France, SKorea Warn at Film Summit of AI Risks to Creativity

France, SKorea warn at film summit of AI risks to creativity

Hollywood star George Clooney -- who has a home in southeastern France -- lent some of his star power to the French event, which brought together more than 200 guests from dozens of countries, including top executives from US studios such as Sony Pictures and Disney. Called the Lumiere summit, in a nod to Auguste and Louis Lumiere, the French brothers considered the inventors of the motion picture, the event took place in the medieval village of…

France, Korea Pledge $1.16B For Screen Industries At Global Summit

France and Korea pledged to invest 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) in the global screen industries from 2027 to 2031, in a cornerstone announcement of President Emmanuel Macron’s Lumière Summit devoted to the future of the moving image unfolding in the South of France on Monday. Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who is on a […]

France and Korea Launch $1.16 Billion Screen Industry Financing Partnership at Lumiere Summit

France and Korea have each pledged $581 million to a new financing partnership backing screen industry growth from 2027.

France and South Korea Commit €1 Billion to Global Film Funding Through New Lumière Partnership

France and South Korea each committed €500 million to the Lumière Partnership at a Monday summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, backing global screen industries through 2031.