Destination France - Series Mania 2019 - ENGLISH by Film France

DESTINATION FRANCE: SERIES 30% rebate 100% film friendly

CONTENT Film France................................................................................................................................................................................3 Top reasons to work with France............................................................................................................................4 Working with France......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Facts & Figures...................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Major cities in France map.......................................................................................................................................... 9 Series Mania series filmed in France.................................................................................................................11 Film Commissions Film Paris Region............................................................................................................................................................... 12 Auvergne.................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Brittany........................................................................................................................................................................................16 Corsica........................................................................................................................................................................................18 Marseille................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Made in France....................................................................................................................................................................22

Photo credits cover: Death in Paradise © Red Planet Pictures below: Dévoluy Observatoire de Bure ©Gérald Lucas page 3: Chambord © Ludovic Letot

Film France promotes France for filming, animation, VFX and post-production. We are the first stop for production companies and individuals prepping to film in France. We rely on a large network of local film commissions throughout the country that offer free information on locations, local crews and facilities. Film France provides assistance with financing your project in France: coproduction and the whole support system, as well as the tax rebate for international production (assessing your script and giving you details about eligible expenses). We also help you contact the appropriate agencies regarding locations, filming permits, as well as information concerning working as non-EU citizen, labor rates, studio facilities, post-production facilities, VFX-vendors, animators, suppliers and talents. Do not hesitate to talk to us about your project long in advance! We are present at events such as the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlinale, the AFCI Week in Los Angeles, as well as other markets and professional meetings throughout the world. Film France is a state-funded agency, supported by the CNC (the French National Center for Cinema). Film France, 9 rue du Château d’Eau, F-75010 Paris. www.filmfrance.net / rebate@filmfrance.net / tel: +33 1 53 83 98 90 Valérie Lépine-Karnik - CEO

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TOP REASONS TO WORK WITH FRANCE France offers, more than ever, international producers strong and cost-effective opportunities as a production base for their projects.

1. Tax Rebate for International Production (TRIP): A tailored incentive for your projects! The international program applies to projects spending as little as 250 000 euros in French eligible spend or 50% of their budget in France, whichever is the lowest. The rate is 30% and the cap per project is €30 million - There is no annual cap for the scheme! It applies to both animated and live-action projects: series, VR, short and feature films. French-based VFX and post-production expenditures are eligible.

2. An unbelievable and affordable range of filming locations France enjoys a breathtaking range of locations, from natural landscapes to iconic monuments: everything you need to bring value and style to your production. Don’t forget that Film France and its network of 31 film commissions can help you with that!

3. Highly trained crews French crews contribute every year to the production of 300 French features, 5000 hours of French television shows as well as more than 1230 days of non-French projects shooting days.

4. Creativity and Innovation From world-renowned animation schools to motion capture, green screen shooting, real-time VFX and VR companies, France combines creativity, know-how and innovation to satisfy every producer’s need.

5. State of the art facilities Top level facilities, including animation studios, digital labs and VFX houses that have worked on major productions such as The Minions, Despicable Me (1,2,3), Blade Runner 2049, American Gods, Twin Peaks, The Dark Knight, The Smurfs 2, Avatar, Thor and Jackie (filmed in one Paris Studio), and VR project Spheres (awarded at Venice 2018). French crews and studios work fast with a spirit of initiative, which seduces even the most demanding directors such as Christopher Nolan, Woody Allen, Pablo Larrain, Stephen Frears, Martin Scorsese, Steven Soderbergh, Clint Eastwood, Wes Anderson, Christopher McQuarrie, among others.

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“Kommissar Dupin” Côte de Granit Rose, Bretagne, ©filmpool fiction GmbH / Wolfgang Ennenbach

Moustiers-Sainte-Marie © Jérôme Plon

“Death in Paradise” Guadeloupe

WORKING WITH FRANCE FRENCH KEY FIGURES • • • •

210 million French theatre admissions per year 5000 hours of TV programming produced yearly 300 French films, including more than 120 co-productions produced yearly In 2018: 44 projects qualified for the TRIP (27 in live action and 17 in animation/VR/VFX), including 16 features and 23 series. 18 projects are under one million euro French spent.

