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.
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