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RESULTS 2017

Results 2017

Films, television programs, production, distribution, exhibition, exports, video, new media

May 2018

Results 2017

1. ELECTRONICS AND HOUSEHOLD SPENDING ON FILM, VIDEO, TV AND VIDEO GAMES ...... 4 2. CINEMA ...... 12 2.1. Attendance at movie theaters ...... 13 2.2. Distribution ...... 36 2.3. Movie theater audiences ...... 51 2.4. Exhibition ...... 64 2.5. Feature film production ...... 74 3. TELEVISION ...... 91 3.1. The television audience ...... 92 3.2. Films on television ...... 99 3.3. Fiction on television ...... 110 3.4. Aided television production ...... 114 3.5. Catch-up TV ...... 127 4. VIDEO, VIDEO GAMES AND TECHNICAL INDUSTRIES ...... 135 4.1. The video market ...... 136 4.2. DVD and Blu-ray ...... 138 4.3. Video on Demand (VoD) ...... 147 4.4. Video games ...... 156 4.5. The Technical Services Sector ...... 165 5. INTERNATIONAL ...... 176 5.1. Export of films and television programs ...... 177 5.2. Admissions for French films abroad ...... 186 5.3. Cinema throughout the world ...... 190 6. CNC ...... 206 6.1. Public Funding ...... 207 6.2. Sex equality in the sector ...... 230

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Household spending on film, video, TV and video games by the French

2017 Key Figures: Household spending on film, video and TV: €11.5 billion (+2.7% compared to 2016) of which: 12.1% cinema 48.2% television 8.9% video 30.8% video games

Household spending on film, video and TV by the French amounted to €11.5 billion in 2017 (+2.7%) In 2017, household spending on film, video and TV (excluding equipment) increased by 2.7% from 2016 to €11.5 billion (after tax). According to the French national office of statistics (INSEE), in the same period, total household spending on consumer goods increased by 1.3%. Spending on video games (+9.1%) and video (+6.2%) increased whereas spending on movie theaters (-0.6%) and television (-0.9%) was down. In 2017, each French household (28.2 million in total) spent an average of €406 on film, video and TV (+1.9% compared to 2016). In 2017, spending on television represented, on average, €196 per household (-1.6%), versus €125 for video games (+8.3%), €49 for cinema (-1.3%) and €36 for video (+5.5%) including €19 for physical video (-10.5%) and €17 for video on demand (+31.4%).

Household spending on film, video and TV by the French¹ (millions of €) 20163 2017 cinema 1,388.6 1,380.6 television 5,567.3 5,519.9 TV subscriptions 3,301.4 3,212.3 TV license fee2 2,265.8 2,307.6 video 961.7 1,021.7 physical video 595.1 536.6 video on demand 366.6 485.1 video games (physical and online) 3,237.0 3,530.2 Total 11,154.6 11,452.4 ¹ Estimate, spending after tax. ² TV portion, excluding external audiovisual services and State contributions. ³ Updated data. Source: CNC/+, DGMIC, GfK, IDATE, NPA Conseil.

Television was the main item of expenditure Television was the main item of expenditure on film, video and TV for French households. The share of television in household spending on film, video and TV was 48.2% in 2017 (49.9% in 2016) of which 28.0% for subscriptions (29.6% in 2016) and 20.1% for the TV license fee (20.3% in 2016). The share of spending on video games reached 30.8% (29.0% in 2016). The share of spending on film was 12.1%, compared to 12.4% in 2016. The share of video purchases was 8.9%

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The share of TV in household spending on film, video and TV was 48.2% in 2017.

Spending patterns of the French on film, video and TV (%)

2016 2017

cinema cinema 12,4 12,1 video video games games 29,0 30,8

video 8,6 video television television 8,9 48,2 49,9

Source: CNC/Vivendi+, DGMIC, GfK, IDATE, NPA Conseil.

Spending on movie tickets fell In 2017, cinema attendance by French households decreased by 0.6%, compared to 2016, to €1,380.6 million. Movie theater admissions totaled 209.4 million (-1.8%) and the average price of a ticket was €6.59 (+1.2%). Spending on films in theaters represented an average of 7.4 admissions per household in 2017, compared with 7.6 in 2016.

Spending on television was down In 2017, household spending on television (public television and pay television) was down 0.9% on 2016 at €5,519.9 million. In 2017, direct household spending on public television (the TV portion of the TV license fee, excluding external audiovisual services) rose by 1.8% on 2016 to €2,307.6 million. In 2017, the amount collected by the TV license fee rose by 2.0% to €3,203.0 million. FTA public channels received 72.0% of net resources from the TV license fee (72.2% in 2016). Household spending on this item does not directly reflect consumer behavior. Rather, this spending illustrated the French government's fiscal policy objectives for financing the public aspect of the broadcasting sector. TV license fee spending is dependent on the level of this tax, the means of collection, changes in the total number of television sets, current exemption policies, and how the contributions are divided up to fund public television and radio. In 2017, household spending on traditional pay TV fell 2.7% on 2016 to €3,212.3 million. With subscription video-on-demand factored in, household spending on traditional and non-traditional pay TV was up 0.8% at € 3,461.3 million. Spending on pay TV does not include revenue from access services for broadband television. According to the ARCEP (authority for regulation of the

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electronic communications and postal sectors), revenues from broadband services on fixed networks (Internet, television, telephone) amounted to €11.7 billion between the 4th quarter of 2016 and the 3rd quarter of 2017 (+3.0% compared to the previous 12 months). In the 3rd quarter of 2017, the number of television accesses combined with a subscription to the Internet increased by 4.8% year on year to 19.9 million.

TV license fee in 2017

fee collected €3,203 million

collection costs net fee collected (tax included) tax relief refund (tax included) €29 million €3,174 million €592 million

1 available license fee revenues 1 VAT tax relief refund (before tax) VAT (before tax) €65 million €580 million €12 million €3,109 million

television radio INA external services

2.4% 72.0% 16.6% 8.9%

¹ Reduced VAT rate of 2.1%. Source: DGMIC.

Spending on video and video games was up In 2017, the video market (physical and on demand & catch-up) was up 6.2% compared to 2016 at €1,021.7 million. The video-on-demand market grew (+32.3% to €485.1 million) while the physical video market continued to shrink (-9.8% to €536.6 million). In 2017, household spending on video games (physical and online) amounted to €3,530.2 million. It grew by 9.1% compared with 2016.

results 2017 7 Audiovisual equipment in French households 94.1% of French people had a television set, 77.8% a smartphone, 76.2% a computer and 44.5% a tablet In 2017, each home was equipped with an average of 5.4 screens (taking into account television sets, computers, tablets and smartphones) according to GfK. In 2017, the proportion of households with at least one television screen was down 0.8 points compared to 2016 at 94.1%. In 2017, sales of television sets in were down more than 30% from 2016 to 4.5 million units. This was the lowest level since the launch of digital terrestrial television (DTT) in 2005. In 2017, 36% of television sets sold were connectable to the Internet (almost half of them with Google's AndroidTV system) and 31% had ultra-high definition (UHD) screens. The average size of screens sold (measured diagonally) was 99 centimeters (+8 centimeters in one year). In 2018, GfK estimates that the volume of sales of television screens, boosted by the FIFA World Cup, should amount to 4.6 million units.

10.1% of French households had a multimedia gateway (OTT box or key) in 2017.

11.1% of French households were equipped with an UHD screen in 2017, versus 6.4% in 2016. In 2017, 27.0% of households had a television set that can be connected to the Internet, up by 1.9 points in one year. Moreover, 10.1% of French households had a multimedia gateway (OTT box or key) in 2017, versus 7.3% in 2016. In 2017, wired networks (ADSL, optical fiber, cable) became the most common means of television reception in France. In the 2nd quarter of 2017, 54.4% of French households equipped with a television set received television over ADSL, fiber or cable (+3.3 points compared to the 2nd quarter of 2016) according to the CSA, 52.4% by the terrestrial network (-3.5 points) and 23.1% by satellite (+1.0 points).

In 2017, wired networks (ADSL, optical fiber, cable) became the most common means of television reception in France.

Fewer than a million video players were sold in 2017 In 2017, the sales volume for video players (DVD and Blu-ray players) slumped to a new low. With 0.9 million units sold for all products combined, sales decreased by 18.1% compared to 2016. Sales of DVD players fell 16.7% to 0.4 million units, sales of Blu-ray players were down 19.9% at 0.4 million units and sales of portable video players dropped 17.1% to 0.2 million units. In 2017, 65.0% of French households possessed a DVD player (-5.0 points compared to 2016) and 28.8% had a Blu-ray player (+0.3 points). In parallel, the share of households with a home cinema was down for the fifth consecutive year (12.5% in 2017).

Ownership of smartphones has overtaken that of personal computers In 2017, sales volumes of smartphones were down for the second year in a row. But the smartphone remained the top selling audiovisual product, with sales of 19.4 million units in 2017, compared with 20.2 million units in 2016. In 2017, 77.8% of individuals aged 11 and over had a smartphone (+5.3 points compared to 2016) and 52.3% had a 4G smartphone (+12.1 points), offering faster downloads than 3G units. For the first time, the total number of households with

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smartphones was higher than that of households with computers (-0.3 points to 76.2% in 2017). According to GfK, smartphone sales should slide to 19.2 million units in 2018.

52.4% of French households had a games console in 2017.

44.5% of French households had a tablet in 2017, compared with 43.5% in 2016. Tablet sales dropped for the third year in a row to 3.3 million units in 2017 (4.1 million in 2016). In 2018, the volume of tablet sales is expected to decline further to 2.9 million units according to GfK. In parallel, households with game consoles (all types) amounted to 52.4% of all French households in 2017 (52.0% in 2016). It stood at 48.0% for home consoles (+1.9 points) and 27.1% for handhelds (-2.7 points).

French household audiovisual equipment millions of households equipped % of households 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 TV set 27.0 27.1 26.8 26.6 26.6 97.6 97.6 96.1 94.9 94.1 connectable TV 3.7 4.6 5.8 7.0 7.6 13.4 16.5 20.9 25.1 27.0 DVD player¹ 23.1 22.0 20.7 19.6 18.3 83.7 79.3 74.2 70.0 65.0 Blu-ray player¹ 8.2 8.1 7.9 8.0 8.1 29.5 29.3 28.2 28.5 28.8 home cinema 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.5 14.3 14.2 13.9 13.5 12.5 computer 21.8 21.5 21.5 21.4 21.5 78.8 77.4 76.9 76.5 76.2 video game console 14.1 14.3 14.6 14.6 14.8 51.2 51.5 52.1 52.0 52.4 tablet 7.9 10.0 11.6 12.2 12.6 28.7 36.1 41.4 43.5 44.5 smartphone² 24.2 28.5 34.9 40.8 44.1 43.7 51.2 62.3 72.5 77.8 ¹ All types (home player, video game console, computer, etc.). ² % of individuals aged 11 and over. Source: GfK - Connected equipment reference.

Sales of audio-visual equipment (millions of units)

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20,6 20,2 19,4 20 18,2 15,8 15 13,5 11,5

10 8,5 8,7 7,5 7,7 6,7 5,9 6,0 6,2 6,2 6,5 5,2 4,2 4,5 5 3,6 3,4 3,6 5,6 5,8 4,1 5,4 3,0 5,1 3,3 1,8 2,5 1,8 1,5 0,7 1,5 1,2 1,1 0,9 0 0,4 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

TV set video player smartphone tablet Source: GfK.

results 2017 9 Audiovisual habits in France: television and the Internet The mobile phone was the main medium for Internet consumption According to Médiamétrie, in 2017, 82.9% of French people aged 2 and over used the Internet. Since 2016, the use of the Internet on mobile screens (tablets, telephones) has overtaken use on computers. In October 2017, 67% of Internet connections were made on tablets and phones. Every day, 30.3 million people connect to the Internet from a mobile phone, 23.8 million from a computer and 13.5 million from a tablet.

The mobile phone represented 40% of the time spent on the Internet in 2017.

In 2017, individuals aged 2 and over spent 1h28 per day on the Internet on a computer, a tablet or a telephone, while 15 to 24 year-olds spent 1h38. In the age bracket of 2 and up, the mobile phone represented 40% of the time spent on the Internet, against 38% for the computer and 22% for the tablet. Among 15-24 year olds, the mobile phone represented 65% of the time spent on the Internet, versus 22% for the computer and 13% for the tablet.

TV programs represented 91% of audiovisual consumption on all screens for French people aged 15 and over In 2017, the average daily television viewing time (3h42) was more than two and a half times longer than the time spent on the Internet (1h28) for the general public as a whole. On the other hand, the time spent on the Internet (1h38) was, for the first time, longer than the duration of television viewing (1h26) among 15-24 year olds. The share of TV programs in total French TV/video consumption was dominant, but on the decline. Individuals aged 15 and over spent 91% of the total time spent on television and videos on all types of screens (TV sets, computers, tablets, telephones) watching TV programs (-2 points versus 2015), 2% on VoD/SVoD programs (+1 point) and 7% on other videos on the Internet (+1 point). 15 to 24 year-olds spent 68% of the time watching TV programs (-9 points) versus 8% on VoD/SVoD (+5 points) and 24% on other videos on the Internet (+4 points).

Breakdown of TV/video consumption by types of program (%)¹

15 years and over 15-24 year-olds other videos on other the Internet videos on 7% (+1 pt) the Internet VoD/SVoD² 24% 2% (+1 pt) (+4 pts)

VoD/SVoD² 8% (+5 pts) TV TV programs programs 91% (-2 68% (-9 pts) pts) ¹ Estimate on all screens (TV, computer, tablet, and phone). ² Video on demand/Subscription video on demand. Source: Médiamétrie.

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Methodology The CNC regularly monitors the use of video sharing sites on the Internet through a monthly online survey conducted by Vertigo of 1,000 people aged 15 and over.

Music video clips are the most popular genre of program on sharing sites Video sharing sites, such as YouTube and Dailymotion, account for the greatest share of video consumption on the Internet (excluding the sites of television channels). In 2017, 69.9% of websurfers aged 15 and over declared that they had already viewed videos on this type of site (-1.4 points compared to 2016). This proportion rises to 93.0% in the 15 to 24 age bracket (+1.9 points), compared to 82.3% amongst 25 to 34 year-olds (-1.5 points), 72.5% for 35-49 year- olds (+0.9 points) and 56.9% amongst people aged 50 and over (-1.0 points). Music video clips were the most popular genre of program on sharing sites. 43.1% of the users of these sites declare that they view this type of content. Humor videos ranked second (33.2%), followed by tutorials (29.3%), movie trailers (21.5%) and amateur videos (21.2%).

Types of programs watched on Internet video sharing sites in 2017 (% of users, trend in points compared to 2016)

music video clips 43,1 (-0,7 pt) humor videos 33,2 (-1,4 pt) tutorials 29,3 (+2,1 pts) movie trailers 21,5 (-1,1 pt) amateur videos 21,2 (-1,9 pt) documentaries 17,5 (+0,8 pt) excerpts from TV programs 14,4 (+0,6 pt) 14,3 (+2,1 pts) sports 12,6 (+0,2 pt) excerpts from movies 10,2 (-0,7 pt) cartoons 8,1 (stable) video games 7,4 (+0,1 pt) American TV series 6,2 (-0,6 pt) French TV series 5,2 (-0,2 pt) advertising videos 2,6 (-0,1 pt) other 10,5 (+0,6 pt)

0,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 50,0

Source: Vertigo.

The share of the audience watching tutorial and information videos on video sharing sites rose, whereas the share fell for amateur videos.

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2.1. Attendance at movie theaters

2017 key figures: 209.4 million admissions (-1.8% compared to 2016) of which: 77.1 million for French films (+2.0% on 2016), i.e. a market share of 37.4% 101.2 million for American films (-8.8% on 2016) i.e. a market share of 49.2% 27.6 million for other nationalities (+18.8% on 2016) i.e. a market share of 13.4%

Methodology In order to analyze cinema attendance in more detail, three distinct program scopes were retained: feature films, short films and non-feature films (recordings of live shows and audiovisual programs). Some analyses are presented on all programs, others strictly on feature films. Revenues include all taxes (incl. VAT). The average revenue per admission (ARA) is found by dividing the box office receipts by the paid admissions, as declared by the exhibitors. The ARA takes into account both paid admissions (other than unlimited subscriptions) and actual admissions through these subscriptions, for which the revenues are valued based on the reference price (€5.08 since October 2017 for Gaumont-Pathé and €5.23 since February 2016 for UGC).

A level of admissions that remains high With 209.4 million tickets sold in metropolitan France in 2017, the third highest level in 50 years, paid admissions in movie theaters slid by 1.8% on 2016. For the fourth year in a row, the threshold of 200 million admissions was crossed. The 2017 attendance level was well above the average recorded for the last 10 years (205.1 million). Since January 1st, 2016, movie theaters in French overseas departments have been subject to TSA (tax on movie theater admissions) and must, therefore, declare their attendance figures to the CNC. In 2017, 3.7 million admissions were recorded in the French overseas departments. In 2017, attendance at movie theaters in France remained the highest in the European Union. Contrasts exist between the trends in cinema attendance on the markets in Europe. It rose in (+1.0%) and the (+1.4%), while it declined in Italy (-12.9%) and to a lesser extent in (-1.6%).

209.4 million admissions in 2017 (-1.8% compared to 2016).

Virtually stable revenues In 2017, movie theater box office receipts totaled €1,380.6 million (-0.6%), which was the second highest result of the decade after 2016 (€1,388.6 million). Revenues excluding taxes (VAT and tax on movie theater admissions) amounted to €1,156.7 million in 2017 compared to €1,163.4 million in 2016.

Average revenue per admission of €6.59 In 2017, the decline in revenues was less than that for admissions. As a result, average revenue per admission (ARA) on paid admissions increased by 1.2% compared to 2016 to reach €6.59 incl. taxes in 2017. The ARA excluding taxes (excl. VAT and tax on movie theater admissions) amounted to €5.52 in 2017 vs. €5.46 in 2016 (+1.2%).

results 2017 13 The average revenue per admission was €6.59 excl. taxes (+1.2% compared to 2016).

The threshold of 8 million showings once more exceeded In 2017, film programming exceeded the threshold of 8 million showings for the second consecutive year. In fact, 8.2 million paid showings were organized in movie theaters in 2017 (+1.8% on 2016). Over the period 2008-2017, the number of showings increased by 24.0%.

Over 98% of admissions generated by feature films In 2017, feature films accounted for 98.9% of the showings. They generated 205.9 million admissions (-1.9% compared to 2016) and €1,357.9 million in revenues (-0.6%) or 98.3% of admissions and 98.4% of total revenues. In 2017, the average revenue including taxes per admission to feature films was €6.60 (€6.51 in 2016).

Relative stability of non-feature-film admissions Nationally, non-feature films (broadcasting of operas, concerts, sporting events, etc.) occupied a very marginal place in theaters: 0.2% of showings, 0.4% of admissions and 0.9% of total revenues in 2017. This genre represented fewer than 760,000 admissions in 2017 (+0.8%), while the corresponding revenues totaled €12.1 million (+2.1%). In 2017, the average revenue including taxes per admission to non-feature films was €15.86 (€15.65 in 2016). In 2017, the top three performances were achieved by recordings of plays by the Comédie Française: Scapin the Schemer (58,678 admissions), Cyrano de Bergerac (46,203 admissions) and the Misanthrope (38,895 admissions).

Significant rise in attendance at showings of short films Programs comprising exclusively short films accounted for 1.0% of showings and a total of 2.77 million admissions (+1.6% on 2016) and €10.6 million in revenues (+3.4%). The average revenue including taxes per admission to short film programs was €3.83 in 2017 (€3.77 in 2016).

8.2 million showings were organized in theaters in 2017 (+1.8% on 2016).

