Country Focus: France

18/05/2010

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

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Country profile: France

21 June 2023

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

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

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

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

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

A series off the beaten track, Rematch forms the focus of the Series Mania Forum

Series Mania 2024 - Series Mania Forum

A series off the beaten track, Rematch forms the focus of the Series Mania Forum

The event saw Unité, Arte and Federation revealing the incredible journey of a locally managed international project

20 March 2024

Our People awarded at Series Mania’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions

Series Mania 2024 - Series Mania Forum/Awards

Our People awarded at Series Mania’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions

The 6 x 55min Slovak project, piloted by nutprodukcia, was honoured by the jury at the end of the Series Mania Forum pitching sessions

20 March 2024

The European Audiovisual Observatory analyses key trends at the Series Mania Forum

Series Mania 2024 - Series Mania Forum

The European Audiovisual Observatory analyses key trends at the Series Mania Forum

The abundance of European TV content, cinema, video and SVOD does not conceal a deceleration that remains difficult to interpret on the long term

19 March 2024

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 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

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

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