Wallonie Bruxelles Images

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Eric Franssen


Facts & Figures Belgium (2016)
Population 11.3 million
Screens total 508
Admissions 21 million
Average ticket price 8.7 euros 
Cinema attendance per capita 1,9 
National market share 5%
Number of feature films produced 30
Number of documentaries produced 5 (feature)
Number of animation films produced 3 (feature)
Number of co-productions maj. 20 / min. 18
Most important co-production countries France, Luxembourg, Germany
Number of national film distributors 20
Number of national sales agents 2
Major national film funds Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel
Major film school(s) INSAS, IAD, La Cambre, ELB

Crew and industry guilds
UPFF - French-speaking Producers union - http://upff.be
SACD - Directors and screenwriters union http://www.sacd.be

Most popular VOD platforms
Proximus.be
Vod.voo.be
Universcine.be

Information about Wallonie Bruxelles
Support schemes for production Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel (CCA) : supports for writing, production, post-production, promotion
Support schemes for talent Mobility support for talents
Education and training programs CCA supports different training programs but doesn’t organize them
Most important market attendance Marché du Film Cannes, , European Film Market Berlin, MIPTV, MIPCOM...
Major domestic film press (online and print) No specialized press except cinevox.be (promo website for Belgian films) Le Soir ; La Libre Belgique ; La Dernière Heure ; Focus Vif

WBImages was created in 1984 and is the official promotion agency for French-speaking Belgian audio-visual.
WBImages' function is to help producers and sales agents gain access to various audio-visual markets, distributors, festivals and other events dealing with audio-visual.
WBImages acts as an info/guidance center for Belgian professionals but is also a source of information for many international buyers, distributors, and festivals.

Wallonie Bruxelles Images is one of the 10 founding members of EFP.