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"It's a new era" for French cinema, declared Daniel Toscan du Plantier, president of Unifrance, the French film association, in Variety.

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Despite the success of "Taken," French pics 'tix sold abroad last year plunged 22% to 66 million vs. 2008's 84.2 million - a best ever result since Unifrance began tallying results in

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'Transporter 3,'"Babylon A.D. 'and' Asterix at the Olympic Games, '" Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, who replaced Margaret Menegoz as Unifance prexy last January, said at a Unifrance press conference Friday.

The Legacy of Heorot Niven, Larry 1987

'Transporter 3,'"Babylon A.D. 'and' Asterix at the Olympic Games, '" Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, who replaced Margaret Menegoz as Unifance prexy last January, said at a Unifrance press conference Friday.

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Despite the success of "Taken," French pics 'tix sold abroad last year plunged 22% to 66 million vs. 2008's 84.2 million - a best ever result since Unifrance began tallying results in

THE GREAT ESCAPE BRICKHILL, PAUL 1951

"The Intouchables," the comedy-drama by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano that has become one of the most successful films ever at the French box office, will open the 17th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, the annual program presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Unifrance Films, it was announced on Monday.

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As the foreign arthouse market continues to shrink abroad, the Unifrance-sponsored Rendez-Vous With French Cinema in New York is strengthening its role as a launchpad for French pics 'distribution in the U.S.

Variety.com 2010

"Facing tough but not impossible market conditions, Filmax Intl. will focus on international name directors and new helmers with potential international projection and original vision," Vicente Canales, head of Filmax Intl., said Tuesday during a panel at a Unifrance - Icaa France-Spain Co-Production Market in Paris.

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Europe's biggest state export org, wielding an annual $12.2 million budget, Unifrance already organizes multiple traditional festivals of French films in cities from New York to Tokyo to Siberia's Novosibirsk, flying out directors, producers and thesps.

Variety.com 2010

That puts pressure on Unifrance, where new topper Regine Hatchondo has been devising ways to create fresh excitement around French cinema.

Variety.com 2010