Movie attendance1 admissions box office receipts2 average revenue per Showings

(in millions) (€ millions) admission2(€) (millions) 2008 190.3 1,142.9 6.01 6.6 2009 201.6 1,237.2 6.14 6.7 2010 207.1 1,309.9 6.33 6.8 2011 217.2 1,374.7 6.33 7.0 2012 203.6 1,306.5 6.42 7.2 2013 193.7 1,250.9 6.46 7.3 2014 209.1 1,333.3 6.38 7.6 2015 205.4 1,331.7 6.48 7.8 2016 213.2 1,388.6 6.51 8.0 2017 209.4 1,380.6 6.59 8.2 dev. 17/16 -1.8% -0.6% +1.2% +1.8% 1 Provisional data for 2017. 2 Revenues inclusive of tax (incl. VAT). Base: all programs (feature films + short films + non-feature films). Source: CNC.

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Attendance for feature films in theaters1 admissions box office receipts2 (€ average revenue per showings

(in millions) millions) admission2(€) (millions) 2008 188.5 1,134.4 6.02 6.5 2009 199.7 1,226.8 6.14 6.7 2010 205.1 1,298.6 6.33 6.8 2011 214.7 1,356.9 6.32 7.0 2012 201.1 1,288.8 6.41 7.1 2013 191.1 1,232.7 6.45 7.2 2014 205.7 1,307.4 6.36 7.5 2015 202.2 1,309.7 6.48 7.7 2016 209.8 1,366.5 6.51 7.9 2017 205.9 1,357.9 6.60 8.1 dev. 17/16 -1.9% -0.6% +1.2% +1.8% 1 Provisional data for 2017. 2 Revenues inclusive of tax (incl. VAT). Base: feature films. Source: CNC.

2.0% increase in attendance for French films In 2017, French films generated 77.1 million admissions, or 2.0% more than in 2016. But this figure was below the average for the last 10 years (78.3 million). In 2017, the market share of French films increased to 37.4% (vs. 36.0% in 2016). Over the past ten years, the market share of French films was 38.7%.

More than 100 million admissions for American films for the third year in a row American films recorded 101.2 million admissions (-8.8% compared to 2016). This result remained significantly higher than the average over the past 10 years (97.6 million). The market share of American films was 49.2% in 2017 (-3.7 points on 2016), and was also higher than the average over the last 10 years (53.7%). 17 American films recorded over 2 million admissions in 2017 (18 in 2016).

Increase in attendance for other films Admissions to non-French European films jumped 13.1% in 2017 to 21.8 million. Their market share increased by 1.4 points to 10.6% in 2017. This rise was mainly due to the success of British films (+31.0%). In 2017, five British films passed the million admission threshold compared to four in 2016. The attendance record for a British film in 2017 was set by Dunkirk (2.55 million). Attendance for Spanish films fell significantly (-43.5%) and that for German films even more sharply (-75.3%).

Admissions achieved by non-European and non-American films rose 47.4% to 5.7 million in 2017, for a market share of 2.8% (1.8% in 2016).

Dunkirk, 1st non-French European film in terms of admissions in 2017.

results 2017 15 Admissions based on the country of origin of feature films1 (millions of €) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 dev. 17/16 French films 85.7 73.8 73.6 88.0 81.4 64.6 91.4 72.1 75.6 77.1 +2.0% 100% French 64.1 50.9 54.3 60.9 56.2 43.2 63.6 45.3 48.7 58.8 +20.9% majority French 18.5 19.4 14.1 21.1 19.4 17.7 23.2 21.5 19.2 14.7 -23.3% minority French 3.1 3.4 5.2 6.0 5.8 3.7 4.6 5.3 7.7 3.5 -54.1% American films 81.8 99.8 98.2 99.1 86.4 103.2 92.3 103.5 111.0 101.2 -8.8% European films 17.8 19.6 30.4 22.9 26.1 14.3 12.1 19.6 19.3 21.8 +13.1% German 1.2 1.6 0.6 2.0 0.9 1.8 2.0 2.9 2.7 0.7 -75.3% British 10.5 13.3 23.8 16.5 20.8 8.4 6.5 14.5 13.2 17.3 +31.0% Spanish 3.1 2.2 2.7 2.8 1.2 1.4 0.3 0.6 1.4 0.8 -43.5% Italian 1.1 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 +30.9% films of other countries of origin 3.2 6.6 2.9 4.7 7.2 8.9 9.9 7.0 3.9 5.7 +47.4% total 188.5 199.7 205.1 214.7 201.1 191.1 205.7 202.2 209.8 205.9 -1.9% 1 Provisional data for 2017. Base: feature films. Source: CNC.

Breakdown of admissions according to the country of origin of feature films1 (% of admissions)

100% 1,7 3,3 1,4 2,2 3,6 4,7 4,8 3,5 1,8 2,8 9,4 9,2 90% 9,8 14,8 10,6 13,0 7,5 5,9 9,7 10,6 80% 70% 43,4 44,9 46,2 60% 50,0 47,9 43,0 54,0 51,2 52,9 49,2 50% 40% 30% 20% 45,5 41,0 40,5 44,5 36,9 35,9 33,8 35,7 36,0 37,4 10% 0% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

French films American films European films films of other countries of origin

1 Provisional data for 2017. Base: feature films. Source: CNC.

Increased revenues for French films In 2017, French films achieved €491.6 million in box office receipts (+4.3% compared to 2016), American films €688.7 million (-7.9%), non-French European films €143.8 million (+14.2%) and films from other countries €33.6 million (+58.1%). French films captured 36.2% of revenues and 37.4% of admissions for feature films in 2017. The market share for American films stood at 50.7% of revenues and 49.2% of admissions in 2017. The market share differential between revenues and admissions is explained by the existing difference between average revenue per admission including tax for French films (€6.38 in 2017) and that for American films (€6.80 in 2017). In addition, the majority of films shown in 3D, whose ticket price is higher, were American (28 of the 37 films released in 3D in 2017).

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Revenue based on films' country of origin1 (millions of €) dev. 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 17/16 French films 514.3 437.7 441.6 540.1 502.6 393.3 564.0 442.9 471.4 491.6 +4.3% American films 498.8 635.5 651.7 646.4 575.4 685.8 606.9 699.0 747.9 688.7 -7.9% European films 104.0 116.1 189.5 144.3 165.3 95.4 71.5 122.4 125.9 143.8 +14.2% other films 17.3 37.6 15.8 26.2 45.4 58.2 65.0 45.4 21.3 33.6 +58.1% total 1,134.4 1,226.8 1,298.6 1,356.9 1,288.8 1,232.7 1,307.4 1,309.7 1,366.5 1,357.9 -0.6% 1 Provisional data for 2017. Base: feature films. Source: CNC.

Breakdown of revenues by films' country of origin1 (%) 100% 1,5 3,1 1,2 1,9 3,5 4,7 5,0 3,5 1,6 2,5 9,2 10,6 9,2 90% 9,5 14,6 12,8 7,7 5,5 9,3 10,6 80% 70% 44,0 46,4 47,6 54,7 60% 51,8 50,2 44,6 55,6 53,4 50,7 50% 40% 30% 45,3 20% 39,8 39,0 43,1 35,7 34,0 31,9 33,8 34,5 36,2 10% 0% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

French films American films European films other films

1 Provisional data for 2017. Base: feature films. Source: CNC.

Almost 8,000 films in movie theaters The total selection of films on French screens was extensive with 7,899 films shown in 2017 compared to 7,790 in 2016 (+1.4%). 693 feature films were screened for the first time on French screens in 2017 (716 in 2016), i.e. -3.2%. They accounted for 92.2% of all feature film admissions recorded during the year (91.7% in 2016).

37 new released films projected in 3D In 2017, 37 new released films were entirely or partially released in 3D (versus 46 in 2016). The 3D screening of these new released films generated 11.91 million admissions and €104.5 million in revenues in 2017, representing 17.1% of total admissions and 21.8% of total revenues respectively for the films concerned. In 2016, the 46 new films released entirely or partially in 3D generated 17.5 million admissions and €145.4 million in revenues, representing 26.5% of total admissions and 32.5% of the total corresponding revenues.

results 2017 17 Results of new released films and re-released films1 (% of admissions to feature films) films released in the films released the other films total year previous year 2008 92.4 4.8 2.8 100.0 2009 93.3 4.1 2.6 100.0 2010 89.9 7.4 2.7 100.0 2011 93.5 4.0 2.6 100.0 2012 90.1 5.9 4.0 100.0 2013 91.7 4.8 3.5 100.0 2014 91.5 5.5 3.0 100.0 2015 89.9 7.0 3.1 100.0 2016 91.7 5.4 3.0 100.0 2017 92.2 4.7 3.2 100.0 1 Provisional data for 2017. Base: feature films. Source: CNC.

A concentration of admissions below the average of the last 10 years After a significant decline in 2016, the concentration of admissions on a few titles rose slightly in 2017. The 10 best-performing films accounted for 20.3% of annual admissions in 2017 (19.1% in 2016), which is below the average of 23.5% over the past ten years.

For French films, the concentration of admissions on the best-performing titles also tended to increase slightly. The 10 best-performing French films generated 33.8% of the total admissions of French feature films in 2017, compared to 32.6% in 2016 and 39.1% on average over the 2008- 2017 period.

Results of the most successful films1 (% of admissions to feature films) top 10 top 20 top 30 top 50 top 100 2008 29.2 39.8 47.4 58.7 76.2 2009 24.8 37.8 46.8 59.2 77.1 2010 24.0 39.0 48.9 61.3 77.7 2011 26.8 38.4 46.4 58.2 75.8 2012 23.3 36.6 45.9 58.6 76.1 2013 19.8 31.5 40.9 54.4 72.7 2014 22.8 34.8 44.0 57.6 74.8 2015 25.3 39.3 49.0 60.3 76.7 2016 19.1 32.6 42.5 55.9 73.3 2017 20.3 34.1 43.9 57.3 74.7

1 Provisional data for 2017. Base: feature films. Source: CNC.

Two French films totaled more than 4 million admissions 56 films broke through the one-million-ticket threshold in 2017 vs. 53 in 2016. 24 films generated more than two million admissions in 2017 (26 in 2016) and fours films achieved more than four million admissions (three in 2016). 18 French films achieved more than one million admissions in 2017, as in 2016. Five French films crossed the threshold of two million admissions (six in 2016). Two French films had more than four million admissions in 2017 (one in 2016): the comedy R.A.I.D., Special Unit and the science fiction film Valerian and the city of a thousand planets.

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At the same time, 32 American films recorded more than one million admissions in 2017 (31 in 2016), 17 of which exceeded the threshold of two million (18 in 2016). Two American films achieved more than four million admissions in 2017 (as in 2016): the animated film Despicable Me 3 and the science fiction film Star Wars: The Last Jedi. In 2017, five non-French European films crossed the million ticket threshold, compared with four in 2016. Nine non-French European films achieved more than 500,000 admissions in 2017 (six in 2016). Among the successes of 2017 were five British titles Dunkirk, Wonder Woman (film available in 3D), Seven Sisters, Kingsman: The Golden Circle (film available in 3D) and Justice League (film available in 3D). Only one non-European, non-American title achieved more than one million admissions in 2017 (none in 2016). This was the Australian film Lion (1.79 million admissions).

Feature films reaching an admission threshold1 more than 4 million more than 2 million more than 1 million more than 500,000 more than 100,000 all films 2008 4 14 46 95 223 2009 7 21 50 100 244 2010 7 26 51 95 230 2011 5 20 53 111 247 2012 7 20 53 95 241 2013 4 19 55 93 262 2014 4 23 57 93 254 2015 10 24 44 97 239 2016 3 26 53 106 263 2017 4 24 56 94 251 French films 2008 2 5 17 39 98 2009 1 6 18 39 109 2010 1 8 19 34 94 2011 2 4 21 38 112 2012 2 8 21 36 109 2013 3 17 31 120 2014 3 10 20 31 117 2015 2 7 14 39 100 2016 1 6 18 44 119 2017 2 5 18 36 124 American films 2008 2 8 26 49 99 2009 5 13 28 49 102 2010 4 14 26 48 98 2011 2 14 28 61 103 2012 3 8 27 48 96 2013 3 13 33 53 105 2014 12 32 52 102 2015 7 15 25 47 101 2016 2 18 31 56 106 2017 2 17 32 47 92 1 Provisional data for 2017. Base: feature films. Source: CNC.

results 2017 19 R.A.I.D., Special Unit, 1st French film in terms of admissions and 3rd in the general rankings in 2017.

A French comedy in the top three in 2017 In 2017, the first place at the box office was taken by Despicable Me 3 with 5.74 million admissions. The American science fiction film Star Wars: The Last Jedi, took second place in the 2017 rankings, with 5.35 million admissions. The French comedy R.A.I.D., Special Unit, occupied third place with 4.56 million admissions. In 2017, the three most successful films accounted for 15.7 million admissions, or 7.6% of the annual total for feature films. In 2016, the three films with the most admissions accounted for 6.6% of the annual admissions for feature films. Among the 56 films that achieved more than one million admissions in 2017, 26 were partially or fully in 3D.

Despicable Me 3, 1st in the rankings of films in 2017.

Feature films that generated more than one million admissions in 2017 country of release admissions (in rank title origin1 date millions) 1 Despicable Me 3 US 7/5/2017 5.74 2 Star Wars: The Last Jedi US 12/13/2017 5.35 3 R.A.I.D., Special Unit FR 2/1/2017 4.56 4 Valerian and the City of the Thousand Planets FR 7/26/2017 4.04 5 Baby Boss US 3/29/2017 3.87 6 Fast and Furious 8 US 4/12/2017 3.87 7 Sing US 1/25/2017 3.61 8 Alibi.com FR 2/15/2017 3.60 9 Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge US 5/24/2017 3.59 10 Beauty and the Beast GB / US 3/22/2017 3.49 11 Coco US 11/29/2017 3.26 12 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 US 4/26/2017 3.14 13 Fifty Shades Darker US 2/8/2017 3.14 14 C'est la vie! FR 10/4/2017 3.02 15 War for the Planet of the Apes US 8/2/2017 2.82 16 US 1/25/2017 2.75 17 Cars 3 US 8/2/2017 2.72 18 Dunkirk GB 7/19/2017 2.55 19 Marry Me, Buddy FR 10/25/2017 2.47 20 Thor Ragnarok US 10/25/2017 2.46 21 Spider Man: Homecoming US 7/12/2017 2.32 22 Logan US 3/1/2017 2.27 23 It US 9/20/2017 2.23 24 Wonder Woman GB 6/7/2017 2.16 25 See You Up There FR 10/25/2017 1.98 26 l'Ecole buissonniere FR 10/11/2017 1.90 27 Seven Sisters GB 8/30/2017 1.86 28 Smurfs: The Lost Village US 4/5/2017 1.84 29 Lion AUS 2/22/2017 1.79 30 Split US 2/22/2017 1.79

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country of release admissions (in rank title origin1 date millions) 31 Kingsman: The Golden Circle GB 10/11/2017 1.74 32 Justice League GB 11/15/2017 1.71 33 Christmas & Co. FR / BE 12/6/2017 1.65 34 Kong Skull Island US 3/8/2017 1.62 35 Baywatch US 6/21/2017 1.59 36 Transformers: The Last Knight US 6/28/2017 1.42 37 Il a deja tes yeux FR 1/18/2017 1.39 38 The Mummy US 6/14/2017 1.39 39 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle US 12/20/2017 1.38 40 Un sac de billes FR / CA 1/18/2017 1.33 41 Paddington 2 FR 12/6/2017 1.31 42 Rock n Roll FR 2/15/2017 1.30 43 Patients FR 3/1/2017 1.27 44 Alien Covenant US 5/10/2017 1.27 45 Blade Runner 2049 US 10/4/2017 1.26 46 Annabelle: Creation US 8/9/2017 1.25 47 Get Out US 5/3/2017 1.15 48 Two Is a Family FR / GB 12/7/2016 1.13 49 Sahara FR / CA 2/1/2017 1.13 50 The Climb FR 1/25/2017 1.12 51 : A Star Wars Story US 12/14/2016 1.06 52 Ferdinand US 12/20/2017 1.06 53 Le Brio FR 11/22/2017 1.05 54 With open arms FR / BE 4/5/2017 1.03 55 Ghost In The Shell US 3/29/2017 1.02 56 Moana US 11/30/2016 1.02 1 AUS: Australia / BE: Belgium / CA: Canada / FR: France / GB: United Kingdom / US: United States. Source: CNC.

Three films with more than five million admissions since January 2016 Since January 2015, five films have generated more than five million admissions: Star Wars: Episode 7, the Force Awakens, Minions and Jurassic World. In all, during the past two years, 25 films have generated more than three million admissions, including five French films (25 films including eight French films between January 2014 and December 2015).

Films that generated more than three million admissions between January 2016 and December 2017 country of admissions title release date origin1 (in millions) 1 Despicable Me 3 US 7/5/2017 5.74 2 Moana US 11/30/2016 5.54 3 Star Wars: The Last Jedi US 12/13/2017 5.35 4 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story US 12/14/2016 4.98 5 Zootopia US 2/17/2016 4.76 6 Les Tuche 2 FR 2/3/2016 4.61 7 R.A.I.D., Special Unit FR 2/1/2017 4.57 8 Valerian and the City of the Thousand Planets FR 7/26/2017 4.04 9 Fantastic Beasts GB 11/16/2016 4.02

results 2017 21 10 Baby Boss US 3/29/2017 3.87 11 Fast And Furious 8 US 4/12/2017 3.87 12 The Revenant US 2/24/2016 3.84 13 Deadpool US 2/10/2016 3.76 14 The Secret Life Of Pets US 7/27/2016 3.76 15 The Jungle Book US 4/13/2016 3.65 16 Sing US 1/25/2017 3.61 17 Alibi.com FR 2/15/2017 3.60 18 Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge US 5/24/2017 3.59 19 Ice Age: Collision Course US 7/13/2016 3.50 20 Beauty and the Beast GB / US 3/22/2017 3.49 21 Finding Dory US 6/22/2016 3.37 22 Coco US 11/29/2017 3.26 23 Camping 3 FR 6/29/2016 3.22 24 Two Is a Family FR / GB 12/7/2016 3.21 25 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 US 4/26/2017 3.14 1 FR: France / GB: Great Britain / US: United States. Source: CNC.

Methodology The results of the films by genre only refer to first-run releases. Consequently, their contribution should be compared to the market share of new released films.

Decline in the market share of comedy films Comedy films traditionally generate the largest share of admissions in France. The offer of comedies was especially rich in 2017. 89 comedies were released for the first time on French screens in 2017, representing 12.8% of the total offer of first-run films (111 films and 15.5% in 2016). The genre attracted 17.2% of admissions in 2017 (35.4 million), compared to 21.8% in 2016. 12 comedies recorded more than one million admissions (13 in 2016) and three broke through the two-million threshold (six in 2016). French comedies generated a substantial share of admissions for the genre, at 91.7% in 2017 (85.8% in 2016). Of the three comedies recording more than two million admissions in 2017, all were French.

Comedy, an essential genre of French films.

31 million admissions for In 2017, the selection of animated films was relatively stable with 36 new released titles (35 in 2016). Animation generated, on average, more admissions per film than most other genres. They accounted for 5.2% of new released films in 2017 and 15.1% of admissions, or 30.9 million (-8.6%). Three American animated films were among the top ten films in 2017: Despicable Me 3, Baby Boss and Sing.

Nearly 3 million admissions for documentaries The selection of first-run releases of documentary films rose slightly in 2017 to 120 films, compared to 118 titles in 2016. They accounted for 17.3% of first-run releases (16.5% in 2016) and generated 1.4% of admissions in 2017, or 2.9 million (3.3 million in 2016). The French film l’Empereur was the documentary that achieved the most admissions in 2017 (0.26 million).

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Breakdown of admissions according to film genre1 (first run releases of feature films) 100% 90% 80% 55,9 70% 58,0 60,8 62,2 60,2 60,7 60,4 65,0 67,6 66,3 60% 50% 40% 30% 28,2 22,1 22,1 21,8 32,0 26,2 19,9 27,0 16,5 17,2 20% 2,3 1,6 1,4 1,5 0,6 0,9 1,6 1,1 10% 1,0 0,9 14,3 14,8 15,1 14,7 16,1 15,1 9,1 12,7 13,4 11,4 0% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

animated films documentaries comedies other films

1 Calculated only on films released for the first time during the year or 90% to 94% of attendance according to the year. Provisional data for 2017. Base: first run releases of feature films. Source: CNC.