Two main ways to work with France: -> Either through production servicing for your filming, VFX and/or animation with the 30% Tax Rebate for International Productions (TRIP) -> Or with a French production company through an official co-production

TAX REBATE FOR INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONS VALUE • The tax rebate amounts to 30% of the eligible pre-tax expenditures • The tax rebate is capped at €30 million per project • Eligible expenditures are taken into account at up to 80% of the total budget ACCESSING FRENCH TRIP The TRIP is available for companies that: • are subject to corporate income tax in France. • act as the production services company for the sequences filmed or made in France. The company can thus be specialized in servicing, or be a regular production company or an animation / visual effects studio, a subsidiary of the UK or US producer, a SPV, etc. A list of French active PSC can be obtained from Film France (www.filmfrance.net). QUALIFYING PRODUCTIONS To qualify to the TRIP, a project must: • be a fiction film (live action or animation, feature film, TV, web, VR, short film, TV special, single or several episodes of a series, or a whole season…). • pass a cultural test. • shoot at least 5 days in France for live action production (unless VFX/post-production). Live-action VFX projects are eligible to the TRIP provided: 15% of the shots, or on average one and a half shots per minute, are digitally processed (on the whole film). AND more that 50% of the French spend is VFX/post-production expenditures.

MINIMUM SPEND REQUIREMENT A minimum of €250K (or at least 50% of the production budget, whichever is lowest) must be spent on French qualifying expenditures.

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HOW TO APPLY

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Provisional qualification The French production services company (PSC) applies for a provisional qualification at the CNC. The application needs to include at the minimum a signed preliminary production service agreement (PSA). Application file is available at www.cnc.fr/web/fr/c2i. Film France assesses the eligibility of each project. When the project meets all the eligible criteria, a committee at the CNC grants the applicant a provisional qualification.

Final qualification The PSC must apply for final qualification, sending a completed form and a dvd of the finished film, maximum 24 months after the last French spend.

Collecting the international tax rebate The tax authorities may pay the tax rebate before final qualification has been received. At the end of each fiscal year, the PSC must get a statutory auditor to certify the yearly production accounts and send them to the tax authorities. A refund is issued by the French State to the extent the production tax credit exceeds the company’s tax liability. The TRIP is tax and VAT exempt.

TRIP cash flow As soon as provisional qualification has been obtained, banks are legally allowed to monetize this refundable tax credit so that the production company can get the money earlier.

QUALIFYING EXPENDITURES To be eligible, expenditures mentioned hereafter must be incurred in France by the PSC who has submitted the TRIP application for the project. Qualifying expenditures start at the date of reception of the provisional application by the CNC. The tax rebate is a maximum of €30 million per project and 30% of the following pre-tax expenditures: • Wages paid to French or EU writers and actors, and social contributions, under French contract. • Only wages of actors are capped at the minimum set in the relevant collective bargaining agreements. • Salaries paid to French or EU direction and production staff (wages and incidentals) including the related social contributions (French payslips) (NO CAP). • Animation & VFX team members (NO CAP). • Renting locations (non-classified residences are not eligible) and constructing sets. • Expenditures incurred to specialized companies for technical goods and services based in France (including VFX / Animation / Post-production facilities). • Accommodation, catering, travel for all cast and crew, and transport of materials.

NON QUALIFYING PRODUCTIONS Non scripted, factual, documentaries and commercials. French projects cannot qualify i.e. official co-productions. For further details, please refer to the Film France’s Incentives Guide (www.filmfrance.net) or the Film France / CNC Tax Rebate for International Production brochures (www.cnc.fr).

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FACTS & FIGURES FOR 2017 1. French productions The French industry produced a total of 871 hours of drama and series programming, for a global investment of 719.9 M€.

2. French productions filming days in France French crews and technical facilities were involved in 7403 French drama & series filming days.

3. Funding • Broadcasters brought in the main part of financing French TV shows with 491.5 M€. • The CNC (National Centre for Cinema) offers several kinds of subsidies for TV production. 79.4 M€ were invested by the CNC in French TV series and dramas. • Local funding: French regions and other local governments supports to TV drama and series amounted to 12.8 M€. French productions benefit from a 25% Domestic Tax rebate for their French-speaking audiovisual production if filming and post-production are mainly in France. If the language is not French, but most of the production is in France, French producers can obtain 25% tax rebate.

