On average French films allocate under 3% of their total budget on VFX, according to a report on employment in the French VFX sector presented at Pids Enghien in Paris by the French film and TV agency Cnc.
The report, produced with market research firm Audiens, found that for films budgeted at over €15 million ($17 million), the VFX spend rises to an average 11.8% of budget.
The data suggests that the number of French films using VFX has increased over the past decade. In 2020, 108 of 131 French feature films had recourse to VFX expenses in their overall budget. Total VFX expenditure for all French films in 2020 was estimated to be $18 million.
The Cnc has not yet disclosed data on the VFX spend of top French titles released in 2021, but top titles included “Eiffel,” which presented a case study at Pids Enghien.
Three titles contributed 39% of total VFX spend on French films in 2020 – Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Lost Prince,...
The report, produced with market research firm Audiens, found that for films budgeted at over €15 million ($17 million), the VFX spend rises to an average 11.8% of budget.
The data suggests that the number of French films using VFX has increased over the past decade. In 2020, 108 of 131 French feature films had recourse to VFX expenses in their overall budget. Total VFX expenditure for all French films in 2020 was estimated to be $18 million.
The Cnc has not yet disclosed data on the VFX spend of top French titles released in 2021, but top titles included “Eiffel,” which presented a case study at Pids Enghien.
Three titles contributed 39% of total VFX spend on French films in 2020 – Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Lost Prince,...
- 1/30/2022
- by Martin Dale
- Variety Film + TV
Over recent years France has established itself as a key hub for VFX work, driven by the talent and creativity of local players and extensive public support schemes.
In 2020, the VFX sector was given a further boost by the change to France’s Tax Rebate for International Production (Trip) scheme, which now offers a 40% rebate on all eligible production expenses for international projects whose VFX expenses in France surpass €2 million ($2.27 million).
Pids Enghien – the Paris Images Digital Summit in Enghien-les-Bains – runs from Jan. 26-29, including a series of presentations, round-tables and case studies, and presentation of the Genie Awards.
Yann Marchet, founder and managing director of Pids Enghien, provides an overview of the key trends that will be discussed during the event.
What are the key recent achievements of the French VFX industry?
The two last years have been very important for the French VFX industry. In 2020, for the first time,...
In 2020, the VFX sector was given a further boost by the change to France’s Tax Rebate for International Production (Trip) scheme, which now offers a 40% rebate on all eligible production expenses for international projects whose VFX expenses in France surpass €2 million ($2.27 million).
Pids Enghien – the Paris Images Digital Summit in Enghien-les-Bains – runs from Jan. 26-29, including a series of presentations, round-tables and case studies, and presentation of the Genie Awards.
Yann Marchet, founder and managing director of Pids Enghien, provides an overview of the key trends that will be discussed during the event.
What are the key recent achievements of the French VFX industry?
The two last years have been very important for the French VFX industry. In 2020, for the first time,...
- 1/23/2022
- by Martin Dale
- Variety Film + TV
New industry event taps into growing mainstream interest in social and environmental impact content.
Paris-based Le Temps Presse film festival is launching a new international co-production market dedicated to films, TV series and digital projects which help raise awareness around environmental and societal issues.
The public-facing festival, which marks its 10th anniversary this year, celebrates works that illustrate the United Nations’s 17 sustainable development goals for 2030, which range from ending poverty to protecting biodiversity to empowering women and increasing gender equality.
Its new co-production market, Cinema for Change, will select projects using the same criteria. The first edition will run...
Paris-based Le Temps Presse film festival is launching a new international co-production market dedicated to films, TV series and digital projects which help raise awareness around environmental and societal issues.
The public-facing festival, which marks its 10th anniversary this year, celebrates works that illustrate the United Nations’s 17 sustainable development goals for 2030, which range from ending poverty to protecting biodiversity to empowering women and increasing gender equality.
Its new co-production market, Cinema for Change, will select projects using the same criteria. The first edition will run...
- 2/5/2021
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
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