HOW TO SHOOT A FILM IN FRANCE:

Taxes dip, French embrace film
In Stephen Sommers' "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," the Eiffel Tower topples into the Seine.
That fantasy sequence of Gallic vulnerability is contradicted by the increasingly solid French film biz.

• Small budgets find French partners
• French rebate goes to visual effects
• South of France, ideal locale for film
• French producers spread their wings
• Foreign films shooting in France

Q & A for potential Gallic filmmakers
Quick answers for producers who want to take advantage of Gaul's new regs

David Barron

Rolaine Caine and Chris Morgan
Location scouts appraise French filming


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