Since Cannes, Rachida Dati Calls on Producers and Directors to Mobilize for the French Cultural Exception

"Defending our cultural exception is certainly a great and beautiful idea, but it must not remain at the stage of the idea," defended the Minister of Culture on a visit to the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.

Meeting in Cannes, 24 European organisations representing independent production publish a common charter, calling for ambitious regulations to protect cultural diversity and freedom of creation. This year at the Cannes Film Festival, independent producers of the SPI have a total of 58 films in different selections, often in co-production with their European partners, as Simon Arnal, president of the union, recalled during the presentation of th…