Quebec cultural agency sodec and Unifrance International are the sponsors of a new Parisian showcase for Quebec feature films and documentaries called Cinema du Quebec a Paris. The event runs Nov. 5-9.
Films on the program, which will be held annually, include commercial features J’en suis, L’Homme Ideal, La Conciergerie and Liste Noire as well as art house fare such as Cosmos, La Comtesse de Baton Rouge and Clandestins. A number of National Film Board French program documentaries are also on the program.
The new showcase may spell the end of the Blois Festival, although sodec has not made an official announcement.
On Nov. 6, sodec and France’s Centre National Du Cinema will sign a new commercial codistribution agreement intended to promote less commercial films with theatrical releases, distribution prints and marketing support in each market. No funding levels have been announced.