The Film France-CNC team at Séries Mania 2026!

The Film France-CNC team at Séries Mania 2026!

18 March 2026
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Séries Mania 2026

Series Mania, the biggest European festival dedicated to series, returns to Lille from March 24-26. It will be an opportunity to meet with the Film France – CNC team and discover all the benefits and advantages of filming in France.


Film France-CNC

Film France-CNC, the French film commission, department of the CNC (the National Centre for Cinema and Moving Image), supports foreign productions and individuals preparing to film in France through a range of free services including expertise on the Tax Rebate for International Productions (TRIP), understanding of the French regulations (permits and visas), assistance with location scouting, shoots, animation, VFX and postproduction work in France.

CNC booth at Series Mania Forum

Lille Grand Palais - Delegates'Hall
- From Tuesday, March 24 to Wednesday, March 25: 9AM - 7PM
- Thursday, March 26: 9AM – 6:30PM
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Case Study

Maximizing France’s 40% Tax Rebate: Lessons from MGM+’s Vanished

12:30P.M.-13:00P.M.
Théâtre Marie Curie, Lille Grand Palais

Vanished

A case study in shooting and post-producing in France for global audiences.

Speakers:

  • Joanna Verner, Promotion & Production Support Manager, Film France – CNC
  • Arnaud Kaiser, Production Manager, Vanished

Moderated by Rebecca Leffler, France Correspondent, Screen International

 

Produced in France

French Competition

Camarades by Benjamin Charbit & Dominique Baumard
Productions: Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, Sunday Afternoon
Location: Brittany

Grandiose by Jean-Baptiste Pouilloux & Elsa Bennett
Production : Habinata Federation
Location: Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Summer of '36 by Fred Garson
Production: Quad Drama
Locations: Ile-de-France, Val d’Oise, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Alpes Maritimes

Privileges by Marie Monge & Vladimir de Fontenay
Production: Zazi Series
Location: Ile-de-France

Short Forms Competition

Happiness by Pouria Takavar
Production: La Onda Productions
Location: Grand Est

International Competition

Paolo by Sébastien Marnier
Production: Mintee Studio
Location: Grand Est

Special Screening

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, directed by Tom Harper and written by Steve Knight, Netflix.

VFX by the French studio One of Us.
It benefited from the Tax Rebate for International Productions (TRIP).

Up to 40% Tax Rebate for International Productions

Emily in Paris

The Tax Rebate for International Productions (TRIP) supports international projects that are completely or partly made in France. The TRIP goes up from 30% to 40% on all eligible expenses when you spend a minimum target of 2 million euros on VFX in France.

Meet with the Film France-CNC team

filmfrance@cnc.fr


Caroline Julliard-Mourgues, Deputy Head of Film France-CNC Department
caroline.julliard-mourgues@cnc.fr
March 24-25

Joanna Verner, Promotion and Production Support Manager
joanna.verner@cnc.fr
March 24-26

Local Film Commissions Network

  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (with booth)
  • Grand Est and Strasbourg (with booth)
  • Hauts-de-France (with booth)
  • Brittany, Corsica, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur, Alpes-Maritimes, Vaucluse, and Sarthe.

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