Decline in admissions for recommended Art House films In 2017, the downward trend in feature film admissions (-1.9%) was sharper for recommended Art House films. In fact, their admissions declined 15.4% to 40.0 million in 2017. Their share of total attendance was 19.4% in 2017 (22.5% in 2016), i.e. the lowest level of the decade. This decrease in attendance of recommended Art House films was partly due to the decline in the number of recommended films: 4,340 recommended Art House films were screened in France in 2017 (4,356 in 2016), including 322 new released films (374 in 2016). Four recommended Art House films achieved more than one million admissions in 2017 (six in 2016), including an American film (La la land), a British film (Dunkirk) and two French films (See you up there and Patients). La la land was the recommended film which recorded the most admissions in 2017 (2.75 million). In 2016, the recommended film that achieved the most admissions was the Revenant (3.84 million).

La La Land, 1st recommended Art House film in terms of admissions in 2017.

In 2017, 55.9% of the admissions recorded by recommended films concerned French films (54.6% in 2016). 2,083 recommended French Art House films were shown on French screens in 2017, compared to 2,052 in 2016 (+1.4%). They totaled 22.3 million admissions in 2017 (25.8 million in 2016), a decrease of 13.4%. See you up there was the French Art House film which achieved the most admissions in 2017 (1.98 million). In 2016, Irreplaceable was the French Art House film which achieved the most admissions (1.51 million).

See you up there, 1st recommended French Art House film in terms of admissions in 2017 with nearly 2 million admissions.

results 2017 23 915 recommended American films were exhibited in 2017, compared to 952 in 2016 (-3.9%). They totaled 8.9 million admissions (-33.8% compared to 2016). American films accounted for 22.3% of admissions of recommended films (28.4% in 2016).

Admissions based on the recommendation of feature films1 (in millions) Art House films non-recommended films total 2008 40.3 148.2 188.5 2009 55.6 144.1 199.7 2010 54.4 150.7 205.1 2011 52.7 162.0 214.7 2012 44.8 156.2 201.1 2013 50.3 140.7 191.1 2014 44.0 161.7 205.7 2015 41.4 160.8 202.2 2016 47.2 162.5 209.8 2017 40.0 165.9 205.9 dev. 17/16 -15.4% +2.1% -1.9% 1 Provisional data for 2017. Base: feature films. Source: CNC.

Breakdown of admissions depending on recommendation of films1 (%) 100,0 90,0 80,0 70,0 72,2 73,5 73,7 60,0 78,6 75,5 77,7 78,6 79,5 77,5 80,6 50,0 40,0 30,0 20,0 27,8 26,5 26,3 10,0 21,4 24,5 22,3 21,4 20,5 22,5 19,4 0,0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Art House films non-recommended films

1 Provisional data for 2017. Base: feature films Source: CNC.

The share of original versions remained stable In 2017, 15.7% of admissions were generated by films shown in their original foreign language version (15.8% in 2016), which was the lowest recorded figure of the decade. In absolute terms, admissions for films in their original foreign version dipped 2.3% to 32.9 million admissions in 2017.

A first quarter in which admission levels remained high 2017 was marked by a particularly strong first quarter at 60.9 million admissions (-2.5% compared to the first quarter of 2016), which is higher than for the fourth quarter. This phenomenon only occurred once more during the 2008-2017 period. Five of the top 10 films in 2017 came out in the first quarter: R.A.I.D., Special Unit (released on February 1st -4.56 million admissions), Baby Boss

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(released March 29 - 3.87 million admissions), Sing (released January 25 - 3.61 million admissions), Alibi.com (released February 15 - 3.60 million admissions) and Beauty and the Beast (released March 22 - 3.49 million admissions). Attendance in the last quarter of 2017 was relatively low, down 6.5% from 2016, at 59.0 million admissions. This end of the year was nevertheless marked by the releases of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (released December 13 - 5.35 million admissions) and Coco (released November 29 - 3.26 million admissions). It should be noted that attendance in the third quarter increased significantly between 2016 and 2017 to 45.4 million (+5.1%). Despicable Me 3 (released July 5 - 5.74 million admissions), 1st in the ranking of films, and Valerian and the city of a thousand planets (released July 26 - 4.04 million entries) partly explain the rise.

Monthly admissions1 (millions) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 dev. 17/16 January 14.9 15.2 18.9 14.6 16.2 14.6 17.7 16.8 16.8 16.6 -1.0% February 20.7 19.0 20.6 21.7 17.6 14.4 17.6 22.5 26.0 24.9 -4.2% March 27.1 17.9 18.7 17.0 16.4 19.1 21.1 17.5 19.7 19.4 -1.6% April 15.8 17.4 18.5 13.8 20.9 16.6 19.3 18.0 18.3 19.4 5.7% May 12.3 15.0 16.2 15.7 16.3 17.2 19.7 14.3 14.2 13.0 -8.2% June 11.0 11.2 10.8 14.6 14.5 13.8 11.4 12.2 11.9 11.7 -2.3% July 13.4 20.7 18.6 20.1 17.0 13.7 15.6 18.3 17.6 17.9 +1.6% August 14.7 15.2 17.1 17.4 14.1 14.9 19.5 15.2 15.5 16.2 +4.5% September 9.9 10.5 10.6 11.3 11.1 10.2 9.3 9.5 10.0 11.3 +12.4% October 14.5 15.7 18.6 19.0 18.1 17.7 18.5 19.5 21.3 18.0 -15.6% November 18.1 21.2 19.3 26.6 22.8 18.4 17.2 17.3 17.5 17.3 -1.3% December 18.0 22.6 19.3 25.3 18.7 23.1 22.1 24.2 24.3 23.7 -2.3% total 190.3 201.6 207.1 217.2 203.6 193.7 209.1 205.4 213.2 209.4 -1.8% 1 Provisional data for 2017. Base: all programs (feature films + short films + non-feature films). Source: CNC.

For the second time in 10 years, admissions in the first quarter were higher than those in the fourth quarter.

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1 Provisional data for 2017. Base: all programs (feature films + short films + non-feature films). Source: CNC.

results 2017 25 More than half of admissions on the weekend Movie-goers still prefer to go to the cinema at the weekend. In 2017, 54.0% of admissions occurred between Friday and Sunday, vs. 53.9% in 2016. Wednesdays accounted for 13.1% of admissions (13.0% in 2016). The share of admissions recorded on Fridays decreased by 0.4 points to 12.8%.

The concentration of revenues remained high. In 2017, 55.9% of revenues were achieved between Friday and Sunday (as in 2016). Wednesdays represented 12.7% of revenues in 2017, versus 12.5% in 2016. Tuesdays accounted for 11.4% of revenues in 2017, a lower share than that of admissions (12.2%). This is explained by the promotions cinema operators offer at the beginning of the week.

Breakdown of admissions and revenues by day1 (%) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 admissions Monday 11.0 10.6 10.6 10.3 10.3 10.2 9.9 10.0 10.0 9.9 Tuesday 10.9 10.6 10.3 11.0 11.8 12.4 13.2 12.7 12.2 12.2 Wednesday 12.4 13.3 12.9 12.6 12.3 12.6 12.7 13.2 13.0 13.1 Thursday 10.5 10.6 11.2 11.2 10.7 10.7 11.1 10.8 11.0 10.8 Friday 13.5 13.6 13.2 13.7 13.1 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.3 12.8 Saturday 20.8 20.9 20.7 20.7 20.6 20.3 20.1 20.3 20.4 20.7 Sunday 21.0 20.4 21.1 20.4 21.2 20.5 19.8 19.8 20.2 20.5 total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 revenues Monday 10.2 9.9 9.9 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.5 Tuesday 10.1 9.9 9.7 10.4 11.1 11.6 12.4 12.0 11.4 11.4 Wednesday 12.3 13.2 12.8 12.5 12.1 12.4 12.4 12.8 12.5 12.7 Thursday 10.4 10.4 10.9 10.9 10.5 10.5 11.0 10.7 10.8 10.5 Friday 13.5 13.5 13.0 13.6 12.9 13.1 13.2 13.2 13.3 12.8 Saturday 22.2 22.2 22.0 21.9 21.9 21.8 21.5 21.6 21.8 22.1 Sunday 21.3 20.8 21.7 21.0 21.8 21.0 20.3 20.2 20.7 21.0 total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1Provisional data for 2017. Base: all programs (feature films + short films + non-feature films). Source: CNC.

Drop in attendance in large cities In 2017, the decline in attendance did not impact the entire territory in the same way. Admissions to movie theaters in Ile-de-France fell 1.3% to 54.5 million, while those to movie theaters in other regions fell 2.0% to 154.9 million. In 2017, attendance was stable in smaller towns and cities.

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Admissions by geographic zones1 (millions) other outer urban urban units inner towns Ile-de- suburbs other units> 20,000- total for Paris suburbs and France (77, 78, regions 100,000 100,000 France (92, 93, 94) urban 91, 95) inhabitants. inhabitants. areas 2008 54.9 26.8 14.5 13.6 135.4 83.5 31.9 20.0 190.3 2009 58.3 28.1 15.4 14.8 143.3 89.6 33.7 20.0 201.6 2010 58.4 27.8 15.5 15.1 148.7 93.5 35.1 20.1 207.1 2011 60.3 28.3 16.2 15.9 156.9 96.5 38.1 22.2 217.2 2012 57.6 27.3 15.4 14.9 146.0 90.0 35.9 20.0 203.6 2013 55.5 26.6 14.8 14.1 138.2 85.3 34.2 18.7 193.7 2014 57.3 26.2 16.0 15.0 151.8 90.8 39.1 21.9 209.1 2015 53.9 24.0 15.7 14.2 151.5 88.6 40.5 22.4 205.4 2016 55.2 24.2 16.5 14.5 158.0 91.4 42.7 23.9 213.2 2017 54.5 23.9 16.3 14.3 154.9 88.4 42.6 23.9 209.4 dev. 17/16 -1.3% -1.2% -1.6% -1.4% -2.0% -3.2% -0.3% -0.0% -1.8% 1 Provisional data for 2017. Base: all programs (feature films + short films + non-feature films). Source: CNC/INSEE - 2015 census.

Breakdown of admissions by region1 (%)

100,0 10,5 9,9 9,7 10,2 9,8 9,7 10,5 10,9 11,2 11,4 90,0 16,8 16,7 16,9 17,6 17,6 17,7 80,0 18,7 19,7 20,0 20,3 70,0

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30,0 7,1 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,2 6,9 20,0 6,8 6,8 7,6 7,6 7,5 7,4 7,6 7,7 7,7 7,7 7,7 7,8 10,0 14,1 14,0 13,4 13,0 13,4 13,7 12,6 11,7 11,3 11,4 0,0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Paris inner suburbs (92, 93, 94) outer suburbs (77, 78, 91, 95) urban units> 100,000 inhabitants. urban units 20,000-100,000 inhabitants.

1 Provisional data for 2017. Base: all programs (feature films + short films + non-feature films). Source: CNC/INSEE - 2015 census.

Highest level of market share of admissions for 10 years in cities with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants and rural areas in 2017.

3.26 admissions per inhabitant in 2017 In 2017, average cinema admissions amounted to 3.26 admissions per inhabitant in France, vs. 3.32 in 2016. This index remained stronger in the capital (10.82), which draws in many movie-

results 2017 27 goers from the outer suburbs. In 2017, the attendance index declined in all geographical areas. Its decline was, however, more marked in urban units with 100,000 inhabitants and over (-0.15 points) and in Paris (-0.13 points).

Attendance index by geographic zones1 other outer urban urban units inner towns Ile-de- suburbs other units> 20,000- total for Paris suburbs (92, and France (77, 78, regions 100,000 100,000 France 93, 94) urban 91, 95) inhabitants. inhabitants. areas 2008 4.55 12.16 3.18 2.56 2.59 4.34 3.87 0.81 2.96 2009 4.83 12.75 3.36 2.79 2.74 4.66 4.09 0.81 3.14 2010 4.83 12.58 3.39 2.85 2.85 4.87 4.26 0.81 3.22 2011 4.99 12.81 3.54 2.99 3.00 5.02 4.63 0.90 3.38 2012 4.77 12.37 3.38 2.80 2.80 4.69 4.36 0.81 3.17 2013 4.60 12.05 3.25 2.66 2.65 4.44 4.15 0.76 3.01 2014 4.74 11.90 3.51 2.82 2.91 4.72 4.75 0.88 3.25 2015 4.46 10.87 3.44 2.67 2.90 4.61 4.91 0.90 3.19 2016 4.57 10.96 3.62 2.74 3.03 4.75 5.18 0.97 3.32 2017 4.51 10.82 3.56 2.70 2.97 4.60 5.17 0.97 3.26 1 Provisional data for 2017. Base: all programs (feature films + short films + non-feature films). Source: CNC/INSEE - 2015 census.

Rise in admissions at €5.00 Cinema operators practice a large range of prices. A large proportion of tickets were sold between €5 and €7. In 2017, 46.4% of the paid admissions were sold (or valued) between €5 and €7, vs. 43.5% in 2016. In 2017, 19.6% of the tickets sold were priced less than €5 (22.6% in 2016). In 2014, the "€4 for under 14s" operation set up by movie theaters had boosted the share of the cheapest admissions. This price was revised upwards to €4.50 in some movie theaters in 2015 and to €5.00 in 2017. It is no longer exclusively for children under 14 years old. In 2017, 13.8 million admissions were sold at €4 (14.7 million in 2016, -6.2%), 8.5 million at €4.50 (14.8 million in 2016, -42.7%) and 19.4 million at €5.00 (13.5 million in 2016, +43.2%). In 2017, 17.26 million admissions were registered as part of unlimited subscription schemes (see reference price p.17), representing +3.2% on 2016 and 8.2% of global attendance (7.8% in 2016).

More than 10% of admissions at over €10 Tickets sold at €10 or more represented 22.0 million admissions in 2017, up 1.4%, in a context where overall attendance fell by 1.8%. They accounted for 10.5% of total admissions in 2017 (10.2% in 2016). The number of tickets sold between €20 and €30 increased significantly (+37.1% compared to 2016) to reach 254,275 admissions.

Slight increase in free admissions It should be noted that the annual movie attendance is increased by a certain number of free admissions. In 2017, 5.1 million free admissions were recorded, bringing the total attendance of theaters to 214.5 million. Free admissions represented 2.4% of all admissions in 2017. In 2016, 5.0 million free admissions were counted (2.3% of the total), which brought the total attendance to 218.2 million admissions. By including the free admissions, the ARA including tax stood at €6.44 in 2017 (€6.36 in 2016).

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5.1 million free admissions in 2017.

Breakdown of admissions by the ticket sales price1 (%) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 less than €3.00 3.4 2.7 2.7 2.6 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.9 €3.00 to €3.99 6.5 7.7 6.7 4.8 3.7 5.3 4.8 3.3 2.0 2.0 €4.00 to €4.99 9.7 10.0 10.1 12.2 10.7 9.0 15.8 17.5 17.8 14.7 €5.00 to €5.99 34.6 32.1 30.2 30.6 31.4 31.2 27.2 24.7 25.5 28.4 €6.00 to €6.99 22.1 20.2 18.9 19.2 19.2 19.8 17.7 17.6 18.0 18.0 €7.00 to €7.99 7.1 8.9 10.5 10.1 10.6 10.7 10.3 11.5 11.8 11.5 €8.00 to €8.99 7.9 7.7 8.4 8.3 8.2 7.8 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.4 €9.00 to €9.99 7.9 6.6 6.6 5.9 4.5 4.4 5.2 6.2 6.3 6.6 €10.00 and more 0.9 4.0 5.9 6.3 8.4 8.9 9.5 10.3 10.2 10.5 total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1Excluding free admissions. Provisional data for 2017. Base: all programs (feature films + short films + non-feature films). Source: CNC

40.4% of the box office receipts kept by the exhibitor Box office receipts are subject to two taxes: VAT at a reduced rate (5.5% until the end of 2011, 7.0% in 2012 and 2013, and a return to 5.5% since 2014) and the special additional tax (TSA) that feeds into the CNC support fund (10.72%). Net of these taxes, the revenue (called the film base) is shared between the operator and the distributor, based on a rental rate negotiated by mutual agreement for each film and each establishment. The distributor's remuneration is calculated by multiplying the rental rate by the "film base." In 2017, the average rental rate stood at 47.1% (47.2% in 2016).

SACEM collects at the same time remuneration for the public performance of the film's music. Pursuant to an agreement between the Fédération Nationale des Cinémas Français (FNCF) and SACEM, the operator remunerates SACEM based on the following percentages: 1.515% of the "film base" when the operator is a member of the FNCF and 2.02 % of the "film base" when the operator is not a member. For the distribution of the box office receipts as it is calculated in this document, a single percentage is applied (1.515%).

In 2017, 42.3% of the box office receipts paid by each spectator was donated to the film distributor and 40.4% was retained by the exhibitor.

An average rental rate of 47.1% in 2017.

results 2017 29 Distribution of box office receipts1 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 (€ millions) box office receipts 1,250.87 1,333.31 1,331.65 1,388.64 1,380.58 Tax on cinema tickets 134.10 142.94 142.76 148.87 148.01 VAT 82.47 70.60 70.46 73.46 73.03 Sacem2 15.61 16.92 16.89 17.64 17.55 earnings (before tax) 1,018.68 1,102.85 1,101.53 1,148.67 1,141.99 distributors' remuneration3 507.09 561.49 561.26 588.86 584.48 operators' remuneration4 511.60 541.36 540.27 559.80 557.52 (%) box office receipts 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Tax on cinema tickets 10.72 10.72 10.72 10.72 10.72 VAT 6.59 5.30 5.29 5.29 5.29 Sacem 1.25 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 distributors' remuneration3 40.5 42.1 42.1 42.4 42.3 operators' remuneration4 40.9 40.6 40.6 40.3 40.4 Rental rates5 47.2% 46.9% 47.0% 47.2% 47.1% 1 Provisional data for 2017. 2 1.515 % of the box office receipts excluding VAT and excluding tax on cinema tickets. 3 all taxes included 7.0% VAT in 2012-2013, 10.0% since 2014. 4 operators' remuneration = box office receipts - Tax on cinema tickets-VAT-Sacem-distributors' remuneration incl. taxes. 5 rental rate = (distributor's total receipts excl. taxes + distributor Sacem share)/film base. Base: all programs (feature films + short films + non-feature films). Source: CNC.

