Cinema investment results for 2005 from terrestrial TV
More than 124 million euros, that is the total of investments for 2005 in pre-sales and co-production from the cinema subsidiaries of the five terrestrial TV channels in France (TF1, France 2, France 3, Arte, M6). The money, up 3,6% compared to 2004, benefited 110 features and secured one record: 5,9 million euros committed by TF1 Films Production for Les Bronzés 3 - Amis pour la vie by Patrice Leconte (to be released in theatres on the 1st February). Overall, the TF1 subsidiary committed 47,7 million euros in 2005 in favour of 21 films, among them La doublure [+see also:
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film profile] by Francis Veber, Le Concile de pierre [+see also:
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film profile] by Danièle Thompson, La Môme by Olivier Dahan and Pars vite et reviens tard by Régis Wargnier.
For its part, France 2 Cinéma invested 32,2 million euros in 35 films, including the European co-productions L'étoile manquante by Gianni Amelio and promets-le moi by Emir Kusturica, and also Hors de prix by Pierre Salvadori, L'ivresse du pouvoir [+see also:
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film profile] by Christophe de Ponfily, Quelques jours en septembre by Santiago Amigorena and La Graine et le mulet by Abdellatif Kechiche. As for France 3 Cinéma, in 2005 it committed 21,6 million euros to 22 films including notably Il Caimano [+see also:
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film profile] by Nanni Moretti, L'homme de sa vie by Zabou Breitman, Arménie by Robert Guédiguian, La Faute à Fidel by Julie Gavras, Le Secret [+see also:
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film profile] by Claude Miller and three animated features. Arte France Cinéma supported 22 films (8 features) to the tune of 7,1 million euros, with, heading the bill, the documentary Retour en Normandie by Nicolas Philibert, Mon colonel by Laurent Herbiet et The Night Watchman by Aki Kaurismaki. Enfin, M6 Films invested last year 15,2 million euros in 10 films, among others Ne le dis à personne by Guillaume Canet and the animated feature Asterix and the Vikings by Stephan Fjedmark.
(Translated from French)