Back سينما فرنسا Arabic Fransa kinematoqrafiyası Azerbaijani ফ্রান্সের চলচ্চিত্র শিল্প Bengali/Bangla Cinema de França Catalan سینەمای فەڕەنسا CKB Frankrigs filmhistorie Danish Französischer Film German Γαλλικός κινηματογράφος Greek Cine de Francia Spanish Frantziako zinema Basque
| Cinema of France | |
|---|---|
 | |
| No. of screens | 5,653 (2014)[1] |
| Main distributors | 20th Century Studios (The Walt Disney Company) (14.6%) Warner Bros. (9.8%) UGC (6.9%)[1] |
| Produced feature films (2018[2]) | |
| Total | 258 |
| Animated | 36 (5.3%) |
| Documentary | 127 (18.6%) |
| Number of admissions (2018[2]) | |
| Total | 197.1 million |
| National films | 77.8 million (39.47%) |
| Gross box office (2018[2]) | |
| Total | €1.31 billion |
| National films | €493.10 million (43.1%) |
The cinema of France comprises the film industry and its film productions, whether made within the nation of France or by French film production companies abroad. It is the oldest and largest precursor of national cinemas in Europe, with primary influence also on the creation of national cinemas in Asia.
France has had a very strong film industry due in part to protections afforded by the French Government.[3] In 2013, France was the second largest exporter of films in the world after the United States, and a 2014 study showed that French cinema was the most appreciated by global audiences after that of the US.[4] According to industry tracker The Numbers, the fortunes of French film exports have since declined: in 2019, France had fallen to the position of 7th largest exporter by total box office revenue with a 2.01% share of the global market, and in 2023, 15th by the same metric with a 0.44% share.[5][6] Overall, France sits fourth on the tracker's all-time box office chart behind the US, UK, and China.[7]
In 2015, France produced more films than any other European country,[relevant?] producing a record-breaking 300 feature-length films (since broken multiple times by the UK and France itself[8][9]). France is one of the few countries where non-American productions have the biggest share, largely due to the commercial strength of domestic productions.
The most influential film directors in the history of French cinema are Jean Renoir, Marcel Carné, François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, and Agnès Varda. France has also been a leading destination for filmmakers and actors from around the world.
Many film festivals are held in France, including the internationally famous Cannes Film Festival.
- ^ a b "Les chiffres clés du cinéma français en 2014 dévoilés avant Cannes". CNC. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "Bilan 2018". cnc.fr (in French). 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ Alan Riding (28 February 1995). "The Birthplace Celebrates Film's Big 1-0-0". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017.
- ^ "Enquête sur l'image du cinéma français dans le monde – uniFrance Films". Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Country Breakdown for 2019".
- ^ "Country Breakdown for 2023".
- ^ "Movie Production Countries".
- ^ "The Numbers - Top United Kingdom Movies of Each Year".
- ^ "The Numbers - Top France Movies of Each Year".