French Film Industry Warns Budget Cuts Could Erase Up to 400 Films in Five Years

In an opinion piece in Le Monde, the authors warn that up to 400 films could disappear over five years if the proposals go ahead.

“The new budget proposal risks erasing French cinema from our screens on an unprecedented scale,” write filmmakers including Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Claire Denis, Agnès Jaoui and Justine Triet.

One of the proposals they criticize would double VAT on Canal+’s pay-TV service.

France Télévisions, the public broadcaster, which usually contributes to the financing of around 70 films a year, could lose 47 million euros in 2027.