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Articles, interviews, news, analysis on the French audiovisual sector.

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Country profile: France

Country profile: France

21 June 2023

mk2 films obtains the means to achieve its ambitions

France

mk2 films obtains the means to achieve its ambitions

The European group secures major slate financing deal with IPR.VC to boost production and acquisitions  

20 September 2024

REPORT: Next Step II 2024 @ Cannes Critics’ Week

Industry / Market - France

REPORT: Next Step II 2024 @ Cannes Critics’ Week

Second feature film projects by Lilla Halla, Moin Hussain, Jacqueline Lenzou and Gitanjali Rao are at the heart of the programme initiated by the Cannes Film Festival’s Critics’ Week  

16 September 2024

The CNC steps up to the plate on investment obligations for streaming platforms

Industry / Market - France

The CNC steps up to the plate on investment obligations for streaming platforms

Olivier Henrard calls for protection of the AVMS Directive at a time when US lobbying is intensifying in an attempt to weaken the ruling in Brussels  

11 September 2024

Japanese animation meets French and Italian co-production partners at the Venice Production Bridge

Venice 2024 – Venice Production Bridge

Japanese animation meets French and Italian co-production partners at the Venice Production Bridge

VENICE 2024: Japan and Europe are set to strengthen their collaborations, and the brand-new co-production treaty between Italy and Japan is perhaps the first achievement of many to come  

10 September 2024

Less Is More launches its 2025 call

LIM 2025

Less Is More launches its 2025 call

A total of 16 projects will be selected for the script-development programme; the deadline has been set as 11 October  

05 September 2024

French audiovisual programmes highlighted at the 30th Unifrance Film Meetings

Industry / Market - France

French audiovisual programmes highlighted at the 30th Unifrance Film Meetings

Last preparations for the largest market in the world dedicated to French audiovisual programmes, which will unfold in Le Havre from 2 to 6 September  

27 August 2024

Pyramide International sells two contenders for the Golden Lion in Venice

Venice 2024/Toronto 2024

Pyramide International sells two contenders for the Golden Lion in Venice

The French sales company intends to do very good business on the Lido with Emmanuel Mouret's Three Friends and Wang Bing's Youth (Homecoming)  

27 August 2024

Goodfellas whets its appetite at Venice

Venice 2024/Toronto 2024/San Sebastián 2024

Goodfellas whets its appetite at Venice

The French international sales company bets on April by Dea Kulumbegashvili and I’m Still Here by Walter Salles in competition for the Golden Lion, and will also shine in Toronto and San Sebastián  

26 August 2024

Les Films du Losange to whip out an Italian trump card at Venice

Venice 2024/Toronto 2024

Les Films du Losange to whip out an Italian trump card at Venice

The French sales agent will have high hopes for Sicilian Letters by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza in the race for the Golden Lion, and for My Everything by Anne-Sophie Bailly in Orizzonti  

23 August 2024

Charades gears up for Venice with two candidates for the Golden Lion on its slate

Venice 2024/Toronto 2024

Charades gears up for Venice with two candidates for the Golden Lion on its slate

With Maura Delpero’s Vermiglio, the Mountain Bride and And Their Children After Them by Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma, the French sales agent boasts a sparkling line-up  

22 August 2024

Playtime boasts two contenders for the Golden Lion at Venice

Venice 2024/Toronto 2024/San Sebastián 2024

Playtime boasts two contenders for the Golden Lion at Venice

The French sales agent will be pinning its hopes on the Coulin sisters’ The Quiet Son and Stranger Eyes by Yeo Siew Hua in competition, as well as on Diciannove by Giovanni Tortorici in Orizzonti  

21 August 2024

Miguel Gomes’s Cannes hit Grand Tour sells big worldwide

Industry / Market - Portugal/Italy/France/Germany/Japan/China

Miguel Gomes’s Cannes hit Grand Tour sells big worldwide

The Match Factory has closed a raft of deals with key territories including Spain, Poland, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea and Australia  

05 July 2024

Ya & Niki claims victory in FIDLab

FIDMarseille 2024 – FIDLab

Ya & Niki claims victory in FIDLab

The second feature film project by Italy’s Rä di Martino walked away with the main prize at Marseille’s international co-production platform  

01 July 2024

The winning pitches from the 2024 Sunny Side of the Doc are announced

Sunny Side of the Doc 2024 – Awards

The winning pitches from the 2024 Sunny Side of the Doc are announced

European productions triumph in five of the seven categories featuring in La Rochelle’s international documentary pitching market  

28 June 2024

REPORT: Sunny Side of the Doc 2024

Sunny Side of the Doc 2024

REPORT: Sunny Side of the Doc 2024

We take a closer look at three interesting European documentary projects pitched at this year’s edition of the French industry gathering  

27 June 2024

The Alentours Forum selects 22 projects

Alentours Forum 2024

The Alentours Forum selects 22 projects

The Strasbourg-based event unspooling between 2 and 4 July has announced its selection, featuring Benoît Volnais’ new movie  

