forum france-israel - Ambassade de France à Tel Aviv

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KABOUL KITCHEN
a French serie of Scarlett production
with the participation of Canal+
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TEL AVIV, NOVEMBER 17 - 18 - 19, 2012
PANELS, PITCHES, SCREENINGS, PROFESSIONAL MARKET
3 days of meetings between French and Israeli professionals
Saturday, November 17
THE ISRAELI MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND SPORTS
& THE ISRAEL FILM COUNCIL
welcome the French participants to
THE FRANCE-ISRAEL AUDIOVISUAL FORUM #2
and wish all participants great meetings.
The Israel Film Council was established by
law in 2000, following the adoption of the
Film Law, 1999, and is responsible for the
implementation of that law. The Council has
formulated policies and criteria for dividing
the budget in an objective and fair way.
The law stipulates that the budget should
be used to encourage and support Israeli
cinema, safeguard creative freedom and
express the cultural diversity, opinions and
values in Israeli society. The purpose of the
Council is to support public institutions and
promote the aims of the law, which include
showing sensitivity to the trends and chang
es taking place in the ﬁeld of cinema. The
Council has 19 active members.
5 pm Screening “Best of ShortCom”
Cinematheque Tel Aviv
See on pages 20-21
OPENING NIGHT
8 pm Reception
Cinematheque Tel Aviv
9 pm
Opening ceremony
10th Anniversary of the co-production agreement
Keynote speakers:
Eric Garandeau, President of the CNC
Eitan Evan, President of the Israel Film Academy
Edmond was a donkey
Animated movie, France, 2012, 15 min
Scriptwriting, graphic design, editing and production: Franck Dion
A coproduction of Papy3D Productions, ARTE France and NFB With the
participation of the CNC
A small, quiet man, Edmond has a wife who loves him and a job that he
does extraordinarily well. He is, however, very aware that he is different.
When his co-workers tease him by crowning him with a pair of donkey
ears, he suddenly discovers his true nature.
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H.E Christophe Bigot, Ambassador of France in Israel
Prof. Zohar Shavit, Cultural Affairs Advisor to the Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo
Prof. David Alexander, President of the Israel Film Council
David Kessler, Former President of the CNC
André de Margerie, Director of the International Relations, Arte
Aya
Fiction, France-Israel, 2012, 40 min
Directors:
Mihal Brezis, Oded Binnun
Producers: Pablo Mehler, Yael
Abecassis, Hillel Roseman
With: Sarah Adler and Ulrich
Thomsen
Two strangers unexpectedly meet at an airport. He mistakenly confuses
her to be his assigned driver. She, enchanted by the random encounter,
does not hurry to prove him wrong.
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Sunday, November 18
Monday, November 19
PANELS AND MARKETPLACE
PANELS AND MARKETPLACE
Beit Heseg, 46 Rothschild Boulevard – Tel-Aviv
Beit Heseg, 46 Rothschild Boulevard – Tel-Aviv
9am Reception
9.30am Panel: “Short Films: a vital gateway or a waste of effort?”
Prof. David Alexander, President of the Israel Film Council
Oded Binnun, Director
Mihal Brezis, Director
Eric Garandeau, President of the CNC
Marie Masmonteil, Producer; President of BLOC (the Liaison Office for Cinema
Organizations, France)
Marek Rozenbaum, Producer
Noemi Schory, Beit Berl Film School
Moderator: Serge Siritzky, Ecran Total
9am 9.30am
11.30am Panel: “The TV Series: how to make it in France? How to make it in Israel?”
Dan Franck, Screenwriter
Judith Louis, Arte
Yoram Mokady, HOT
Bruno Nahon, Zadig Productions
Haïm Sharir, Producer
Ran Telem, Keshet
Giyora Yahalom, Screenwriter
Moderator: Francois-Pier Pelinard Lambert, Le film français
10.45amPanel: “Financing animation: the stakes and perspectives”
Ludovic Berthelot, Deputy director for audiovisuals and digital creations, CNC
Ari Folman, Director
Samuel Kaminka, Samka Productions, Head of the international relations of the
French Professionals Animation Association
Eitan Mansuri, Producer
Delphine Nicolini, Les Armateurs
Katriel Schory, Israel Film Fund
Thibault Verbiest, Ulys
Moderator: Li-Or Averbach, Globes
Break
12am
2.30pm Pitch session with French companies
Break
3.30pm Marketplace
3pm
Announcement of animation pitch winners
Session with the Jury (open to the public)
3pm
Marketplace
6.30pm
Screening of Kabul Kitchen
Cinematheque Tel-Aviv
In the presence of the producers Joey Faré and Marco Cherqui
See on page 24
8.30pm
Screening of Rebound
In the presence of the producers Jimmy Desmarais, Carole Scotta,
Caroline Benjo
See on page 25
6.30 pm Screening of Men of the shadows
In the presence of the screenwriter Dan Franck
See on page 22
9.00 pm Screening of The church men
In the presence of the producers Judith Louis and Bruno Nahon
See on page 23
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Reception
Panel: “Animation technologies and traditional cinema”
Yoni Cohen, Snowball
Christian Guillon, ADN
Noam Meshulam, Pitchipoy
Hugues-Henri Namur, Mikros
Uri Shinar, Chairman & founder, Aniboom
Moderator: Dan Bessis, Head of the Israeli office of Paris Region Economic
Development Agency
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Animation pitch
See on page 18-19
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H.E. CHRISTOPHE BIGOT
AMBASSADOR OF FRANCE IN ISRAEL
The voices of artists, of scriptwriters, of
filmmakers have always been essential
in order to talk about our lives and tell
our stories - sometimes just showing
and sometimes also explaining. Complex
situations can be laid out before us
and we get given a new sense, a deeper
understanding thanks to these voices. In
both France and Israel, fictional movies,
animated films and television series do
not shy away from showing diversity and
ambiguity. These powerful formats offer
amazing opportunities for collaboration
between our two countries which are
linked by a strong deep friendship.
The 10th anniversary of the agreement
demonstrates our ability to unite, to work
together and to interact. However it is not
enough to celebrate the journey travelled
together, no matter how impressive.
We have to push ourselves to extend
our cooperation, pushing into the 21st
century media landscape. Fresh formats,
un-conventional programs, new ways of
broadcasting, cutting-edge technologies
in animation... The challenges are great.
Both the French and Israeli industries
independently possess the skills to meet
these challenges head on. But the sharing
of experiences, the exchanging of knowhow and the combining technologies will
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allow our collective media industries to
grow at an even greater pace and will offer
a vision to the world at large.
I am very pleased to welcome to Israel an
impressive French delegation of producers,
and representatives of key Institutions, led
by the current President of the Centre
National du cinema et de l’image animée,
Mr Eric Garandeau as well as its former
President, Mr David Kessler, adviser to
President Hollande and one of the central
initiators in the renewal of the FranceIsrael coproduction agreement.
I take this opportunity to wish you all
the best for a productive and innovative
collaboration.
‫‏‬MRS. LIMOR LIVNAT
MEMBER OF THE KNESSET
MINISTER OF CULTURE AND SPORTS
Welcome to Israel and to the France-Israel
Cinema - TV - Animation Forum.
A decade ago, the State of Israel
signed a coproduction agreement with
France, an agreement that led to the
celebrated cinematic creation of dozens
of documentary films and more than 35
feature films, among them Late Marriage,
Or (My Treasure), The Syrian Bride, Live and
Become and Jellyfish. The positive critiques
these films received at prestigious
festivals world over, such as the Cannes
Film Festival, attest to the great demand
for the special fruits of this successful
partnership.
The State of Israel is happy to encourage
an even deeper cooperation between
Israel's young, innovative film industry
and France's polished, splendid one, with
emphasis on the development of short
film craft and animation, two areas that
the Israeli Film Council has set for itself
as a goal for promotion. In the last decade,
film has become one of Israel's leading
branches of export, taking a place of honor
on the viewing lists of all film fans, as well
as in international competitions, among
them the Oscar. Our joint effort with a
cinematic power like France has given
even greater impetus to this wonderful
growth, and has enriched both nations.