Also see www.cnc.fr: -the statistical series on the attendance of films in theaters

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The 200 largest cinema successes since 1945 admissio year of country of rank title film director ns (in release origin1 millions)2 1 Titanic J. Cameron 1998 US 21.78 2 Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis (Welcome to the Sticks) D. Boon 2008 FR 20.44 E. Tolédano, O. 3 Intouchables (The Intouchables) 2011 FR 19.51 Nakache 4 La Grande Vadrouille G. Oury 1966 FR/GB 17.33 5 Gone with the Wind V. Fleming 1950 US 16.73 6 Once Upon a Time in the West S. Leone 1969 IT 14.88 7 Avatar J. Cameron 2009 US 14.78 8 The Jungle Book W. Reitherman 1968 US 14.78 9 One Hundred and One Dalmatians W. Disney 1961 US 14.69 10 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra A. Chabat 2002 FR 14.41 11 The Ten Commandments C.B. DeMille 1958 US 14.24 12 Ben Hur W. Wyler 1960 US 13.86 13 Les Visiteurs J.M. Poiré 1993 FR 13.67 14 The Bridge on the River Kwai D. Lean 1957 GB 13.48 15 Cinderella W. Disney 1950 US 13.27 16 Le Petit Monde de Don Camillo J. Duvivier 1952 IT/FR 12.79 17 The Aristocats W. Reitherman 1971 US 12.71 Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu (Serial (Bad) 18 P. De Chauveron 2014 FR 12.36 Weddings)? 19 The Longest Day Collective 1962 US 11.93 20 Le Corniaud G. Oury 1965 FR/IT 11.74 21 Lady and the Tramp W. Disney 1955 US 11.24 22 The Lion King R. Aller, R. Minkoff 1994 US 10.74 23 Bambi W. Disney 1948 US 10.71 24 Star Wars: Episode 7, the Force Awakens J. J. Abrams 2015 US 10.33 25 Taxi 2 G. Krawczyk 2000 FR 10.30 26 Trois hommes et un couffin (A Bag of Marbles) C. Serreau 1985 FR 10.25 27 Les Bronzés 3 - amis pour la vie P. Leconte 2006 FR 10.23 28 The Guns of Navarone J. Lee Thompson 1961 US 10.18 29 La Guerre des boutons (War of the Buttons) Y. Robert 1962 FR 10.04 J.P. Le Chanois, J.P. 30 Les Misérables 1958 FR/IT 9.97 Dreyfus 31 Doctor Zhivago D. Lean 1966 US 9.82 32 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial S. Spielberg 1982 US 9.68 33 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea R. Fleischer 1955 US 9.63 34 The Greatest Show on Earth C.B. DeMille 1953 US 9.49 35 Finding Nemo A. Stanton, L. Unkrich 2003 US 9.44 36 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone C. Colombus 2001 US 9.35 37 Le Dîner de cons F. Veber 1998 FR 9.25 38 Le Grand Bleu (The Big Blue) L. Besson 1988 FR 9.20 39 L'Ours (The Bear) J.J. Annaud 1988 FR 9.14 40 Emmanuelle J. Jaeckin 1974 FR 8.89 41 La Vache et le prisonnier H. Verneuil 1959 FR/IT 8.85 42 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets C. Colombus 2002 US 8.80 43 Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar C. Zidi 1999 FR/DE/IT 8.78 44 West Side Story R. Wise, J. Robbins 1962 US 8.77 45 High Sierra R. Walsh 1963 US 8.76 46 Le Bataillon du ciel (They Are Not Angels) A. Esway 1947 FR 8.65 47 Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain J.P. Jeunet 2001 FR/DE 8.52 48 Les Choristes (The Chorus) C. Barratier 2004 FR/CH 8.47 49 The Dictator C. Chaplin 1945 US 8.37

results 2017 31 admissio year of country of rank title film director ns (in release origin1 millions)2 50 For Whom the Bell Tolls S. Wood 1947 US 8.27 51 Rien à déclarer (Nothing to Declare) D. Boon 2011 FR/BE 8.14 52 Violettes impériales R. Pottier 1952 FR/ES 8.13 53 Les Couloirs du temps - les visiteurs 2 J.M. Poiré 1998 FR 8.04 54 Un Indien dans la ville (Little Indian, Big City) H. Palud 1994 FR 7.89 55 Pinocchio W. Disney 1946 US 7.85 56 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs C. Saldanha 2009 US 7.84 57 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace G. Lucas 1999 US 7.84 58 Tarzan C. Buck, K. Lima 1999 US 7.82 59 Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez J. Girault 1964 FR/IT 7.81 60 The Count of Monte Cristo R. Vernay 1955 FR/IT 7.78 61 The Sixth Sense M. Night Shyamalan 2000 US 7.74 62 Ratatouille B. Bird, J. Pinkava 2007 US 7.72 63 The Fifth Element L. Besson 1997 FR 7.71 64 La Famille Bélier É. Lartigau 2014 FR 7.70 65 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire M. Newell 2005 GB 7.67 66 A Clockwork Orange S. Kubrick 1972 GB 7.62 67 Les Bidasses en folie (Rookies Run Amok) C. Zidi 1971 FR 7.46 68 Le Retour de Don Camillo J. Duvivier 1953 IT/FR 7.43 69 La Vérité si je mens 2 T. Gilou 2001 FR 7.41 70 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King P. Jackson 2003 NZ 7.38 71 Aladdin J. Musker 1993 US 7.35 72 Peter Pan W. Disney 1953 US 7.34 73 Jour de fête J. Tati 1949 FR 7.33 74 Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob G. Oury 1973 FR/IT 7.30 75 Dances with Wolves K. Costner 1991 US 7.28 76 The Rescuers Collective 1977 US 7.24 77 C. Berri 1986 FR 7.22 78 Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith G. Lucas 2005 US 7.21 A. Adamson, V. 79 Shrek 2 2004 US 7.14 Jenson 80 Samson and Delilah C.B. DeMille 1951 US 7.12 81 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban A. Cuaron 2004 GB 7.09 82 Joan of Arc V. Fleming 1949 US 7.09 83 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers P. Jackson 2002 NZ 7.09 84 La Chèvre F. Veber 1981 FR/MX 7.08 85 Monsieur Vincent M. Cloche 1947 FR 7.06 86 The Magnificent Seven J. Sturges 1961 US 7.04 87 Skyfall S. Mendes 2012 GB 7.00 88 Si Versailles m'était conté S. Guitry 1954 FR 6.99 89 Les Grandes Vacances J. Girault 1967 FR/IT 6.99 90 The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring P. Jackson 2001 NZ 6.97 91 Le Salaire de la peur H.G. Clouzot 1953 FR/IT 6.95 92 Michel Strogoff C. Gallone 1956 FR/IT 6.87 93 Le Gendarme se marie J. Girault 1968 FR/IT 6.83 94 The Hunchback of Notre Dame K. Wise, G. Trousdale 1996 US 6.81 95 Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques F. Forestier, 2008 FR/DE/SP/IT 6.81

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admissio year of country of rank title film director ns (in release origin1 millions)2 T. Langmann 96 Mission spéciale M. de Canonge 1946 FR 6.78 97 Jurassic Park S. Spielberg 1993 US 6.74 98 Fanfan la Tulipe Christian-Jaque 1952 FR/IT 6.74 99 The Exorcist W. Friedkin 1974 US 6.72 100 The Fox and the Hound A. Stevens 1981 US 6.71 101 Goldfinger G. Hamilton 1965 GB 6.68 D. Bourdon, B. 102 Les Trois Frères 1995 FR 6.67 Campan 103 Nous irons à Paris J. Boyer 1950 FR 6.66 104 Minions P. Coffin, K. Balda 2015 US 6.66 105 Manon des sources C. Berri 1986 FR 6.65 M. Thurmeier, S. 106 Ice Age: Continental Drift 2012 US 6.64 Martino 107 Sissi E. Marischka 1956 AT 6.64 108 Ice Age: The Meltdown C. Saldanha 2006 US 6.63 109 P. Weir 1989 US 6.60 110 Sleeping Beauty W. Disney 1959 US 6.59 111 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 D. Yates 2011 GB 6.53 112 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest G. Verbinski 2006 US 6.52 113 Taxi G. Pires 1998 FR 6.49 114 Robin Hood W. Reitherman 1974 US 6.48 115 B. Levinson 1989 US 6.48 116 Star Wars G. Lucas 1977 US 6.46 117 Sissi: The Young Empress E. Marischka 1957 AT 6.43 118 Raiders of the Lost Ark S. Spielberg 1981 US 6.40 119 From Here to Eternity F. Zinnemann 1954 US 6.40 120 Arthur and The Invisibles L. Besson 2006 FR 6.40 121 La Cuisine au beurre G. Grangier 1963 FR/IT 6.40 122 Spider-Man S. Raimi 2002 US 6.38 123 La Symphonie pastorale J. Delannoy 1946 FR 6.37 124 Ivanhoe R. Thorpe 1952 US 6.36 125 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly S. Leone 1968 IT 6.35 126 Spider-Man 3 S. Raimi 2007 US 6.32 127 Quo Vadis M. Le Roy 1953 US 6.31 128 La Gloire de mon père Y. Robert 1990 FR 6.30 129 Jaws S. Spielberg 1976 US 6.29 130 Le Gendarme et les extra-terrestres J. Girault 1979 FR 6.28 131 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade S. Spielberg 1989 US 6.26 132 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix D. Yates 2007 GB 6.18 133 Marche à l'ombre M. Blanc 1984 FR 6.17 134 Pas si bête A. Berthomieu 1946 FR 6.17 135 La Chartreuse de Parme Christian-Jaque 1948 FR 6.15 136 The Sword in the Stone W. Reitherman 1964 US 6.15 137 Germinal C. Berri 1993 FR/BE 6.15 138 Le Père tranquille R. Clément 1946 FR 6.14 139 Limelight C. Chaplin 1952 US 6.14

results 2017 33 admissio year of country of rank title film director ns (in release origin1 millions)2 140 Oscar E. Molinaro 1967 FR 6.12 141 Taxi 3 G. Krawczyk 2003 FR 6.11 142 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince D. Yates 2009 GB 6.10 143 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 D. Yates 2010 GB 6.05 144 Terminator 2: Judgment Day J. Cameron 1991 US 6.01 145 Midnight Express A. Parker 1978 GB 5.97 146 The Gods Must Be Crazy J. Uys 1983 ZA 5.95 147 Mourir d'aimer A. Cayatte 1971 FR/IT 5.91 148 Who Framed Roger Rabbit R. Zemeckis 1988 US 5.91 149 Crocodile Dundee P. Faiman 1987 AU 5.89 150 War and Peace K. Vidor 1956 US 5.89 151 Les Ripoux C. Zidi 1984 FR 5.88 152 The Story of Dr. Wassell C.B. DeMille 1946 US 5.87 153 Rambo: First Blood Part II G.P. Cosmatos 1985 US 5.85 154 Le Bossu A. Hunebelle 1959 FR/IT 5.85 155 L'Aile ou la Cuisse C. Zidi 1976 FR 5.84 156 Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress E. Marischka 1958 AT 5.79 157 Four Weddings and a Funeral M. Newell 1994 GB 5.78 158 Mulan T. Bancroft, B. Cook 1998 US 5.77 159 Men in Black B. Sonnenfeld 1997 US 5.76 160 High Noon F. Zinnemann 1952 US 5.76 161 Les Fous du stade (Stadium Nuts) C. Zidi 1972 FR 5.74 K. Balda, P. Coffin, 162 Despicable Me 3 2017 US 5.74 E. Guillon 163 C. Reed 1949 GB 5.74 164 Thunderball T. Young 1965 GB 5.74 165 Andalousie R. Vernay 1951 FR/ES 5.74 166 Les Anges gardiens (Guardian Angels) J.M. Poiré 1995 FR 5.73 167 Grease R. Kleiser 1978 US 5.73 168 Les Valseuses B. Blier 1974 FR 5.73 169 La Bataille du rail R. Clément 1946 FR 5.73 170 Lawrence of Arabia D. Lean 1963 GB 5.72 171 A nous les petites Anglaises M. Lang 1976 FR 5.70 172 Notre-Dame de Paris J. Delannoy 1956 FR/IT 5.70 173 La Vérité H.G. Clouzot 1960 FR/IT 5.70 174 Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot J. Tati 1953 FR 5.70 175 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom S. Spielberg 1984 US 5.69 L. Wachowski, A. 176 Matrix Reloaded 2003 US 5.66 Wachowski 177 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End G. Verbinski 2007 US 5.64 M. Gabriel, E. 178 Pocahontas 1995 US 5.63 Goldberg 179 From Russia with Love T. Young 1964 GB 5.63 180 Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones G. Lucas 2002 US 5.62 181 Le Petit Nicolas L. Tirard 2009 FR/BE 5.62 182 Independence Day R. Emmerich 1996 US 5.61 183 La Folie des grandeurs G. Oury 1971 FR/DE/ES 5.57 184 Quai des Orfèvres H.G. Clouzot 1947 FR 5.56

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admissio year of country of rank title film director ns (in release origin1 millions)2 185 Le Cerveau G. Oury 1969 FR/IT 5.55 J. Musker, R. 186 Moana 2016 US 5.54 Clements 187 Le Petit Baigneur R. Dhéry 1968 FR/IT 5.54 188 Shrek the Third C. Miller 2007 US 5.54 189 Love Story A. Hiller 1971 US 5.51 190 The Incredibles B. Bird 2004 US 5.50 191 Le Gendarme à New-York J. Girault 1965 FR/IT 5.50 192 Camping F. Onteniente 2006 FR 5.48 193 Les Petits Mouchoirs G. Canet 2010 FR 5.46 194 L'As des as G. Oury 1982 FR/DE 5.45 195 Bathing Beauty G. Sidney 1946 US 5.44 196 Quand passent les cigognes M. Kalatosov 1958 RU 5.42 197 La Cage aux folles E. Molinaro 1978 IT/FR 5.41 198 Napoléon S. Guitry 1955 FR 5.41 199 The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn S. Spielberg 2011 US 5.40 J.P. Le Chanois, J.P. 200 Papa, maman, la bonne et moi 1954 FR 5.37 Dreyfus The films that entered the ranking for the first time in 2017 are shown in bold. 1 AT: / AU: Australia / BE: Belgium / CH: / DE: Germany / ES: Spain / FR: France / GB: Great Britain / IT: Italy / MX: Mexico / NZ: New Zealand / RU: Russia / US: United States / ZA: South Africa. 2 Accumulated admissions for films released up to December 31, 2017. Source: CNC.

results 2017 35 2.2. Distribution

2017 key figures: 7,899 films projected in total of which: 693 new released films (-23 films compared to 2016) 359 French films 124 American films 122 European films 88 films from other countries

Methodology First-run feature films in theaters are considered to be new releases in France. Thus, all of the new films include the works that were the object of a national commercial release. The genres appearing in this chapter were collected from the press and on the Internet.

Type of new released films

693 new releases of which 51.8% French films and 17.9% American films.

693 first-run releases In 2017, 693 films were released for the first time in commercial theaters in France; in other words, 23 fewer than in 2016. This is the second highest level since 1980 (694 films) after 2016 (716 films).

359 French films The number of French films declined by five titles to 359, the second highest level since 1975 (first year of the statistical series on first-run releases) after 2016 (364 films). Of the national films, French-majority co-productions decreased by 21 titles (60 films in 2017, compared to 81 in 2016), and foreign-majority co-productions numbered 27 fewer films between 2016 and 2017, at 48 titles on first-run release. 251 100% French films were on offer; in other words, 43 more titles than in 2016. Approved films represented 70.8% of the overall offer of French films, or 254 films. The number of non-approved French films released in theaters rose by 2.9% compared to 2016, reaching 105 films in 2017. 51.8% of first-run releases were French in 2017. Since 1975, on average, French films have accounted for a 40.5% share of the offer of first-run release films.

124 American films In 2017, American films represented 17.9% of all first-run release films (20.9% in 2016); in other words, the lowest level since 1975. The number of American films released for the first time on screens dropped in 2017 to 124 films (-26 titles compared to 2016). Since 1975, the offer of American first-run releases has reached an average of 145 titles each year (26.7% of the total offer).

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122 non-French European films The offer of first released non-French European films increased slightly between 2016 and 2017 (+4 titles to 122 films). 36 British films were released for the first time on French screens in 2017, i.e. four fewer titles than in 2016. The offer of Italian films (-1 title) and Spanish films (-2 titles) dipped slightly while the offer of German films remained stable. At 88 titles, the number of films from other countries increased (+3 titles). Although the offer of Indian, Chinese and Canadian films declined between 2016 and 2017 (respectively -5 titles, -4 titles and -3 titles), that of Japanese films rose (+6 titles over the period).

Number of first-run releases 2017 trend 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 structure 17/16 French films 240 270 272 283 299 330 343 321 364 359 51.8% -1.4% 100% French1 155 155 166 172 179 197 219 206 208 251 36.2% +20.7% French majority1 43 65 52 54 63 76 63 54 81 60 8.7% -25.9% French minority1 42 50 54 57 57 57 61 61 75 48 6.9% -36.0% American films 155 163 143 139 149 150 151 141 150 124 17.9% -17.3% European films2 99 98 121 109 100 107 104 125 118 122 17.6% +3.4% German 16 10 13 15 8 18 14 16 12 12 1.7% - British 26 33 35 32 34 25 28 40 40 36 5.2% -10.0% Spanish 13 9 18 13 11 9 6 8 11 9 1.3% -18.2% Italian 11 7 14 11 7 13 9 13 8 7 1.0% -12.5% films from other 61 57 43 57 66 67 65 65 84 88 12.7% +4.8% countries Canadian 4 4 3 1 9 9 5 7 12 9 1.3% -25.0% Chinese 8 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 1 0.1% -80.0% Indian 1 1 2 7 8 11 6 17 12 1.7% -29.4% Japanese 7 13 7 6 11 10 7 10 7 13 1.9% +85.7% total 555 588 579 588 614 654 663 652 716 693 100.0% -3.2% 1 Films fully-, majority- or minority-financed by France. 2 Continental Europe, excluding France. Source: CNC.

120 first-run release documentaries In 2017, the offer of first-run release documentaries rose again to 120 titles, compared to 118 in 2016 (+2 titles). This is the highest number since 1996 (first year of the statistical series on genres of distributed films). 87 documentaries were French, 17 non-French European, 10 American, 4 Canadian, one was Iranian (Starless Dreams) and one Japanese (Bangkok Nites).

The first-run documentary offer doubled in the space of ten years.

Five French animated films 36 animated films were shown for the first time on French screens in 2017, i.e. one more film than in 2016. In 2017, five French animated films were distributed (10 in 2016) of which Sahara and The Jungle Bunch: The Movie. 14 American animated films were released in 2017 including Despicable Me 3 and Cars 3. Nine animated films were European, 6 Japanese, one South Korean (The Nut Job 2) and the last was Mexican (The Greatest Miracle). Eurozoom was the top distributor of new released animated films in 2017, with five films. Gebeka Films, Releasing, StudioCanal and Twentieth Century Fox distributed three new animated films each.

results 2017 37 Drama remained the leading genre with 215 new released films.

31.0% of first-run releases were dramas 215 dramas (of which 107 French and 27 American) were distributed for the first time on French screens (-20 titles compared to 2016). Comedies accounted for 12.8% of new releases in theaters (15.5% in 2016), i.e. 89 films (of which 70 French and 11 American).

Genres of first-run release films 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 animation 22 35 24 34 31 33 29 34 35 36 adventure 36 20 26 38 14 15 21 19 31 39 comedy 116 127 132 122 100 108 98 70 111 89 comedy-drama 86 104 110 104 64 85 74 71 65 74 documentary 58 72 76 84 91 87 100 104 118 120 drama 138 139 129 141 204 200 212 228 235 215 fantasy 34 40 32 28 39 47 42 47 45 34 musical 9 3 7 4 5 6 5 2 3 7 crime 48 40 41 29 62 69 64 55 51 43 other genres 8 8 2 4 4 4 18 22 22 36 total 555 588 579 588 614 654 663 652 716 693 Source: CNC.

322 recommended Art House films including 188 French films.

More than 47% of new released films were recommended Art House films 46.5% of first-run releases were recommended Art House films in 2017. This is the lowest level since 1992 (first year of the statistical series on first-run releases of Art House films). The recommended film offer amounted to 322 titles, which is 52 fewer than in 2016 and the lowest level since 2008 (306 films). In 2017, 52.4% of new French films were recommended Art House (-7.5 points compared to 2016), versus 21.0% of new American films (+0.3 points), 45.9% of new non-French European films (-14.3 points) and 59.1% of new films from other countries (-5.2 points).

First-run release Art House films trend 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 17/16 French films 145 192 186 185 210 218 220 222 218 188 -13.8% American films 43 48 29 30 43 42 44 39 31 26 -16.1% European films1 71 70 88 78 77 81 74 94 71 56 -21.1% other films 47 48 38 50 56 50 44 53 54 52 -3.7% total 306 358 341 343 386 391 382 408 374 322 -13.9% 1 Continental Europe, excluding France. Source: CNC.

Nearly 90% of the films had an exhibition license for all audiences.

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623 films were classified as suitable for all audiences in 2017 In 2017, 623 films had an exhibition license for all audiences (89.9%) of which 343 French films (95.5% of the offer of French films) and 94 American films (75.8% of the offer of American films). 62 films were subject to a ban on children aged under 12 (including 13 French films and 28 American films) and eight films were banned for under 16 year olds (three French films, two American films, one Dutch film, one Australian film and a Mexican film). No film was banned for under 18 year olds in 2017 (as in 2016). For 59 films, the exhibition license came with a warning, or 9.5% of first-run releases in 2017 (13.3% in 2016).

