A review of French films at festivals (selections, awards) and Unifrance funding support for commercial release in February 2009.
Festivals: delegations, selections, and awards (feature films)
Unifrance accompanied French artists attending the following three film festivals: the Berlin International Film Festival, the Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival (FICCO), and the Belgrade International Film Festival.
Festivals: delegations, selections, and awards (short films)
Unifrance accompanied French artists attending the following three film festivals: the Berlin International Film Festival, the Mons International Love Film Festival, and Anima - the Brussels Cartoon and Animated Film Festival.
Funding support for commercial release
Unifrance supported the release of five films in international territories by covering travel expenses for eight French artists:
Danièle Thompson, Patrick Bruel, Laurent Stocker, and Emmanuelle Seigner for the release of Le Code a changé (Change of Plans) in Belgium and Switzerland
Isabelle Huppert for the release of Home in Switzerland
Jacques-Rémy Girerd for the release of Mia et le Migou (Mia and the Migoo) in Quebec
Agnès Varda for the release of Les Plages d’Agnès (The Beaches of Agnes) in Belgium
Gérard Jugnot for the release of La Rebelle sicilienne (The Sicilian Girl) in Italy
Léos Carax for the release of Tokyo! In the United States
