2009 Report: 93 co-productions with 34 countries
With 93 co-productions out of 230 accredited features in 2009 (compared to 95 the previous year), the French film industry is keeping up a high level of international openness and broad diversity, for these films were co-produced with 34 countries. This is according to the report unveiled yesterday by the National Film and Moving Image Centre (CNC).
A total of €452.75m (-17.7% compared to 2008) was allocated for financing these works, which include 45 majority (-6 films) and 48 minority (+4 films) French co-productions. These are the figures.
For French initiative films (FIF), Belgium remains France’s main partner with 21 co-productions (22 in 2008), followed by Germany (eight like the previous year), Italy (down sharply from 13 to five), Canada (four), Luxembourg (three) and Switzerland (three). The 45 majority French co-productions obtained 24.2% of French investment in the 182 FIFs accredited in 2009 (i.e. €206.05m), while foreign partners provided €75.5m.
Among the 48 accredited French minority co-productions, which secured €171.2m (€39.89m in French investment and €131.32m in foreign funding), Germany emerges as the number one partner with 14 co-productions (11 in 2008). Next in line are Italy (eight like the previous year), Switzerland (shooting up from one to seven), Belgium (six compared to 13 in 2008), Portugal (from zero to six), Spain (five), Sweden (five compared to one in 2008), Canada (four), Israel (four), Denmark (three compared to one the previous year) and Hungary (three compared to one in 2008).
Five bilateral financial co-productions (without artistic or technical support from a minority co-producing country) were accredited in 2009: four with Italy (compared to ten in 2008) and one with Spain.
Finally, 29 of the 93 French co-productions accredited last year were made as part of the European Co-production Convention, involving at least three signatory countries. Seven were FIFs and 22 minority French co-productions (including 18 in which the French contribution was solely financial).
(Translated from French)
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