13 new films every week On average, 58 films were released in theaters each month in 2017, i.e. 13 films a week. Two months witnessed sustained activity: March and November (respectively 10.5% and 12.4% of all the year's releases, or respectively 18 and 22 films per week). July, August and September were the months with the lowest number of releases (respectively 11, 12 and 12 films a week). The busiest weeks in terms of releases in 2017 were those of March 22 and May 10 (18 films each) and the least busy that of May 24 (four films). On average, 30 French films were released each month in 2017 (seven films per week), versus 10 American films (two films per week). French films accounted for 27.3% (July) and 65.3% (September) of monthly releases, versus between 11.5% (June) and 28.6% (February) for American films.

Number of films released per month in 2017

100 90 86 7 80 73 70 18 13 61 60 56 56 60 53 55 9 9 8 52 5 49 49 1 12 50 8 44 9 6 9 8 3 11 5 14 7 5 40 19 7 7 13 16 10 9 9 9 9 6 11 30 7 12 13 49 20 42 10 32 32 30 29 29 26 31 28 10 20 12 0

French films American films European films1 other films

1 Continental Europe, excluding France. Source: CNC.

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Nearly a third of films were distributed in fewer than 20 theaters in the opening week In 2017, 55 films were distributed in 500 or more theaters in the opening week of screening (58 films in 2016) including 27 American films, 22 French films, five British films and one South Korean film (The Nut Job 2). Of these titles, six were distributed in 800 or more theaters in the opening week of screening (as in 2016): Despicable Me 3 (American animated film), Valerian and the city of a thousand planets (French science fiction film), Raid, Special Unit (French comedy), Cars 3 (American animated film), Spider Man: Homecoming (American fantasy film) and Star Wars: The Last Jedi (American science-fiction film). In 2017, 227 films had a limited release (fewer than 20 theaters), compared to 245 in 2016. 128 French films and 13 American films were shown in fewer than 20 opening-week theaters.

Most documentaries were shown in fewer than 10 opening-week theaters Almost half of the documentaries were distributed in fewer than 10 opening-week theaters in 2017 (54 titles). They comprised 37.2% of films shown in fewer than 10 theaters. 58.3% of animated films screened for the first time in 2017 were shown in 200 or more theaters (21 titles). They accounted for 11.8% of the films shown in 200 or more opening-week theaters.

Five Art House films were released in 400 or more opening-week theaters 46 recommended Art House films were distributed in fewer than 10 theaters in 2017 (14.8% of the recommended films). These 46 films represented 31.7% of the films present in fewer than 10 opening-week theaters. Five Art House films were shown in 400 or more opening-week theaters (eight in 2016): Dunkirk (British adventure film), Back to Burgundy (French drama), See you up there (French drama), The Midwife (French drama) and La la land (American musical).

First-run releases according to number of opening-week theaters1 2017 trend 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 structure 17/16 fewer than 5 65 75 61 75 87 87 97 76 89 98 14.1% +10.1% 5 to 9 47 61 57 52 72 76 57 66 68 47 6.8% -30.9% 10 to 19 51 79 67 69 73 89 85 68 88 82 11.8% -6.8% 20 to 49 101 86 106 99 95 87 91 109 117 109 15.7% -6.8% 50 to 99 65 57 72 52 67 62 76 82 87 92 13.3% +5.7% 100 to 199 81 67 66 69 65 80 81 97 91 87 12.6% -4.4% 200 to 499 103 124 107 133 110 124 133 112 118 123 17.7% +4.2% 500 to 799 34 33 39 34 39 45 36 34 52 49 7.1% -5.8% 800 and more 8 6 4 5 6 4 7 8 6 6 0.9% - total 555 588 579 588 614 654 663 652 716 693 100.0% -3.2% 1 Theaters showing new released films during the first week of screening. Source: CNC.

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On average, a film came out in 145 theaters in its opening week, a French film in 136 theaters and an American film in 294 theaters.

On average, 145 theaters per film in the opening week In 2017, the average number of opening-week theaters per film rose. On average, there was one new released film in 145 theaters in 2017 during its opening week of screening, compared to 140 in 2016. On average, a French film was distributed in 136 theaters (20 more than in 2016), an approved film in 184 theaters (31 more than in 2016) and a non-approved film in 2016 theaters (two fewer than in 2016). On average, an American film came out in 294 theaters (five fewer than in 2016). The average number of opening-week theaters for a non-French European film increased in 2017 to 99 theaters (90 in 2016). A non-European, non-American film was released, on average, in 37 theaters in 2017 compared to 36 in 2016. The film accumulating the highest number of opening-week theaters in 2017 was an American animated film, Despicable Me 3 (962 theaters). In 2016, this honor also went to an American animated film, The Ice Age: Collision Course (896 theaters). In the ranking of the top 10 films, seven are American, two are French and one is British.

Most showings for fantasy films and least for documentaries On average, in 2017, fantasy films enjoyed the widest exposure in the first week: 357 theaters. Animated films and adventure films also enjoyed wide releases: respectively 344 and 320 theaters on average. Conversely, documentaries and dramas were shown, on average, in a more limited number of theaters (28 and 73 theaters respectively). Four animated films, three science-fiction films, a comedy (Raid, Special Unit), a fantasy film (Spider Man: Homecoming) and an adventure film (Dunkirk) were in the top 10 films in terms of the number of opening-week theaters in 2017.

Three times fewer opening-week theaters for Art House films On their release, the number of theaters in which Art House films were distributed was less than a third that for non-recommended films on average. An Art House film was screened in 70 theaters in 2017, versus 223 theaters for a non-recommended film. In 2017, French recommended Art House films were, on average, distributed in 79 theaters in the opening week (71 in 2016), versus 110 theaters for recommended American films (161 in 2016). The top Art House title in terms of number of theaters in the opening week was the British adventure film Dunkirk 9th). In 2016, the first Art House film came 44th.

results 2017 41 Average number of opening-week theaters per film1 trend 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 17/16 total 146 142 142 146 135 140 138 137 140 145 +3.3% country of origin French films 145 134 120 129 125 118 120 118 116 136 +17.3% American films 229 226 251 272 230 267 257 264 298 294 -1.5% European films2 83 75 100 84 81 73 70 88 90 99 +9.8% other films 39 54 33 41 48 75 64 48 36 37 +3.1% Art House recommended films 54 65 62 59 58 59 59 60 69 70 +1.8% non-recommended films 259 263 256 268 266 262 245 264 217 223 +2.9% genre animation 344 314 404 374 334 326 361 340 349 344 -1.5% adventure 388 302 354 333 381 356 395 421 326 320 -1.9% comedy 201 214 185 193 230 200 230 259 232 261 +12.5% comedy-drama 94 74 76 92 101 96 104 117 124 118 -5.5% documentary 31 26 28 17 14 25 22 23 21 28 +33.7% drama 56 66 81 71 68 69 66 67 67 73 +9.4% fantasy 203 289 304 320 280 326 325 288 286 357 +24.6% musical 167 238 151 130 136 128 121 95 140 197 +41.0% crime 193 164 170 170 171 189 146 156 155 141 -9.0% 1 Theaters showing new released films during the first week of screening. 2 Continental Europe, excluding France. Source: CNC.

The top 10 films in terms of number of opening-week theaters in 2017 number country of release of number of title distributor origin1 date theaters copies3 W12 Despicable Me 3 US International 7/5/2017 962 877 Valerian and the City of a FR EuropaCorp Distribution 7/26/2017 930 970 thousand planets R.A.I.D. Special Unit FR Pathé Distribution 2/1/2017 867 770 Cars 3 US Buena Vista International 8/2/2017 844 667 Spider Man: Homecoming US Sony Pictures Releasing 7/12/2017 824 808 Star Wars: The Last Jedi US Buena Vista International 12/13/2017 822 1,027 Coco US Buena Vista International 11/29/2017 787 667 War for the Planet of the Apes US Twentieth Century Fox 8/2/2017 774 645 Dunkirk GB Warner Bros 7/19/2017 773 668 Smurfs: The Lost Village US Sony Pictures Releasing 4/5/2017 759 589 1 FR = France, GB = Great Britain, US = United States. 2 Theaters showing new released films during the first week of screening. 3 source: distributors. Source: CNC.

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37 films screened in digital 3D In 2017, 37 new releases were available in 3D (46 films in 2016). 28 were American films, five were European films, three were French films and one was South Korean (The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature). 28 films were shown in 3D in 500 theaters or more in the opening week (31 films in 2016). None were shown in fewer than 100 theaters (six in 2016). Of the 37 films released in 3D in 2017, 14 were animated films (15 in 2016), 12 were adventure films (13 in 2016), 10 were fantasy films (14 in 2016) and the last was a British musical film (Beauty and the Beast).

First-run releases shown in digital 3D

50 47 45 46 45 2 4 3 39 40 5 38 5 4 1 37 34 1 35 5 4 1 5 2 30 5

25 23 29 2 32 34 20 27 3 25 28 15 25

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5 9 6 6 7 3 5 3 0 2 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

French films American films European films1 other films

1 Continental Europe, excluding France. Source: CNC.

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37.3% of distributors only distributed a single film in 2017, compared to 41.8% in 2016.

153 active distributors in 2017 In 2017, 153 distributors participated in the release of 693 new films. The ten most active companies distributed 28.6% of the new released films (28.2% in 2016). Four ditributors distributed over 20 each, and accounted for 14.1% of the films shown for the first time in theaters in 2017. Only one distributor totaled more than 20 releases in 2016, accounting for 2.9% of all new released films. Of the 153 distributors involved in the release of new films in 2017, 57 did not distribute films in 2016 and 61 only distributed a single film. In 2016, 69 distributors (out of 165) only distributed a single film.

The Walt Disney Company: 1st in the distributor's ranking In 2017, headed the distributor's ranking in terms of total receipts. The distribution of successful sequels such as Star Wars: The Last Jedi (1st film in terms of total receipts in 2017), Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge and Beauty and the Beast allowed it to achieve a market share of 12.9% (15.2% in 2016). In second place, Universal Pictures International captured 12.6% of distributors' total receipts in 2017, largely thanks to Despicable Me 3 and Fast and Furious 8. StudioCanal, the top French distributor, took 5th place with a 7.2% share of the market. Most notably, the company distributed Alibi.com and Marry Me, Dude.

In 2017, the top ten distributors obtained 74.6% of total receipts (76.0% in 2016). The top five captured 48.8% of total receipts (52.8% in 2016).

Increase in average receipts per admission On average, total receipts received by distributors per admission before tax reached €2.83 in 2017, representing a rise of 1.8% on 2016 (€2.77). For a French film, total receipts reached €2.71 (€2.66 in 2016, i.e. +1.7%), compared to €2.99 for an American film (€2.87 in 2016, i.e. +4.1%), €2.59 for a non-French European film (€2.77 in 2016, i.e. -6.3%) and €2.48 for a film from other countries (€2.29 in 2016, i.e. +8.0%).

The top 10 distributors in 2017 market share1 (%) films shown of which new releases 1 The Walt Disney Company 12.9 123 9 2 Universal Pictures International 12.6 90 21 3 Twentieth Century Fox 8.2 106 15 4 Warner Bros 7.9 296 13 5 StudioCanal 7.2 75 20 6 Sony Pictures Releasing 5.9 63 15 7 Gaumont 5.8 335 13 8 Pathé Distribution 5.6 216 16 9 SND 5.2 60 13 10 3.4 49 12 1In terms of distributors' total receipts. Source: CNC.

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Trend in the number of active distributors1

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160 165 160 153 140 148 149

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1 Distributors of new released films / Updated data. Source: CNC.

Also see www.cnc.fr -the statistical series on films distributed

results 2017 45 Film promotion

Methodology The Kantar Media institute collects statistics on advertising on seven major media: posters, cinema, press, radio, television, the Internet and tactical media. In 2014, Kantar Media modified the follow-up of advertising investments on the Internet. This change does not allow exhaustive data to be gathered on this media. As a result, advertising investments on the Internet are excluded from this section. The amounts mentioned below therefore refer to the financial valorization of displaying advertising on six analyzed media (not including the Internet). These are priced gross investments that do not take into account the discounts, reductions or refunds belonging to each media and each support. This data must therefore be interpreted with care.

503 films were promoted for a total of €501.5 million of gross advertising investments, i.e. €997.0 K on average per film.

Over three-quarters of first-run releases were promoted In total, 503 films released for the first time in 2017 were the object of a promotion on at least one major media (72.6% of the 2017 first-run releases, compared to 73.5% for the films released in 2016). Of the 359 French films released for the first time in theaters in 2017, 71.9% were promoted on at least one media (72.5% for 2016 films). 95.2% of American first-run releases in 2017 were also in this case (90.0% for films in 2016). Priced gross advertising investments to promote films released in 2017 were €501.5 million, a decrease of 1.7% compared to 2016.

An average investment 2.4 times greater for American films than for French films French films accounted for 40.8% of gross advertising investments relating to the promotion of first-run releases in 2017 for 51.3% of films. 258 French films were promoted on at least one media for a total investment of €204.4 million (+24.9% compared to French films in 2016). Advertising investments to promote American first-run release films dropped in 2017 compared to those of 2016 (-23.1% to €220.9 million) for a number of films that was also down slightly (-17 titles to 118 films). On average, the gross advertising investment for a French film was €792.2 K in 2017 (€619.9 K for a French film in 2016) and €1.9 million for an American film (€2.1 million for an American film in 2016). The average investment for a French film was therefore 2.4 times lower than for an American film (3.4 times lower in 2016). Advertising investments for non-French European films rose 32.0% between 2016 and 2017 films, for a slightly higher number of films (+2 titles to 84 films in 2017). 17 non-French European films accumulated more than €1 million in gross advertising investments (15 in 2016). Advertising investments for non-European and non-American films increased for the 2017 titles to €11.2 million (+10.8%) for a slight reduction in the number of films (43 films in 2017, versus 45 in 2016). Advertising investments exceeded €500 K for six films in 2017, as in 2016.

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Priced gross advertising investments according to the country of origin of the films and the year of release in theaters (millions of €) 2017 trend 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 structure 17/16 French films 91.4 100.9 87.3 107.3 114.7 137.8 160.4 133.3 163.7 204.4 40.8% +24.9% American films 126.5 146.9 132.5 172.3 175.4 198.0 225.7 212.6 287.1 220.9 44.1% -23.1% European films1 27.0 25.9 44.7 33.0 36.1 31.8 31.1 44.6 49.2 65.0 13.0% +32.0% other films 8.5 9.4 5.0 7.8 10.1 15.9 15.6 11.3 10.1 11.2 2.2% +10.8% total 253.4 283.0 269.5 320.4 336.3 383.5 432.8 401.8 510.1 501.5 100.0% -1.7% 1 Continental Europe, excluding France. Source: Kantar Media – CNC.

War for the Planet of the Apes, 1st in the film ranking War for the Planet of the Apes (American science-fiction film) was first in the film rankings in terms of gross advertising investments in 2017, followed by Baby Boss (American animated film) and Valerian and the city of a thousand planets (French science-fiction film). Three French films made it into the top 20 films (one in 2016): Valerian and the city of a thousand planets, Paddington 2 and With open arms. Four animated films featured in the top 20 (as in 2016). The top documentary, l’Empereur (French film), came 38th in this ranking. In 2016, the first documentary was 53rd.

The movie theater was the leading medium for film promotion in 2017 with €217.5 million in gross advertising investments The movie theater was the leading medium for film promotion in 2017 in terms of investments and reached its highest level in the decade. Investments in this medium rose 4.2% to €217.5 million for first-run release films in 2017. The share of movie theaters in total investment amounted to 43.4% for new released films in 2017 (40.9% for those of 2016), the highest level of the decade. Priced gross advertising investments in posters decreased to €146.0 million in 2017 (-3.0%). Posters captured 29.1% of total advertising spending on 2017 films (29.5% for 2016 films).

Nearly 89% of promoted films were the subject of an advertisement in the press On average, the promotion of a film released for the first time in theaters in 2017 cost €997.0 K. The average investment differed widely according to the media. It ranged from €113.2 K for promotion on television to €958.1 K for promotion in theaters. The press was the most targeted media. 446 films were the subject of an advertisement in the press (88.7% of the films being promoted), 358 films a poster campaign (71.2%), 251 films a radio spot (49.9%), 227 films a spot in movie theaters (45.1%) and 69 films a promotion on television (13.7%).

Priced gross advertising investments according to media and year of release in theaters (millions of €) 2017 trend 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 structure 17/16 posters 94.3 97.6 89.1 87.2 100.6 78.2 82.9 76.5 150.5 146.0 29.1% -3.0% cinema 48.7 49.6 45.6 89.7 88.5 142.5 173.5 173.3 208.8 217.5 43.4% +4.2% press 71.5 86.8 87.1 100.7 107.2 114.4 122.8 101.5 100.6 92.7 18.5% -7.8% radio 37.4 48.0 46.8 41.7 38.4 45.8 48.1 41.6 40.8 37.5 7.5% -8.2% television 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.6 2.5 5.5 8.8 9.4 7.8 1.6% -16.6% tactical media1 0.1 ------total 253.4 283.0 269.5 320.4 336.3 383.5 432.8 401.8 510.1 501.5 100.0% -1.7% 1 Unconventional media: automobiles, tables of cafes and brasseries. Source: Kantar Media - CNC.

results 2017 47 The distribution costs of French initiative films in 2016

Methodology The following data sheds light on the distribution costs of French-initiative films approved by CNC and released in theaters. Several sources of information are used to collect detailed data on these costs: automatic funding for distribution, the Canal+ contribution to distribution, the CNC contribution to distribution and data reported by distributors via a questionnaire for films that are not covered by Canal+ and CNC funding or by automatic funding from the CNC. French films not approved, approved French-minority films and some films for which no information could be collected are excluded.

The publishing costs (= distribution costs) are broken down into four categories: - technical distribution costs: printing of copies (silver and digital), storage and transport of copies, costs associated with design and manufacture of the trailer, expenses associated with the distribution of the digitized films (especially the DCP (Digital Cinema Package) and KDM (Key Delivery Message). As of 2012, the technical costs also take into account digital contributions; - advertising space purchases: posters, radio, Internet, press, cinema, television; - expenses related to the design and production of advertising material: design and production of posters, creation and production of radio spots, video clips, websites, etc.; - various promotional costs: production of invitation cards, rental of screening rooms, organization of previews, costs of film festivals and representation, remuneration of the press secretary, journeys and travel, etc.

Average film distribution costs at a 10-year low.

Further reduction in the average cost of distribution to €476.9 K in 2016 In 2016, the average distribution cost of French-initiative films decreased 1.7% compared to 2015 to €476.9 K. 41.9% of the films had a distribution cost below €200 K in 2016, versus 37.0% in 2015. Between 2015 and 2016, the structure of publishing costs saw a slight increase in the share captured by the purchase of advertising space, rising from 50.4% to 51.2%, and that by various promotional costs, rising from 16.2% to 17.1%. For the second year in a row, the share of space purchasing costs represented more than 50% of distribution costs. On the other hand, the share of costs related to technical expenses continued its decline, reaching 21.9% in 2016, compared to 23.3% in 2015 and 31.2% in 2007. The share of the expenses related to the design of advertising material remained relatively stable over the period (9.7% in 2016, 10.1% in 2015 and 9.0% in 2007).

Average cost of distribution of a fiction film: €528.2 K in 2016 On average, a fiction film of French initiative totaled €528.2 K in publishing costs, an increase of 2.7% compared to 2015. Between 2015 and 2016, the total amount of fiction film publishing costs increased by 11.4%, for a number of films up 8.5%.

Average cost of distribution of an animated film: €248.0 K in 2016 French-initiative animation generally gave rise to significant publishing costs (€957.9 million on average per film during the last ten years). 2016 was the lowest in the last ten years in terms of distribution costs (€248.0 K on average per film in 2016).

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Average cost of distributing a documentary: €204.1 K in 2016 The documentary is a controlled economy genre. The average amount of publishing costs amounted to €204.1 K in 2016 (€143.4 K in 2015).

