South usa commission pacts with Ile p France

RIO P JANEIRO -- Brazil's Filme Rio-Rio Film Commission has sealed a comprehensive-based partnership pact while using Paris-region Ile p France Film Commission.The cooperation agreement was inked Thursday at Rio's Casa Franca-Brasil Foundation, an imposing colonial-era mansion in downtown Rio, and has come about as Rio, and South usa particularly, is getting in huge interest just like a market, shoot locale and potential co-production partner."This ceremony provides the chance to bolster our organizations' relationship in the wonderful context," mentioned FR-RFC prexy Steve Solot."Rio gets the attention around the globe now, due to occasions such as the forthcoming World Soccer Cup as well as the Olympic games, a trend which now is also true for your audiovisual sector," he added.Major U.S. productions - "Fast Five," most particularly "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning - Part 1" -- have partly shot inside the capital of scotland - Rio or - think last century Fox toon pic "Rio" - been largely set there.The FR-RFC - Ile p France deal will dsicover both commissions analyzing and counseling on potential shoots or co-prods presented by producers, mentioned Ile p France Film Commission professional director Olivier-Rene Veillon.Pact may even goal to help Rio-Paris producer associations, foreseeably through co-push courses, Veillon added. France and South usa signed a completely new co-production treaty this season that reduced co-production criteria and consumes TV. French film board CNC and Brazil's cinema agency, Ancine, grew to become an associate of forces to set up a Franco-Brazilian co-production workshop at Cannes this year. Also at Cannes, the FR-RFC inked a collaboration agreement with Film London.The Rio-London pact attempts to promote co-productions as well as the exchange of best practice film and TV expertise as London and Rio eventually arrive at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic games. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com