FRANCO AMERICAN CULTURAL FUND
www.sacem.fr

The Franco American Cultural Fund (FACF) is a partnership between the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Motion Picture Association (MPA), France’s Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM), the Writers Guild of America, west (WGAw). It is designed to promote creation and dialogue between the filmmaking communities of France and America, encourage young talents and teach cinema.

DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA
www.dga.org

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) represents 13,000 directors and members of the directorial team both in the United States and abroad. DGA members' creative work is represented in feature film, filmed/taped/and live television, commercials, documentaries, and news. DGA seeks to both protect and advance directors' economic and artistic rights and preserve their creative freedom.

MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION
www.mpaa.org

Founded in 1922 as the trade association of the American Film industry, The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and its international counterpart, the Motion Picture Association (MPA), represent the seven largest producers and distributors of filmed entertainment. These associations serve as the voice and advocate of the American motion picture, home video, and television industries worldwide.

SOCIETY OF AUTHORS, COMPOSERS, AND PUBLISHERS OF MUSIC
www.sacem.fr

SACEM (la Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique) is the French collecting agency for music, film and literary rights for authors, composers, publishers of music and directors. Its jurisdiction covers France, DOM- TOM and some French speaking African countries. It administers the catalog of its 100 000 members as well as the worldwide music catalog through its reciprocal agreements with authors societies all over the world.

WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, west
www.wga.org

The Writers Guild of America, west (WGAw) represent writers in the motion picture, broadcast, cable, and new media industries in both entertainment and news. The union conducts numerous programs, seminars, and events throughout the world on issues of interest to, and on behalf of, writers.

L'ARP
www.larp.fr

Founded in 1987 by Claude Berri, l'ARP (Auteurs, Réalisateurs, Producteurs) is a registered company representing members who are at once writers, directors and producers. ARP's main objective is to defend its 180 members moral and economic rights. It is involved in various institutions in Europe, organizes cultural events in France and abroad and promotes the information of public through its two theaters in Paris, Le Cinéma des Cinéastes, and Le Studio des Ursulines.

FILM & TV DEPARTMENT OF THE FRENCH EMBASSY IN LOS ANGELES
www.consulfrance-losangeles.org

The Film & TV Department of the French Embassy in Los Angeles is the local representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Film Department. Its purpose is to promote and support the French film and television industries on the West Coast.

UNIFRANCE
www.unifrance.org

Unifrance is the French film professional association dedicated to promoting French Films and artists throughout the world. All year long, Unifrance organizes several events and offers services in support of French producers and sales companies as well as foreign film distributors all around the globe. In addition to the main office in Paris, Unifrance has three branche offices abroad: United-States, Japan and Germany.