I am certain that Israel's lovely landscapes
and the dynamic cultural life of Tel Aviv will
provide the Forum with special inspiration,
and that, from this direct encounter and
its panel discussions and meetings, the
groundwork will be laid for the flowering
of exceptionally beautiful Israeli-French
creations.
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MR. ERIC GARANDEAU
PRESIDENT OF THE CNC
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‫וכן בירושלים ובחיפה‬
© Serge Arnal
The celebration of the 10th anniversary
of the France-Israel co-production
agreement triggers a lot of emotion. It is,
indeed, a beautiful anniversary.
You may recall that it was signed in Paris on
October 11th, 2002 by the French Minister
of Culture, Mr. Jean-Jacques Aillagon, and
the Israeli Minister of Science, Culture and
Sports, Mr. Matan Vilnaï. My predecessor
David Kessler and his counterpart played
a key role in this achievement.
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dans les cinémathèques
de Tel-Aviv, Jérusalem et Haïfa
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Ten years later, the result is more than
convincing – it is truly astounding, with over
40 feature films effectively co-produced
between France and Israel, out of which
30 projects were certified as bilateral
co-productions within the framework of
the new agreement. May I quote, among
others, Raphaël Nadjari’s Apartment 5C,
Michale Boganim’s Odessa Odessa, Keren
Yedaya’s Or, Shira Geffen’s Meduzot, or
Eran Riklis’ Lemon Tree. And yet there
were many more brilliant examples of coproductions between our two countries.
As you all know, these films have been
shining in the most prestigious festivals
around the world, promoting cultural
diversity all over the planet.
Ever more important, in my view, is how
much the French public loves Israeli
films. Think of The Syrian Bride, that
reached 106 000 admissions; of Lemon
Tree (390 000), The Band’s Visit (550 000)
or Waltz with Bachir (678 000): these boxoffice successes are simply the best
reason for your talents to go on coproducing with France. And we will gladly help you do so. Earlier
this year, together with Institut français,
the CNC launched a 6 million € selective
support scheme called "Aide aux Cinémas
du Monde" (or World cinema support), to
help filmmakers from all over the world
finance their projects, in coproduction
with France. In less than six months, we
have already received 15 Israeli projects (2
of them being actually supported) – which
is more than from any other country. I see
it as a clear omen that cinematographic
cooperation between our two countries
has a bright future ahead! I am also very
happy that our last initiative to promote
short movies, called "the Shortest Day",
will be celebrated in Israel.
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MR. RON HULDAI
MR. GIORA EINY
MAYOR OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF
TEL AVIV - YAFO
The beauty of Tel Aviv – Yafo lies in its
accomplishments and creations. An
unprecedented cultural and artistic boom
is taking place within its borders as the
fountain of creativity flows year round;
Tel Aviv-Yafo has truly become a source of
profound inspiration for the unrelenting
minds of the artists, creators and lovers.
More than once, this captivating city has
been the quintessential backdrop for a film
set. Local and international productions
of movies, television series, fashion
productions and music videos have all
found the city embodies the right look and
feel that effortlessly promotes the story
line and creates a desired setting. From
certain angles, the camera captures the
city’s skyscrapers and creates the illusion
of downtown New York City streets.
Jerusalem Boulevard takes on the feel of
the Village; Yafo’s alleys become the streets
of Havana, Cuba and the Tel-Baruch sand
dunes transform into a desert landscape.
Tel Aviv-Yafo is indeed a global city, though
we have yet to recreate Paris…
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE
RABINOVICH FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS
unparalleled French cultural experience
and a wealth of meaningful visual material
for thought.
I congratulate the French Embassy and
the French Institute of Israel for choosing
Tel Aviv-Yafo as the setting to teach us
“How the French do it.” I am confident the
French Television Festival will contribute
so much to us as we grow and learn even
more from the prosperous and rewarding
work being done here.
I wish us all an eye-opening, exciting and
enjoyable experience.
The last decade has been arguably the
most interesting and most diverse decade
of Israeli cinema. Israeli films of all
genres have been prominent both in the
commercial cinemas, and in the most
prestigious films festivals of the World.
A large part of this wondrous success
has been thanks to French-Israeli coproductions, which have been possible
thanks to the French-Israeli co-production
treaty, and to the warm relations between
French and Israeli filmmakers.
France has one of the greatest animation
industries of the World, and this industry
has a proud history. The Rabinovich
foundation believes that the coupling of
this French artistic heritage with the fresh
Israeli potential will bear wonderful fruit,
and is proud to support the 2nd FranceIsrael Audiovisual Forum.
One field of cinematic creation, though,
has yet to gain prominence in Israeli
film-making – Animation. The recent
great success of Waltz with Bashir shone
a light on the great potential of Israeli
animators, but it is still only a single film.
When thinking of cultivating this potential,
the fruitful French-Israeli co-production
history of the last decade comes to mind.
The 2nd French-Israeli Forum for Film,
Television and Animation brings a bit of
Paris to Tel Aviv-Yafo and quite a bit of
France as well. The Forum, which is solely
dedicated to the screen arts, provides an
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MRS. VERONIQUE CAYLA
PRESIDENT OF ARTE
The French Institute in Israel and
Ubifrance have taken an auspicious
initiative in organizing this France–Israel
Forum to mark ten years of the renewed
cinema agreement between the two
countries. This assemblage provides a
bright opportunity for the two countries
to discuss the main concerns that affect
the cinematic and audiovisual sectors and
to advance cooperation regarding short
subjects, animation, and television series.
ARTE has long enjoyed cooperation
with Israel in cinematic and audiovisual
projects.
Pride of place goes to the featurelength coproductions envisioned by the
agreement:
more than twenty have
appeared over the past ten years, from
the best filmmakers in this country. But
the same cooperation is also evidenced in
fiction coproductions for TV and in short
subjects.
ARTE has also been involved in producing
many documentaries about Israel,
generally delegated to Israeli filmmakers.
Films about the arts round out the picture,
not forgetting that during Jerusalem Pitch
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MR. KATRYEL SCHRORY
PRESIDENT OF THE ISRAELI FILM FUND
Point, which is held in the middle of the
Jerusalem Festival, ARTE France awards
an annual prize for feature film project
development.
On behalf of the Israeli filmmakers and we
in the Israel Film Fund, we are happy to
be a partner in the Second France-Israel
Cinema - TV - Animation Forum.
Such strength in this relationship is due to
the way so many Israeli projects, among the
very numerous projects that the network’s
various French-based and German-based
programming units examine every year,
stand out in terms of quality and creativity,
which are our criteria for selection.
With talent, spirit and commitment the
Israeli filmmakers developed a distinctive
film language which has generated
curiosity, anticipation and a renewed
interest in the Israeli Cinema. The Israeli
Filmmakers have succeeded in telling with
creativity and courage, the story of Israel’s
turbulent and complex reality.
For several years Israel has been an
exceptional crucible for talented film
people, and we always take pleasure in
working with them.
As a broadcaster ARTE lends important
visibility to the works that we support,
and our viewers appreciate us for offering
access to this much-observed region’s
realities and to its complex visions.
Certain that this remarkable inventiveness
will endure, I look with optimism to the
coming years and I have no doubt that they
will provide plentiful occasions for further
cooperation.
Many of the films were produced jointly in
the form of co-production with partners
from Europe and Canada.
In the 10 years since the ratification of
the co-production treaty between France
and Israel, over 40 feature films were coproduced by French and Israeli producers,
among them the films Waltz with Bashir, The
Band’s Visit, Lebanon, Jelly Fish, The Syrian
Bride, Lemon Tree, Or, Be and Become, To
Take a Wife and many others, who won
major prizes in leading International
festivals, as well as box-office success.
The Israeli films distributed and released
in France managed to bring to the Cinema
theatres hundreds of thousands of French
viewers. France is definitely the leading
partner of the Israeli Cinema and this
includes the active participation of French
Broadcasters like ARTE and CANAL Plus.
The French producers have been enjoying
the good experience of collaborating with
the Israeli Filmmakers and returned time
and again to work with Israeli producers,
among them, producers like Antoine de
Clermont-Tonerre, Edgard Tenembaum
and others.
Throughout all these years, the CNC
has been a great supporter of the Israeli
film industry and made a tremendous
contribution in upgrading the professional
level and skills of the Israeli filmmakers in
what turned out to be a fruitful collaboration
for both sides.
