{"id":280,"date":"2018-01-20T21:40:47","date_gmt":"2018-01-20T21:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/?page_id=280"},"modified":"2025-11-07T23:53:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T23:53:53","slug":"franco-american-cultural-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/about-us\/franco-american-cultural-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Franco-American Cultural Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE FRANCO-AMERICAN CULTURAL FUND<\/span><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”75″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1675455780643{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n
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In March 1996, SACEM signed an agreement with the American guilds and trade association representing creators of film and television shows: the Directors Guild of America (DGA) the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW), and the Motion Picture Association (MPA). This unique partnership was designed with the goal of creating a common Cultural Fund to promote and teach the art of filmmaking.<\/p>\n

The result of the partnership is the Franco-American Cultural Fund<\/a>. Financed with Private Copy levy funds, this partnership promotes film creativity on both sides of the Atlantic by helping to encourage budding talent and to foster a dialogue between professionals. In both the U.S. and France, the fund sponsors original programs, featuring comprehensive artistic assistance, professional advice and financial aid for cultural projects<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#004eef”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_padding_divider size=”160″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/facf.jpg” image_size=”full” frame_style=”border_shadow” link=”https:\/\/franco-american-cultural-fund.com\/” target=”_blank” caption_location=”outside-image” align=”center”][mk_padding_divider size=”110″][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#004eef”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1761691686582{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]MAIN ACTIONS:
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\nThe American French Film Festival <\/strong>
\nA week of French films in September in the heart of Hollywood, at the theatres of the Directors Guild of America.<\/p>\n

Deauville – D’Ornano – Valenti Award<\/strong>
\nCreated in 1991 in memory of Michel d’Ornano, Mayor of Deauville and Jack Valenti, former President of the MPAA,\u00a0 the award honors a French director whose work is brought to the screen for the first time.<\/p>\n

Albertine Cinematheque<\/strong>
\nThe Fund support this successful program, which brings French films to American university campuses, at the initiative of the FACE (French American Cultural Exchange) Foundation, in association with the French Embassy in the U.S.<\/p>\n

FRANCO-AMERICAN CULTURAL FUND<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honorary President: Costa-Gavras
\nPresident: C\u00e9cile Rap-Veber, SACEM
\nTaylor Hackford, DGA
\nMichael Mann, DGA
\nRussell Hollander, DGA
\nCharles Rivkin, MPA
\nEmilie Anthonis, MPA
\nLouis Hallonet, SACEM
\nLaura Blum-Smith WGA West<\/div>\n
Dante Harper, WGA West<\/div>\n
Howard Rodman, WGAW<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/facf-group_fun.jpg” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border”][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1761691764783{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Paris Office Contact:
\n<\/strong>Franco-American Cultural Fund
\nJulie Garcia
\nProject Manager
\njulie.garcia@sacem.fr
\n225 avenue Charles de Gaulle
\n92528 Neuilly-sur-Seine
\nP: +33 1 47 15 48 84 | F: +33 1 47 15 48 95<\/p>\n

U.S. Partners:<\/strong>
\nDGA: Andrea Scott
\nMPA: Abigail Erickson &\u00a0Annemie Neukermans
\nWGAW: Tiffany Slater[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#004eef”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_padding_divider size=”40″][vc_column_text margin_bottom=”0″ css=”.vc_custom_1762559427127{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] THE FRANCO-AMERICAN CULTURAL FUND [\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”75″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1675455780643{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] In March 1996, SACEM signed an agreement with the American guilds and trade association representing creators of film and television shows: the Directors Guild of America (DGA) the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW), and the Motion Picture Association […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":9,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-280","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25205,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/280\/revisions\/25205"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}