Wallonie Bruxelles Images

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Eric Franssen


Facts & Figures Belgium (2017)
Population 11.38 million
Screens total 523
Admissions 19.56 million
Average ticket price 8.23 euros 
Cinema attendance per capita 1.9 
National market share 8.40%
Number of feature films produced 50
Number of documentaries produced 5 (feature)
Number of animation films produced 0 (feature)
Number of co-productions maj. 15 / min. 35
Most important co-production countries France, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Number of national film distributors 22
Number of national sales agents 2
Major national film funds Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel , Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Tax shelter
Major film school(s) INSAS, IAD, La Cambre, HELB

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
Netflix

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.