The success of the Israeli films and
the artistic achievements in leading
international film festivals, the growing
number of box office admissions to Israeli
films couldn’t have happened without
the support of many of our friends and
colleagues around the world with France
being the leading country in embracing the
Israeli films and filmmakers. For this we
are very thankful.
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THE FRENCH
CINEMA,
FICTION AND
ANIMATION
S Y S T E M
French cinema is the leading cinema in Europe.
The theatrical box-office has increased by 6% in 2011 to
reach 1,370 billion € and in 2012 it will be slightly below. The
market share of French films is around 40%. One french film,
Intouchables, gathered close to 20 million admissions in France
and more than 26 million out of France. A french film, The Artist,
won the best film Oscar and its leading actor, Jean Dujardin, won
the best actor Oscar.
Those successes are due to a large production:
in 2011, 272 films out of which 152 were fully French, 55
coproductions with a French majority and 66 coproductions with
a foreign majority. Each year around 1,3 billion € are invested in
french films. They could rely on a wide range of financing. The two
most important is the Centre National du Cinema (CNC)‘s public
funding and the obligation for pay and free broadcasters to invest
a percentage of their turn over in the pre-financing of French new
films. The CNC fund is funded by a tax on the revenue of movie
theaters, broadcasters and TV distributors (but they pay a 7,5% VAT
instead of 19,6%). As it benefits only French films and cinemas,
these usually get more then what they generate: the tax works
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as a levy on American and foreign films.
The biggest part of this fund goes back
to producers, distributors and cinemas
who generate this tax if they invest it. An
other part is given as subsidies decided
by comitees of professionals. There is
also a tax credit given by the State that
could go up to 20% of the budget and
one million €, but is difficult to get in
case of coproduction.
More than 40% of French films are
coproductions, either with a French
majority or a foreign majority.
The system which supports the
production of french fiction,
animation and documentaries
on televisions is the same as
the one built for cinema. The
CNC fund is given back to producers
who generate this fund (when their
fiction, animation or documentary
is broadcasted) if they reinvest it.
Besides, all broadcasters must invest
a percentage of their revenue in new
fiction, animation and documentaries.
France produces around
700 hours of fiction a year,
mainly for prime-time. A majority
of those prime-time fictions are 90’,
with many made for TV films. The
series have usually 6 or 8 episodes a
year. French fiction has much lower
ratings than American series and even
market shares below the average of the
televisions that broadcast. 750 million
€ are invested each year in French
fiction and the export revenue is around
20 millions €. 35 million € comes from
coproductions or pre-financing.
But things are changing rapidely.
Broadcasters are asking for 52’ series
and looking for long form series for
prime-time. They are increasing their
investments in day time fiction (short
form, scripted reality, telenovelas,
soaps, etc…). And they are looking for
coproductions.
France is the third animation
producer in the world (after the US
and Japan). It produced 355 hours in 2011
with a budget of around 210 million €.
60 millions was foreign financing and
the exports of French animation are
around 35 million €.
Serge Siritzky
Editor-in-chief, ECRAN TOTAL
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IT DEFINITELY
SEEMS THAT THIS
IS THE RIGHT TIME
TO BE INVOLVED IN
WHAT IS GOING ON
HERE, IN ISRAEL
The stars appear to have aligned in our favor, and the content
coming out of Israel is, for the first time in many years, securing
a position of respect in the international media industry. The
tremendous thirst of the local market has finally been translated
successfully into virtually every language on the planet.
Discounting issues such as luck and timing, which are not always
easy to explain, the question arises: Why and how is this happening
today of all times? What happened that made Israeli content
transformed overnight into a synonym for quality and creativity?
The simple answer is that it didn’t really happen overnight. The
Emmy and Golden Globe wins for Homeland — a program based
on Prisoners of War (Hatufim) from Keshet, an Israeli production
company — and even the fact that Israeli productions are now
nominated for Oscars year after year are the results of the long
and challenging journey on which Israeli artists embarked.
That creative journey, like that of all Israelis, has its roots
elsewhere. Israel is the proverbial melting pot, where European,
Middle Eastern, African and Asian mentalities intermingle.
However, they don't coalesce, but instead jostle for position. They
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live in constant state of tension, and their
confluence results in something new
and surprising. This multiculturalism
of so few, who have found a common
language in a single place, plays out
against a landscape where there is never
a dull moment. The constant existential
threat changes people’s thinking. It
almost forces creativity, efficiency and
deep consideration of the present, of
the near future — and not always of the
endless tomorrow.
In their personal history too, Israeli
content producers have endured more
than a few dangers. Getting a country
off the ground, fighting wars and trying
to build a society leave almost no time
for cinema, television and culture.
And in such a country, when culture
does take shape, it is limited, poor and
destined to struggle. Equipped with
knowledge of developments throughout
the world, local artists followed suit
with the limited resources that were at
their disposal. Their works were small
in scale, sensitive, focused and lucid. In
other words, Israeli.
By enacting the Law for the
Encouragement of the Production of
Films, Israel transformed the local
industry, opening it up to the world.
Israel Channel 2 expanded the playing
field, enabling more content producers
to enter the world of television
broadcasting and removing the
obstacles that had been in their way.
When a severe economic crisis hit the
USA and Europe, Israeli players had
already reached the stage of maturity
that allowed them to be the best
positioned to teach their colleagues
worldwide how to produce excellent
content with limited means. It's like the
story of the two friends, an American
and Israeli, in the Silicon Valley, outside
San Francisco. The American asks the
Israeli, “Tell me, how many Israelis are
there?”
“About eight million,” the Israeli
replied.
“No,” the American hastily corrected
himself. “I meant how many are there
altogether, not just in Silicon Valley.”
That’s the feeling where the Israeli
media are concerned as well. Everyone
is talking about them, and Israelis
can be found wherever content is in
demand. But the pool is still very small,
with only a small number of writers and
producers. It is also a cash-poor sector
that struggles against heavy regulation
and fierce competition. Israeli creativity
has scarcely begun to realize its
potential. In a nation of storytellers,
with so many stories to tell, the next
cinematic triumph is yet to come.
Li-Or Averbach
Globes
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ANIMATION
P I T C H
THE NOMINATED PROJECTS:
MR. NICE GUY
SEE NOTHING
by Uri Marantz
by Barak Drori
THE BOY WHO PAINTED A
DONKEY BLUE
DR. ZOO
by Noam Meshulam
by Yossi Gavan and Ben Naaman
THE SAND CASTLE
ZE CLUB
by Noam Meshulam
by Ben Naaman
FRANCE-ISRAEL FORUM
TEL AVIV, NOVEMBER 19, 2012, 12AM
The second France–Israel Forum on
Cinema-TV-Animation is devoting a
place of honor to the animation industry.
The Forum hopes to bring together the
best of French technology allied with a
long cinematic tradition, with the rich
creativity of Israel’s innovative, fastmoving multimedia industry.
The French Embassy in Israel, Ubifrance,
the Israeli Office of Paris Region Agency
and the Israeli Association of Animation
Arts have decided to launch a first ever
animation pitch. Israeli professionals
were asked to submit projects for film
animation TV series which have past the
concept stage and reached a sufficient
developmental stage but still lack final
financial backing. The projects will be
presented to a panel of French and
Israeli professionals who will award a
prize, sponsored by the Israel Film Fund
and the Rabinowitz Foundation, to the
best two projects.
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THE JURY:
Assaf Amir,
Producer, President
of the Israel Film and TV Producers
Association
Ludovic Berthelot, Deputy director for
audiovisuals and digital creations, CNC
Christian Guillon, President, ADN
(Digital Double Agency)
Samuel Kaminka, Producer, Samka
Productions; responsible for international
relations, SPFA, the French Syndicate of
Animation Professionals
Rutu Modan, Illustrator and author
Hugues-Henri Namur, Visual effects
supervisor, Mikros
Delphine Nicolini, Development manager,
Les Armateurs
Rony Oren, Director of the Animation
Unit, Bezalel Academy of Arts and
Design
THE STAGE
by Yuval and Merav Nathan
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SERIES
SPECIAL PROGRAM:
THE BEST OF SHORTCOM
In Short, Domestic disputes, Silex and the City, Senior Minutes, Within the family: Saturday,
November 17 at 5pm, Cinematheque, Tel Aviv.
