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International Insider: French Focus; Big 12 Months For Spacey; China’s New Year; United Agents Buzz
Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here relaying a hugely busy week in the world of film and TV as the post-Christmas blues are very much washed away. Read on.
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French TV Screenings: Gallic Distributors Line Up With “Local Market In Full Swing”
France's television sector is enjoying a renaissance, and this week's French TV Screenings is another indicator of a bullish market.
The event, which takes place today and Wednesday (January 10-11) as part of Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris at the Club de l’Etoile, will see scores of international…
French Cinema Posts 51.8% Hike In International Admissions For 2022, Driven By Comedies, Animation & Family-Friendly Pictures – Unifrance
French films drew 27m spectators worldwide in 2022 for a gross of €167.4m ($180m), according to the annual report of France's cinema export agency Unifrance released on Tuesday.
The admissions figure represented a 51.8% hike on 2021 when cinemagoing remained severely impacted worldwide due to the…
Wild Bunch Int’l Sets Out 2023 French Slate Including Jean Dujardin Narrated ‘Whale Nation’ & Marseille Gangland Fantasy ‘Salem’; Boards Sundance Title ‘Heroic’
EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based sales powerhouse Wild Bunch International (WBI) has unveiled the bulk of its French slate for the first half of 2023 as it gears up for the Unifrance Rendez-vous in Paris, running January 10-17.
New titles on the slate include Jean-Bernard Marlin's Marseille gangland-set…
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European Film Promotion Unveils 2023 Shooting Stars; ITV Orders ‘Waco’, ‘Nolly’ & ‘Stonehouse’ Docs & Newen Connect’s ‘Women At War’ Feted With Unifrance Export Prize – Global Briefs
European Film Promotion Unveils 2023 European Shooting StarsBelgian actress Joely Mbundu, co-star of Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne's Cannes 2022 feature Tori And Lokita, is among the eight rising talents selected for the 2023 edition of European Film Promotion's European Shooting Stars initiative. The…
International Spend On French TV Rockets To Record €678M As Tax Rebate Reaps Rewards, Says Unifrance Report
International spending on French TV rocketed by 38.8% last year to €678M, with a huge increase in studios taking advantage of the nation’s tax rebate, according to Unifrance’s annual French TV Export report delivered at the body’s Biarritz Rendez-Vous this afternoon.
Investment in projects that used the Tax Rebate for…
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French Film Exports Grossed $104M In 2021; China Became Top Consumer
French film exports generated 91.4M euros ($103.6M) in 2021, a 5.5% increase on the previous year’s provisional figures, while admissions were up 8% to 14.8M. Comparatively, French films within France sold 39.2M tickets during the year. The figures were announced during the annual Unifrance Rendez-Vous with French Cine…
France’s César Awards Sets 2021 Date, Still Undecided On Physical Or Virtual Ceremony; Unifrance Rendez-Vous Goes Online
France's Academie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema has confirmed a March 12, 2021 date for its César Awards, the local equivalent to the Oscars. While the ceremony will be broadcast live on Canal Plus, it is as-yet unclear if the proceedings will be held with an audience or in a virtual configuration. A rep for the…
‘Cuties’: French Cinema Org UniFrance Condemns “Violent Reaction” To Netflix Film & Voices Support For Director Maïmouna Doucouré
French cinema organization UniFrance, which is backed by the French government and represents hundreds of local producers, sales agents, directors and talent agents, has sent out a memo to industry expressing its support for filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré and her film Cuties after the social media frenzy sparked by a…
UniFrance & Lincoln Center Set Lineup For NY Rendez-Vous With French Cinema; Mini-Fest To Open With Juliette Binoche Starrer ‘The Truth’
EXCLUSIVE: UniFrance and Film at Lincoln Center have set the lineup for the 25th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema (March 5–15), the annual New York mini-festival dedicated to French filmmaking. The event will open with Hirokazu Kore-eda's drama The Truth, starring Juliette Binoche, Catherine Deneuve and Ethan…
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Paris Rendez-Vous Market So Far Unscathed By Local Strike Action Say UniFrance & French Sales Agents
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema (January 16-20), the annual Paris showcase of upcoming French movies, looks set to go ahead without major disruption despite the continued wave of transport strikes across France, according to organizer Unifrance.
A spokesperson for the French cinema promotion org said that because all…
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Euro Sales Exec Daniela Elstner Appointed Managing Director Of French Cinema Promotion Body UniFrance
European sales veteran Daniela Elstner, head of Paris-based sales company Doc & Film international, has been appointed as the new managing director of French cinema promotion organization UniFrance.
Elstner replaces Isabelle Giordano who is leaving at the end of July after six years. Her selection was approved…
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