06/03/2006

The managing director of the National Film Centre (CNC), Véronique Cayla, signed off on the first advance on receipts allotments for 2006, allocated by the commissions presided over by Claude Durand.

There are six features on the list: Ne touchez pas à la hache (lit. "Don’t Touch the Axe") by Jacques Rivette (a co-production between Pierre Grise Productions and Italy’s Cinemaundici, see news) was awarded €450,000; Une vieille maîtresse (lit. "A New Mistress") by Catherine Breillat (Flach Film), €500,000; Actrices (lit. "Actresses") by Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi (Fidélité Productions), €350,000; Dans les cordes (lit. "On the Ropes") by Magaly Richard-Serrano (Sunday Morning Productions), €450,000; A l'Est de moi (lit. "To the East of Me") by Bojena Horackova (Les Films du Poisson), €170,000; and Une journée (lit. "A Day") by Jacob Berger (Avventura Films), €270,000.

Four projects were also selected for advance on receipts from the second commission, headed by producer Bruno Pesery (Arena Films), two of which do not yet have producers onboard: Le premier venu (lit. "The First Arrival") by Jacques Doillon and Séraphine by Martin Provost.

The other projects retained during the February 23 session are Moussa Sene Absa’s Terranga Blues (Productions de la Lanterne) and Raymond Depardon’s documentary La vie moderne (lit. "Modern Life"), produced by the filmmaker’s company Palmeraie et Desert.

(Translated from French)