
Film France/CNC provides free assistance with financing your project in France: either through coproduction and the whole public support system or the tax rebate for international production. It helps you contact the appropriate agencies regarding locations, filming permits, as well as information about working as a non-EU citizen, rates, studio facilities, post-production facilities, VFX vendors, animators, suppliers and talents.
Film France-CNC Pavilion N°101
International Village Riviera – Cannes
9.30am to 6.30pm
Useful information
International production in France: Living the French Experience in partnership with Variety
The session will take place at the CNC beach
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Thursday, May 18th
9:30am - 11am: Come hear first-hand experience about all the benefits of filming and making VFX in France
Speakers:
- John Bernard, producer, Peninsula
- Laurens Ehrmann, Founder and VFX Supervisor, The Yard
- Camille Feret-Sabarros, Film Commissioner, Alpes-Maritimes Côte d’Azur Film Commission
- Stan McCoy, President and Managing Director, Motion Picture Association EMEA
Moderated by Ben Croll from Variety
Discover our program on the French Pavilion
All sessions will take place at Pavilion N°101
International Village Riviera – Cannes
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Thursday, May 18th
3:00pm-4:00pm: The French Experience: Coproduction and Tax Rebate for International Productions
Discover the many ways of working with France with a focus on Coproduction and Aide aux Cinemas du Monde scheme?
Speakers : Daphné Lora, Head of Film France at CNC, Joanna Lorblanchet, Promotion & production support at Film France-CNC, Michel Plazanet Deputy Director – International Affairs at CNC
Friday May 19th
3:00pm-4:00pm: Presentation of employment figures in the French Film & TV industry by Audiens, CNC and Film Paris Region [in French]
Speakers:
- Caroline Rogard, director of communication at Audiens
- Remi Bergues, Director at Film Paris Region
- Cécile Lacoue, Director of Research, statistics and forecast department at CNC
Saturday May 20th
3:00pm-4:00pm: The French Experience: Filming horror film The Nun 2 in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with the French Tax Rebate
Presentation of the 30% Tax Rebate for International Productions and the 10% VFX bonus followed by the case study of The Nun 2 filmed in the South of France
Speakers:
- John Bernard, producer at Peninsula
- Laurent Creusot, VFX supervisor at MPC
- Olivier Marchetti CEO of Provence Studios
- David Piechaczek, location manager
- Caroline Warin, South Region Film Commissioner
Moderated by Daphné Lora, Head of Film France at CNC?
Sunday May 21st
5:00pm-7:00pm: Creative & Attractive: France, the new VFX Hub for international productions
Discover all the good reasons to make your VFX in France and how to benefit from the tax rebate for international production through the case study of Serpent Queen 1 and John Wick 4. The discussion will be followed by a cocktail.
Speakers:
- Béatrice Bauwens, VFX and Post Director at MPC
- Raphaël Benoliel, producer at Firstep
- Sebastien Caudron, VFX Supervisor at LIGHT
- Olivier Emery, CEO at Trimaran
- Joanna Lorblanchet, Promotion and production support at Film France-CNC
- Olivia McLean, Managing Director at LIGHT UK
- Philippe Sonrier, Managing Director at Mac Guff
- Alexis Vieil, Postproduction VFX, Digital District
Moderated by Yann Marchet, General Delegate France VFX
Monday May 22nd
11:00am-12:00pm?: Presentation of the Film and Creative Industries Mission of the French Ministry of the Army [in French]
Learn about the wide range of amazing locations the French Ministry of the Army can unlock for your productions.
Speakers:
- Eve-Lise Blanc-Deleuze, Head of the Film and Creative Industries Mission at French Ministry of the Army
- Fleur Dagorn project manager at French Ministry of the Army
- Caroline Julliard-Mourgues, Deputy Head of Film France at CNC
4:00pm-5:00pm: – The French Experience: Coproduction & Tax Rebate for International Productions
Discover the many ways of working with France with a focus on Coproduction and Aide aux Cinemas du Monde scheme.?
Speakers :
- Daphné Lora, Head of Film France at CNC
- Joanna Lorblanchet, Promotion & production support at Film France-CNC
- Michel Plazanet Deputy Director – International Affairs at CNC
Film France/CNC team
Daphné Lora
Head of Film France
daphne.lora@cnc.fr
+33 6 20 79 37 49
May 16 - 25
Caroline Julliard-Mourgues
Deputy Head of Film France
caroline.julliard-mourgues@cnc.fr
+ 33 (0)6 40 40 83 51
May 16 - 26
Laurie Ades
Promotion and production support
laurie.ades@cnc.fr
+33 (0)6 60 82 31 61
May 22 - 26
Joanna Lorblanchet
Promotion and production support
joanna.lorblanchet@cnc.fr
+33 (0)6 82 96 44 85
May 16 - 24
Carl Thierry
Tax Rebate Manager
carl.thierry@cnc.fr
May 17- 23
Participants
Film commissions and local film funds
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Film Commission
Aurélie Malfroy-Camine - a.malfroy@comfilm-rhone-alpes.fr
Burgundy-Franche-Comté
Burgundy and Franche Comté Film Commission
Arthur Bellot - arthur@filmbfc.com
Brittany
Bretagne Film Commission
Delphine Jouan – delphine.jouan@cinema.bretagne.bzh
Centre-Val de Loire
Loire Valley Film Commission – Ciclic
Pierre Dallois – pierre.dallois@ciclic.fr
Corsica
Corsica Film Office
Nathalie Gresse – cpt@isula.corsica
Grand Est & Strasbourg
Grand Est Film Commission
Glenn Handley – glenn.handley@culturegrandest.fr
The Local Film Commission of the Eurometropolis of Strasbourg
Eric Vicente – eric.vicente@strasbourg.eu
Hauts-de-France
Pictanovo
Godefroy Vujicic - gvujicic@pictanovo.com
French Guiana
French Guiana Film Commission
Christ-Laur Phillips – film@ctguyane.fr
Martinique
Martinique Film Commission
Gil Zobda – batmartiniquefilm@collectivitedemartinique.mq
Normandy
Normandie Images
Johanne Prat – johanneprat@normandieimages.fr
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Film Commission – ALCA
Anne-Laure Jouanne - anne-laure.jouanne@alca-nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Charente Film Commission – Magelis
Pascal Lefort - p.lefort@magelis.org
Charente-Maritime Film Commission
Sandrine ZOLLER - bureaubat17@gmail.com
The Dordogne Film Commission
Thierry Bordes – thierry.bordes@cine-passion24.com
Gironde Film Commission
Marie Rateau – m.rateau@gironde-toursime.com
Lot-et-Garonne Film Commission
Sanne Brinkhoff – sanne-brinkhoff@bat47.com
Pyrénées Atlantiques Film Commission
Maiana Bidegain - m.bidegain@tourisme64.com
Occitanie
Occitanie Film Commission
Elsa Joulin – elsa@occitanie-films.fr
French Riviera
Côte d’Azur Film Commission
Camille Feret – camille.feret@filmcotedazur.com
South of France Film Commission - Var
Michel Brussol – michel.brussol@wanadoo.fr
Atlantic Loire Valley
Pays de la Loire Film Commission
Pauline Le Floch – p.lefloch@solutions-eco.fr
Reunion Island
The Agence Film Reunion
Christophe Feing-Thiaw-Yan – christophe.feing@agencefilmreunion.com
Partners
FICAM
Stephane Bedin – stephane.bedin@ficam.fr
France VFX
Yann Marchet - yann.marchet@francevfx.com
Ministry of the Army
Mickaël Molinie - mickael.molinie@intradef.gouv.fr