ScreenDaily Talks: What France offers as a major international filming location

The latest in our ScreenDaily Talks live Q&A series will take place next week, on Monday January 24 at 17:00 GMT / 18:00 CET, and focuses on what France has to offer international filmmakers as a shooting and VFX location.

The talk is part of the Paris Images online, and is sponsored by by Film France film commission and the CNC. Film France is now under the direct control of the CNC as part of the country’s bid to transform France into a major international hub.

Discussing how to make shooting in France work for your production will be producer and production manager Raphaël Benoliel, whose credits include Emily In Paris and Mission Impossible – Fallout, and Rachael Penfold, co-founder of visual effects company One of Us, which has offices in London and Paris and worked on The Crown and Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw.

The session will be hosted by Melanie Goodfellow, Screen International’s senior correspondent, Europe & Middle East. It will also include a live Q&A in which the audience will be able to ask questions to the panellists. Please send advance questions to orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com.

This talk is in partnership with Film France film commission and the CNC.

The Paris Images Online, which is an event to reflect on the French film and audio-visual industries, summarizes the situation of productions and film shootings in France, in the changing landscape of global production. The goals are simple: to allow professionals to discuss industry issues, to highlight the development potential of international activities in France, and to demonstrate the dynamism of the French sector to foreign professionals.

Speakers

Raphaël Benoliel
French producer and production manager Benoliel is one of France’s go-to figures for any international production shooting in France. His CV features more than 50 international TV series and feature films. In addition to Emily In Paris, recent credits include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Patriot, The Romanoffs and Mission Impossible – Fallout. 

Rachael Penfold
Penfold is co-founder and company director of visual effects company One of Us, which she started in 2004. Her credits include Under the Skin, The Crown, Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw and more recently The Midnight Sky. One of Us are based in London and opened a new office in Paris in May 2021. 

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