BREF
IN SHORT, 2011
Premiere in Israel
French with Hebrew subtitles
Created by: Kyan Khojandi and Bruno
Muschio.
Directors: Kyan Khojandi and Bruno
Muschio.
With: Kyan Khojandi, Mikaël Alhawi, Alice
David, Dédo, Blanche Gardin, Jonathan
Cohen, Kheiron.
Synopsis: The extraordinary biography of
an ordinary man. Living people start out by
getting born and finish up by dying. In the
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Production: A coproduction of ARTE
France and HAUT ET COURT TV with the
participation of CNC, in association with
JE SUIS BIEN CONTENT.
Broadcaster: Arte France
WITHIN THE FAMILY, 2012
meantime, stuff happens. In short, this is
a guy’s life in the meantime.
Production: My Box Productions
Broadcaster: CANAL+
SENIOR MINUTES, 2012
Premiere in Israel
Created by: Jul, based on the comic by Jul
as published by Dargaud. Director : Jérémie Hoarau
Featuring the voices of Clément Sibony,
Noémie de Lattre, Frédéric Pierrot, and
José Valverde, this series brings together
many surprising participants!
Synopsis: It is the year 40,000 BC.
Humanity seems to be following the laws
of natural selection. But not entirely. A
certain valley is insistently and constantly
resisting evolution.
EN FAMILLE
LA MINUTE VIEILLE
Premiere in Israel
Created by: Fabrice Maruca
With: Nell Reymond, Anna Strelva,
Claudine Acs, Michèle Hery
Synopsis: Who said that old ladies have
no sense of humor? Captured in a private
setting three grandmothers undertake
the tricky art of joke-telling. Each in her
living room, they take turns spinning the
stories, straight-facedly selecting the most
salacious of gags and mimicking a rutting
SILEX &THE CITY, 2012
Premiere in Israel
Created by: Florence Levard and Alain
Kappauf.
Directors: Raphaël Lenglet and JeanBaptiste Pouilloux.
With: Yves Pignot, Marie Vincent, Jeanne
Savary, Charlie Bruneau, Tarek Boudali,
Axel Huet, Lucie Bourdeu.
Synopsis:
Between
humor
and
tenderness, the problems, conflicts, and
annoyances of the Le Kervellec family —
but also the happiness they find with one
another — reveal the complexity of an
intergenerational closeness that extends
from grandparents to grandchildren.
Production: NOON, Kabo Productions, M6
Broadcaster: M6
SCÈNES DE MÉNAGE
DOMESTIC DISPUTES, 2011
gorilla or talking about sexual romps as if
it were all just parlor gossip.
Production: Arte France, LM Productions
Premiere in Israel
Freely adapted by: Alain Kappauf
Director: Francis Duquet
With: Gérard Hernandez, Marion Game,
Frédéric Bouraly, Valérie Karsenti, LoupDenis Elion, Audrey Lamy, Anne-Elisabeth
Blateau, David Mora.
Synopsis: Discover Domestic disputes
experienced by three couples from
different generations: Do you regret your
relationship? Do you complain about your
solitude? Domestic disputes will help lend
you perspective…
Production: NOON, Kabo Productions, M6
Broadcaster: M6
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AINSI SOIENT-ILS
THE CHURCH MEN, 2012
Premiere in Israel
The first two episodes with the
producers, Bruno Nahon and Judith
Louis, attending. Sunday, November 18
at 9pm, Cinematheque, Tel Aviv.
Created by: David Elkaïm and Vincent
Poymiro.
Directors: Rodolphe Tissot, Elisabeth
Marre and Olivier Pont.
LES HOMMES DE L'OMBRE
SPIN, 2012
Premiere in Israel
screenwriter, Dan Franck, attending.
Sunday, November 18 at 6:30pm,
Cinematheque, Tel Aviv.
Created by: Dan Franck, Frédéric
Tellier, Charline de Lépine, and
Emmanuel Daucé.
Director: Frédéric Tellier
With: Nathalie Baye, Bruno Wolkowitch,
Grégory Fitoussi.
Synopsis: The President of France
is struck down in a bomb attack.
A planned presidential election is
little over a month away. Philippe
Deleuvre, the prime minister, will
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run for the presidency. But what few
people realize is that he knows far
more than he tells. Also aware of
deception by the state, Simon Kapita,
a former communication advisor to
the deceased president, returns to
the scene. This man of the shadows
is determined to find a candidate who
can oppose Deleuvre.
52 minutes per episode
Production: Macondo Productions,
Tétra média Fiction, and Stephan
Films, with the participation of France
Télévisions
With: Jean-Luc Bideau, Thierry Gimenez,
Michel Duchaussoy, Julien Bouanich,
David Baiot, Clément Manuel, Clément
Roussier, Samuel Jouy.
Synopsis: Five prospective priests enter a
seminary run by the charismatic Father
Fromanger. Why have they chosen God
in this way? Among hopes, doubts, and
daily challenges, the ways of the Lord
touch both the lonely parishes and the
whispering corridors of the Vatican. An
intriguing immersion into five secret
worlds.
Best French Series Award at the Série
Mania festival, 2012.
Production: Zadig Productions, Arte
France
Broadcaster: France 2
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KABOUL KITCHEN
KABUL KITCHEN, 2012
Premiere in Israel
producers, Joey Faré and Marco
Cherqui attending. Sunday, November
18 at 9pm, Cinematheque, Tel Aviv.
Created by: Jean-Patrick Benes, Allan
Mauduit, Marc Victor, Gabor Rassov,
Nathalie Saugeon, Jean-Paul Raymond,
and Vincent Weill.
Directors: Allan Mauduit and JeanPatrick Benes.
With:
Gilbert
Melki,
Stéphanie
Pasterkamp, Benjamin Bellecour, Alexis
Michalik, Simon Abkarian, Brahim Bihi,
and Caroline Bal.
Synopsis: Afghanistan, 2005. President
George Bush is in charge in the USA,
President Jacques Chirac in France,
and Jacky (Gilbert Melki) at the Kaboul
Kitchen, the only place in the middle
of Kaboul where expatriates can enjoy
themselves with alcohol, a pool, and
girls in swimsuits. But Jacky’s life
is in for a change when his daughter,
who never concerned him, arrives in
Kaboul.
She’s come on a humanitarian mission,
whereas he’s there to make money…
Production: Scarlett Production, with
the participation of Euromedia France
and Chic Films
Broadcaster: CANAL+
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© Haut et Court TV / photo: Jean-Claude Lother
LES REVENANTS
REBOUND, 2012
Premiere in Israel
producers Jimmy Desmarais, Carole
Scotta and Caroline Benjo attending.
Monday, November 19 at 8:30pm,
Cinematheque Tel Aviv.
Created by: Fabrice Gobert and based
on the Robin Campillo film They Came
Back.
Director: Fabrice Gobert (episodes 1 – 4)
With: Anne Consigny, Frédéric Pierrot,
Clotilde Hesme.
Synopsis: In a hill town dominated by
a gigantic dam, many people of various
ages and backgrounds attempt to
return home on the same day. They are
all disoriented, unaware as yet that they
died several years ago although they
have not aged since, and that no one
is expecting them. Intent on regaining
a place that no longer exists for them,
they gradually discover that they are
not the only revenants and that their
return is accompanied by increasing
disturbances.
What if this is only the beginning of an
even more severe upheaval?
Production: Haut et Court TV with the
participation of Canal+, JIMMY, and
Ciné +, in association with Backup Films
and B Media Export, with the support
of the Rhône-Alps Region, of CNC,
MEDIA (a European Union program),
and of Procirep Angoa / Zodiak Rights
/ Studiocanal.
Brodcaster: Canal+.
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CLASH
2011
Premiere in Israel
Two episodes, “Cassius” and “Emily,”
with the producer Joey Faré, attending.
Tuesday November 20 at 6:30pm, Tel
Aviv Cinematheque.
Created by: Pierre Linhart, Baya Kasmi,
Jennifer Have and Catherine Hoffmann.
Director: Pascal Lahmani
With: Cristiana Réali, Mathilda May.
