In mid-July, during an official visit to Serbia by French President Emmanuel Macron, a co-production treaty was signed by the Serbian Minister of Culture, Vladan Vukosavljevic and the French Ambassador Frédéric Mondolini, to strengthen exchanges between the film sectors of both countries. The aim of the agreement is to facilitate co-productions between Serbia and France …
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In a press statement on July 24th the Ministry of Culture announced the new chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, Dominique Boutonnat, a French producer – the first time this job has been given to a film professional, not an administrator. M. Boutonnat will take over from Frédérique Bredin, whose …
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Canal Plus and Les Echos-le Parisien have announced the joint-purchase of the two Mezzo channels currently owned by the Lagardère group and France Télévisions. Each will own 50% of the assets. Founded in 1998, the production company Mezzo SA runs Mezzo and Mezzo Live HD, two pay channels devoted to classical music, jazz and dance. …
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FID, the Festival International de Cinéma of Marseille, will take place in that city from July 9th to 15th with a rich programme of 125 films from 35 countries. 53 films are competing in the four competitive categories: 16 in the international competition, 12 in the French competition, 13 in First Film and 12 in …
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On May 20th, nearly 500 documentary writers and directors met together to create the Guilde des Auteurs-Réalisateurs de Reportages et de Documentaires (GARRD). The idea to create a guild came after the official producers’ unions decided to set a minimum wage for directors of €120 for a 12-hour day, half what a film technician earns. …
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The Varan Workshops have launched a call for applications for their training programme “Producing documentary films in practice”, which will be held from September 2nd to October 19th in Ajaccio. This intense training workshop will enable participants to come to grips with the fundamentals of making documentary films and acquire a certain freedom as film-makers. …
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For its 31st edition, the URTI International Radio Award launches a call for programmes on the theme “Public media and social networks”. The competition is open to any broadcasting organization, association or institution, free of charge. Radio producers or directors wishing to compete for the URTI Grand Prix must submit their programmes for pre-selection by …
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