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French Culture Minister Unveils Major Funding Plan for Film Restoration at Lumiere Festival
Hiked public-sector financing announced by. French Culture Minister Rachida Dati at Lyon’s Lumière Fest.
“I’ve asked [France’s national film board] the CNC to step up its support for these structures by releasing an envelope of specific funding, so that they can continue to operate in their local areas. As part of this broader effort to reinforce France’s cinematheques, Dati outlined two “flagship projects.” The Cinémathèque de Toulouse will benefit from a €2 million ($2.2 million) CNC investment, in partnership with local authorities, while the Marseille branch of the Cinémathèque Française will be integrated into a vast new campus for digital learning and cultural dissemination, currently under construction in the 15th arrondissement. During her visit at the Lumiere Festival, Dati also inaugurated the new facilities of the CinéFabrique, a free film and television school funded by local authorities as part of France’s Grande Fabrique de l’Image – a government initiative to boost film and audiovisual production by creating dedicated training, production, and innovation hubs for the creative industries.
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