Asacha Media Group (AMG) announces today the acquisition of SRAB Films. This acquisition will accelerate AMG's development as an independent European production studio dedicated to scripted
Netflix And French Cinema: Love-Hate Sequel Of A Hollywood Past
After a rocky start, relations between the streaming giant and the French film ecosystem have improved thanks to Netflix investments in local production. But ensuring long-term independence of French films from the Hollywood system is still a battle.
PARIS We might as well say it right away: With Netflix, the French cinema world doesn t quite feel like celebrating a successful marriage, as it did with French TV channel Canal+ in the 1980s. Still, relations have warmed considerably with the U.S.-based streaming platform. As good Americans who respect themselves, they considered us, at the beginning, as a village of indomitable Gauls, says a veteran French film producer. We have learned to tame each other.