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A SHOWCASE FOR THE INDUSTRY
With 74% of its audience coming from the film industry in 2010, COL•COA is a unique showcase for French films in North America. COL•COA screenings offer exceptional exposure for French films and can generate a buzz among the industry and in the U.S. The event offers various reasons for all categories of professionals to attend: directors, writers, producers, cinematographers, agents, distributors, exhibitors, festival programmers and publicists.
THE FRANCO-AMERICAN CULTURAL FUND
COL•COA is presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF), a partnership of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Motion Picture Association (MPA), France’s Society of Authors, Composers and Editors of Music (SACEM) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW).
The Directors Guild of America (DGA)
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) represents 14,000 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.
The Motion Picture Association (MPA)
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) the International arm of the Motion Picture Association of America – serves as the voice and advocate of the American motion picture, home video and television industries around the world. Its members include: The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Universal City Studios LLLP, and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW)
The WGAW is a labor union representing writers of motion pictures, television, radio and internet programming, including news and documentaries. Founded in 1933, the Guild negotiates and administers contracts that protect the creative and economic rights of its members. It is involved in a wide range of programs that advance the interests of writers, and is active in public policy and legislative matters on the local, national and international levels.
The French Society for Authors, Composers and Music Publishers (SACEM)
SACEM 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 130,000 members as well as the worldwide music catalog through its reciprocal agreements with authors’ societies all over the world.
OFFICIAL SUPPORTERS
L’ARP (France’s Society of Authors, Directors and Producers)
Founded in 1987 by Claude Berri, l'ARP (auteurs, réalisateurs, producteurs) is a registered member company representing writers, directors and producers. ARP's main objective is to defend its 200 members' moral and economic rights. ARP is involved with various institutions in Europe; it organizes cultural events in France and abroad and provides information for the public through its theater in Paris, Le Cinéma des Cinéastes.
Film & TV Office of the French Embassy in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Film & TV Office of the French Embassy 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
Headquartered in Paris, with offices in New York, Tokyo and Beijing, UniFrance is 600 French film professionals promoting French cinema around the globe. UniFrance sends films and top French talent to every Continent as roving ambassadors of French cinema. UniFrance also offers support to film distributors and festivals worldwide, developing new markets for French movies everywhere.
DISTRIBUTORS
COL•COA offers an exclusive program of films for industry professionals in charge of acquisitions. At least 30% of the films have been released after January in France and some of them have not been shown at the European Film Market in Berlin. COL•COA gives them an opportunity to see the films with an American audience.
COL•COA is now the most efficient platform to promote a French film in Los Angeles. U.S. Distributors can use the event to have an official Premiere of their film. It is also the best place to create a buzz a few months before a release and build a marketing strategy. It is also an opportunity to show their film to HFPA members for the next Golden Globe Awards as well as local exhibitors.
Click here to download a detailed presentation of COL•COA for distributors
U.S. Distributors who recently premiered a film at Col•Coa
PRODUCERS AND AGENTS
Many producers and agents attend COL•COA to discover new talent and remake opportunities. Each year, the selection offers an eclectic program that includes stories with a strong potential for remakes. Both programs of features and short films offer a chance to discover emerging filmmakers, actors or actresses from France.
FRENCH INTERNATIONAL SALES COMPANIES
In recent years, COL•COA has become one of the main windows for French film abroad. COL•COA gives French sales companies another opportunity to promote some of their films within the industry, before they attend the Cannes Film market a few weeks later.
French International Sales Companies who recently premiered a film at COL•COA
OTHER SUPPORTERS
Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA)
LAFCA is a professional organization of Los Angeles-based film critics working in the Los Angeles print and electronic media. Each year since its creation in 1975, LAFCA members honor outstanding cinematic achievements during their annual Achievement Awards ceremony in January. LAFCA also sponsors film events and donates funds to various Los Angeles film organizations. LAFCA is a partner of COL•COA for the COL•COA Critics Award
Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA)
Created 65 years ago by a handful of foreign correspondents, the HFPA has been hosting the Golden Globe Awards ceremony since 1945. Today, the 93 members of HFPA represent 55 countries, and their publications include leading newspapers and magazines in Europe, Asia, Australasia and Latin America. HFPA also gives grants to entertainment-related charities and scholarships to major educational institutions.
COL•COA works closely with the Motion Picture Association and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in order to register eligible films on the HFPA calendar of screenings. All HFPA members are invited to COL•COA and more specifically to the films eligible for submission to the foreign language film category of the Golden Globes the following year.
Variety
Published since 1905, Variety is the premier trade publication for entertainment news in Hollywood and worldwide. Key leaders and decision makers read its Los Angeles-based Daily Variety and Daily Variety Gotham on the East Coast, while its weekly newspaper reaches more than 145,000 industry professionals worldwide. Variety is partner of the Happy Hour Talks at COL•COA
Women in Film International Committee
The WIF International Committee, based in L.A., fosters an interactive, cultural bond with other countries by discovering, promoting and supporting the ideas and efforts of entertainment professionals, especially women, throughout the world. Goals include developing programs and events such as industry panels on coproduction, screenings in association with consulates and film boards, and participation in international film festivals. Networking doesn’t stop at our borders, so WIF International is dedicated to serving as a resource for our international filmmaker guests and dignitaries.
The WIF International Committee promotes films written or directed by women shown at COL•COA.
The Cannes Film Market
www.cinando.com
The Independent Film and Television Alliance (IFTA)
www.ifta-online.org
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
www.sag.org
American Cinematheque
www.americancinematheque.com
Special thanks to Betty Thomas & Randal Kleiser
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