JULIEN EZANNO

Julien Ezanno, 43, was hired by the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) in 2001 after a career in the airline industry. He was first appointed at the CEO’s cabinet to deal with general issues. In 2007, he was offered his present position, where he manages international co-production. His task is to develop bilateral relations with all the countries France has signed an Agreement with, encouraging foreign producers to work with French partners. He is in charge of negotiating new Agreements with countries willing to establish a privileged relation with France in the field of film. He is also the French delegate to the European co-production fund, Eurimages. 

The CNC is the French national film fund. It is in charge of both regulatory and support missions. In 2012, the CNC had a budget of 667 million euros thanks to self-administered levies on cinema admissions, broadcasters’ and video editors’ turnover. In 2011, a new tax on internet providers’ turnover increased its budget. Most of that budget is aimed at supporting the production of cinema and television content. In 2012, 279 feature films were officially produced through the CNC certification process.