2023 – Arras Days

REPORT: Arras Days 2023

Stephan Komandarev, Kilian Riedhof, Nae Caranfil, Luàna Bajrami, Leni Huyghe, Marko Šantić and Ferit Kilic are vying for support grants, while five projects are partaking in the Croatian Focus  

10 November 2023

Ruben Östlund, Ambassador at Les Arcs’ Talent Village

Les Arcs 2023 – Industry Village

Ruben Östlund, Ambassador at Les Arcs’ Talent Village

The Swedish filmmaker and double Palme d’or winner will share his expertise with the eight young European filmmakers selected with their debut feature project  

02 November 2023

The deadline nears for Le Groupe Ouest’s Annual Selection

Industry / Market - France

The deadline nears for Le Groupe Ouest’s Annual Selection

The 2024 call for projects for the successful residential writing coaching scheme aimed at French-speaking screenwriters and filmmakers closes on 22 November  

27 October 2023

The Hearse to the Final House of Happiness triumphs at the Cinemed Meetings

Cinemed 2023 – Cinemed Meetings

The Hearse to the Final House of Happiness triumphs at the Cinemed Meetings

Palestine’s Wisam Al Jafari wins the principal grant at the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival, where Katia Saleh, Sarra Abidi, Amos Holzman and Saïd Zagha also scooped prizes  

26 October 2023

REPORT: Cinemed Meetings 2023

Cinemed 2023 - Cinemed Meetings

REPORT: Cinemed Meetings 2023

Spotlight on the 14 projects battling it out for the 33rd Development Grant at the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival  

24 October 2023

The producers of the Cannes hit The Settlers explore its complex co-production journey

London 2023

The producers of the Cannes hit The Settlers explore its complex co-production journey

At a BFI London Industry Talk, Giancarlo Nasi and Emily Morgan unveiled how the film was brought to the screen courtesy of nine co-production countries and the UK Global Screen Fund  

13 October 2023

"The burst of the series bubble" analysed at the German-French Film Meetings

Industry / Market - France/Germany

"The burst of the series bubble" analysed at the German-French Film Meetings

The event tackled the paradoxical situation of the production with streaming platforms, between protection of investment obligations and rescaling of the expectations from this would-be Eldorado  

12 October 2023

Proyecta selects 15 projects in search of co-production opportunities

Ventana Sur 2023

Proyecta selects 15 projects in search of co-production opportunities

Organised by Ventana Sur, the Cannes Marché du Film and the San Sebastián International Film Festival, the industry event will run from 27 November-1 December in Buenos Aires  

06 October 2023

The European Commission and the European Investment Fund seal four investment agreements worth €68.25 million

San Sebastián 2023 – San Sebastián Industry

The European Commission and the European Investment Fund seal four investment agreements worth €68.25 million

The deals are expected to mobilise around €500 million worth of new financing for audiovisual and creative companies and projects  

26 September 2023

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