http://www.screendaily.com http://www.screendaily.com http://www.screendaily.com/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.screendaily.com http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/the-french-50/5027040.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/the-french-50/5027040.article France has a dynamic film industry with a global outlook, and its leading players will all be in Cannes. Screen profiles the industry insiders, producers, distributors, sales companies and financiers it pays to know Fri, 6 May 2011 17:46 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/france-the-centre-of-europe/5012061.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/france-the-centre-of-europe/5012061.article Home to some of the continent’s only movie majors and a production and sales sector which embraces the world, France is the cinema centre of Europe. mike.goodridge@emap.com (Mike Goodridge) Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:08 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/paris-when-it-sizzles/5026894.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/paris-when-it-sizzles/5026894.article After one false start in 2006, Woody Allen has finally made a film in Paris, which has been selected to open Cannes this year. Melanie Goodfellow discovers how the master film-maker shot all over the city last summer Fri, 6 May 2011 17:49 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/6-appeal/5012095.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/6-appeal/5012095.article M6-owned SND has risen swiftly to be one of France’s most powerful film distributors. The company’s president, Thierry Desmichelle, tells Nancy Tartaglione why he won’t release more than 16 movies a year nancy@tartaglione.biz (Nancy Tartaglione) Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:35 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/french-in-english/5012105.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/french-in-english/5012105.article The volume of English-language films emerging out of France is increasing, reports Elisabeth Lequeret, as a handful of local players ramp up their international ambitions Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:04 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/studio-building/5012114.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/studio-building/5012114.article With distribution outfits in three key territories, an international sales arm and an active production programme, StudioCanal is fulfilling its ambition to be a true European studio. CEO Olivier Courson talks to Mike Goodridge. mike.goodridge@emap.com (Mike Goodridge) Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:28 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/strong-arm-of-the-law/5026896.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/strong-arm-of-the-law/5026896.article Sylvie Barnaud must be one of the most credited police chiefs in the history of IMDb. Julie & Julia and The Da Vinci Code are just two of the productions to mention the Paris-based police commander for her help during shoots. Fri, 6 May 2011 17:49 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/laws-of-attraction/5012123.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/laws-of-attraction/5012123.article After years of being bypassed by foreign productions — even those set in the territory — France is aiming to redress the balance. Nancy Tartaglione explores the impact the C2I international tax credit is having on attracting films to the country nancy@tartaglione.biz (Nancy Tartaglione) Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:14 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/turning-a-prophet-overseas/5012128.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/turning-a-prophet-overseas/5012128.article The success of Coco Before Chanel and A Prophet underlines the fact French cinema can score big internationally as well as at home. But what works overseas - and are distributors and audiences really hungry for French product? Nancy Tartaglione reports. nancy@tartaglione.biz (Nancy Tartaglione) Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:18 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/the-wild-man/5012131.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/reports/territory-focus/the-wild-man/5012131.article Wild Bunch co-founder Vincent Maraval outlines to Nancy Tartaglione some of the challenges he faces in selling French film overseas nancy@tartaglione.biz (Nancy Tartaglione) Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:17 GMT