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Country profile: France

Country profile: France

25 July 2025

Series Mania Forum’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions have selected 15 projects

Series Mania 2026 - Series Mania Forum

Series Mania Forum’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions have selected 15 projects

International professionals will come together between 24 and 26 March for the Lille-based event’s sidebar, offering events ranging from the Co-Pro Pitching Sessions to Lille Dialogues  

27 February 2026

Europa Distribution to present case studies on recent European animation films’ releases at Cartoon Movie

Cartoon 2026 - Cartoon Movie

Europa Distribution to present case studies on recent European animation films’ releases at Cartoon Movie

The network will analyse the releases in various markets of Arco, Animal Tales of Christmas Magic, Pets on a Train, Hola Frida and Tafiti – Across the Desert  

26 February 2026

Cannes' Marché du Film and Cine Group launch the Cinemas Club to unite French and international exhibition professionals

Cannes 2026 - Marché du Film

Cannes' Marché du Film and Cine Group launch the Cinemas Club to unite French and international exhibition professionals

The new venue is designed to strengthen the exhibition sector by connecting international cinema exhibitors, distributors and key stakeholders  

19 February 2026

Elisabeth d’Arvieu outlines Mediawan’s pan-European growth strategy and transatlantic ambitions

Berlinale 2026 – EFM

Elisabeth d’Arvieu outlines Mediawan’s pan-European growth strategy and transatlantic ambitions

BERLINALE 2026: Mediawan’s group chief content officer discussed scale, independence and IP circulation across borders during a fireside chat at the EFM  

17 February 2026

Films Boutique heads to the EFM with Berlinale Competition and Panorama titles

Berlinale 2026 – EFM

Films Boutique heads to the EFM with Berlinale Competition and Panorama titles

The German-French sales agent’s slate includes Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars and Kilian Armando Friedrich’s I Understand Your Displeasure  

13 February 2026

SND to wager on The Price of Peace in Berlin

Berlinale 2026 – EFM

SND to wager on The Price of Peace in Berlin

The French sales agent will kick off pre-sales on Anthony McCarten’s historical and political thriller starring Guy Pearce, Jared Harris and Merab Ninidze  

12 February 2026

Charades to sell A New Dawn in Berlin

Berlinale 2026 – EFM

Charades to sell A New Dawn in Berlin

The French sales outfit will be in the running for the Golden Bear via Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s animated feature, co-produced by France, and will also be banking on a strong post-production slate  

11 February 2026

The Party Film Sales to sell Golden Bear contender Dao

Berlinale 2026 – EFM

The Party Film Sales to sell Golden Bear contender Dao

The new film by Alain Gomis, who won the Grand Jury Prize in Berlin 2017 for Félicité, shines bright in the French international sales agent’s line-up  

09 February 2026

Totem Films to brandish three aces in Berlin

Berlinale 2026 – EFM

Totem Films to brandish three aces in Berlin

The French sales agent will be pinning its hopes on Anna Roller’s Allegro Pastell and Mahnaz Mohammadi’s Roya in the Panorama section, and on Kosara Mitic’s 17 in the Perspectives line-up  

06 February 2026

Playtime presents its Berlin line-up

Berlinale 2026 – EFM

Playtime presents its Berlin line-up

The company is selling Leyla Bouzid's Golden Bear nominee In a Whisper, a documentary by Rithy Panh at the Forum, and an impressive array of titles in post-production  

05 February 2026

Iván & Hadoum spearheading Indie Sales’ film slate in Berlin

Berlinale 2026 – EFM

Iván & Hadoum spearheading Indie Sales’ film slate in Berlin

The French sales agent will be betting on Spanish director Ian de la Rosa’s movie, set to be unveiled in the Panorama section, and Marc Fitoussi’s All About Corinne, among others  

04 February 2026

LIM² is seeking a new generation of Development Angels

LIM² 2026

LIM² is seeking a new generation of Development Angels

Film-industry professionals are invited to explore innovative tools and collaborative methods, strengthening their ability to guide early-stage feature-film projects  

03 February 2026

Mexico smiles on Alpha Violet at Berlin

Berlinale 2026 – EFM

Mexico smiles on Alpha Violet at Berlin

The French sales agent will be wagering on the competition entry Flies by Mexico’s Fernando Eimbcke and on fellow Mexican Fernanda Tovar’s European co-production Sad Girlz, in Generation 14plus  

03 February 2026

First Cut Lab Paris reveals its four selected projects

First Cut Lab 2026

First Cut Lab Paris reveals its four selected projects

The new, Paris-based edition of the acclaimed editing programme will workshop four feature-length projects from Europe and Latin America at the end of January  

30 January 2026

Sunny Side of the Doc set for June comeback in new format

Sunny Side of the Doc 2026

Sunny Side of the Doc set for June comeback in new format

After calling off its 2026 edition in December, the event will return to La Rochelle from 22-24 June in streamlined form and with a new partnership with Documentary Campus in place  

28 January 2026

Italian Screens/De Rome à Paris – Rencontres du Cinéma Italien returns

Industry / Market - France/Italy

Italian Screens/De Rome à Paris – Rencontres du Cinéma Italien returns

The co-production meetings led by the CNC and the Italian Ministry of Culture will take place on 23 January, showcasing eight Italian projects and a further nine in the Work in Progress section  

