To coincide with the 26th Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris (January 16 to 23), Unifrance is organizing the fourth Export Day, on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, from 9am to 2pm at the CNC.
Created in 2021 by Unifrance, each year Export Day brings together distributors, broadcasters, producers, exporters, artists, and institutions from France and Europe, to debate the challenges of exporting French cinema and audiovisual works around the world.
Export Day takes place prior to the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris, the world's biggest market and press junket dedicated to French films and audiovisual works.
The day's program
9am - 10am: Morning sessions opens
- Introductory remarks by Jérémie Kessler – Director of International Affairs, CNC
- Introductory remarks by Gilles Pélisson – President, Unifrance
- Opening speech by Aurélien Lechevallier – General director for Globalisation, Culture, Education and International Development at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
10am - 10.15am: Cinema report by Gilles Renouard, Director of Cinema at Unifrance
10.15am - 10.30am: Audiovisual report by Sarah Hemar, Director of Audiovisual at Unifrance
10.30am - 11.00am:
- Presentation by Gilles Renouard of the HEC study "Cinema and audiovisual: What presence do French companies have on the international stage?"
- "3 questions to..." Anne Chérel (EVP Global Sales & Distribution, STUDIOCANAL), by Gilles Renouard
- "3 questions to..." Raphaëlle Mathieu (Chief Operating Officer, Cyber Group Studios), by Gilles Renouard
11.15am - 12.45pm: Round table "The challenges of promoting French cinema and audiovisual productions in an uncertain world"
- Participants: Emmanuelle Jouanole (General Manager, Gedeon Media Group & Terranoa), Aton Soumache (Producer & Honorary President, Mediawan Kids & Family), Alice Lesort (Director of International Sales, Les Films du Losange), Bertrand Faivre (Founder, Le Bureau Films)
- Moderator: Daniela Elstner, Executive Director, Unifrance
12.45pm – 1pm: Closing session
- Concluding remarks by Gilles Pélisson – President, Unifrance
