Gilles Pélisson, the President of Unifrance, says the halo effect of the Paris Olympics will boost the country’s film and TV sectors.
The French capital hosted a successful Games and currently has the ongoing Paralympics. With the indie film and international TV sectors facing challenges, could the shine from Olympics rub off on the French business? Pélisson thinks so.
“The tourism industry is saying that welcoming the Olympics to France is going to be beneficial for the entire country for the next three-to-five years. I believe that if there is one hot country at the moment [it is France] because we can capitalize on Paris,” he said.
Unifrance promotes French TV and film internationally. Its President, Pélisson, is the former Group CEO and Chairman of French commercial TV giant TF1. He was speaking after figures for French TV exports were unveiled at the Rendez Vous event in Le Havre. The numbers told...
The French capital hosted a successful Games and currently has the ongoing Paralympics. With the indie film and international TV sectors facing challenges, could the shine from Olympics rub off on the French business? Pélisson thinks so.
“The tourism industry is saying that welcoming the Olympics to France is going to be beneficial for the entire country for the next three-to-five years. I believe that if there is one hot country at the moment [it is France] because we can capitalize on Paris,” he said.
Unifrance promotes French TV and film internationally. Its President, Pélisson, is the former Group CEO and Chairman of French commercial TV giant TF1. He was speaking after figures for French TV exports were unveiled at the Rendez Vous event in Le Havre. The numbers told...
- 9/6/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
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