Film France to meet South Indian producers in Chennai in April

Franck Priot, Deputy Director of Film France, said more than 300 foreign film makers visit France to make feature films, TV serials, documentaries.

Special rebate amounting to 20 per cent of the costs would be allowed for any production unit spending at least one million Euros in France, he said in a release here.

Diversified landscapes, beauty of locations and picturesque and spectacular landmarks of France offer the Indian film industry a vast choice of unparalleled locales, he said.

"Our aim is to consolidate and thus sustain the interest of producers of feature films in Chennai and South India for our country while a new treaty on coproduction of films has been signed recently between India and France", he said.