Distribution costs for French initiative films trend 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 16/15 number of films 165 170 175 180 162 177 172 190 192 198 +3.1% distribution costs 106.2 112.9 113.0 97.0 109.1 104.5 103.1 105.3 93.1 94.4 +1.4% (millions of €) technical costs 33.2 36.9 35.5 30.4 30.3 27.0 23.8 24.0 21.7 20.7 -4.6% purchase of spaces 48.2 48.9 50.9 42.6 50.0 48.8 51.4 51.7 46.9 48.4 +3.1% advertising material 9.5 9.8 9.7 9.4 11.0 11.5 11.5 11.4 9.4 9.2 -2.2% misc promotion costs 15.3 17.3 16.9 14.6 17.7 17.1 16.4 18.3 15.1 16.2 +6.8% average distribution cost 643.4 664.1 645.9 539.1 673.3 590.2 599.4 554.3 485.0 476.9 -1.7% per film (in thousands of €) Base: approved French initiative films released in cinemas for which distribution costs are available. Source: CNC.

Distribution costs represented 9.6% of the final cost of a film in 2016 The average final cost of a French-initiative film (production cost + distribution cost) was €5.01 million for films in 2016 (€5.15 million in 2015). The budget dedicated to the distribution of a film is closely correlated with its production cost. In 2016, a film with a production cost lower than €1 million presented an average distribution cost of €110.5K, while a film whose production cost exceeded €15 million posted publishing costs that were, on average, more than 15 times higher (€1.71 million in 2016).

Distribution costs of French initiative films according to the production cost in 2016 €1- €2.5- <€1 m €4-7 m €7-15 m >€15 m total 2.5 m 4 m number of films 42 36 41 38 30 8 195 final cost1 (millions of €) 24.2 63.7 149.0 236.2 334.0 170.4 977.5 distribution costs (millions of €) 4.6 5.3 15.7 25.9 29.0 13.7 94.1 technical costs 0.8 1.0 3.6 5.9 6.4 2.9 20.6 purchase of spaces 1.9 2.4 8.1 13.7 15.3 6.8 48.3 advertising material 0.7 0.7 1.4 2.4 2.7 1.3 9.1 misc promotion costs 1.3 1.2 2.2 3.9 4.5 2.7 16.1 part in the definitive cost (%) 19.1 8.2 10.5 11.0 8.7 8.0 9.6 average final cost per film (millions of €) 0.6 1.8 3.6 6.2 11.1 21.3 5.0 average distribution cost per film 110.5 145.8 382.3 681.2 966.1 1712.4 482.7 (thousands of €) Base: 195 approved French initiative films were released in 2016 for which the distribution and production costs are available. 1 Final cost = production cost + distribution cost. Source: CNC.

The average final cost of a French-initiative film was €5.01 million in 2016.

On average, over €75,000 of digital contributions per film in 2016 Of the 198 approved French-initiative films released in theaters in 2016, data relating to virtual or VPF (Virtual Print Fee) contributions paid to exhibitors were available for 193 of them or 97.5%. Apart from 2013, it should be noted that digital contributions have been incorporated, in the

results 2017 49 questionnaires, into technical costs of printing digital copies. Taking this detail into account, the data should be interpreted with care.

The total digital contributions for 193 approved French-initiative films released in theaters in 2016 was €14.62 million, that is €75,775 on average per film (€80,237 in 2015). The share of digital contributions in distribution costs (including VPF) of these films is estimated at 15.4% (16.4% in 2015). In 2016, digital contributions by theaters in the opening week averaged €432.

Identified digital contributions trend 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 16/15 number of films 147 149 172 188 186 193 +3.8% total digital contributions (millions of €) 8.2 12.6 16.1 17.3 14.9 14.6 -2.0% digital contributions per films (€) 55,876 84,327 93,534 91,843 80,237 75,775 -5.6% share of VPF in distribution costs (including VPF) (%) 7.2 13.9 15.6 16.6 16.4 15.4 -1.0 pt Base: approved French initiative films released in cinemas for which digital contributions are available. Source: CNC.

Consolidation of purchasing of space in movie theaters and on the Internet Over the past ten years, the distribution of advertising space purchases has changed significantly. The share of space purchases in movie theaters increased by 11.0 points between 2007 and 2016, rising from 13.5% of space purchases to 24.5%. The share of spending on the Internet also increased between 2007 and 2016 (+11.1 points). The other items of expenditure on space purchases decreased over the period, in particular, spending on posters (-8.0 points between 2007 and 2016).

Structure of purchases of advertising space for French initiative films (%)

2016 41,7 24,5 16,5 10,4 2,5 4,5 2015 44,9 22,2 14,5 11,9 2,1 4,4 2014 43,1 25,0 13,5 10,4 2,6 5,4 2013 45,8 21,6 12,2 10,2 2,8 7,3 2012 51,2 20,3 9,9 11,4 2,1 5,1 2011 52,6 20,1 8,9 10,2 2,5 5,7 2010 53,4 20,2 8,0 13,1 3,22,1 2009 56,9 17,2 6,8 12,5 5,1 1,5 2008 56,5 17,7 6,6 14,4 3,51,4 2007 49,7 13,5 5,3 12,2 4,0 15,2

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

posters cinema Internet press radio other purchases of spaces

Base: approved French-initiative films released in theaters for which distribution costs are available. Source: CNC.

Also see www.cnc.fr -the study Les coûts de distribution des films français en 2016 -the statistical series on the distribution costs of films

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2.3. Movie theater audiences

2017 key figures: 42.6 million movie-goers 67.7% of the French attended movie theaters

3-14 years old 15-24 years old 25-49 years old 50 and over

Movie-goers 18.3% 15.2% 35.8% 30.8%

French population 15.2% 12.2% 32.3% 40.4%

Methodology Since 2016, the Vertigo market research firm has conducted Cinexpert, a new system of study and measurement of audiences in partnership with the CNC, Médiavision and Canal+ Régie. The system is based on two complementary surveys: a weekly online survey of 2,000 movie-goers aged three and over covering the last seven days, that lasts all year long, in order to qualify the profile of cinema audiences and films, and an annual scoping survey by telephone, with a view to identifying the penetration of the cinema medium, the structure of the audience and the audience’s movie-going habits in the previous year. This information is collected in January and February each year in an independent and dedicated telephone survey (CATI) of 5,000 individuals aged three and over, covering attendance during the preceding year.

The movie theater audience in 2017

Definitions The movie-going population refers to all individuals aged three and over who went to a movie theater at least once during the year. The movie-going penetration rate for a group of individuals is the result of the calculation: - movie-going population of that group / total population of that group. The proportion of a group of individuals in the audience structure is the result of the following equation: - individuals concerned / total movie-going population. The proportion of a group of individuals in the admission structure is the result of the following equation: - admissions by the individuals concerned / total admissions. The average number of admissions for a group of individuals corresponds to the average number of annual admissions for an individual in that group of movie-goers. Fans go to the movie theater at least once per week, enthusiasts attend at least once per month (but less than once per week) and occasional movie-goers at least once per year (but less than once per month). Regular movie-goers include both fans and enthusiasts.

Increased number of movie-goers in 2017 There were slightly more movie-goers in 2017 than in 2016. 42.6 million individuals aged 3 and over went to a movie theater at least once in the year (42.5 million in 2016). The movie-going population included 117,258 more individuals than in 2016 (+0.3%). The movie-going population represented 67.7% of the total population aged three and over in 2017, compared to 67.8 % in 2016. More than two thirds of the French population went to a movie theater at least once in 2017.

results 2017 51 On average, each movie-goer went to a movie theater 4.9 times in the course of the year in 2017, compared to 5.0 times in 2016.

More than two thirds of the French population went to a movie theater at least once in 2017.

The movie-going population total population movie-goers average admissions penetration (%) (in millions) (in millions) per movie-goer 2015 61.5 42.4 68.9 4.8 2016 62.7 42.5 67.8 5.0 2017 62.9 42.6 67.7 4.9 Source: CNC – Vertigo, CinExpert survey, movie-goers in the last 12 months, aged three and over.

Rise in the number of movie-goers In 2017 women (54.3%) accounted for more admissions than men (45.7%). Women made up 51.6% of the French population aged three and over and represented 51.3% of all movie-goers (51.6% in 2016). However, within the movie-going population, the number of women declined by 0.3% in 2017 while the number of men increased by 0.9%. In 2017, 68.2% of men went to a movie theater at least once during the year (67.8% in 2016), versus 67.2% of women (67.7% in 2016). In 2017, women went to a movie theater more often (5.2 times on average in the year) than men (4.6 times).

Attendance by gender in 2017 proportion of the audience admission average number penetration (%) population (%) structure (%) structure (%) of admissions men 48.4 68.2 48.7 45.7 4.6 women 51.6 67.2 51.3 54.3 5.2 total 100.0 67.7 100.0 100.0 4.9 Source: CNC – Vertigo, CinExpert survey, movie-goers in the last 12 months, aged three and over.

Seniors generated 36.4% of admissions in 2017.

Growth in the proportion of senior movie-goers Movie-goers aged 35 and over accounted for more than half of the movie-going population (52.6% in 2017, 54.2% in 2016). In 2017, they accounted for 54.1% of admissions (55.5% in 2016), i.e., an average of 5.1 admissions per movie-goer. The share of seniors (50 and over) in the movie-going population dipped to 30.8% in 2017 (32.6% in 2016), while their contribution to the total reference population remained stable (40.4% in 2017 and 2016). Attendance by the over 50s decreased by 5.3% between 2016 and 2017 and the average annual number of admissions by seniors reached 5.8. Seniors generated 36.4% of admissions in 2017 (-3.7 points compared to 2016), of which 21.7% concerned women. Movie-theater penetration increased among the 35-49-year olds. It rose from 72.3% in 2016 to 73.6% in 2017. The number of movie-goers aged 35 to 49 inched up 0.9% between 2016 and 2017. Their share in the audience amounted to 21.8% (21.6% in 2016). The 35-49 age group accounted for 17.8% of admissions in 2017 (15.4% in 2016), i.e. an average of 4.0 annual admissions per movie-goer. The percentage of movie-goers aged 25-34 within general audiences increased (14.0% in 2017, 13.3% in 2016). In fact, the number of movie-goers in this age group increased by 5.2% between

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2016 and 2017. In 2017, the 25-34 age group represented 11.6% of admissions, compared with 12.3% in 2016. Cinema penetration increased by 4.9 points in this age group: 77.3% of 25-34- year-olds went to the movies at least once in 2017, compared to 72.4% in 2016.

An additional 473,000 movie-goers aged under 25 in 2017.

In 2017, the number of movie-goers aged under 25 rose by 3.4% The share of under 25-year-olds in the movie-going population rose in 2017. They represented 33.5% of movie-goers, versus 32.4% in 2016 and their number increased by 3.4%. 14.3 million individuals went to the movies, compared with 13.8 million in 2016. Under 25-year-olds accounted for 34.3% of admissions (32.2% in 2016). In terms of penetration, the cinema is continuing to attract more young people: 82.8% of under 25-year-olds went to the movies in 2017, compared to 82.0% in 2016. Penetration increased amongst 3-10-year-olds (79.1%, compared to 78.3% in 2016) and amongst 20-24-year-olds (83.0%, compared to 77.8% in 2016). It was particularly high for girls aged 15 to 19 (90.0% of whom went to the movies in 2017). Differences in attendance patterns remained in 2017 according to age group. On average, the threshold of 6 annual admissions was reached for 15-19-year olds (6.1), 20-24-year olds (6.2) and for those aged 60 or over (6.6). The other age groups were below this threshold.

More under-14-year olds went to the movies in 2017 (+3.0%).

81.4% of under 14-year-olds went to the movies in 2017 Overall, the number of under 14-year-olds who went to the movies increased by 3.0% in 2017 to 7.8 million. 81.4% of under 14-year-olds went to the movies at least once in 2017, compared to 80.9% in 2016. More children aged 3-10 went to the movies with 5.0 million individuals (+3.0% compared to 2016) and there was a similar rise for 11-14-year olds to 2.8 million (+3.1%). The share of the under 14-year-olds in the movie-going population in 2017 stood at 18.3% (17.8% in 2016) and they generated 15.3% of admissions in that year (13.7% in 2016). The under 14-year- olds went to the movies 4.1 times in 2017.

Attendance by age in 2017 proportion of the audience admission average number penetration (%) population (%) structure (%) structure (%) of admissions 3-10 years old 10.1 79.1 11.8 9.6 4.0 11-14 years old 5.1 85.8 6.5 5.7 4.3 15-19 years old 6.4 86.2 8.1 10.0 6.1 20-24 years old 5.8 83.0 7.1 9.0 6.2 25-34 years old 12.3 77.3 14.0 11.6 4.1 35-49 years old 20.0 73.6 21.8 17.8 4.0 50-59 years old 13.6 61.1 12.3 11.6 4.7 over 60 years 26.8 46.8 18.5 24.8 6.6 totalold 100.0 67.7 100.0 100.0 4.9 Source: CNC – Vertigo, CinExpert survey, movie-goers in the last 12 months, aged three and over.

More under 25-year-olds went to the movies The share of seniors (50 and over) in movie-going audiences grew slightly by 1.8 points, while that of under 25-year-olds inched up by 1.0 point. In 2017, the proportion of seniors (30.8%) was lower

results 2017 53 than that of under 25-year-olds (33.5%) in movie-theater audiences. However, seniors generated 36.4% of admissions in 2017, while the younger age group only generated 34.3%.

Proportion of young people and seniors in audiences (%)

35

33,1 33,5 32,4 32,6 30 31,2 30,8

25

20 under 25 years old over 50 years old 2015 2016 2017

Source: CNC – Vertigo, CinExpert survey, movie-goers in the last 12 months, aged three and over.

83.4% of school pupils and students went to the movies in 2017 In terms of professional categories, members of the upper socio-professional categories were once again the group most attracted to movie theaters, with a high rate of penetration (79.5% of its members went to a movie theater at least once in 2017, compared to 78.8% in 2016). This was particularly true for women in the upper socio-professional categories, 80.3% of whom went to a movie theater at least once in 2017 (78.9% for men in the upper socio-professional categories). The average number of admissions by upper socio-professional categories was 4.6 in 2017. In 2017, movie theater attendance increased among members of the lower socio-professional categories: 66.5% of members of the lower social-professional categories went to a movie theater, compared with 65.5% in 2016. On average, they went to a movie theater 4.2 times in the course of the year. Lower socio-professional categories generated 20.1% of attendances in 2017 (18.6% in 2016). However, the movie-going population from the lower socio-professional categories dipped by 2.1% between 2016 and 2017. Movie-theater penetration among non-working individuals declined in 2017: 63.2% went to a movie theater at least once (62.2% of women and 64.5% of men), compared to 64.2% in 2016. Movie- theater penetration amongst school pupils and students remained stable in 2017. 83.4% went to movie theaters (as in 2016). Between 2016 and 2017, the number of pupils and students who went to the movies rose slightly (+1.0%). Movie-theater penetration decreased among the retired to 46.5% in 2017, versus 49.4% in 2016. Compared to 2016, the number of retiree movie-goers fell by 2.6%.

The numbers of those from the lower socio-professional categories who went to the movies increased by 1.0% between 2016 and 2017.

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Attendance by profession in 2017 average proportion of the audience admission penetration (%) number of population (%) structure (%) structure (%) admissions upper socio-professional 22.6 79.5 26.6 24.6 4.6 CEOs, executives, etc. 7.9 82.1 9.6 9.8 5.0 intermediate professions 11.7 82.6 14.3 10.1 3.5 tradespeople, shopkeepers 3.0 60.3 2.6 4.7 8.8 lower socio-professional 24.2 66.5 23.8 20.1 4.2 office workers 13.2 72.3 14.1 12.6 4.4 manual workers 10.3 58.6 8.9 7.4 4.1 farmers 0.8 72.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 non-working individuals 53.2 63.2 49.6 55.2 5.5 retired 23.7 46.5 16.3 23.4 7.1 pupils, students 22.3 83.4 27.5 28.1 5.0 other non-working individuals 7.1 55.5 5.8 3.7 3.1 (unemployed, etc.) total 100.0 67.7 100.0 100.0 4.9 Source: CNC – Vertigo, CinExpert survey, movie-goers in the last 12 months, aged three and over.

Cinema penetration continued to grow in rural areas Cinema penetration increased in rural areas (+2.5 points between 2016 and 2017), but declined in urban units with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants (-4.2 points). In terms of numbers, the movie-going population in these areas remained relatively stable at 16.4 million (-0.9% between 2016 and 2017). Rural and urban units with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants accounted for 38.4% of audiences (38.9% in 2016) and 31.4% of admissions in 2017 (31.7% in 2016). The average number of admissions was 4.0 per movie-goer in these areas in 2017. Paris and urban units with over 100,000 inhabitants did not account for the majority of movie- goers. These urban units accounted for 48.1% of movie-goers in 2017, compared to 47.8% in 2016. They still accounted for the highest share of admissions (54.9% in 2017, versus 54.4% in 2016). The number of movie-goers in large conurbations, including Paris, rose by 206,000 between 2016 and 2017 (+1.0%).

Attendance by size of conurbation of residence in 2017 average proportion of the penetration audience admission number of population (%) (%) structure (%) structure (%) admissions rural areas 22.6 64.5 21.5 16.2 3.7 conurbation < 20,000 inhabitants 17.5 65.5 16.9 15.2 4.4 conurb. of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants 6.3 68.3 6.4 6.6 5.1 conurb. of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants 7.1 68.0 7.1 7.2 5.0 conurbation > 100,000 inhabitants 29.9 67.9 30.0 32.6 5.3 Paris conurbation 16.6 73.6 18.1 22.2 6.0 total 100.0 67.7 100.0 100.0 4.9 Source: CNC – Vertigo, CinExpert survey, movie-goers in the last 12 months, aged three and over.

The number of occasional movie-goers rose slightly in 2017 to 65.0% of the audience that year and one third of attendance.

Increase in the occasional audience

results 2017 55 In 2017, the number of occasional movie-goers increased by 0.7% to 27.7 million. Occasional movie-goers accounted for 65.0% of movie-theater audiences in 2017, compared to 64.8% in 2016. They accounted for 33.0% of the movie-theater attendance in 2017, i.e. 69.0 million admissions. Attendance by occasional movie-goers was largely driven by films with broad appeal like Cars 3 (52.3% of admissions by occasional movie-goers), Sing (52.0%) and Star Wars, the last Jedi (50.5%). Cinema regulars (enthusiasts and fans) still accounted for the majority of admissions. They accounted for 140.3 million, or 67.0% of total admissions for the year. Compared to 2016, the movie-going population included fewer fans (-0.18 million individuals) but more enthusiasts (+0.12 million individuals). Regular movie-goers accounted for 35.0% of movie-theater audiences in 2017, compared to 35.2% in 2016.

The habits of movie theater audiences 2015 2016 2017 audience structure (%) regulars 38.1 35.2 35.0 fans 5.0 4.2 3.8 enthusiasts 33.2 31.0 31.2 occasional 61.9 64.8 65.0 total 100.0 100.0 100.0 admission structure (%) regulars n/a 67.1 67.0 fans n/a 23.0 22.2 enthusiasts n/a 44.1 44.8 occasional n/a 32.9 33.0 total n/a 100.0 100.0 Source: CNC – Vertigo, CinExpert survey, movie-goers in the last 12 months, aged three and over.

Structure of the audience and admissions by attendance behavior in 2017 (%)

audience structure 3,8 31,2 65,0

admission structure 22,2 44,8 33,0

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

fans enthusiasts occasional

Source: CNC – Vertigo, CinExpert survey, movie-goers in the last 12 months, aged three and over.

The attendance behavior of movie-goers is determined by socio-demographic criteria. In 2017, 34.7% of regular movie-goers were aged 50 or older (28.7% for occasional movie-goers), 51.4% were from the non-working category (48.7% for occasional movie-goers) and 55.3% lived in Paris or conurbations with more than 100,000 inhabitants (44.3% for occasional movie-goers).

