Investment in movie production in France rose 13.6% in 2023 to $1.45B (€1.34B), according to an annual report published by the country’s National Cinema Centre (CNC) on Monday.
The CNC said that $1.19B of the $1.45B investment hailed from France-based backers, in their third highest contribution after 2016 and 2021.
The body, which oversees funding and support schemes across the cinema chain, registered 298 French majority and minority films in 2023, against 287 in 2022.
Within this figure, 236 were majority French productions, against 208 in 2022. It said that the 2023 figures suggested that France’s production sector had regained its pre-pandemic dynamic.
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