Synopsis: Parents and adolescents: Two
neighboring realms that intersect and
keep apart; two universes with a balance
and neighborliness held together at times
by a mere thread; and two worlds that the
Clash series sets about revealing from a
new perspective.
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Clash presents a bittersweet view of a
group of youngsters and their families,
showing the parents among us that our
teenagers may not be exactly the people
we think they are, while showing the teens
among us that our parents have a private
life too…
With humor, fair-mindedness, and
sympathy, Clash exposes the ties that
bind together those two planets — ties
that in turn are impassioned and fragile,
affectionate and hostile, stifling or
fractured.
Production: Scarlett Production, Chic
Films
Broadcaster: France 2
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COMPANY
COMPANY
ADN – DIGITAL DOUBLE AGENCY
LES ARMATEURS
25 rue d’Hauteville 75010 Paris, France
www.adnda.com
33 rue Linne 75019 Paris, France
www.lesarmateurs.com
Christian Guillon, Chairman
[email protected]
Delphine Nicolini, Head of development
[email protected]
Laure Fayolle, Communication officer
[email protected]
Founded in 2010, ADN is a young
innovative company dedicated to
the creation, the management and
the exploitation of digital double of
contemporary celebrities and past
legends.
ADN introduces a brand new legal
and technical production process of
digital doubles covering the Cinema,
Video-games, Marketing and Events
communication market.
Relying on proprietary technologies,
ADN’s process restructures all
production activities through the
definition of generic models of
celebrities.
The conformity of the appearance
and performance of these models is
assessed by right holders prior to any
exploitation.
These models faithfully react to any
actions and illumination conditions
and can consequently be implemented
at will among different productions.
ADN’s transportable Capture System
enables the acquisition of morphology,
material and expressions properties
peculiar to a person, all at once, in
less than 30 minutes and wherever
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The independent film production
company Les Armateurs was created
in 1994, by Didier Brunner.
you want. The creation and validation
of ADN’s digital double relies on the
analysis and reconstruction of these
acquisitions resulting from 10+ years
of research and development on this
problematic.
ADN works hand in hand with talent
agencies in order to guarantee the
personalities’ commitments in any
production and for any sequence that
cannot be achieved by traditional
means.
We ensure the right holders total
control
over
the
appearance/
performance representation and
exploitation of these digital doubles.
The company found success in 1997
thanks to Sylvain Chomet’s short
movie, The Old Lady and the Pigeons,
and then Michel Ocelot’s celebrated
Kirikou and the Sorceress, released
in 1998 (1.5 million admissions in
France to-date). They were followed
by Princes and Princesses by Michel
Ocelot (2000), The Boy Who Wanted to
be a Bear by Jannik Hastrup (2002),
The Triplets of Belleville by Sylvain
Chomet (2003, Cannes Film Festival,
official selection, out of competition),
T’choupi (2004), Kirikou and the Wild
Beasts (2005) by Michel Ocelot and
Bénédicte Galup, The Secret of Kells
(2008) by Tom Moore which was
nominated for the Oscars in 2010, and
the Storytelling Show! (2010) by JeanChristophe Roger.
With ten feature films, Les Armateurs
is the France’s leading producer in the
animation district.
Les Armateurs also produced thirteen
animation TV series. The latest are
T’choupi-charley and Mimmo (4th season
based on the books of Thierry Courtin),
La Fée Coquillette (based on the books
of Didier Lévy et Benjamin Chaud) and
Martine (based on the books of Gilbert
Delahaye and Marcel Marlier).
In 2012, two new films are being
realeased: Ernest & Celestine by
Benjamin Renner (based on the books
by Gabrielle Vincent with an original
screenplay by Daniel Pennac), and
Kirikou and the Men and Women, by
Michel Ocelot.
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ARTE
CHIC FILMS SAS
4, quai du Chanoine Winterer 67080 Strasbourg Cedex, France
T. + 33 (0)3 88 14 22 22, F. + 33 (0)3 88 14 22 00
53 rue du faubourg Saint-Antoine 75011 Paris, France
8, rue Marceau 92785 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex 9, France
T. + 33 (0)1 55 00 77 77, F. + 33 (0)1 55 00 77 00
Marco Cherqui, President
[email protected]
Postfach 10 02 13 D – 76483 Baden Baden,Germany
T. + 49 (0)7221 93 69 0, F. + 49 (0)7221 93 69 70
André de Margerie, Director of International relations.
[email protected]
The public-service television channel
Arte acts as a showcase for the rich
cultural diversity of Europe. Its purpose
is "to conceive and produce television
programmes which, in a broad sense,
are cultural and international in
character and conducive to promoting
understanding and rapprochement
among Europe’s nations". Arte’s policy
is to broadcast high-quality national
and international co-productions in
cinema, drama and documentaries
as well as news, live and performing
arts. Based on an Agreement
between France and Germany, ARTE
is composed of three entities, the
headquarters in Strasburg and two
members, Arte France in Paris and
Arte Deutschland TV GmbH in BadenBaden. The channel is financed
through the television licence fee
in both countries. Arte is broadcast
simultaneously in French and German
all around Europe. Moreover, it has
entered into agreements with other
public service broadcasters like, for
instance, RTBF in Belgium, TVP in
Poland, ORF in Austria, SRG SSR Idée
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Suisse in Switzerland, ERT in Greece,
YLE in Finland, BBC in the UnitedKingdom and SVT in Sweden. ARTE
is a strong brand with a high public
profile and excellent image. With its
focus on culture and Europe it stands
out from other channels and makes an
important contribution to legitimizing
licence fee financed broadcasting.
Recently, Arte has developed a
diversified offer on the Web, with VOD
platforms such as ARTE Live Web
dedicated to performing arts and ARTE
Creative, dedicated to visual arts.
Arte
coproduced
films
and
documentaries from many important
Israeli filmmakers such as Ari Folman,
Amos Gitai, Samuel Maoz, Eran Riklis,
Dover Kosashvili, Avi Mograbi. The
channel is present every year at the
Jerusalem Film Festival where it
awards the “International Relations
ARTE Prize” to an Israeli film project
in development. The channel is also
regularly present at Copro, the Israeli
International Coproduction Market.
Created in 2002 by Marco Cherqui, Chic
Films is committed to developing and
producing original feature films and
TV programs that are engaging both
on aesthetic and commercial levels.
Marco Cherqui started his career as a
prolific music video and documentary
producer who brought to music video
confirmed directors such as Jacques
Audiard, Laeticia Masson, Xavier
Duringer, Claire Denis and Arnaud
Desplechin.
Producer Lauranne Bourrachot joined
Marco and the company at an early
stage, and together, they have built
a talented roster of scriptwriters,
directors and actors with whom they
work on innovative cinema and TV
projects.
Rising Actor, Best Original Screenplay,
Best Cinematography and Best Film
Editing. A Prophet was also nominated
for the Best Foreign Language Film at
the 2010 Oscar Academy Awards, as
well as Pierre Laffargue’s feature film
Black and Frederic Jardin’s critically
acclaimed thriller The Longest Night.
Along with Scarlett Production, Chic
Films recently produced the TV series
Kaboul Kitchen for Canal + and Clash for
France Televisions, as well as Frederic
Berthe’s feature film World Petank
Tour, starring Gerard Depardieu and
Atmen Kelif (in postproduction).
Chic Films has notably co-produced
Jacques Audiard’s film A Prophet,
winner of the Grand Prix Award at
the Cannes Film Festival 2009, Best
Film Not in the English Language at
the 2010 BAFTA Awards, as well as
nine Cesar Awards including Best
Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best
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CNC
10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FRANCE
ISRAEL COPRODUCTION AGREEMENT
12 rue de Lübeck 75016 Paris, France
www.cnc.fr
Eric Garandeau, Président
T. +33 1 44 34 34 40
The CNC, created by the act of
25 October 1946, is a public
administrative
organization
with
a legal entity status and financial
autonomy. It operates under the
authority of the Ministry of Culture
and Communication, and its President
is Eric Garandeau.
