The latest news about French films abroad - Newsletter #53

March 2015 (EN)

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Editorial

International film festivals and markets consistently indicate that French films travel the world as much as ever, even if this is clearly not always the case for our artists… While directors show an unfaltering commitment to accompanying their films across the globe, actors are at times a little harder to convince. Whether this is due to a lack of long-term vision, highly variable workloads, or unavoidable changes in shooting schedules, there are obviously many objective explanations. However, public awareness surveys confirm a conclusion that we reached at UniFrance many years ago: that the support of artists always benefits the performance of films beyond our borders. The personal gains involved are also undeniable: the actors who travel are those who go on to achieve greater success with international audiences and who are offered more projects from outside France. This is a reality that we have communicated to many actors and actresses recently, encouraging them (with considerable success!) to accompany the commercial release of their films in neighboring European countries. Priority has been given to Germany, where French films (comedies in particular) maintain a high market share. The UniFrance films Artistic Committee intends to continue these efforts to raise awareness and will be proposing new initiatives in the near future.
We will be back with more news very soon!

Jean-Paul Salomé
President of UniFrance films

Contents

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> It's a wrap for the 20th Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in New York

Co-chaired by Martin Scorsese and Nathalie Baye, the 20th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in New York finished on March 15 after another successful, well-attended event.

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> 12th edition of the French Film Panorama in China

The 12th French Film Panorama in China, held from April 16 through 23, 2015, will be an occasion to present 8 French films to Chinese audiences.

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> Love at First Fight and La Famille Bélier honored in Athens

The 16th Francophone Festival in Greece closed its doors on March 25 in Athens (but continued in Thessaloniki) with the presentation of two awards.

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> French cinema has a sterling presence at the 34th Istanbul Film Festival

31 French films (including coproductions), selected across all the sections, will be honored at Istanbul's leading cinema event.

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> 6th edition of French Cinema Today in Kazakhstan

For the sixth consecutive year, from 23 through 27 April, 2015, UniFrance will be organizing its French Film Festival in Almaty, capital of Kazakhstan.

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> 5th Rendez-Vous with New French Cinema in Rome

Fanny Ardant chairs the fifth edition, which will take place in Rome from April 8 through 12, 2015, and then travel to five other Italian cities.

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> The Rome Festival continues online

During the first five days of the Rendez-vous with New French Cinema in Rome, a virtual screening of a film from a previous year's festival will be available for viewing online in Italy via a partnership with the website mymovies.it.

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> Four French films win awards at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival

Two short French animation films and one feature animation, as well as a coproduction, garnered a cluster of prizes at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival. 

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> The AEFE presents its award for Best Film Critic

On April 10, and in the presence of Isabelle Giordano, the AEFE will present its Best Film Critic award in the context of MyFrenchFilmFestival.com 2015, and will celebrate is 25th birthday.

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> Selections, awards, and delegations at feature film festivals

Just like every month, you can check out our website for all the latest details about feature film festivals supported by UniFrance films.

With comprehensive details on awards, selections, delegations, and news, we have created a specific section on our website allowing you to search for any information linked to French feature films presented at international events.

[Click here to access the "International feature film festivals and markets" page]

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> uniFrance Films unveils a study on digital markets

VOD, SVOD... A study on new digital distribution platforms examines how they can be a driver of growth for French and European cinema.

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> UniFrance to support the promotion of a short film awarded at Ici & Demain

The 2015 edition of the Parisian student arts festival Ici & Demain, of which UniFrance films is a partner in the Short Film section, finished on March 26.

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> 3rd "Du Court au Long" Breakfast event at UniFrance

On March 4, a convivial breakfast event gathered together established movie industry professionals from the feature film sales and production sectors along with short filmmaker members of UniFrance films.

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> New partnership between UniFrance and the Humboldt-Universität in Berlin

In the wake of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, UniFrance films's Short Film Department and the Humboldt University in Berlin have signed an agreement.

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> Selections, awards, and delegations at short film festivals

Just like every month, you can check out our website for all the latest details about short film festivals supported by UniFrance films.

With comprehensive details on awards, selections, delegations, and news, we have created a specific section on our website allowing you to search for any information linked to French short films presented at international events.

[Click here to access the "International short film festivals and markets" page]

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> French films at the international box office: February 2015

In February, French cinema registered good attendance levels in foreign theaters. Several comedies established a solid presence in North America and Western Europe, while a family film rode high at the box office in Latin America.

Rank Title Adms. B. O. Revenues No. of prints No. of countries Total Adms.
1 Taken 3 9 713 697 45 592 360 7 298 40 30 606 734
2 Serial (Bad) Weddings 944 004 5 950 455 830 12 8 637 508
3 Asterix - The Mansion of the Gods 662 263 4 135 187 1 334 15 1 695 524
4 Beauty and the Beast 661 182 1 765 294 351 3 5 404 292
5 La Famille Bélier 387 146 1 861 725 243 7 1 030 953
6 Samba 380 455 2 671 804 764 10 937 895
7 Timbuktu 244 341 1 640 171 293 14 342 802
8 Mune 239 385 1 524 479 288 2 239 385
9 Paradise Lost 141 308 415 135 213 6 897 040
10 Daddy or Mommy 104 636 844 431 45 2 104 636
11 Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants 69 842 333 055 261 4 2 227 814
12 The Salt of the Earth 68 133 446 714 158 9 704 489
13 Paris Follies 60 182 438 945 106 4 196 181
14 Bis 58 658 461 460 47 2 58 658
15 Gus, petit oiseau, grand voyage 55 978 255 735 167 2 391 182
16 On the Way to School 44 441 265 075 59 3 490 652
17 Gemma Bovery 39 711 229 567 47 2 110 955
18 Clouds of Sils Maria 38 145 262 800 106 9 363 632
19 Memories 29 446 241 960 39 2 44 730
20 Gett, The Trial of Viviane Amsalem 26 202 191 465 65 6 63 969

 

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