UniFrance

“It is nearly 20 years since UniFrance came on board EFP, and it is proud to contribute to and grateful to benefit from those important, innovative and strategic measures for the promotion and circulation of European cinema.”
Yoann Ubermulhin

Facts and Figures (2015)
Population 66.4 million
Number of feature films produced 126
Number of documentaries produced 47
Number of co-productions maj. 66 / min. 61
Admissions 205.3 million
National Market Share 35.5%
Screens total 5741
Major national film fund CNC

Unifrance was created in January 1949 with the aim of promoting French cinema abroad. Today, more than 860 industry professionals and talents are members of Unifrance and, together, they work to increase the distribution of French films on the international market.

Unifrance participates in approximately 50 international festivals annually. At these events it organises the presence of French films as well as the activities of French artists. In addition,Unifrance also takes part in film markets where it provides promotional and exhibition space for French industry professionals.

Unifrance supports the commercial distribution of French films in many markets outside France, helping French sales companies and foreign distributors to enhance the visibility of French films.Unifrance also organises many events, all of them situated in countries with strong commercial potential ("Rendez-vous with French Cinema"in Paris, French Film Festival in Budapest, in Japan, in Russia,"Rendez-vous with French Cinema Today"in New York and London, China, India, Brazil, among others).https://www.facebook.com/

Unifrance recently launched the first French Film Festival on-line: MyFrenchFilmFestival -www.myfrenchfilmfestival.com.

Unifrance is one of the 10 founding members of EFP.