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Structure of cinema audiences by movie-going frequency in 2017 (%) regulars occasional total gender men 50.5 47.8 48.7 women 49.5 52.2 51.3 age 3-14 years old 14.6 20.2 18.3 15-24 years old 18.9 13.2 15.2 25-49 years old 31.8 37.9 35.8 over 50 years old 34.7 28.7 30.8 profession upper socio-professional 27.3 26.1 26.6 lower socio-professional 21.3 25.1 23.8 non-working individuals 51.4 48.7 49.6 location rural areas 17.7 23.6 21.5 conurbation < 20,000 inhabitants 13.7 18.6 16.9 conurb. of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants 6.3 6.4 6.4 conurb. of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants 7.0 7.1 7.1 conurbation > 100,000 inhabitants 33.3 28.2 30.0 Paris conurbation 22.0 16.0 18.1 Source: CNC – Vertigo, CinExpert survey, movie-goers in the last 12 months, aged three and over.

Also see www.cnc.fr: -the study Le public du cinema en 2016 -the statistical series on the profile of the movie-theater audience

results 2017 57 The audiences for films in 2017

In 2016, 51.8% of the audience for French films were seniors (aged 50 and over).

Fans had a greater appetite for French films French films were especially popular with seniors (aged 50 and over) in 2017. The share of this population in audiences for French films was 20.1 points higher than its share in audiences for all films. In 2017, 51.8% of the audience for French films were seniors. In contrast, movie-goers under 25 were under-represented in audiences for French films. They accounted for 24.4% of audiences for French films, compared to 38.1% for all films. Nevertheless, some French films had a real impact on this age group which constituted more than 40% of their audience. This was the case in particular for The Jungle Bunch: The Movie (59.8% of under 25-year olds), Sahara (55.6%), Paddington 2 (51.9%) and Little Spirou (49.6 %). Fans fonder of French films. In 2017, they represented 22.7% of these films' audiences, compared with 19.3% of the audiences for all films. Films such as The Midwife and 120 Beats per Minute attracted numerous movie-goers (over 600,000 admissions) and a high proportion of fans (34.9% and 31.1% respectively).

French films attracting a significant share of under 25-year-olds in 2017 (%) The Jungle Bunch: The Movie 59,8 Sahara 55,6 Paddington 2 51,9 Little Spirou 49,6 Marry Me, Dude 42,1 C'est tout pour moi 41,0 Boule & Bill 2 40,8 Alibi.com 37,1 Christmas & Co. 36,8 The New Adventures of Cinderella 34,6

0,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 50,0 60,0 70,0 Base: French films released in 2017 in 50 or more opening-week theaters and for which at least 200 interviews were conducted. Source: CNC – Vertigo, CinExpert survey, movie-goers in the last 7 days, aged three and over.

In 2017, 45.2% of movie-goers for American films were under 25 years of age.

Young audiences for American films The audiences of American films are young. 45.2% of movie-goers for American films were under the age of 25, compared to 38.1% for all films. This can be explained in particular by the theatrical release in 2017 of eleven animated films of which Cars 3 (58.1% of 3-24-year olds), Baby Boss (57.0%), and Smurfs: The Lost Village (55.2 %). Seniors (22.0%) and fans (16.8%) were less represented in the audiences for American films, mainly due to the fact that the type of films produced (animation, adventure, science fiction, horror) tend to appeal less to these categories of population.

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Film audiences by country of origin in 2017 (%) French films American films European films1 other films all films gender men 47.2 53.5 54.6 48.2 51.7 women 52.8 46.5 45.4 51.8 48.3 age children (age 3-14) 9.6 20.9 9.3 24.8 16.7 young adults (age 15-24) 14.8 24.3 24.8 11.3 21.4 adults (age 25-49) 23.8 32.8 33.2 26.7 30.2 seniors (50 and over) 51.8 22.0 32.7 37.2 31.7 profession upper socio-professional 31.9 30.0 35.1 30.4 31.0 lower socio-professional 17.3 20.0 20.0 13.1 19.1 non-working individuals 50.8 50.0 44.9 56.4 49.9 location Paris and surroundings 25.4 24.9 28.0 32.4 25.5 other regions 74.6 75.1 72.0 67.6 74.5 movie-going frequency fans 22.7 16.8 22.3 27.3 19.3 enthusiasts 46.1 44.6 46.7 43.4 45.2 occasional 31.2 38.6 31.0 29.3 35.4 1 Continental Europe, excluding France. Base: sample of 354 films in 2017 released in over 50 opening-week theaters. Source: CNC – Vertigo, CinExpert survey, movie-goers in the last 7 days, aged three and over.

Occasional movie-goers were particularly present in the audiences for animated films Among the main genres of feature films, animated films have a very specific audience. Children accounted for 43.1% of the audiences for these films, compared to 16.7% of audiences for all films. For movies such as Captain Underpants and The Nut Job 2, 3-14-year-olds represented more than 50% of movie-goers. Among audiences for animated films, residents of non-Parisian regions were over-represented (75.9% in 2017, compared to 74.5% for all genres). 46.8% of animated film audiences were occasional movie-goers, compared to 35.4% for all films. Enthusiasts made up 39.7% of the audience for these films (45.2% for all genres) and fans accounted for 13.5% (19.3% for all genres).

An audience of seniors for documentaries It should be noted that only films released in over 50 opening-week theaters are included in this study. This restriction excludes many documentary films, which often have limited releases. The audience analysis for these documentaries indicated a marked segmentation compared to other film genres. Documentaries drew in a large number of seniors (57.5% of audiences, compared to 31.7% for all films) and Parisians (33.7%, compared to 25.5% for all films). In 2017, the proportion of fans who saw documentary films was higher (36.5%) than that of all films (19.3%). Occasional movie-goers accounted for 12.3% of audiences for documentary films, compared to 35.4% for all films.

results 2017 59 Audiences for films by gender in 2017 (%) animated films documentaries fiction films of which comedies all films gender men 49.1 48.2 52.4 46.9 51.7 women 50.9 51.8 47.6 53.1 48.3 age children (age 3-14) 43.1 6.4 9.7 10.7 16.7 young adults (age 15-24) 12.6 10.9 23.8 18.8 21.4 adults (age 25-49) 29.1 25.2 30.5 26.0 30.2 seniors (50 and over) 15.2 57.5 36.0 44.5 31.7 profession upper socio-professional 21.5 35.5 33.5 30.3 31.0 lower socio-professional 15.9 15.7 20.0 19.8 19.1 non-working individuals 62.6 48.8 46.5 50.0 49.9 location Paris and surroundings 24.1 33.7 25.7 23.8 25.5 other regions 75.9 66.3 74.3 76.2 74.5 movie-going frequency fans 13.5 36.5 20.2 20.2 19.3 enthusiasts 39.7 51.2 46.1 45.7 45.2 occasional 46.8 12.3 33.7 34.1 35.4 Base: sample of 354 films in 2017 released in over 50 opening-week theaters. Source: CNC – Vertigo, CinExpert survey, movie-goers in the last 7 days, aged three and over.

Fans, urban and senior movie-goers attended recommended Art House films Audiences for Art House films have specific characteristics. It should be noted that only films released in over 50 opening-week theaters are included in this study. This restriction excludes many Art House films, which often have limited releases. In 2017, seniors accounted for 61.0% of Art House film audiences, members of the upper socio- professional categories accounted for 36.9%, residents of Paris and its surroundings accounted for 32.5% and fans accounted for 32.5%. Conversely, the audience structure for non-recommended films was younger, more occasional and more likely to live in the regions.

Fans particularly favored certain recommended Art House films by well-known directors. This was true for Ismael's Ghosts by Arnaud Desplechin (40.0% of fans), The Beguiled by Sofia Coppola (32.3%) and the Guardians by Xavier Beauvois (31.2 %). Among the 147 recommended Art House films in 2017, only four had an audience where the share of occasional movie-goers was above average.

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Audiences for Art House films in 2017 (%) Art House non-recommended all films films films gender men 48.1 52.2 51.7 women 51.9 47.8 48.3 age children (age 3-14) 3.1 18.4 16.7 young adults (age 15-24) 13.0 22.4 21.4 adults (age 25-49) 23.0 31.1 30.2 seniors (50 and over) 61.0 28.1 31.7 profession upper socio-professional 36.9 30.2 31.0 lower socio-professional 14.6 19.6 19.1 non-working individuals 48.4 50.1 49.9 location Paris and surroundings 32.5 24.4 25.5 other regions 67.5 75.6 74.5 movie-going frequency fans 32.5 17.3 19.3 enthusiasts 47.8 44.9 45.2 occasional 19.7 37.8 35.4 Base: sample of 354 films in 2017 released in over 50 opening-week theaters. Source: CNC – Vertigo, CinExpert survey, movie-goers in the last 7 days, aged three and over.

The success of a film depends on occasional movie-goers By correlation, the proportion of fans and occasional movie-goers within a film's audience depends on its admissions. The lower the number of admissions, the greater the proportion of fans in the audience (42.3% for films with under 100,000 admissions in 2017). Conversely, greater admissions for a film mean a higher proportion of occasional movie-goers in its audience (46.1% for films with over four million admissions in 2017). Occasional movie-goers are more influenced by word-of- mouth. However, examining statistics for each film in detail shows that higher proportions of occasional movie-goers are not systematically correlated to the number of admissions, although in cases when a film has more than four million viewers, they are generally over-represented regardless of the film. Thus, some of the films that enjoyed significant success in 2017, such as La La Land, See you up there and Logan (more than 1.9 million admissions each), attracted fewer occasional movie-goers than average (35.4% in 2017), at 25.5%, 27.7% and 29.7%, respectively. The success of these films was more dependent upon an audience of enthusiasts (between 46.4% and 51.5%). In parallel, the higher the admissions for a film, the more it attracted young people (4.3% of children for films that achieved fewer than 100,000 admissions in 2017, 20.4% for films with more than 4 million admissions), non-working individuals (45.8% of non-working individuals for films with fewer than 100,000 admissions, 50.2% for films with more than 4 million admissions) and people living in the regions (64.6% of people living in the regions for films with fewer than 100,000 admissions, 78.3% for films with over 4 million admissions).

results 2017 61 The more admissions for a film, the younger the audience: 40.4% of audiences for films with more than 4 million admissions were aged under 25.

Audiences for films according to the number of admissions in 2017 (%) fewer than 100,000 to 500,000 to 1 to 2 2 million to more than all films 100,000 500,000 1 million million 4 million 4 million gender men 51.1 48.6 51.5 52.2 50.7 56.9 51.7 women 48.9 51.4 48.5 47.8 49.3 43.1 48.3 age children (age 3-14) 4.3 7.7 17.5 13.8 21.2 20.4 16.7 young adults (age 15-24) 15.7 16.2 16.8 24.1 24.2 20.0 21.4 adults (age 25-49) 27.4 25.7 28.2 30.3 32.8 30.1 30.2 seniors (50 and over) 52.5 50.4 37.5 31.8 21.9 29.6 31.7 profession upper socio-professional 38.5 33.0 30.1 31.5 29.1 32.4 31.0 lower socio-professional 15.7 17.8 18.3 20.0 20.3 17.4 19.1 non-working individuals 45.8 49.2 51.6 48.6 50.6 50.2 49.9 location Paris and surroundings 35.4 29.3 27.7 25.3 23.8 21.7 25.5 other regions 64.6 70.7 72.3 74.7 76.2 78.3 74.5 movie-going frequency fans 42.3 30.3 24.0 18.1 14.5 11.7 19.3 enthusiasts 44.2 46.5 46.5 46.7 44.6 42.2 45.2 occasional 13.5 23.2 29.5 35.1 40.9 46.1 35.4 Base: sample of 354 films in 2017 released in over 50 opening-week theaters. Source: CNC – Vertigo, CinExpert survey, movie-goers in the last 7 days, aged three and over.

3D movies attract a younger, more masculine audience Of the 354 films in the 2017 sample, 34 were released in movie theaters (either exclusively or otherwise) in 3D. The analysis compared the structure of the audience of these films compared to all films. Audiences for 3D films in movie theaters had specific characteristics. In 2017, they comprised 60.1% men (51.7% for all films), 46.0% under 25-year-olds (38.1% for all films) and 47.7% enthusiasts (45.2% for all films).

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Audiences for films shown in 3D in 2016 (%) films in 3D all films gender men 60.1 51.7 women 39.9 48.3 age children (age 3-14) 20.3 16.7 young adults (age 15-24) 25.8 21.4 adults (age 25-49) 31.4 30.2 seniors (50 and over) 22.6 31.7 profession upper socio-professional 32.6 31.0 lower socio-professional 18.8 19.1 non-working individuals 48.5 49.9 location Paris and surroundings 25.2 25.5 other regions 74.8 74.5 movie-going frequency fans 20.2 19.3 enthusiasts 47.7 45.2 occasional 32.1 35.4 Base: sample of 34 films in 2017 released in over 50 3D opening-week theaters. Source: CNC – Vertigo, CinExpert survey, movie-goers in the last 7 days, aged three and over.

Also see www.cnc.fr: -the statistical series on the movie-going population

results 2017 63 2.4. Exhibition

2017 key figures: 2,046 active movie theaters (+2 movie theaters compared to 2016) of which: 219 multiplexes (10.7 % of movie theaters), 60.1% of admissions 1,159 single-screen movie theaters (56.6% of movie theaters) 668 movie theaters with 2 to 7 screens (32.6% of movie theaters) 5,913 active screens (+71 screens compared to 2016)

What is an active screen? In order to measure cinema screen activity across France, the CNC takes an annual census of active screens (i.e., any screen that shows at least one film during the year that requires cinema operators to file a statement of receipts with the CNC). This declaration is filed with the CNC by cinema operators. This statement provides documentary proof of earnings, TSA (tax on cinema tickets) calculations and automatic financial support calculations. These documents are used to tabulate all statistics concerning film projections in movie theaters. Cinema operators are required to provide a statement of earnings for each week, every screen and every film. Included for each week are the titles of films currently featured, the number of scheduled show times, total admissions and total box-office. Screens that only broadcast video instead of screening films are not included in this review of projections.

French movie theaters

The total number of screens increased to 5,913 5,913 screens were active in metropolitan France in 2017, i.e. 71 more than in 2016 (+1.2%). This balance is the result of the opening or reopening of 142 screens and the temporary or definitive closing of 71 screens. Most screen openings were due to the increase in the total number of multiplexes. In 2017, 66.2% of the new screens were located in this type of movie theater (58.1% of new screens in 2016) versus 14.8% in movie theaters with 4 to 7 screens (23.3% in 2016) and 19.0% in movie theaters with 1 to 3 screens (18.6% in 2016). Of the 129 screens opened in 2017, 30 were the result of the expansion of existing movie theaters (25 out of 129 in 2016). Since 2013, the extensions of existing movie theaters concerned 25 screens or more each year (29 screens per year on average over the period 2013-2017) whereas this figure did not exceed 20 between 2008 and 2012 (13 screens per year on average over the period). Of the 5,913 active screens in 2017, there were 105 mobile units (104 in 2016).

2,046 active movie theaters (+2 compared with 2016) and 5,913 active screens (+71 versus 2016) in 2017.

2,046 movie theaters In 2017, the number of active movie theaters stood at 2,046, i.e. 2 more than in 2016. 25 movie theaters opened or re-opened whereas 23 closed temporarily (mainly for renovation) or permanently. In 2017, a 12-screen multiplex (Pathé Grand Ciel in La Garde - Var department), two movie theaters with seven screens, one with six screens, one with five screens, three with four screens,

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two with three screens, one with two screens and 12 single-screen theaters closed temporarily or permanently. 44.0% of newly-opened movie theaters in 2017 had one screen (11 movie theaters). Eight had eight screens or more. 2017 also saw the opening of three movie theaters with three screens, one with four screens, one with six screens and one with seven screens.

Total number of movie theaters in metropolitan France1 average number of average number of movie theaters screens seats seats per movie seats per screen theater 2008 2,071 5,395 1,036,840 501 192 2009 2,073 5,478 1,053,492 508 192 2010 2,050 5,468 1,048,291 511 192 2011 2,034 5,468 1,047,166 515 192 2012 2,035 5,508 1,053,643 518 191 2013 2,027 5,589 1,065,929 526 191 2014 2,020 5,647 1,071,305 530 190 2015 2,033 5,741 1,094,883 539 191 2016 2,044 5,842 1,099,471 538 188 2017 2,046 5,913 1,118,916 547 189 trend 17/16 +0.1% +1.2% +1.8% +1.7% +0.5% 1 Provisional data for 2017. Source: CNC.

Change in the number of active cinemas and screens1 2 080 6 000

2 070 5 900

2 060 5 800

2 050 5 700

2 040 5 600

2 030 5 500

screens movie theatersmovie 2 020 5 400

2 010 5 300

2 000 5 200

1 990 5 100 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

movie theaters screens

1 Provisional data for 2017. Source: CNC.

results 2017 65 Change in screen openings and closings1

250

200 +201 +193 +192 150 +160 +142 +136 +129 100 +126

50 +76 +76

0 -28 -68 -50 -77 -76 -71 -86 -96 -98 -100 -116 -120

-150 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

openings closings

1 Provisional data for 2017. Source: CNC.

27 movie theaters in overseas departments In 2017, there were 27 active movie theaters in the overseas departments, including four multiplexes (theaters with eight or more screens), as in 2016. They represent a total of 77 screens. La Réunion has the most movie theaters, with 13 theaters, including two multiplexes, and 35 screens, ahead of Guadeloupe (seven movie theaters, including one multiplex, and 20 screens), Guiana (four movie theaters and 10 screens) and Martinique (three movie theaters, including one multiplex, and 12 screens).

84 movie theaters in Paris In 2017, the number of active screens in Paris rose to 406, from 419 in 2016. The capital had three fewer movie theaters in 2017 compared to 2016. The Gaumont Champs Elysées Ambassade (seven screens) in the 8th arrondissement, the Saint Lazare Pasquier (three screens) in the 8th arrondissement and the Mistral (five screens) in the 14th arrondissement all closed. The latter closed at the time of reopening of the Gaumont Alésia (eight screens) in the same arrondissement. Paris is home to 84 movie theaters, 12 of which are multiplexes (eight or more screens). The capital had 74,939 seats in 2017. In ten years, Paris saw no change in the number of movie theaters while there were 44 additional screens and 6,099 additional seats. A Parisian movie theater had, on average, 892 seats in 2017 (820 in 2008, i.e. +8.9%) and a screen had 185 seats (190 in 2008, i.e. -2.9%).

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Number of movie theaters in Paris1 movie theaters screens seats 2008 84 362 68,840 2009 84 362 68,840 2010 84 363 68,837 2011 83 364 68,949 2012 86 373 70,649 2013 88 401 75,790 2014 87 404 75,263 2015 85 389 72,528 2016 87 419 78,826 2017 84 406 74,939 trend 17/16 -3.4% -3.1% -4.9% 1 Provisional data for 2017. Source: CNC.

More significant drop in average multiplex admissions In light of the change in attendance in 2017 (-1.8% from 2016), the average number of admissions per cinema fell to 102,346, i.e. -1.9% from 2016. The average number of admissions per screen further declined to 35,413 (-3.0%). On average, a single multiplex recorded 574,562 admissions in 2017, versus 608,935 in 2016 (-5.6%).

Average number of admissions1 per cinema per screen 2008 91,892 35,275 2009 97,262 36,806 2010 101,025 37,875 2011 106,784 39,722 2012 100,041 36,962 2013 95,580 34,665 2014 103,504 37,025 2015 101,013 35,771 2016 104,321 36,500 2017 102,346 35,413 trend 17/16 -1.9% -3.0% 1 Provisional data for 2017. Source: CNC.

6.3% of theaters accounted for 450,000 or more admissions In 2017, while 62.8% of movie theaters saw fewer than 40,000 admissions, they accounted for 25.4% of active screens, 27.0% of seats and 9.3% of admissions. Conversely, cinemas with 450,000 or more admissions represented 6.3% of movie theaters, 27.5% of screens, 30.8% of seats and 47.5% of overall attendance. On average, a movie theater with 700,000 admissions or more recorded 1,056,742 admissions in 2017 (+1.1% on 2016), compared to 15,183 admissions for a movie theater with an annual total of fewer than 40,000 admissions (-1.6%). In a context of declining attendance (-1.8% compared to 2016), overall results of movie theaters with 700,000 admissions or more recorded the biggest drop (-10.0%), ahead of movie theaters recording between 80,000 and 200,000 admissions (-1.9%) and those achieving fewer than 40,000 admissions (-1.9%). Attendance at cinemas totaling between 450,000 and

results 2017 67 700,000 admissions rose 9.9% between 2016 and 2017 and 1.5% for those with between 40,000 and 80,000 admissions.

