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France enjoys a breath-taking range of locations, from natural landscapes to iconic monuments. Film France CNC has developed, along with its network of local film commissions a free national database with over 20,000 filming locations all over France and its overseas territories. A free professional account gives you immediate access to : You may also …

Welcome to the Film France-CNC Pavilion in Cannes!

In Cannes, Film France/CNC has a dedicated space within the International Village 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.

Railway stations

General information Shooting permits are required for all SNCF property (stations, trains, etc.) in Paris and the country.  The Pôle Cinema et Tournage SNCF (SNCF Cinema & Filming Unit) centralizes all requests for filming (excluding the press) for the whole of France : Procedure To arrange your SNCF shoot, you’ll need to:  Website Contacts

Prefecture and subprefectures

The opening of the Ministry of the Interior’s sites to filming is part of a policy to promote the State’s intangible heritage.   More than 1,000 natural, historic, prestigious, atypical or unusual settings (prefectures, sub-prefectures, sites of the Gendarmerie nationale, the Police nationale, the Préfecture de Paris and the Sécurité Civile) are open to filming (long …

Historical sites

General information The Centre des Monuments Nationaux (National Heritage Funds – CMN) manages more than 200 monuments or sites for the national heritage department of state. Attached to the Ministry of Culture, its openness to filming is part of a cultural policy to promote heritage. It is the first public organization to have structured its …

Voulez-Vous Production Services

A company built on 25 years of experience filming feature films and series in France. A solid network and a proven reputation for mobilizing the best crew, talent, locations and technical solutions for any production wishing to shoot and post-produce their project in France.

Adastra Films

Based on the French Riviera, Adastra can meet all project needs in terms of production services such as: budget and advice / logistical support / shooting permits / location scouting / hiring of technical and artistic teams / casting / management of equipment hire / accommodation / transport / post-production…

Neon Production Services

Antonin Dedet has created Neon Productions Services in 2002. After having been assistant director, Location manager, casting director and production manager, he has been line producer for more than twenty years.Along with his team, he ensures the production services of your projects in France. From feature film, commercial to TV serie or TV film, and …

Keystone Films

Keystone Films will strive to be the dominant production company of film shoots in France while maintaining its uncompromising principles of fulfilling clients’ creative goals by providing the highest quality locations, crews, and production management solutions in a time and cost-efficient manner.

Plus de Prod

PLUS DE PROD, a French production company based in Lyon since 2008, offers production services for all filming projects in France : feature films, TV dramas, commercials, music videos, documentaries and photo shoots. They offer complete, personalized project management, from the first quote to post-production as they adapt to each new shoot according to the …

BEHIND THE SCENE THE SERPENT QUEEN

Season one of The Serpent Queen, the American series dramatizing the life of Catherine de Medici throughout her reign, was shot in France. On the occasion of Paris Images (a yearly professional event to showcase the French film and audiovisual industries’ dynamism) and while the second season is already underway, we have met with executive producer John Bernard (Peninsula Film) to discuss the process of recreating this prosperous period on screen. A work that combined visual effects with in-studio and on- location shooting.

Toulon Provence Méditerranée Film Commission

Ideally located between Marseille and Nice, Toulon Provence Méditerranée Métropole offers a dynamic territory full of contrasts, on a human size, over more than 200 km of coastline, with paradise islands, preserved creeks, fishermen’s huts, wild massifs, Provencal villages and the first military port in Europe, all bathed in an unmatchable light and on a …