Led by ‘Emily in Paris’ and ‘Irma Vep,’ Streaming Wars Send Paris Production Days Skyrocketing

Though local theatrical exhibitors have yet to find their pre-pandemic footing, the myriad technicians making up Paris’ 160,000-strong production workforce have never had so much to do. Buoyed by the local industry and sent to the stratosphere by the demand of international streamers, audiovisual production has soared in Paris and its surrounding region. As film production has returned to its 2019 level, the rate of television work has more than doubled between 2020 and 2021, and the reasons for this boom come with little mystery. “The offer has exponentially increased due to circumstantial and structural reasons,” explains Remi Bergues, managing… Read Full Article