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!
Widely praised on PCs and video-game consoles for seven years, “Dead Cells’’ is now available on the small screen as an animated series for the ADN platform. This adaptation results from the collaboration of two French studios: the independent developer Motion Twin and the animation studio Bobbypills. How did the “Dead Cells: Immortalis’’ project originate? And how did the two studios work together to turn the video game into a series? Let’s take a closer look.
The animation studio Blue Spirit won six Annie Awards last February in Los Angeles for its work on Netflix’s animated series “Blue Eye Samurai’’, which benefited from the Tax Rebate for International Productions granted by the CNC. Olivier Lelardoux, CEO of Blue Spirit, comments on the studio’s development and creative process.
Through its studio focus, making-of, screenings, and previews, this year edition is the perfect place to discover the diversity and richness of international animation made in France, from blockbusters and adaptations of beloved IP to award-winning series, adult animation and Virtual Reality experiences.
Shooting a movie in a court or a series in a prison is possible with the support of the French Ministry of Justice’s “Cinema Mission’’. Perrine Piat, in charge of fiction projects and heritage enhancement within the ministry, explains what it is all about.
Released on AppleTV+ on April 12th, the new limited series “Franklin’’ — supported by the CNC's tax rebate for international productions —, was mostly filmed at the Palace of Versailles. Jeanne Hollande, Manager in charge of film shoots in the estate, shares the behind-the-scenes details and discusses the challenges of hosting cinematographic and audiovisual productions.
Karen Muller Serreau, who has been designing costumes for some thirty years, tells us how she came up with the costumes for The New Look, the new Apple series devoted to Parisian fashion during the Second World War. The project involved reproducing famous dresses from Christian Dior's first fashion shows.
French director and director of photography Denis Lagrange, specialized in filming in marine and underwater environments, explains the challenges of his career combining passion, technology, safety, environmentalism and a yearning for adventure.
Get a taste of France in London next month by connecting with Film France – CNC team and local film commissions from Paris Region and South of France during FOCUS London. New soundstages developments, investment to increase the talent pool, filming in France during the Olympics, let’s talk about the exciting things happening in France right now!
Thanks to its wealth of outstanding property and facilities, the Ministry of Defence is a key partner for French and international projects. Here is what Eve-Lise Blanc-Deleuze and Mickaël Molinié from the Departement of Cinema and Creative Industries) have to say on the subject.
For the Netflix series "All the Light We Cannot See", a medieval-looking town in the Aveyron department posed as Saint-Malo in the 1940s, with the help of Occitanie films. Read on to find out more.
The “Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC)”, the City of Paris’ “Mission Cinéma” and Film Paris Region presented on 26th September, the rules that will apply to the organization of film shoots in Paris and the Paris region during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