The CNC’s principal responsibilities
are:
• Support for the economy of the
film, television, video, multimedia
and technical industries. The CNC
manages the State’s financial
support for the film and television
industry, together with the grants
awarded by the Ministry of Culture
and Communication,
• Regulation,
• The promotion of films and
television productions and their
broadcasting to all audiences,
• The preservation and enhancement
of cinema heritage,
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In 2012, CNC's budget reaches 701 million €,
resulting entirely from levies on
theaters (130 million €), TV editors
and distributors (539 million €), Video
and VoD (32 million €).
35 million € being dedicated to
overheads, the bulk (666 million €)
is redistributed to the sector, through
automatic or selective supports:
- Cinema (production, distribution,
exhibition): 293 million €
- Digitalization of theatres
works: 144 million € and
FREE ZONE
JELLY FISH
by Amos Gitaï
by Etgar Keret & Shira Geffen
THE SYRIAN BRIDE
A BOTTLE IN THE GAZA SEA
by Eran Riklis
by Thierry Binisti
EYES WILD OPEN
LIVE AND BECOME
by Haim Tabakman
by Radu Mihaileanu
Or (My Treasure)
SEVEN MINUTES IN HEAVEN
by Keren Yedaya
by Omri Givon
- TV programmes: 273 million €
- Horizontal Actions 93 million €
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ELZEVIR FILMS
FORUM DES IMAGES
21 rue Faidherbe 75011 Paris, France
www.elzevirfilms.fr
2 rue du Cinéma 75001 Paris, France
www.forumdesimages.fr
[email protected]
Laurence Herszberg, General Director
Sabine Perraudin
[email protected]
Marie Masmonteil, Producer
[email protected]
Elzevir Films was co-founded by
Denis Carot and Marie Masmonteil
in 1997.
The heart of the silver screen
beats in the center of Paris!
320,000 visitors for 2,000
screenings each year, at least 4
screenings per day, 6 days a week,
4 thematic film series and over 20
festivals and events each year. A
collection of 7,150 digitized films,
350 invited guests from around
the world, 5 theaters seating
from 30 to 444 movie-goers.
Marie and Denis’s complementary
backgrounds enabled Elzevir
Films to develop its activity in the
Cinema but also in the Television
industry.
As for Feature films for the Cinema,
Elzevir Films is characterized by
a production of first creations as
well as experienced artists: Radu
Mihaileanu (Live and become
2005 and The source 2011), Djamshed
Usmonov (Pour aller au ciel il faut
mourir 2006 and le roman de ma femme
2011), Pan Nalin (Valley of flower 2007),
Raoul Ruiz (Le domaine perdu 2005),
Stephane Giusti (Pourquoi pas moi
1999, Bella ciao 2001 and Made in Italy
2008).
Along fictional feature films, Elzevir
Films now broadens its activity to
documentary feature films. Elzevir
Films produced in particular a very
ambitious documentary with an
international profile on environmental
issues: Home directed by the
photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand,
in coproduction with Europacorp,
Luc Besson’s company. The film was
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released worldwide simultaneously
on all media (cinema, TV, internet (free
download), DVD) on the same day – the
5th of June 2009, International day for
the environment.
Elzevir Films also co-produced with
UGC Images in 2009 a documentary
entitled The male domination. And
last year a documentary which was
presented in Cannes Film Festival
– special screening Leadersheep released in November 2011, got a
large audience and won the Cesar of
Best Documentary Movie.
A restaurant and bar… All located
in one venue, at the heart of the
city that loves cinema! Celebrating diversity and international
cinema, encouraging cultural exchanges
and critical thought, rethinking our
era and our world, pushing limits and
creating surprise, promoting film literacy
amongst the youngest audiences… And
all this through the eye of the camera! Thematic film series, the backbone
of our programming policy, offer the
opportunity to shed new and original light
on major social themes by instituting a
dialogue between very diverse works,
from art house films to mainstream
popular productions past and present.
Every year, the Forum des Images
organizes a dozen festivals, which are
open to the general public and which
emphasize contemporary productions.
It also organizes events centered on
animation and documentaries. Last but
not least, it offers programs for young
audiences, specifically designed for
18-month-old children and older. The Académie is where the Forum
stages debates open to all visitors.
Guests include industry professionals
and influential personalities from other
fields who come to share their views
on the silver screen: philosophers,
sociologists,
historians…
Master
classes, discussions and film courses
have
already
brought
together
renowned cinema personalities: Francis
Ford Coppola, Costa-Gavras, Gérard
Depardieu, Amos Gitaï, Isabelle Huppert,
Mike Leigh, Peter Lord, etc.
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FRANCE TELEVISIONS
HAUT & COURT
7 esplanade Henri de France 75907 Paris Cedex 15, France
38 rue des Martyrs 75009 Paris,
France
www.hautetcourt.com
Christophe Louis,
Commissioning editor for drama
[email protected]
Jimmy Desmarais, Producer
[email protected]
A wide range of programs celebrating
difference
With 480 million € invested in television
and cinema in 2012, France Télévisions
is a leading creative force in France in
fiction - cinema, live performances –
books, news, documentary, magazine,
sports,
entertainment,
game,
children.
The leading broadcasting group in
France
Capturing 29,9% of all audiences
with an offer of 50,000 hours of
programming in 2011, France
Télévisions has affirmed its position
as the leading national broadcasting
network. The group relies on the
expertise of 11 000 specialists in both
France and its overseas territories. Its
turnover is 2 968 million €.
At the Heart of France’s Premier
Bouquet of TV Channels, Six
Broadcast Stations with Unique
Identities
Outre-mer 1ère : 9 overseas territories,
9 generalist
community channels
France 2 : Creative reflection for a
changing world
France 3 : In touch with its audience,
discovery, and culture
France 4, Reaching out to 15-34 yearolds
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Founded in 1992 by
Carole Scotta, Haut et
Court is an independent
film production and
distribution company
primarily
dedicated
to
finding
and
accompanying
new
writers, directors and
actors in France as
much as abroad.
France 5, Always something more to
offer
France Ô, 360° Overseas
Feature films Coproduction
With France 2 Cinéma and France
3 Cinéma investing 60,6 million €
in 2010, and 64 films co-produced
between the two subsidiaries, the
network has maintained its status
as one of the leading supporters of
creation in French cinema.
With the creation of
Haut et Court TV, Carole
Scotta, Caroline Benjo,
Simon Arnal, Barbara
Letellier and Jimmy Desmarais
develop the TV production division:
Xanadu for Arte (8 x 52’ broadcast in
2011 and notably awarded Best French
Series 2011 at Séries Mania), Rebound
for Canal+ (8 x 52’) and an animated
series (40 x 3’) for Arte adapted from
the Jul comic book: Silex and the City.
The idea from the inception (from
the 2000 seen by collection produced
for Arte in 1997 to the current series
production policy) was to throw
bridges between the movie industry
and the television business by drawing
fresh TV talents to cinema, and by
offering new forms of writing to movie
directors and authors.
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CABINET D'AVOCATS KGA
KELIJA LAGARDERE
44 avenue des Champs Elysées 75008 Paris, France
www.kga.fr
24/26 quai Alphone le Gallo 92100 Boulogne, France
Karine Riahi, Entertainment Lawyer- Partner
[email protected]
François Klein, Managing Partner
[email protected]
KGA Avocats is a full services law firm
which coordinates across industries
and practice specialties to provide
first-class service to clients worldwide.
Taking a multidisciplinary approach
to the legal and business concerns
of a global client base, diverse KGA
teams work flexibly and creatively
to assist companies at all stages
of the business life cycle — from
financing and development, to growth
and investment, to consolidation
and M&A. Firm lawyers help clients
anticipate and manage risk, delivering
sophisticated advice with efficiency
and transparency.
Karine Riahi is the partner in charge
of the entertainment and IP/IT
department in KGA. Her experience
in this specialized field has led her to
assist in the financing of productions,
the legal arrangements for setting
up companies for national and
international productions and issues
concerning royalties and catalogue
management in all sectors: cinema
and audio-visual production in all
its forms, such as fiction, animation
and documentaries, video games,
transmedia
and
cross
media,
literature, music, live performances,
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website trading, merchandising, new
media, internet, privacy, etc…
Karine Riahi thus works alongside
producers,
distributors,
editors,
photographic agencies, copyright
holders, managers of merchandising
products, television editors, authors,
artists.
