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Non-Financial Indicators Handbook -
2013
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VIVENDI
Societal Indicators
4
Vivendi’s Three Strategic Issues relating to Human Rights
Discovery of new talent and supporting young filmmakers
Canal+ Group pays special attention to the discovery of talent
and to empowering young filmmakers. In 2012, the Canal+ channel
pre-purchased 27 leading French films.
Number of debut films financed by Canal+
GRI
UNGC
OECD
MSS M3
1, 2
II, IV
2012
2011
Canal+
27
30
NB: 2013 data not available on the date this report was prepared.
Moreover, in addition to the talent identification program,
Repérages
,
the channel develops specific programs to identify new talent, including:
the “
Ecrire pour
” collection;
the “
Nouvelle trilogie
”;
the “
Laboratoire d’Images
”; and
the magazine “
L’Oeil de links
”.
Contribution to international audiovisual diversity
For several years, Canal+ Africa has supported numerous African
cinematographic productions. Since 2005, 42 films have been co-
produced or pre-financed and 12 African films are broadcast each
year on the Canal+ channel. In 2013, seven cinematographic projects
were co-financed:
Braquage à l’africaine
by Owell Brown (Ivory Coast);
La lune est tombée
by Gahité Fofana (Guinea);
Cellule 512
by Missa
Hébié (Burkina Faso);
Le futur dans le rétro
by Jean-Marie Téno
(Cameroon);
Portraits au féminin
by Issaka Compaoré (Burkina Faso);
Gris-gris
by Mahamat Saleh Haroun (Chad);
Aya de Yopougon
by
Marguerite Abouet (Ivory Coast). Moreover, for several years Canal+
Africa has supported three major festivals: the PanAfrican Film Festival
of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), the Festival
Ecrans Noirs
, and the Festival
Clap Ivoire
.
Studiocanal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canal+ Group, plays a key
role in promoting this diversity with a rigorous policy in terms of the
production, distribution and optimization of cinematographic heritage.
Studiocanal, which comprises the French entity as well as its British
and German subsidiaries, has established itself as a leading European
player in the co-production, acquisition and distribution of films.
Since 2012, it is also present in Australia and New Zealand following
the acquisition of Hoyts. In September 2013, Studiocanal entered into an
agreement with Radio Canada for distribution of its European catalog in
Canada (including more than 1,400 films in French), thus consolidating
its leading position in the distribution of French content on the
Canadian market.
In 2013, nearly 2,600 cinematographic works were disseminated
by Studiocanal in at least one of these three countries (France, UK,
Germany), and approximately 1,000 titles outside those three areas.
Number of films from Studiocanal’s catalogue that are
exploited on the three territories (UK, France, Germany) and
outside these three territories
GRI
UNGC
OECD
MSS M3
1, 2
II, IV
2013
2012
Films exploited on the three
territories
2,600
2,595
Films exploited outside these
three territories
1,000
1,000
In 2013, Studiocanal produced 17 feature-length films from filmmakers
of seven different nationalities (please refer to Integrated reporting pilot
project p. 6).
Filmmakers whose films were produced or
co-produced by Studiocanal during the year (by citizenship)
GRI
UNGC
OECD
MSS M3
1, 2
II, IV
French
–
Elle l’aime, elle l’adore
by Jeanne Herry;
–
Barbecue
by Eric Lavaine;
–
Fonzy
by Isabelle Doval;
–
Lou!
Journal intime by Julien Neel;
–
Un monde truqué
by Jacques Tardi, Franck Ekinci and
Christian Desmares;
–
C’est compliqué
by Manu Payet and Rodolphe Lauga;
–
The Gunman
by Pierre Morel.
British
–
Paddington
by Paul King;
–
Untitled Cycling Project
by Stephen Frears;
–
Shaun the Sheep
by Richard Starzak and Mark Burton.
Belgian
–
Robinson Crusoé
by Ben Stassen and Vincent Kesteloot;
–
Le manoir magique
by Ben Stassen and Jérémie Degruson;
–
African Safary
3D by Ben Stassen.
Spanish
–
Mindscape
by Jorge Dorado;
–
El niño
by Daniel Monzon.
Iranian
–
Two Faces of January
by Hossein Amini.
Swedish
–
The Hundred-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window
and Disappeared
by Felix Herngren.
American
–
Cuban Fury
by James Griffith.
With a commitment to promoting and preserving cultural heritage,
Studiocanal has restored several films, including
Plein Soleil
by René
Clément,
La Bête Humaine
by Jean Renoir and
Le Roi et l’Oiseau
by Paul Grimault.