4. French programs on the international market French programs foreign sales amounted to 205.5 M€ of which 63.7 M€ were dramas and series. Source: TV France International

5. International co-productions Almost half of TV production hours (424 hours) were co-financed by foreign partners. The greater part of French speaking live action dramas and series financing came from the broadcasters themselves and a smaller from foreign partners. For animation production, foreign partners contribute up to 25% of the global financing. More French producers are now producing international high-end series, predominantly in English. TV shows as Ransom (2017-2019) and The Collection (2017) are examples of this trend.

6. Non-French productions filming days in France In 2017, 675 filming days took place in French locations and studios (+ 190% compared to 2015). 80% of the filming days were for projects which benefitted from the TRIP. This shows that the French tax rebate is particularly suitable for TV series.

7. French productions for OTT platforms French producers, writers and talent are increasingly sought after by international broadcasters targeting global audience. 8 French shows are currently (2019) on production in France for OTT platforms. The Hook Up Plan (Plan Cœur), Germanized and Osmosis are already on line, and more are yet to come. For information about French programs sales: meet TV France International For information about CNC funding, co-production and domestic Tax Rebate: meet the CNC For Tax rebate, locations, talents and working with France information: meet Film France 8 | Destination France: Series

DUNKIRK

LILLE

HAUTS-DE-FRANCE AMIENS CHERBOURG ROUEN CAEN

REIMS

NORMANDY ILE-DE-FRANCE BREST

GRAND EST

PARIS

NANCY

STRASBOURG

BRITTANY RENNES LE MANS ORLÉANS

PAYS DE LA LOIRE

DIJON

CENTRE-VAL DE LOIRE

BURGUNDY BESANÇON FRANCHE-COMTÉ

NANTES

LA ROCHELLE CHAMONIX

NOUVELLE AQUITAINE LIMOGES

CLERMONT-FERRAND

LYON

GRENOBLE

AUVERGNE-RHONE-ALPES SARLAT BORDEAUX

ARCACHON AGEN

ALBI

MONTPELLIER

OCCITANIE

PROVENCEALPES-COTE D'AZUR

NICE

MARSEILLE

BIARRITZ

TOULOUSE BASTIA PERPIGNAN

CORSICA

AJACCIO

GUADELOUPE

FRENCH POLYNESIA

20 km

Pacific Ocean

MARTINIQUE

20 km

FRENCH GUIANA

20 km

Atlantic Ocean

20 km

200 km

Atlantic Ocean

NEW CALEDONIA

LA RÉUNION

Indian Ocean

200 km

Pacific Ocean

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SERIES MANIA SELECTION - FILMED IN FRANCE TITLE

PRODUCTION

DISTRIBUTOR

LOCATIONS IN FRANCE

Eden

Lupa Film, Atlantique Productions, Port au Prince Film, ARTE France, ARTE Deutschland, SWR, ARD Degeto

Arte

Hauts-de-France

Mytho

Unité de production et Arte France

Arte

Ile de France

Double je

Making Prod

France 2

Nouvelle Aquitaine, Gironde, Grand Est

La dernière vague

Kwai , TV Presse Production

France 2

Nouvelle Aquitaine, Gironde

Une île

Lagardère Studios Distribution

Arte

Corse

Soupçons

Elephant Story, AT-Production

France 3

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Marseille

Le grand Bazar

Elephant Story

Ile de France

Osmosis

Capa Drama

Netfllix

Ile de France

ZéroStérone

La Dame de Cœur, Effervescence Fiction

Francetv Slash

Corse

Mission II

Empreinte Digitale

OCS

Nouvelle Aquitaine, Pyrénées-Atlantiques & Dordogne

Les Misérables

BBC Worldwide

BBC One

Grand Est

Meurtres à Lille

Superwoman Production, Picture Box, Fontana

France 3

Hauts-de-France

Un avion sans elle

Rififilms, CPB films

Hauts-de-France & Grand Est

Les Petits Meutres d’Agatha Christie

Escazal Films

France 2

Hauts-de-France

For further details on series filmed in France: www.filmfrance.net/chezvous

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N E T WO R K

FILM PARIS REGION

The Ile-de-France Film Commission is now officially “Film Paris Region” and joins the team at Paris Region Entreprises, the regional economic development agency. Film Paris Region supports content producers looking to carry out their project while simultaneously solidifying the Paris Region’s position as a top cinematographic and audiovisual media destination. Film Paris Region’s primary mission is to facilitate shoots in the region by offering the best work conditions and production framework to French and foreign crews. Through its close collaboration with key regional actors, Film Paris Region is able to provide tailor-made support services to national and international companies and highlight local expertise and excellence.

