Archive for category France
France swallows linguistic pride to keep most expensive EU film ever on home soil
Posted by BrianDzyak in France on September 14, 2015
Ban on tax breaks for French films shot in English to be scrapped after Luc Besson threatens to make Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, starring Cara Delevingne, in Hungary By Henry Samuel, Paris France has been forced to swallow its linguistic pride by pledging to change the law to keep Europe’s most expensive film production […]
Lithuanian and French governments sign agreement on film co-production
Posted by BrianDzyak in France, Lithuania on July 7, 2015
Lithuanian and French Ministers of Culture Sarunas Birutis and Fleur Pellerin signed an agreement on film co-production in Paris to facilitate cooperation between Lithuanian and French filmmakers, reports LETA/ELTA, referring to the Lithuanian Film Centre In 1999, Lithuania ratified the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production, which allowed the country to participate in the Eurimages fund, […]
Cannes Market and Dubai Film Market Promote Arab Cinema with Works-In-Progress
Posted by BrianDzyak in France, United Arab Emirates on May 15, 2015
By Sydney Levine | Sydneys Buzz The Marché du Film (Cannes Film Market), in partnership with the Dubai Film Market (DFM), will present an exclusive screening of five Arab films in post-production amongst the works-in-progress line-up at this year’s Cannes Film Festiva The Marché du Film (Cannes Film Market), in partnership with the Dubai Film Market (DFM), […]
Charlie Hebdo: fallout within the film industry
Posted by BrianDzyak in European Union EU, France, General on May 13, 2015
By Andreas Wiseman The attack on Charlie Hebdo sent shockwaves through the creative industries. Andreas Wiseman considers the fallout within the film industry and gauges the climate for challenging film-making Last year, Cannes hosted the world premiere of the poignantly prescient documentary Cartoonists: Footsoldiers Of Democracy?. The film, in which cartoonists from across the world expressed […]
Canal Plus reaches agreement with film industry
Posted by BrianDzyak in France on May 13, 2015
French pay TV group Canal Plus and the cinema industry have signed a 5-year agreement in the last few days before the Cannes Film Festival, reports Les Echos. Over 70 percent of the sector has signed up, said Canal Plus managing director Rodolphe Belmer. Only the APC and UPF, both producers’ organisations, have not signed […]
‘Not right now, Jason Bourne’: Paris puts a hold on action film shoots
Posted by BrianDzyak in France on February 15, 2015
At least for the moment, the city has issued a moratorium on the sorts of Parisian action scenes that helped make ‘The Bourne Identity,’ ‘Inception,’ and other movies famous. The move could add up to millions of dollars, both in Paris and Hollywood. In a classic scene from the 2010 film “Inception,” Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen […]
‘Not right now, Jason Bourne’: Paris puts a hold on action film shoots
Posted by BrianDzyak in France, Tax Incentives on February 14, 2015
At least for the moment, the city has issued a moratorium on the sorts of Parisian action scenes that helped make ‘The Bourne Identity,’ ‘Inception,’ and other movies famous. The move could add up to millions of dollars, both in Paris and Hollywood. By Colette Davidson, Correspondent PARIS — In a classic scene from the 2010 film “Inception,” […]
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