26 June 2024

CEE Animation to showcase Central and Eastern European talent at Annecy and MIFA

Annecy 2024

CEE Animation to showcase Central and Eastern European talent at Annecy and MIFA

30 films and 5 projects from the region will take part in the world’s premier animation event, with a delegation consisting of 34 industry professionals  

05 June 2024

The EU commits €141 million in financing guarantees to European film production

Institutions / Legislation - Europe/France/Germany/Finland

The EU commits €141 million in financing guarantees to European film production

The European Commission and European Investment Fund have announced three new loan guarantee agreements with organisations from France, Germany and Finland  

31 May 2024

Massa Mare, Confrontation Festival's workshop, to get under way next month

Industry / Market - France

Massa Mare, Confrontation Festival's workshop, to get under way next month

A selection of six unique films at the editing stage will benefit from advice from a panel of experts in order to work towards their completion in Perpignan from 15-18 June  

29 May 2024

Full Circle Lab Nouvelle-Aquitaine Hessen announces its selection

Industry / Market - France/Germany

Full Circle Lab Nouvelle-Aquitaine Hessen announces its selection

The lab’s inaugural edition will feature a total of 10 projects from France and Germany in the development or editing stage  

27 May 2024

Don’t Let the Sun (Catch You Crying) wins the Goes to Cannes Award

Cannes 2024 – Marché du Film/Awards

Don’t Let the Sun (Catch You Crying) wins the Goes to Cannes Award

CANNES 2024: Swiss filmmaker Jacqueline Zünd is the inaugural recipient of the prize, which is accompanied by a €10,000 MG from Sideral Cinema  

22 May 2024

Freedom of artistic creation is at stake, the CNC says at Cannes

Cannes 2024

Freedom of artistic creation is at stake, the CNC says at Cannes

CANNES 2024: Using a specific example, the discussion touched upon the challenges of creating art that will avoid being hindered by modern sensitivities  

21 May 2024

The CNC zooms in on its Aide aux cinémas du monde scheme at the Cannes Film Festival

Cannes 2024

The CNC zooms in on its Aide aux cinémas du monde scheme at the Cannes Film Festival

CANNES 2024: The French grant has had its budget increased, thus cementing its major role in backing international co-productions  

20 May 2024

mk2 Films boasts two contenders for Cannes’ Palme d’Or

Cannes 2024 – Marché du Film

mk2 Films boasts two contenders for Cannes’ Palme d’Or

The French sales agent’s opulent line-up notably consists of ten titles in the various Cannes showcases, with works by Christophe Honoré and Jia Zhangke in competition  

13 May 2024

Charades reveals a dazzling line-up for Cannes

Cannes 2024 – Marché du Film

Charades reveals a dazzling line-up for Cannes

The French sales agent is notably staking its bets on seven films in Un Certain Regard, Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week, as well as on upcoming films by Julia Ducournau and László Nemes  

10 May 2024

Playtime boasts an attractive trio in the Cannes showcase

Cannes 2024 – Marché du Film

Playtime boasts an attractive trio in the Cannes showcase

The French sales agent will wager on Meeting with Pol Pot and The Marching Band in the Cannes Première section, and Black Dog in the Un Certain Regard section  

10 May 2024

Memento International surfs the wave of the Directors’ Fortnight

Cannes 2024 - Marché du Film

Memento International surfs the wave of the Directors’ Fortnight

Jonás Trueba's The Other Way Around and Ryan J Sloan's Grazer shine at the top of the lineup of the French sales agent  

08 May 2024

Europa Distribution analyses the distribution of animation films at Cartoon Movie

Cartoon 2024 - Cartoon Movie

Europa Distribution analyses the distribution of animation films at Cartoon Movie

The network's workshop presented case studies from their members in Greece, Austria, Romania, Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Israel  

07 May 2024

The Party Film Sales to whip out three aces in Cannes

Cannes 2024 – Marché du Film

The Party Film Sales to whip out three aces in Cannes

The French sales agent will wager on When the Light Breaks in the Un Certain Regard section, This Life of Mine in the Directors’ Fortnight, and The Brink of Dreams in Critics’ Week  

07 May 2024

Pyramide International to wield seven trump cards in Cannes

Cannes 2024 – Marché du Film

Pyramide International to wield seven trump cards in Cannes

The French sales agent will be storming the Marché du Film with an armada of six titles in the Official Selection and one in the Directors’ Fortnight  

07 May 2024

Totem bets on The Village Next to Paradise in Cannes

Cannes 2024 - Marché du Film

Totem bets on The Village Next to Paradise in Cannes

The French company is selling the first feature by Somalian filmmaker Mo Harawe and is launching the sales of a film bringing together three short films by Juho Kuosmanen  

06 May 2024

Cannes’ Official Selection smiles on Urban Sales

Cannes 2024 – Marché du Film

Cannes’ Official Selection smiles on Urban Sales

The French sales agent sells the Un Certain Regard entry The Shameless and three animated movies in the Special Screenings for young audiences and Cinéma de la Plage line-ups  

