France’s CNC Sets Carbon Footprint Stipulations In Return For Support
France’s National Cinema Centre (CNC) is set to become one of the first state film and TV bodies to attach green stipulations to its funding. According to the body’s announcement on Wednesday, producers who are applying for funds for any genre or format will now have to include final and provisional carbon audits of the works in their application.
This week’s CNC board approved the measure as a major pole in its Plan Action! aimed at encouraging France’s audiovisual sector to make the transition towards ecologically sustainable practices and forms of energy. The body stated that data from the audits would help to carry out in-house studies on the environmental impacts of film and television productions, as also to identify ways to support the sector in its efforts to adopt more sustainable practices.
The carbon audit requirement will be introduced gradually in order for footprint calculation tools to be used and then harmonised over the course of 2023. Carbon audits become a mandatory component of applications beginning January 1, 2024.
Screen Ireland Announces Details about New Funding Streams
National Irish film and TV agency Screen Ireland has revealed details of new funding envelopes worth some $3m (€3m) for Gaming, animation, and IP development.
They include a Gaming Pilot Fund, which follows in the wake of the launch of a new digital gaming tax credit, as well as a fresh $2.5m (€2.5m) investment in the country’s Creative Futures Slate Fund, aimed at helping production companies to build up a slate of projects.
There will also be a second round of Screen Ireland’s Animation Concept and Immersive Storytelling Fund offering up to €50,000 to projects using new technology such as VR.
These funding streams were announced Wednesday at a Dublin meeting attended by approximately 400 audiovisual professionals. This event marked the first major industry event since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. It comes in the wake of welcome news that the Screen Ireland’s budget will be increased in 2023.
“The screen industry demonstrated exceptional resilience throughout the pandemic and we were all grateful for the creative content developed by those of you in attendance that kept us entertained and inspired through those darkest of days,” Irish Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin The meeting was opened to the public.
“Nonetheless, I know that it was also a challenging time for many of you working in the industry, and I am delighted to have been in a position to provide €37.7 million in funding to Screen Ireland in Budget 2023, and an increase of €1 million in capital funding.”
Rotterdam Returns to Cinemas with a Special Program
Rotterdam International Film Festival will return to theatres from October 14-16 with a special program featuring selected titles from the Tiger Competition, Big Screen Competition and Ammodo Tiger Short Competition 2022 selections.
Confirmed attendees include Paraguayan filmmaker Paz Encina who received the Tiger Award in February forEami (which is now Paraguay’s Academy Award entry); French filmmaker Mabrouk El Mechri who received the VPRO Big Screen Award forKung Fu ZohraAlong with a variety of other languages, including IndianThe Cloud MessengerRahat Mahajan, director; and David Easteal, director from Australia.The Plains.