Film France-CNC, in partnership with Villa Albertine, is hosting the 3rd edition of “U.S. Filmmaking in France: Living the French Experience”, during the American French Film Festival in Los Angeles, highlighting the dynamic cooperation between the American and French film industries through case studies of U.S. productions filmed in France.
Cinema has been intertwined with Parisian public transport since its early days, as evidenced by “Juve contre Fantômas’’ by Louis Feuillade, shot back in 1913. Today, the Cinema Mission of the RATP (Paris’s public transport operator) supports productions that choose to bring their cameras into the heart of its network. Interview with Karine Lehongre-Richard, Head of Film Shoots at the RATP, to learn how the network collaborates with the film industry.
Filming for “Heads of State”, Ilya Naishuller’s movie streaming on Prime Video since July 2, was relocated to southern France due to the Hollywood strike. Camille Ferret, Film Commissionner at the Alpes-Maritimes Côte d’Azur Film Commission, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the production, which drew upon both natural landscapes and studio sets to recreate locations across several countries.
From June 10 – 13, the International Animation Film Market (MIFA) returns to Annecy, bringing together professionals from the animation industry for a week of exchanges, discoveries, and innovation. It will be an opportunity to meet with the Film France-CNC team and discover all the benefits and advantages of producing in France.
Film France-CNC has a dedicated space within the International Village in Cannes, where local film commissions, professional and institutional partners, as well as VFX studios and locations are represented and available to meet accredited professionals looking for information and advice to prepare their projects in France.
Séries Mania, the biggest European festival dedicated to series, returns to Lille from March 25-27. It will be an opportunity to meet with the Film France – CNC team and discover all the benefits and advantages of filming in France.
On December 10 & 11, 2024, this major annual event for professionals in film and audiovisual productions will bring together over a hundred countries to discuss international production. It will be an opportunity to meet with the Film France – CNC team and discover all the benefits and advantages of filming in France.
The City of Light as if you were there, or almost. This is the challenge accomplished by the company TSF, which has created permanent Parisian sets just a stone's throw from Coulommiers in Seine-et-Marne. Certified as part of France 2030, this project marks the first step of a larger initiative that will include, among other things, twelve soundstages. A report in the company of Thierry de Segonzac, president and founder of the group.
Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, The Substance, an American-British production directed by filmmaker Coralie Fargeat, was entirely shot in France, both in a studio in the Paris Region and on location on the Côte d’Azur. Executive producer Nicolas Royer (A Good Story – Voulez-vous Production Services) reflects on the story and the making of the film, which involved recreating Los Angeles in the Alpes-Maritimes.
In this fast-growing sector that is food styling, professionals not only take into account the technical constraints linked to food on a film set but also bring their artistic skills. Caroline Le Touzé, who worked on many international productions, including Emily in Paris Season 4, gives us a behind-the-scenes look at her craft.
Filming in a police station, immersing oneself in a judicial police department, finding out about a procedure... The French Ministry of the Interior and Overseas Territories’ Cinema Mission proposes a range of support measures, which are being presented since May 15 on the Film France-CNC Pavilion of the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Catherine Moreau, project manager in the steering and strategy department of the Information and Communication Delegation (DICOM), explains what it is all about.
The Minions from the "Despicable Me" franchise and its spinoff movie "Minions" made a surprise appearance during the opening ceremony of the Paris Games. They were featured in a humorous scene involving a submarine submerged in the Seine, celebrating Olympic sports. This moment was a nod to their connection with Illumination Studios Paris, the French studio which works for Universal and is behind the famous franchise!
