PARIS– Xavier Lardoux, former co-deputy chief of promotion org Unifrance Films, has been appointed head of film at France’s National Film Board CNC. Prior to joining Unifrance in 2010, Lardoux worked…
Fifty-seven-year old Frederique Bredin has been president of French cinema agency the CNC since 2013. Her previous posts include director general of Lagardere Active, editor of newspaper Le Journal…
PARIS– The French Senate has voted to cap the revenue of the CNC, Gaul’s national film board, to help offset the country’s budget deficit. In spite of opposition from the government and parliament…
The French National Film Board, CNC, has unveiled a first series of proposals aimed at shaking up Gaul’s movie landscape and subsidy system. The CNC initiative stems from an industry report conducted…
ANNECY, France — French TV animation production dropped 16.3% to 181.8 million Euros ($246.7 million) while theatrical admissions of animated features fell 18.6% to 26.4 million tickets sold in 2012…
While French TV channels and local distributors continued to reduce their investment in movies, international sales played a much bigger part in French film financing in 2013, with 158.2 million…
PARIS– Following reports that French pics lost market shares to Hollywood movies in 2013, the national film board, CNC, is now unveiling figures pointing to a decline in French film investment over…
After lobbying for nearly two years, French film export bizzers have obtained from the CNC (national film and TV board) the launch of a selective 8 million Euros ($10.4 million) fund to help them…
PARIS — In a major, yet anticipated turnaround, Gaul’s National Film Board (CNC) prexy Eric Garandeau has been axed. The French government has appointed fellow Socialist Frederique Bredin to take…
The dwindling flow of Gallic coin to local pics didn't stop French producers making films last year, but it did spur them to look abroad for financing.