Due to her experience in all of these
fields, Karine treats all matters
confided to her from a legal and
economic perspective, as also on
a functional and operational level
according to the stakes involved in
the « profession » carried out in these
fields of activity.
Katia Raïs, Producer
[email protected]
Marie-Odile Cohen, Legal and business affairs
[email protected]
Katia Raïs is a TV producer in
charge of Kelija, department of
Feniprod created in July 2012. Kelija/
Fenipord is a subsidiary of Lagardere
Entertainment, first producer and
creator of TV drama in France which
is also one of the principal creator
and distributor of international TV
productions (Borgia, Mafiosa, Death in
Paradise...).
Katia Raïs has produced many TV
drama and series for principals French
broadcasters: TF1, Canal+, France
Television, M6, Arte.
Before being a producer she used to
work at M6 as artistic director and
development of TV drama and series
during 8 years.
Marie-Odile Cohen used to be a lawyer
specialized in enterainment and works
in Lagardere Entertainment as legal
and business affairs.
We are looking for TV format to
be adapted and produced for the
French market and exploitable on
international markets. We would like
also to meet Israeli authors in the
purpose of artistic collaborations.
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MACONDO
101 avenue Victor Hugo 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Charline De Lépine, Producer
[email protected]
THE ISRAELI OFFICE
OF PARIS REGION AGENCY
Paris, France
Tel Aviv, Israel
Daniel Bessis
[email protected]
T. 052 610 78 49
Created in 2006, Macondo is directed
by Charline de Lépine.
Coproducer:
• Spin (Season 1 – 6x52’ – France 2
- 2011), coproduced with Macondo
(Charline de Lépine), created by
Dan Franck (writer), Frédéric Tellier
(director), Charline de Lépine and
Emmanuel Daucé.
• The Commandery (8x52’ – France 3
- 2009) coproduced with Macondo.
Executive producer:
• Concrete Jungle (8x52’ – Canal + 2007), executive producer Macondo,
created by Abdel Raouf Dafri.
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The Israeli Office of Paris Region
Agency has been created in Tel Aviv
in mid-2011. It is the representation
office of Paris Region Economic
Development
Agency,
a
fully
governmental organization, and the
third office of its kind to be established
abroad after San Francisco and
Shanghai.
The Israeli Office of Paris Region
Agency aims at fostering technological
partnerships
between
Israeli
companies and greater Paris area’s
ones. It can also provide with a full
set of customized, confidential and
complimentary services to relevant
Israeli companies willing to land
softly in Paris area to tackle French,
European and African markets. More
generally the Israeli Office of Paris
Region helps Israeli and Parisian
innovation ecosystems work closer
the one to the other.
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SAMKA PRODUCTIONS
SCARLETT PRODUCTION
50, rue de Paradis 75010 Paris, France
http://vimeopro.com/samkaprod/samka-demo-reel
4 rue Férou 75006 Paris, France
www.scarlettprod.fr
Samuel Kaminka, Producer
[email protected]
Joëy Faré
[email protected]
SAMKA PRODUCTIONS is a Paris based
independent production company. At
Samka we develop, finance, produce
and distribute creatively ambitious
programs while giving them a strong
international visibility.
Joëy Faré, formerly head of fiction
at Cinétévé, then managing director
of Télé Images Création, launched
Scarlett Production in 1999 in
partnership with Florence Dormoy.
Since Scarlett Production was created,
Joëy Faré and Florence Dormoy have
produced diverse, innovative and
quality fiction which has garnered
prizes in several festivals and have
been rewarded with highly successful
viewer ratings.
Our series are aired all around the
globe notably on BBC, ZDF, SUPER RTL,
France televisions, TF1, ABC Australia,
Disney channel, Cartoon Network, etc.
Samka produced: Eliot Kid (104x11mn),
(BAFTA nominee) in co-production with
Safari de Ville; Marsupilami, Hooba
Hooba Hop! (52x24mn), in coproduction
with Marsu productions and France
3; I.N.K. (Invisible Network of Kids)
(26x24mn), in coproduction with France
Télévisions.
Current productions are: My Neighbors
the Marsupilamis (26x24mn), with the
collaboration of France Télévisions,
ZDFE Enterprises and Canal J; Jamie’s
Got Tentacles! (52x11mn), with the
collaboration of France Télévisions,
Canal + and ABC Australia.
Samka is developing Ray and Ruby
(52x11mn), in coproduction with
Eyeworks and Creative Conspiracy,
Steve (65x5mn), Organopolis (78x2’30
mn) and Babioles Kids (52x11mn) all
three in coproduction with Autour de
Minuit, and Cuckoocastle (78x7mn).
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Scarlett received the Best Producer
Award in 2005 and 2011.
All Samka’s projects are now cross
media (TV, video, multimedia, music
and book publishing, etc.).
To extend its activities, Samka also
formed a book publishing company.
Scarlett’s most praised programmes
are:
l Clara Sheller, Best Prime Time
series, Festival of la Rochelle,
2008
l Les Prédateurs, directed by Lucas
Belvaux,
l La Belle Personne, directed by
Christophe Honoré,
l L’affaire Ben Barka, directed by
Jean-Pierre Sinapi,
l Cœur Océan, a teenage series,
l Kaboul Kitchen, Fipa 2012 Grand
Prize for series and grand prize
for best screenplay - Outstanding
Monte carlo producer 2012
Several ambitious projects are in
preparation such as, the second season
of Kaboul Kitchen - wich recounts the
even more thrilling adventures of
Jacky, the French restaurant manager
- and some others in post-production
such as Lustiger, which tells the story
of Jean-Marie Lustiger, Les Anonymes,
a TV movie for Canal+ directed by
Pierre Schoeller and Les boulistes a
feature film with Gérard Depardieu.
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SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE
MIKROS IMAGE
17 rue des Jeuneurs 75002 Paris, France
www.semainedelacritique.com
120 rue Danton 92300 Levallois-Perret, France
www.mikrosimage.eu
Charles Tesson, Artistic Director
[email protected]
Hugues Namur, VFX supervisor
[email protected]
Sophie Denize, Executive Producer
[email protected]
A reflection of a mix of demand and
curiosity, which distinguished film
critic, la Semaine de la Critique
intends to explore and reveal the new
creation. Being a discoverer of new
talents helped la Semaine bringing
to light films like Amores Perros by
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu, Respiro by
Emanuele Crialese, Since Otar Left by
Julie Bertuccelli, Or by Keren Yedaya,
Me and You and Everyone We Know
by Miranda July, Meduzot (Jellyfish)
by Etgar Keret & Shira Geffen, The
Orphanage by Juan Antonio Bayona or
Adieu Gary by Nassim Amaouche.
Parallel section of the Cannes Film
Festival, la Semaine de la Critique
has stead fastly remained true to its
tradition of discovering new talents.
Ever since it was conceived by the
French Union of Film Critics in 1962, the
objective of la Semaine de la Critique
has been to showcase first and second
feature films by directors from all over
the world. Bernardo Bertolucci, Jean
Eustache, OtarIosseliani, Ken Loach,
Wong Kar Wai, Jacques Audiard, or
even Arnaud Desplechin all started at
la Semaine.
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Each edition gives La Semaine de la
Critique an opportunity to reveal about
20 filmmakers.
10 feature films are selected (and 7
are in Competition). 2 prizes are also
awarded to short and medium-length
films in Competition.
Mikros image is dedicated to VFX and
is a major player in the post-production
industry: editing, special effects, 2D/3D
computer graphics, compositing,
color grading, digital intermediate,
mastering. With its headquarters in
Paris, Mikros image is home to 250
full-time collaborators and freelance
artists. It covers all the fields needed
by feature films, advertising, TV,
corporate
communication,
video
games.
In 2008, the Cannes Film Festival
awarded The Class directed by Laurent
Cantet the Palme d’Or, for which
the post-production was handled by
Mikros image team. In 2010, Logorama
won the Academy Award for Best
Animated Short Film. In 2011, Mikros
image opens a new subsidiary in
Montreal, Canada. In February 2012,
Mikros image won 2 Visual Effect
Society Awards for the ads Canal + the
Bear and Dior J’adore.