21 January 2026

REPORT: Angers Workshops 2026

Angers 2026 – Angers Workshops

REPORT: Angers Workshops 2026

Ingrid Chikhaoui, Joséphine Darcy Hopkins, Zoé Labasse, Romain André and Romuald Rodrigues Andrade are partaking in the 21st edition of the programme steered by the Angers European First Film Festival  

20 January 2026

Cartoon Movie unveils a line-up of 50 animated feature projects

Cartoon 2026 - Cartoon Movie

Cartoon Movie unveils a line-up of 50 animated feature projects

Pan-European by design, the Bordeaux-based gathering will also open a dedicated window onto Canadian and Québecois animation through a special co-production focus  

19 January 2026

French cinema generated €272 million in international box office revenue in 2025

Box Office - France

French cinema generated €272 million in international box office revenue in 2025

In a global market still recovering in terms of attendance, foreign box office sales for French films rose by 6% last year, with 42.5 million admissions  

12 January 2026

Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris to screen 39 films in market premieres

Industry / Market - France

Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris to screen 39 films in market premieres

500 foreign buyers and 120 international journalists will be in Paris between 13 and 20 January to discover and meet talent from the French cinema and audiovisual world  

09 January 2026

Five national films record over a million ticket sales in France in 2025

Box Office - France

Five national films record over a million ticket sales in France in 2025

With 156.79 million cinema-goers last year, French cinemas recorded disappointing results, even though they remain by far the leading European market  

07 January 2026

REPORT: Industry Village @ Les Arcs 2025

Les Arcs 2025 – Industry Village

REPORT: Industry Village @ Les Arcs 2025

We report back on the industry sidebar and zoom in on the Work In Progress, the Co-Production Village and the Talent Village titles which received the most meeting requests from professionals  

18 December 2025

Les Arcs’ Work in Progress section crowns Man vs Flock its champion

Les Arcs 2025 – Industry Village/Awards

Les Arcs’ Work in Progress section crowns Man vs Flock its champion

The debut fiction feature by the multi-award-winning documentary-maker Tamara Kotevska bags the TitraFilm Prize, while Girl Beast and A Happy Family also grace the winners’ list  

16 December 2025

One Hand Jesus triumphs at Les Arcs’ Co-Production Village

Les Arcs 2025 – Industry Village/Awards

One Hand Jesus triumphs at Les Arcs’ Co-Production Village

Bogdan Mirică’s project won the Eurimages Prize, Marleen Valien’s Hard Copy scooped the ArteKino International trophy and Xandra Popescu’s Burning Heart bagged the Ciclic Talent Village Award  

16 December 2025

Sunny Side of the Doc calls off its 2026 edition

Sunny Side of the Doc 2026

Sunny Side of the Doc calls off its 2026 edition

Severely hampered by the loss of financial support, the international doc market organised in La Rochelle is scrapping its 37th edition while its future looks uncertain  

05 December 2025

REPORT: Next Step 2025 @ Cannes’ Critics’ Week

Industry / Market - France

REPORT: Next Step 2025 @ Cannes’ Critics’ Week

Ten young filmmakers will take part in the programme steered by Cannes’ Critics’ Week, supporting directors making the leap to feature films  

05 December 2025

Les Arcs’ Work in Progress selects 12 titles

Les Arcs 2025 – Industry Village

Les Arcs’ Work in Progress selects 12 titles

Feature films in post-production seeking international sales agents and selection in major festivals will take centre stage in the Alpine resort on 14 December  

02 December 2025

Proyecta presents 12 projects at the Ventana Sur market

Ventana Sur 2025

Proyecta presents 12 projects at the Ventana Sur market

Germany, Spain, Portugal, France, Switzerland and Romania are the European countries present at the forum, with films by Sarah Miro Fischer, Roxana Stroe and Theo Montoya, among others  

01 December 2025

Oliver Laxe named patron of Les Arcs’ Talent Village

Les Arcs 2025 – Industry Village

Oliver Laxe named patron of Les Arcs’ Talent Village

The Spanish filmmaker will share his experience with the nine young European filmmakers selected with their debut feature projects  

17 November 2025

Kathy Moves triumphs at Arras Days

Arras 2025 – Arras Days/Awards

Kathy Moves triumphs at Arras Days

The project by French filmmaker Marie Vernalde has scooped the Arras Film Festival's main development grant; The Forbidden Fruit by Slovenia's Urška Djukić was also recognised  

17 November 2025

REPORT: Arras Days 2025

Arras 2025 – Arras Days

REPORT: Arras Days 2025

Teona Strugar Mitevska, Urška Djukić, Stephan Komandarev, Piotr Domalewski and Eamonn Murphy are among those in the running for the grants; five projects are partaking in the Polish Focus  

14 November 2025

French film facing a slippery slope of challenges

ARP Meetings 2025

French film facing a slippery slope of challenges

The ARP Film Meetings examined the instability caused by the new landscape of consumer habits and business models, and its consequences on film production  