Contacts: Stéphane Martinet - International Promotion / C: +33 6 8572 7496 / stephane.martinet@idf-film.com Hélène Dudragne - Film Production Facilitation / C: +33 6 6370 1134 / helene.dudragne@idf-film.com

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Centre National de la Danse, Pantin

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AUVERGNE FILM COMMISSION

The mission of the Auvergne Film Commission is to promote filmmaking. It promotes constructed and natural heritage, as well as technical and artistic skills to production companies. With 3000 referenced locations, a directory of crew and local service providers, the Film Commission offers free personalized assistance, from scouting location, to postproduction (sound studios, etc.). The Auvergne is a territory located in the heart of the Massif Central and presents a volcanic mountain chain unique in Europe. It is full of lakes and waterfalls, high plateaus with steppe landscapes, rivers and gorges, winding roads and large forest parks with thorny trees and hardwoods. Auvergne has also known how to preserve the marks of its 2600 years of history: traditional villages, Belle Epoque architecture, castles and abbeys, are all ready-to-shoot sets for all your projects!

Contact: Vincent Kaluza / C: +33 6 87 38 27 88 v.kaluza@clermont-filmfest.org https://clermont-filmfest.org/en/#commission

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BRITTANY FILM COMMISSION

Supported by Brittany’s Regional Council, the Brittany Film Commission provides free advice and assistance to all production teams (feature films, TV dramas, series, documentaries, animation, commercials etc.). Our aim is to make life easier for teams who choose to shoot their films in Brittany, by acting as a consultant and intermediary and by offering help wherever we can. We can help with finding locations, recruiting local crew and cast, liaising with local authorities and local producers.. Locations: naturally, we know Brittany well ! Just tell us what you’re looking for and we can send you images, or guide you around to find the most suitable locations. We have two online databases: locations.filmfrance.net as well as our own website www.tournagesbretagne.com. You can choose from more than 600 locations. Local professional resources: we have a database with more than 400 technicians and 280 actors (with pictures for the actors of course). We can also provide lists of local suppliers, production services companies, local producers etc. With our knowledge of Brittany and our understanding of what producers and filmmakers need, we are ideally placed to help you.

Contact: Delphine Jouan / C: +33 6 28 31 73 78 tournages@tournagesbretagne.com www.tournagesbretagne.com

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CORSICA FILM COMMISSION

Corsica, the island in the Mediterranean Sea was known as Kalliste, ancient Greek for “the most beautiful”! This jewel, less than 3 hours from European capitals, will welcome your productions. , Corsica will surprise you with its diversity of landscapes, through its Natural Park, its picturesque villages, its high mountains, peaks, secular forests, shrubland, beaches and rocky coves without forgetting its amazing waters and urban landscape. Even Dionysus, the father of comedy and tragedy, recommended Corsica! Created by “la Collectivité de Corse” (Direction de la Culture et du service de l’audiovisuel et du cinéma), the Corsica Film Commission is a meeting place for media and cinema professional. For filming in Corsica (feature and short film, documentary, video, television films, commercials…), the Corsica Film Commission provides a professional and personalized assistance for all your requirements: • Databases : crew, actors, extras, suppliers, film production companies, associations • Service for pre-scouting and scouting locations (photo library of buildings and natural scenery), location information, liaison with Corsican specialists. • Service for scouting permits and liaison with the Corsican institutions. • Administrative and logistical support

Contact: Nathalie Gresse / C: +33 6 80 14 62 17 / cpt@isula.corsica

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“Zérosterone”

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MARSEILLE FILM COMMISSION

Only 3 hours by TGV from Paris and directly connected to over 100 destinations via its international airport, Marseille has always inspired the greatest filmmakers thanks to its spectacular landscapes and unique light. The Marseille Film Commission was set up by the City of Marseille to foster the development of shootings. It provides personalised support to film and audiovisual productions at each step of the project: • welcoming, informing and supporting film crew, • assistance in location scouting, • coordinating requests and providing filming permits for public areas, • connecting crews with the various local resources (skilled technicians, private managers and owners, and specialized SMBs) The Marseille Film Commission is also in charge of promoting Marseille as a filming location at top trade shows as well as organising and hosting professional events.