Mikros image has recently opened 2
subsidiaries in Belgium, to grow its
activities in Europe. In the US, Mikros
image has signed a partnership with
the LA post-production and visual
effects company Eight VFX to develop
a series of common projects on
commercials and feature films.
In May 2012, Amour directed by
Michael Haneke won the Festival
de Cannes Palme d’Or, for which all
visual effects have been performed by
Mikros image. In June 2012, Mikros
image announces the creation of its
own animation studio, starting with
the full CG feature film Asterix: The
Land of the Gods.
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TETRA MEDIA FICTION
ULYS
101 avenue Victor Hugo 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France
c/o Eitan, Mehulal & Sadot
10 Abba Eban Blvd., Herzliya, Israel
www.ulys.net
Emmanuel Daucé, Producer
[email protected]
Thibault Verbiest
Founding partner of Ulys Law Firm
[email protected]
Deborah Modiano
Head of Ulys branch in Israel
[email protected]
Affiliated to Tetra media Studio (JeanFrançois Boyer), Tetra media Fiction
is directed by Emmanuel Daucé.
Created in 2005, Tetra media Fiction
has already produced or coproduced 4
successful series:
• Spin (Season 1 – 6x52’ – France 2
- 2011), coproduced with Macondo
(Charline de Lépine), created by
Dan Franck (writer), Frédéric Tellier
(director), Charline de Lépine and
Emmanuel Daucé.
• The Line (5 Seasons – 48x52’ –
France 3 – 2008 to 2012), coproduced
with Terego (Frédéric Krivine
and Philippe Triboit), created
by Emmanuel Daucé, Frédéric
Krivine (writer) and Philippe Triboit
(director).
• The Commandery (8x52’ – France 3
- 2009) coproduced with Macondo.
• ConcreteJungle (8x52’ – Canal + 2007), executive producer Macondo,
created by Abdel Raouf Dafri.
Ulys is a European Law Firm
originally based in France and
Belgium that is specialized in many
innovative sectors such as High Tech
(telecommunication, mobile contents,
software, IP protection, data privacy,
cloud computing), Internet (e-banking,
e-gaming, e-commerce, cybercrime,
e-management)
and
Media
&
Entertainment (Cinema, TV, sport).
The society editorial favors long-term
TV series concepts. The association
with producers and writers give to Tetra
media Fiction a specific expertise in TV
series production (writing workshops,
presence of artistic producers) to
serve the author point of view.
It was then natural for Ulys to open a
branch in Israel which was created in
spring 2011. From now on, companies
can benefit from Ulys' network for any
European / French / Belgian / Israeli
or cross-border matters.
Over years, Ulys has built strong
Israeli connections, actively promoting
economic exchanges between the EU
and Israel. Ulys assists EU companies
doing business in Israel, and Israeli
businesses investing in the EU. As a
result, Israel became the third largest
market for Ulys in terms of revenues
and number of clients.
The Season 2 of Spin is being written
and 24 new episods of The line are
expected by 2015.
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ZADIG PRODUCTIONS
ZODIAK
70 rue Amelot 75011 Paris, France
www.zadigproductions.fr
115-123 avenue Charles de Gaulle 92200 Neuilly, France
www.zodiakrights.com
Bruno Nahon, Producer
[email protected]
Alexandre Piel
Senior Vice President Sales and Acquisitions Paris Office
[email protected]
Zadig Productions is a French multi
talented production company, offering
original content for every screen:
creating drama series (Ainsi soientils), producing documentaries and
fictions for TV and web (Twenty Show,
60 secondes, Silences d’Etat, etc.),
and recently for feature films: Louise
Wimmer,
from
firstimer
Cyril
Mennegun, which premiered at latest
Venice – Critic’s Week, which has been
an incredible success in theaters.
After more than 150 documentaries
produced for TV, Zadig produced
its first theatrical documentary,
Les Invisibles by acclaimed director
Sébastien Lifshitz, presented this year
Out of Competition at Cannes Film
Festival.
Zodiak Rights is the international
distribution rights business of Zodiak
Media. The company specializes
in worldwide television and home
entertainment distribution and all
aspects of licensing, with highly
experienced sales teams in London
and Paris.
Zodiak
Rights
covers
drama,
entertainment, factual programming
as well as theatrical and documentary
distribution, and the business is a
mix of finished programming and
format distribution. With an active
catalogue of over 15,000 hours,
Zodiak Rights represents both Zodiak
Media programming and formats
and a substantial catalogue of third
party independent programming from
around the world.
Handed, the Irish and UK coproduction
about a lone police sergeant in rural
Ireland, and cult drama series SaintTropez.
Finished programming and format
highlights include: global smash hit
Wife Swap: Fort Boyard, the legendary
adventure game show which has
celebrated its 20th anniversary;
The Secret Millionaire, Channel 4’s
philanthropic hit; the world’s favourite
dance competition So You Think You
Can Dance, The Best Singers, the
new Swedish primetime format; and
Location Location Location, the UK’s
premier property brand.
Zodiak Rights award-winning scripted
programming includes: Being Human,
the supernatural hit for BBC Three
and Syfy US; Wallander, the BAFTA
award-winning drama series for
BBC One starring Kenneth Branagh;
Millennium, the highest grossing
Scandinavian movie of all time, Single
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H.E. Christophe Bigot, Ambassador of France
in Israel
FRENCH INSTITUTE IN ISRAEL
Olivier Rubinstein, Cultural Counselor,
Director of the French Institute in Israel
Lionel Choukroun, Cultural Attaché, Deputy
Director of the French Institute in Israel
Jean-Philippe Sorrentino, Secretary General
Production and organization
Olivier Tournaud, Audiovisual attaché
Benoit Martin, Cultural and Audiovisual
project manager
Yaël Baruch, Administrative assistant
Anne-Sophie Trouillard, Communication
manager, with Dorit Sharon
Graphic Design: Zippi Shenkler
Public relations: Hadas Shapira
Market place: Karine Benzur
The Israeli Office of Paris Region Agency
Dan Bessis, General Manager
UBIFRANCE ISRAEL
Frédéric Szabo - Director
Karen Gordon, Delphine Adjiman
THE ISRAELI MINISTRY OF CULTURE
Mrs Limor Livnat, Member of the Knesset,
Minister of Culture and Sports
Israel Film Council: Prof. David Alexander,
Eti Cohen
Municipality of Tel Aviv – Yafo:
Mayor Ron Huldai, Prof. Zohar Shavit,
Eythan Schwartz, Iris Mor, Gidi Schermling,
Sharon Miller
Forum des Images : Laurence Herzsberg,
Frédéric Lavigne, Elise Tessarech
Cinematheque Tel Aviv: Alon Garbuz,
Pini Schatz
ECRAN TOTAL: Serge Siritzky
Time Out Israel: Yuval Ziegler, Michal Etzioni
Israeli Animation Guild: Shuki Gamliel,
Barak Drori, Doron Meir
Israeli TV and Cinema Producers Association:
Assaf Amir, Ofra Eiber, Nissim Levy
The Rabinovich Foundation: Gyora Einy,
Estty Sade
TVFI: Mathieu Béjot
Air France – KLM: Claire Tabakian,
Muriel Azria
Park plaza Orchid Tel Aviv: Ronit Frideman,
Yifat Haim Cohen, Shani Moshe-Daniel
Messa: Yuval Vaisid
French Residence: Chef Thibault Bera.
Thanks to Mrs Valérie Bigot.
THE EMBASSY OF FRANCE AND
THE FRENCH INSTITUTE OF ISRAEL
THANK ALL THE PARTNERS OF THE
FRANCE-ISRAEL AUDIOVISUAL FORUM #2
French series festival organized with the
courtesy of:
Arte France, Canal+, Chic Films, Ciné+, France
TélévisionS, Haut et Court TV, JIMMY, Kabo
Productions, LM Productions, M6, Macondo
Productions, NOON, Scarlett Production,
Stephan Films, Tétra Média Fiction, Zadig
Productions.
With the participation of:
The HESEG Foundation: Aviv Buschinsky,
Hanna Herskovits
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Jean-Christophe Fleury, Marguerite Hitier
Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Rafi Gamzu, Ofra Ben Yaakov, Vered Heller,
Uri Amitai, Anita Mazor
Israel Film Fund: Katryel Schory,
Avital Berkeman, David Lipkind
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