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  • TV France’s 10th Rendez-Vous to be digitised

    MUMBAI: TV France International is organising the 10th Rendez-Vous from 6 to 10 September in Saint-Tropez that is expected to bring together 162 buyers from 94 foreign television channels from 38 countries and 44 French production and distribution companies.

    For the first time, all programmes in the video library will be digitised for enhanced screening conditions. Out of the 700 programmes to be presented, 70 per cent are brand new. Introducing these programmes to the international market a month ahead of MIPCOM gives French distributors a competitive edge, an official release asserts.

    In the wake of the Beirut Showcase organised by TV France International in April, Le Rendez-Vous 2004 will witness a strong attendance from Middle East buyers, the release adds.

    The lists of buyers, French companies and their sales representatives, as well as additional information concerning the programmes are available on www.tvfrance-intl.com in the Rendez-Vous 2004 section

  • TV France International to host 33 producers & distributors at MIPCOM

    PARIS: An additional 43 TVFI members have their own stands. In all, 75 members of TV France International, out of a total membership of 157, will be represented at MipCom 2003.
    Out of a total of 1179 registered exhibitors, as of 30 September, France ranks third in terms of representation with 158 French producers and distributors attending (13.4 per cent of total attendance). First and second on that list are the United States with 172 exhibitors (14.5 per cent) and the United Kingdom with 161 exhibitors (13.65 per cent). France clearly ranks well among the 50 countries represented at the 19th annual MipCom; it is followed by Canada (141 representatives), Spain (82), Germany (64), Italy (50), Japan (47), South Korea (39), and Belgium (39).
    This year French producers and distributors will be presenting 160 programmes (21.7 per cent of the total number of programmes). Next in line are the UK, with 122 programmes (16.55 per cent); the USA, 110 (14.92 per cent); Canada, 75 (10.17 per cent); Spain, 43 (5.83 per cent); Germany, 43 (5.83 per cent); Japan, 28 (3.80 per cent); South Korea, 24 (3.25 per cent); and Denmark, 24 (3.25 per cent).
    The video library at MIPCOM Junior 2003 has catalogued 737 programmes, the three most represented genres are: animated cartoons (508), drama-fiction (74), and educational programmes (47).
    TV France International has placed on their Internet site all of the programmes contained in the digital video library compiled for Rendez-Vous 2003. For the first time ever at a television marketplace, acquisition executives were able to screen programmes in digital format that provided improved picture quality and high-performance functionality. The video library can be accessed by MIP COM participants at the TV France International stand (02-15).
    The catalogue contains 675 new productions presented by 44 producers and distributors at this year’s Rendez-Vous (8-12 September 2003). It is also available on the TV France International – www.tvfrance-intl.com – web site and includes details of programme content and video excerpts or three-minute trailers.

  • TV France Intl set for 9th ‘Le Rendez-Vous’ 8-12 September

    MUMBAI: TV France International will showcase the latest TV content offerings to global buyers through its annual trade event Le Rendez-Vous .
    The ninth edition of Rendez-Vous. held from 8-12 September in Saint-Tropez, will bring together 173 buyers from 114 foreign television channels from more than 48 countries and 44 French production and distribution companies.
    A press release claims that Le Rendez-Vous 2003 will witness a strong attendance from Middle East buyers in the wake of the Beirut Showcase organised by TV France International in April. For the first time, some of the programmes in the video library will be digitised for enhanced screening conditions, say the release.
    The release adds that 116 titles will be available in the digital video library out of the 675 programmes (around 70 per cent of which are brand new) that are presented. The release says that the timing is apt – introducing these programmes to the international market a month ahead of MIPCOM gives French distributors a competitive edge.
    The 2002 results of the annual report on ‘The international components of the French production’ carried out with INA (Institute National de l’Audiovisuel), CNC and DDM (Direction du Développement des Médias) will once again be unveiled at Le Rendez-Vous. The press conference will take place on 9 September.
    The total amount of sales, pre-sales and revenue in co-production reached 3,355 million euros in 2000, says the release.
    On 13 September, three press meetings will be held. Three companies – France Television Distribution, MK2 and Article Z – will be presenting the most recent and exciting programmes to be launched on the international market at Le Rendez-Vous 2003.
    Some of the recent examples of French programme sales are – Fellini, sono un gran bugiardo feature film, 100, and Chaplin Today series, 1OX 26′ and have been sold to 20 countries.