FRANCO AMERICAN CULTURAL FUND

The Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF) celebrates COL-COA's anniversary, marking a decade of bringing the best of French film to Los Angeles.

THE MISSION OF COL-COA AND FACF
FACF and COL-COA are committed to showcasing our most gifted filmmakers from the United States and France and strengthening the cultural exchange between our two nations through the magic of film.

ABOUT THE FACF
In March 1996, SACEM (France’s Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music) signed an agreement with the American guilds representing creators in film and television, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA), joined by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA); They entered into a partnership with the goal of creating a common Cultural Fund to be used in promoting and teaching the art of filmmaking.

The result of the partnership is the Franco-American Cultural Fund. In both the US and France, the fund sponsors an original program, featuring comprehensive artistic and educational assistance for cultural projects, which includes professional advice and financial aid. Financed with Private Copy levy funds, this scheme was designed to promote film creativity on both sides of the Atlantic, to encourage budding talents and to foster a dialogue between professionals.


FACF ALL YEAR ROUND

Summer School during La Rochelle International Film Festival
Participants spend a week re-writing a film script and directing it with actors and staging. Four facilitators, Screenwriters and directors from France and the US lead the workshop, composed of students from schools in partnership with the FACF.

Master Classes
Deauville Festival, Angers Festival: An American Screenwriter and an American Director lead a four-day class.
International Cinema & Literature forum in Monaco: An American Screenwriter leads a course in adapting a novel (or a short story) for the screen.

Equinoxe
This is a non-profit organization supported by the FACF that sets up writing workshops for Screenwriters.

Residence in Royaumont
A six-week stay offered to four American Screenwriters in October to complete a writing project. At the end of their stay, they are joined by American Directors in order to carry out the feature length project.

Beaune Film Forum
A four day forum in October, during which Authors, Directors and Producers from Europe gather and meet with eminent representatives from the American film industry.

Paris Tout Court
For the first time this year the FACF has supported the 4th edition of this Short film Festival that took place in Paris January 9-17 and has organised a Debate on Piracy with MPA, ALPA, ARP, lawyers and French directors.

COL-COA Film Festival
Takes place for a week in April in the heart of Hollywood, in the screening rooms of the Directors Guild of America

FACE “Tournées”
A series of screenings of French Films in American Universities…up to 80 universities apply for this year round event.