Posted in: 30/08/2022 – 15:36
French Culture Minister Rima Abdel-Malik said that France has launched a program called “Free Cameras” aimed at supporting film directors deprived of freedom of expression in their countries. This program will give these directors the opportunity to stay in France for at least six months if they are working “on a feature-length documentary, fiction or animation project with a “global orientation”.
The Minister of Culture announced French Rima Abdel-Malik Monday, launch a program To support film directors deprived of freedom of expression in their countries.
In statements to “Europe 1” radio, Abdel-Malik said that the program called “Free Cameras” would allow these directors to be hosted in France for “at least six months”.
The minister stressed that French cinema is “the most open to the world”, especially speaking of co-production agreements through the National Cinema Center with other countries. She pointed out that “an agreement will be concluded between the International City of Arts and the National Center for Cinema at the end of the month to launch this project, and for France to remain this host land for artists who need expression and creativity freely.”
For its part, the Minister’s office indicated that the program is directed at “films who are working on a long film project (documentary, fiction or animation) with a global orientation.”
The program allows these filmmakers to be hosted “for six months inside a headquarters in France, with full coverage of transportation, accommodation and educational expenses during the stay,” according to the same source.
The program will be allocated “a budget of two hundred thousand euros during its first year, which will allow hosting regarding ten” filmmakers.
FRANCE 24 / AFP