Contact : Vanessa Kuzay - Project Manager in charge of Promotion vkuzay@marseille.fr / C : +33 6 3287 1994

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“Caïn”

“Plus belle la vie”

“La Stagiaire”

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MADE IN FRANCE Recent live action TV series shot in France Osmosis, Netflix Patriot S02, Amazon Sense8, Netflix Black Earth Rising, UK: BBC2 / others: Netflix The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Amazon Apnea, Arte / Netflix Das Boot, Germany: Sky / US: Hulu / UK: AMC Dynasty, The CW Riviera, Sky Atlantic Killing Eve, BBC America Jack Ryan, Amazon Death in Paradise, BBC 1 Versailles, UK: BBC2 / US: Ovation Groom, YouTube Call My Agent!, France 2 / Netflix Kommissar Dupin, ARD / France 3 The Tunnel, UK: Sky Atlantic / US: PBS The Last Panthers, Sundance TV Spiral, BBC4 The Bureau, France: Canal+, US: Sundance Channel The Returned (Fr), France: Canal+, US: Sundance TV

Recent live action films and TV series shot in France The French Dispatch, by Wes Anderson Mission: Impossible - Fallout, by Christopher McQuarrie Dunkirk, by Christopher Nolan The 15:17 to Paris, by Clint Eastwood Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets / Lucy, by Luc Besson Jackie, by Pablo LarraĂn Befikre, by Aditya Chopra Hunger Games, Mockingjay part 1 & 2, by Francis Lawrence Kursk, by Thomas Vinterberg Midnight in Paris & Magic in the Moonlight, by Woody Allen Waiting for Anya, by Ben Cookson

Recent animation features and series made in France The Grinch, Illumination MacGuff studio (Fr), Universal (US) F is for Family (season 1-3), Gaumont Animation (Fr), Netflix (US), season 1 & 2 Skylanders Academy, TeamTo (Fr), Blue Dragon (US) Secret Life of Pets, Illumination MacGuff studio (Fr), Universal (US) Captain Underpants, Ouido Productions (Fr), Dreamworks Animation LLC (US) Despicable Me 1, 2 & 3, Illumination MacGuff studio (Fr), Universal (US) The Minions, Illumination MacGuff studio (Fr), Universal (US) Mune, Onyx Films / Mikros Image (Fr) Sherlock Gnomes, Mikros Animation (Fr), Paramount Animation (US)

VFX made in France French VFX credits include American Gods, (Freemantle Media, Amazon, TV series), My Brilliant Friend ( Wildside, HBO, RAI), Twin Peaks (Rancho Rosa, Showtime, TV series), Blade Runner 2049 (D. Villeneuve), Avatar (J. Cameron), Birdman (A.G. Inarritu), Dark Shadows (T. Burton), The Grand Master (W. Kar-Wai), Thor (K. Brannagh).

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SNCF SNCF offers a cast of exclusive, amazing places for your film-making plans and productions. Discover the avant-garde architectures of our newest train stations, delve into the varied ambiances of our rolling stock and take advantage of our solutions for historic railway scenery. On platforms, in stations — and above all on the screen — the world of rail sparks powerful emotions. Every year the SNCF network sets the stage for around one hundred cinematic works, including one in three French feature films. Now you can browse all of our locations on a single on-line scouting platform, making it easy to choose and book the setting that’s right for your film: https://www.sncf.com/fr/reseau-expertises/cinema-tournages Contacts: Philippe Laylle / Philippe.laylle@sncf .fr / C: + 33 6 1467 9460 JeremieCoste / Jeremie.coste@sncf.fr C: +33 6 1363 7569

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