03 May 2024

Luxbox selling a Palme d’Or hopeful at Cannes

Cannes 2024 – Marché du Film

Luxbox selling a Palme d’Or hopeful at Cannes

The French international sales agent will be pinning its hopes on Payal Kapadia’s competition title All We Imagine as Light and on Simon of the Mountain in the Critics’ Week  

02 May 2024

Les Films du Losange to boast a six-star line-up in Cannes

Cannes 2024 - Marché du Film

Les Films du Losange to boast a six-star line-up in Cannes

The French sales agent banks on the films by Alain Guiraudie, Leos Carax, Roberto Minervini, Arnaud Desplechin, Patricia Mazuy and Raymond Depardon  

30 April 2024

Less Is More announces its selection of Development Angels

LIM 2024

Less Is More announces its selection of Development Angels

The training programme, tailored for industry professionals keen on enhancing their project-development skills, has accepted 12 participants for this session  

26 April 2024

42 pitches selected for Sunny Side of the Doc

Sunny Side of the Doc 2024

42 pitches selected for Sunny Side of the Doc

The 35th edition of the international documentary market will unspool 24 – 27 June in La Rochelle, with close to 2,200 professionals in attendance  

25 April 2024

Tatino Films and Netflix join forces to empower global writers

Industry / Market - France

Tatino Films and Netflix join forces to empower global writers

Via a series of programmes slated for introduction in different regions, the collaboration aims to augment the diversity and global outreach of creative voices in entertainment  

23 April 2024

Pulsar Content to wield three aces in the Cannes showcase

Cannes 2024 - Marché du Film

Pulsar Content to wield three aces in the Cannes showcase

The French international sales agent will be wagering on Block Pass in Critics’ Week, Niki in the Un Certain Regard section and Mi bestia in ACID  

23 April 2024

Fantastic 7 unveils its selection for the Marché du Film

Cannes 2024 – Marché du Film

Fantastic 7 unveils its selection for the Marché du Film

The genre-film showcase comes back to Cannes, inviting seven film festivals along with their curated selection of seven outstanding projects  

22 April 2024

The Marché du Film and the CNC launch the Cannes Remakes programme

Cannes 2024 – Marché du Film

The Marché du Film and the CNC launch the Cannes Remakes programme

The new initiative aims to encourage the global circulation of European intellectual property for fresh cinematic adaptations  

22 April 2024

Cannes Next and Sprockit launch Next Tech on the Beach

Cannes 2024 – Marché du Film

Cannes Next and Sprockit launch Next Tech on the Beach

The inaugural investment summit will feature a curated selection of innovative startup ventures and aims to facilitate groundbreaking collaborations  

17 April 2024

CONNECT – The Entertainment Tech Hub to debut at Cannes’ Marché du Film

Cannes 2024 – Marché du Film

CONNECT – The Entertainment Tech Hub to debut at Cannes’ Marché du Film

The venue is specially crafted to showcase the latest advancements in film and TV technology, with nine mediatech enterprises already confirmed to participate  

16 April 2024

Arthur Delabays, Nicolas Athané and Gabrielle d’Andrimont talk about their work for Bobbypills at Cartoon Next

Cartoon 2024 – Cartoon Next

Arthur Delabays, Nicolas Athané and Gabrielle d’Andrimont talk about their work for Bobbypills at Cartoon Next

In just a few years, the first European studio wholly devoted to adult-orientated animation has made the leap from indie to mainstream, while sticking to its core values  

10 April 2024

Eight projects confirmed to take part in Le Groupe Ouest’s 2024 Annual Selection

Industry / Market - France

Eight projects confirmed to take part in Le Groupe Ouest’s 2024 Annual Selection

The writing residency in Brittany has chosen Zeno Graton, Angela Ottobah, Alexander Abaturov, Violette Garcia, Coralie Lavergne, Xavier Demoulin, Julien Meynet and François Vacarisas  

05 April 2024

298 feature films produced by France in 2023

Industry / Market - France

298 feature films produced by France in 2023

With €1.34 billion worth of investments, French film production confirms its dynamism and the strength of its pre-financing system, which includes streamers  

26 March 2024

Horizon and Jepotá triumph at the 43rd Films in Progress event

Industry / Market - France

Horizon and Jepotá triumph at the 43rd Films in Progress event

The second feature by Colombia’s César Augusto Acevedo and the first feature by Brazilians Carlos Papá Guarani and Augusto Canani are joint winners of Toulouse’s Work-in-Progress Grand Prize  

25 March 2024

Ça, c'est Paris tops the bill of Coming Next from France

Series Mania 2024 - Series Mania Forum

Ça, c'est Paris tops the bill of Coming Next from France

The series directed by Marc Fitoussi steals focus among the seven titles in post-production presented by Unifrance to international buyers at the Series Mania Forum  

21 March 2024

SERIESMAKERS awards Kevin Macdonald, Erik Matti and Barbara Albert

Series Mania 2024 - Series Mania Forum

SERIESMAKERS awards Kevin Macdonald, Erik Matti and Barbara Albert

The series projects George Blake, The Squatter and Sleeping Swans win the three development grants  

21 March 2024

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