10 November 2025

The ARP Film Meetings place the 7th art under the microscope

ARP Film Meetings 2025

The ARP Film Meetings place the 7th art under the microscope

Le Touquet-Paris-Plage is hosting debates on transatlantic dialogue, independence and mid-budget films, artificial intelligence, Canal+’s strategy, platforms and broadcasting  

05 November 2025

StoryTANK explores the origins of storytelling through a new experiment

Industry / Market - France

StoryTANK explores the origins of storytelling through a new experiment

The European initiative returns for its fifth season, merging science and fiction in a study that was filmed at Le Groupe Ouest’s Factory of Worlds  

05 November 2025

Les Arcs Co-Production Village selects 18 projects

Les Arcs 2025 – Industry Village

Les Arcs Co-Production Village selects 18 projects

The spotlight will be on new projects by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, Mar Coll, Lina Soualem, Lisa Brühlmann and Bogdan Mirică, among others  

31 October 2025

The Series Mania Institute launches Serial Bridges Baltics at Tallinn Black Nights

Black Nights 2025 - Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

The Series Mania Institute launches Serial Bridges Baltics at Tallinn Black Nights

The new training programme for screenwriters and producers from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will host shows by talent such as Juris Kursietis, Raoul Suvi and Gabija Siurbytė  

29 October 2025

Japan to be the Country of Honour at Cannes' 2026 Marché du Film

Cannes 2026 - Marché du Film

Japan to be the Country of Honour at Cannes' 2026 Marché du Film

The Asian nation’s rich cinematic history and vibrant contemporary industry will be highlighted during the 79th Cannes Film Festival  

28 October 2025

Wild Visits triumphs at the Cinemed Meetings

Cinemed 2025 – Cinemed Meetings/Awards

Wild Visits triumphs at the Cinemed Meetings

Jennifer Fanjeaux’s debut feature-length project has won the main grant at the Cinemed – Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival; Areej Mahmoud and Elena Molina were also rewarded  

23 October 2025

Cannes’ Marché du Film joins forces with the American Film Market to co-create Innovation Hub and AI sessions in Los Angeles

Industry / Market - USA/France

Cannes’ Marché du Film joins forces with the American Film Market to co-create Innovation Hub and AI sessions in Los Angeles

The joint effort is set to expand the US market’s focus on technology and the future of content creation  

21 October 2025

REPORT: Cinemed Meetings 2025

Cinemed 2025 - Cinemed Meetings

REPORT: Cinemed Meetings 2025

A closer look at the 13 projects competing for the 35th Development Grant of the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival  

20 October 2025

The Francophone Co-production Meetings unveil 25 projects

Industry / Market - Luxembourg

The Francophone Co-production Meetings unveil 25 projects

Organised by Film Fund Luxembourg, the 21st edition of the event will take place in Luxembourg from 28-31 October  

17 October 2025

Uncertainty clouds the new public funding landscape in Germany

Industry / Market - Germany

Uncertainty clouds the new public funding landscape in Germany

The French-German Film Meetings highlighted the absence of concrete progress on tax incentives and investment obligations  

13 October 2025

REPORT: Next Step II 2025 @ Cannes Critics’ Week

France

REPORT: Next Step II 2025 @ Cannes Critics’ Week

The line-up includes sophomore-feature projects by Cristèle Alves Meira, Michael Borodin, Graham Foy, Felipe Gálvez and Mikko Myllylahti  

08 October 2025

The Cannes Film Festival Résidence reveals its selection

Cannes 2026

The Cannes Film Festival Résidence reveals its selection

Alica Bednáriková, Maksym Nakonechnyi, Federico Luis, Laís Santos Araújo, Baran Sarmad and Dian Weys are hard at work on their upcoming projects in Paris  

06 October 2025

The sales agent and distributors of Flow disclose strategies for marketing European arthouse cinema

European Work in Progress 2025

The sales agent and distributors of Flow disclose strategies for marketing European arthouse cinema

Charades and the French, Italian and German distributors of the acclaimed Latvian animated film by Gints Zilbalodis explained how they achieved commercial success with it  

02 October 2025

Animation3 selects its 2025 residents, helming three projects across Luxembourg, France and Belgium

Industry / Market - Luxembourg/France/Belgium

Animation3 selects its 2025 residents, helming three projects across Luxembourg, France and Belgium

Four animation talents have been chosen to take part in the new edition of the residency, supported by Film Fund Luxembourg, Magelis and Wallimage  

01 October 2025

DR, Mediatoon Distribution and Creative Conspiracy win this year’s Tributes at Cartoon Forum

Cartoon 2025 – Cartoon Forum/Awards

DR, Mediatoon Distribution and Creative Conspiracy win this year’s Tributes at Cartoon Forum

The winning firms were voted for by participants attending the Toulouse-based pitching and co-production forum for animated series  

19 September 2025

Sandra da Fonseca goes solo with Belleville Production

Industry / Market - France

Sandra da Fonseca goes solo with Belleville Production

The producer behind Léonor Serraille’s three films and Leyla Bouzid’s first two movies has already co-produced Pauline Loquès’ Nino via her new company  

18 September 2025

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