{"id":2317823,"date":"2026-03-08T02:26:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T02:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2317823"},"modified":"2026-03-08T02:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T02:26:30","slug":"top-french-and-american-producers-unpack-financing-divide-between-french-and-u-s-indie-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/top-french-and-american-producers-unpack-financing-divide-between-french-and-u-s-indie-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Top French and American Producers Unpack Financing Divide Between French and U.S. Indie Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Top French and American film producers discussed the differences between France\u2019s public funding system and the U.S.\u2019s private investment model and how it helps decide the films that reach the marketplace during a panel session held Saturday as part of the Unifrance Rendez-Vous event in New York.<\/p>\n<p>The annual showcase of French cinema is unfolding March 5-15 at the Film at Lincoln Center theater. It\u2019s organized by Film at Lincoln Center and France\u2019s quasi-state film commission, Unifrance. Saturday\u2019s session brought together the producers behind <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm11244976\/\">Hasan Hadi<\/a>\u2019s Iraqi feature \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt36580119\/\">The President\u2019s Cake<\/a>,\u201d which was shortlisted for nomination for this year\u2019s international feature film Oscar category; as well as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2082567\/\">Hafsia Herzi<\/a>\u2019s Cannes prizewinning \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt28326501\/\">The Little Sister<\/a>\u201d and Adam Meeks\u2019 \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt36981462\/\">Union County<\/a>,\u201d which was in dramatic competition at this year\u2019s Sundance Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3838035\/\">Julie Billy<\/a>, whose film \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt28326501\/\">The Little Sister<\/a>\u201d \u2013 directed by actor-turned-filmmaker&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top French and American film producers discussed the differences between France\u2019s public funding system and the U.S.\u2019s private investment model and how it helps decide the films that reach the marketplace during a panel session held Saturday as part of the Unifrance Rendez-Vous event in New York. 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