In early April the French Centre National du Cinéma (CNC) took emergency measures to help film-makers and audiovisual companies cope with the health crisis. One of the measures authorizes the early release of films on DVD. At the start of the month 31 films had applied for authorisation, then 12 new films were added to …
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FRANCE / New deadline to participate in PriMed
In view of the special circumstances affecting a large majority of countries at the moment, and because of the numerous registrations received, the CMCA has decided to extend the deadline for submitting films. The new deadline for sending works (documentaries and reportages) to participate in PriMed – International Festival of Mediterranean Documentary Film and Reportage …
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FRANCE / Albert-Londres Award : candidate call
The call is open for applications for the 2020 Prix Albert-Londres. Created in 1933, this award is named after one of the first French investigative journalists. Every year since 1985 three awards have been given: for the best reporter in the written press, best audiovisual reporter and, since 2017, for the best investigative book. This …
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FRANCE / The CNC adopts emergency measures
To help authors and audiovisual companies cope with the current health crisis, the French Centre National du Cinéma (CNC) adopted three emergency measures in early April. Three steps have been taken. First of all, the CNC will donate money for the emergency fund for authors created by the Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques. Secondly, …
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FRANCE / The films shown by Escales Documentaires
On March 30th Escales Documentaires began a scheme to show award-winning films from their previous festivals. Every week their website gives a link to a different film, accessible free of charge. On the first week they showed the winner of the 2019 Young Peoples’ Award, The Way Back directed by Dimitre Petrovic and Maxime Jennes. …
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FRANCE / Primed : extension of the deadline for films
The deadline for submitting films (documentaries and news reports) to participate in PriMed – the International Festival of Mediterranean Documentary Film and Reportage – which was initially March 31st, has been extended to April 15th. As a reminder, PriMed is open to all writers, directors, producers and broadcasters who, through their programmes or films, help …
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FRANCE / Aubagne International Film Festival
Scheduled from March 30th to April 4th. Music & Cinema, the Aubagne International Film Festival has been cancelled because of the confinement imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. But not wanting to suppress the festival completely, the organizers decided to make it a virtual event. They have created a platform to highlight the creators and their …
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