In 2017, 47.5% of admissions were recorded in movie theaters with 450,000 admissions or more.

Movie theaters according to the number of admissions1 average number of movie admissions screens seats admissions per theaters (in millions) movie theater fewer than 40,000 admissions 2015 1,312 1,551 315,047 19.35 14,745 2016 1,289 1,530 298,223 19.89 15,430 2017 1,285 1,502 302,536 19.51 15,183 trend 17/16 -0.3% -1.8% +1.4% -1.9% -1.6% share of total in 2017 62.8% 25.4% 27.0% 9.3% - from 40,000 to 80,000 admissions 2015 240 588 102,467 13.53 56,369 2016 248 567 98,722 13.93 56,178 2017 253 609 107,958 14.14 55,894 trend 17/16 +2.0% +7.4% +9.4% +1.5% -0.5% share of total in 2017 12.4% 10.3% 9.6% 6.8% - from 80,000 to 200,000 admissions 2015 213 940 149,716 27.35 128,421 2016 221 921 146,605 28.49 128,920 2017 221 956 150,113 27.96 126,499 trend 17/16 - +3.8% +2.4% -1.9% -1.9% share of total in 2017 10.8% 16.2% 13.4% 13.4% - from 200,000 to 450,000 admissions 2015 142 1,072 190,854 43.98 309,711 2016 157 1,196 211,861 48.23 307,211 2017 159 1,219 213,847 48.23 303,320 trend 17/16 +1.3% +1.9% +0.9% -0.0% -1.3% share of total in 2017 7.8% 20.6% 19.1% 23.0% - from 450,000 to 700,000 admissions 2015 62 671 137,047 34.25 552,466 2016 65 710 144,371 35.79 550,634 2017 71 796 163,241 39.33 553,943 trend 17/16 +9.2% +12.1% +13.1% +9.9% +0.6% share total in 2017 3.5% 13.5% 14.6% 18.8% - 700,000 admissions and more 2015 64 919 199,752 66.90 1,045,295 2016 64 918 199,689 66.90 1,045,254 2017 57 831 181,221 60.23 1,056,742 trend 17/16 -10.9% -9.5% -9.2% -10.0% +1.1% share of total in 2017 2.8% 14.1% 16.2% 28.8% - 1Provisional data for 2017. Source: CNC.

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60% of admissions were at multiplexes In 2017, 219 multiplexes (movie theaters with 8 screens and more) were active in France, eight of which opened in the year. The number of creations was slightly greater than the average over the past 10 years (six openings on average every year). Three movie theaters became multiplexes due to an increase in their number of screens: the Grand Palace in Saumur (49) expanded from six to nine screens and the Comoedia in Lyon (69) also expanded from six to nine, while the UGC Saint Jean in Nancy (54) expanded from six to eight. 10.7% of French movie theaters were multiplexes in 2017. Multiplexes accounted for 42.4% of screens and 44.3% of seats. Multiplexes had massive attendance figures: 60.1% of admissions were in multiplexes in 2017 (59.7% in 2016). In all, multiplex attendance fell 1.1% on 2016, versus -1.8% for all movie theaters. On average, a multiplex had 11 screens and 2,264 seats in 2017.

More than half of the movie theaters were single-screen The total number of French movie theaters included 1,159 single-screens in 2017 (19.6% of screens and 56.6% of movie theaters). These movie theaters accounted for 22.5% of seats and 8.6% of admissions. The 668 movie theaters with 2 to 7 screens accounted for 38.0% of the screens and 33.2% of the seats in 2017. They accounted for 31.3% of total admissions for the year.

Multiplexes (8 or more screens) opened in 2017 cinema operator town or city urban area date opened screens seats

CGR Clermont- Clermont- Clermont- CGR May 2017 12 2,218 Ferrand Val Arena Ferrand Ferrand Société d'exploitation Royal Pic Saint Saint-Gély-du- September Cinéma du Pic Saint Loup Montpellier 8 1,480 Loup Fesc 2017 (Mégarama) Les cinemas GAUMONT- Pathe Massy Paris October 2017 9 1,894 PATHE CGR My Place CGR Sarcelles Paris October 2017 10 1,817 Sarcelles

CGR Villefranche- Villefranche-sur- CGR Lyon November 2017 10 1,749 sur-Saône Saône

Montigny-lès- Megarama Megarama Paris November 2017 8 1,861 Cormeilles Cap Cinema CGR Nîmes Nîmes November 2017 10 1,610 Nimes CGR La Sucrerie CGR Abbeville Abbeville December 2017 8 1,209 Source: CNC.

results 2017 69 Exhibition results for multiplexes (cinemas with 8 or more screens)1 average number movie admissions screens seats of admissions per theaters (in millions) movie theater number 2013 188 2,171 439,554 115.38 613,735 2014 191 2,219 446,652 125.10 654,996 2015 203 2,330 465,175 124.74 614,481 2016 209 2,405 478,754 127.27 608,935 2017 219 2,505 495,876 125.83 574,562 trend 17/16 +4.8% +4.2% +3.6% -1.1% -5.6% share of total (%) 2013 9.3 38.8 41.2 59.6 2014 9.5 39.3 41.7 59.8 2015 10.0 40.6 42.5 60.7 2016 10.2 41.2 43.5 59.7 2017 10.7 42.4 44.3 60.1 1Provisional data for 2017. Source: CNC.

Movie theaters by number of screens in 20171 average number movie screens seats admissions of admissions per theaters movie theater 1 screen 1,159 1,159 251,382 8.6% 15,537 2 to 3 screens 432 1,022 170,636 11.2% 54,119 4 to 5 screens 152 680 107,344 10.3% 141,859 6 to 7 screens 84 547 93,678 9.8% 245,489 8 to 11 screens 118 1,096 201,168 21.2% 377,041 12 screens or more 101 1,409 294,708 38.8% 805,330 Total 2,046 5,913 1,118,916 100.0% 102,346 1 Provisional data. Source: CNC.

3D digital projectors in 1,221 movie theaters At the end of December 2017, 1,221 active movie theaters had at least one 3D digital projector in France, i.e. 59.7% of the total number of movie theaters (59.2% at the end of 2016). 23 mobile units were equipped for this type of projection in 2017 (22 in 2016). 17.0% of movie theaters with at least one 3D digital projector in 2017 were multiplexes (16.4% in 2016) and 45.0% were single-screen (45.5% in 2016). Although 94.5% of multiplexes had at least one 3D digital projector in late 2017, the equipment rate reached 75.4% for movie theaters with 4 to 7 screens, 66.2% for movie theaters with 2 and 3 screens and 47.5% for single screens. In terms of exhibition category, 51.5% of movie theaters equipped with at least one 3D digital projector recorded fewer than 40,000 admissions in 2017 (49.0% in 2016). Conversely, 4.6% of equipped movie theaters achieved 700,000 admissions or more (5.2% in 2016). 98.2% of movie theaters with 700,000 or more admissions had at least one 3D digital projector at the end of 2016, compared to 48.9% of establishments with fewer than 40,000 admissions.

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Theaters equipped with 3D digital projectors movie theaters share of total 2013 1,171 57.8 2014 1,187 58.8 2015 1,191 58.6 2016 1,211 59.2 2017 1,221 59.7 trend 17/16 +0.8% +0.4 pt Source: CNC - Cinégo - Manice.

results 2017 71 Cinema operators

The 10 companies that garnered more than 1% of the annual box-office receipts in 2017 operated 2,497 screens, or 42.2% of the total number of active screens. They accounted for 58.8 % of admissions in 2017. Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé operated 783 screens, or 13.2% of the national total. At 9.0% of the total (531 screens), CGR was the second largest operator. In third place, UGC had 415 screens (7.0% of active screens).

Major cinema operators1 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 number of screens Cap'Cinéma2 100 148 158 160 153 1.8% 2.6% 2.8% 2.7% 2.6% CGR2 433 440 466 474 531 7.7% 7.8% 8.1% 8.1% 9.0% CinéAlpes 97 108 112 110 109 1.7% 1.9% 2.0% 1.9% 1.8% Les Cinémas Gaumont-Pathé 756 782 772 774 783 13.5% 13.8% 13.4% 13.2% 13.2% Kinépolis 83 87 120 128 128 1.5% 1.5% 2.1% 2.2% 2.2% Megarama (Lemoine) 83 88 113 124 132 1.5% 1.6% 2.0% 2.1% 2.2% MK2 65 65 65 65 68 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% SAS Cinéville 93 98 106 106 106 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% Société d'exploitation Grand Ecran 55 58 61 70 72 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% UGC 392 426 400 394 415 7.0% 7.5% 7.0% 6.7% 7.0% subtotal 2,157 2,300 2,373 2,405 2,497 38.6% 40.7% 41.3% 41.2% 42.2% total 5,589 5,647 5,741 5,842 5,913 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% number of theaters Cap'Cinéma2 13 22 23 23 22 0.6% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% CGR2 43 44 47 47 53 2.1% 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 2.6% CinéAlpes 19 20 22 19 18 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% 0.9% Les Cinémas Gaumont-Pathé 70 72 71 71 70 3.5% 3.6% 3.5% 3.5% 3.4% Kinépolis 6 7 10 11 11 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% Megarama (Lemoine) 16 16 20 22 23 0.8% 0.8% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% MK2 12 12 12 12 13 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% SAS Cinéville 11 12 13 13 13 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% Société d'exploitation Grand Ecran 7 8 8 9 9 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UGC 37 42 37 36 39 1.8% 2.1% 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% subtotal 234 255 263 263 271 11.5% 12.6% 12.9% 12.9% 13.2% total 2,027 2,020 2,033 2,044 2,046 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 1 Exhibitors earning more than 1% of the box-office receipts for 2017. Provisional data for 2017. 2 On November 30, 2017, CGR acquired the Cap'Cinéma group, except two establishments located in Blois. Source: CNC.

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Admissions of major cinema operators1 admissions Cap'Cinéma2 3.0 4.9 5.0 5.4 5.0 1.6% 2.4% 2.4% 2.6% 2.4% CGR2 16.9 18.1 17.9 19.0 19.3 8.7% 8.7% 8.7% 8.9% 9.2% CinéAlpes 3.8 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.5 1.9% 2.2% 2.3% 2.2% 2.2% Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé 46.4 50.7 48.4 47.2 45.3 24.0% 24.2% 23.5% 22.1% 21.6% Kinépolis 5.6 6.0 7.2 6.8 6.9 2.9% 2.9% 3.5% 3.2% 3.3% Megarama (Lemoine) 3.0 3.4 3.7 4.4 4.4 1.5% 1.6% 1.8% 2.1% 2.1% MK2 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.4 2.3% 2.2% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% SAS Cinéville 4.2 4.8 4.9 5.3 5.3 2.2% 2.3% 2.4% 2.5% 2.5% Société d'exploitation Grand Ecran 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.1 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% UGC 28.1 29.1 26.9 26.1 25.9 14.5% 13.9% 13.1% 12.2% 12.4% subtotal 116.9 127.8 124.7 125.2 123.1 60.4% 61.1% 60.7% 58.7% 58.8% total 193.7 209.1 205.4 213.2 209.4 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 1 Exhibitors earning more than 1% of the box-office receipts for 2017. Provisional data for 2017. 2 On November 30, 2017, CGR acquired the Cap'Cinéma group, except two establishments located in Blois. Source: CNC.

Les cinémas Gaumont Pathé, leading movie theater operator.

Definition of a scheduling group When cinema scheduling is not secured directly by owner companies, it is conducted by a scheduling group or alliance. It should be noted that certain groups and alliances program the screens they own.

In 2017, the eleven groups and approved national agreements programmed 3,119 screens, or 52.7% of all screens. In 2016, the nine national scheduling groups provided programming for 43.5% of the base (2,543 screens). Les Cinemas Gaumont-Pathé programmed the largest number of screens: 855 in 2017.

National scheduling groups1 number of screens % of total screens 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Agora Cinémas 99 99 115 124 128 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.2 CinéDiffusion 252 257 265 271 268 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 Exanthus - - - - 26 - - - - 0.4 Les Cinémas Gaumont-Pathé 795 821 809 871 855 14.2 14.5 14.1 14.9 14.5 Les films de la Rochelle - - - - 537 - - - - 9.1 (CGR) GPCI 178 196 194 191 182 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.1 MC4 113 150 150 166 179 2.0 2.7 2.6 2.8 3.0 Micromegas 62 95 96 88 86 1.1 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 NOE Cinema 51 68 67 67 70 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 UGC 422 466 445 446 470 7.6 8.3 7.8 7.6 7.9 VEO 296 312 315 319 318 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 1 Provisional data for 2017. Source: CNC.

results 2017 73 2.5. Feature film production

2017 key figures: €1.3 billion of investment in feature film production (-4.4% compared to 2016) 300 approved films (+17 films compared to 2016) 177 wholly French films (+18 films compared to 2016) 123 films in international co-production with 48 different countries (-1 film compared to 2016)

Production financing

Methodology The data presented relates to the production of French films approved by the CNC in 2017 (investment approval or production approval for films for which investment approval is not required). Films financed by a French producer but which cannot be described as European works as well as films which do not call on any regulated funding nor financial support from the CNC and whose production is not completed are excluded.

Feature film production rose to 300 approved films.

High levels of French film production 300 full-length feature films were approved by the CNC in 2017, an increase of 17 compared to 2016. In 2017, the number of French-initiative films produced was stable at 222 films (+0.5%). The number of foreign-majority co-productions rose by 25.8% to 78 films, the highest level since 2003. The number of wholly French films was 177 in 2017, compared with 159 in 2016. 45 French- initiative films approved in 2017 were made as official co-productions with other countries (62 in 2016). In 2017, the proportion of French-initiative films shot in French was 92.8%, as in 2016. 16 French- initiative films were shot in a foreign language. Of these films, six were shot in English.

Number of approved films French- of which wholly and co- foreign total approved initiative films French Films productions majority films films 2008 196 145 51 44 240 2009 182 137 45 48 230 2010 203 143 60 58 261 2011 206 151 55 65 271 2012 209 150 59 70 279 2013 208 153 55 61 269 2014 203 152 51 55 258 2015 234 158 76 66 300 2016 221 159 62 62 283 2017 222 177 45 78 300 2017 structure 74.0% 59.0% 15.0% 26.0% 100.0% trend 17/16 +0.5% +11.3% -27.4% +25.8% +6.0% Source: CNC.

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At €1,088.9 million in 2017, investments in French-initiative films fell by 9.9%.

Investment in French-initiative films dropped by 9.9% With €1,088.9 million in 2017, investments in French-initiative films were down 9.9% compared to 2016. This decrease was mainly due to the exceptional nature of 2016, which included two high- budget films: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (€197.5 million) and The Lake (€66.2 million). Between 2008 and 2017, total investment in French-initiative films decreased by an average of 1.6% per year. French investment in French-initiative films amounted to €1,034.3 million, a retreat of 8.0% in 2017. At €54.6 million in 2017, foreign investment in French-initiative films was down 35.8% on 2016. This decline in investment was also reflected in a decline in the number of films (-17 titles). Over ten years, this investment fell by 4.8% annually on average.

Total financing for approved films (millions of €) French-initiative films foreign majority films approved films

French foreign French foreign French foreign total total total investment investment investment investment investment investment

2008 1,174.1 85.1 1,259.2 49.7 181.6 231.3 1,223.8 266.7 1,490.5 2009 852.0 75.5 927.5 39.9 131.3 171.2 891.9 206.8 1,098.7 2010 1,018.5 93.6 1,112.2 71.2 255.7 326.9 1,089.7 349.3 1,439.0 2011 1,009.4 118.2 1,127.6 52.9 207.9 260.8 1,062.3 326.1 1,388.4 2012 966.9 98.7 1,065.7 58.6 218.0 276.7 1,025.6 316.8 1,342.3 2013 931.5 87.7 1,019.2 50.7 184.1 234.7 982.2 271.8 1,253.9 2014 753.2 45.9 799.2 44.2 150.8 195.0 797.4 196.7 994.1 2015 923.7 100.1 1,023.8 46.5 153.9 200.4 970.2 254.0 1,224.2 2016 1,123.8 85.0 1,208.8 40.8 138.9 179.7 1,164.6 223.9 1,388.5 2017 1,034.3 54.6 1,088.9 53.2 185.8 239.0 1,087.5 240.4 1,327.9 2017 95.0% 5.0% 100.0% 22.3% 77.7% 100.0% 81.9% 18.1% 100.0% structure trend -8.0% -35.8% -9.9% +30.5% +33.7% +33.0% -6.6% +7.3% -4.4% 17/16 Source: CNC.

Average budget down to €4.90 million in 2017 The average budget of French-initiative films decreased by 10.3% compared to 2016, standing at €4.90 million in 2017. This drop was due to the presence in 2016 productions of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets by Luc Besson and The Lakeby Steven Quale. Without these films in 2016, the average budget of French-initiative films would have risen 13.7% in 2017. 55.9% of French-initiative films had a budget below €4 million.

results 2017 75 Average budget for French initiative films (millions of €) 7

6 6,4 5 5,5 5,5 5,5 5,1 5,1 4,9 4,9 4 4,4 3,9 3 2 1 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Source: CNC.

Documentary production remains high With 37 out of the 43 approved films (41 out of 44 in 2016), the number of French-initiative documentaries remained at a high level in 2017. The average budget for French-initiative documentaries amounted to €0.69 million (+39.3% compared to 2016).

Fewer animated films In 2017, five animated films, all of French initiative, were approved (five fewer than in 2016). The average budget for French-initiative animated films was €5.89 million (-18.8% compared to 2016).

Number of approved films by genre 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 fiction films 225 212 250 229 252 1 of which FIF 168 163 189 170 180 documentaries 38 37 47 44 43 1 of which FIF 36 35 42 41 37 animated films 6 9 3 10 5 1 of which FIF 4 5 3 10 5 total 269 258 300 283 300 1 of which FIF 208 203 234 221 222 1 French-initiative films. Source: CNC.

Stability in the number of international co-productions In 2017, 123 films were co-produced with 48 foreign investors (124 with 40 partners in 2016). International co-productions represented 41.0% of all approved films in 2017, compared to 43.8% in 2016. Funding (French and foreign) allocated to international co-productions fell by 20.2% to €432.2 million. There were 45 French majority co-produced films in 2017, compared to 62 in 2016. At €193.2 million, total investments in these films decreased by 46.6%. In 2017, the average budget for French majority co-produced films amounted to €4.29 million, a drop of 26.4% compared to 2016 (€5.84 million). At 78 titles in 2017, the number of foreign majority co-produced films rose by 16 titles compared to 2016. 39 foreign investors helped fund the production of these films in 2017 (33 partners in 2016). The average budget of films majority co-produced by a foreign country was €3.06 million in 2017, an increase of 5.7% compared to 2016.

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123 films were co-produced with 48 foreign investors in 2017.

International co-productions in 2017 French majority co- foreign majority co- total productions productions number of films 45 78 123 French investment (€ millions) 138.7 53.2 191.9 foreign investment (€ millions) 54.6 185.8 240.4 total investments (€ millions) 193.2 239.0 432.2 Source: CNC.

Main associate countries for French majority co-productions (number of films) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Belgium 28 26 31 28 22 Germany 9 6 11 11 6 Switzerland 4 5 4 2 4 Luxembourg 5 3 1 3 4 Canada 1 4 10 1 3 Italy 4 3 4 3 2 Israel 4 1 1 1 2 Portugal 1 1 2 4 1 Spain 2 1 3 1 - Source: CNC.

Map of 57 co-production agreements in 2017

Source: CNC.

results 2017 77 Number of films co-produced in 2017

Europe Outside Europe Germany 24 South Africa 2 Austria 3 Algeria 1 Belgium 38 Argentina 1 Bulgaria 3 Australia 1 Croatia 1 Brazil 2 1 Burkina Faso 1 Spain 12 Canada 4 Finland 2 Chile 2 Georgia 1 Colombia 1 Greece 8 India 1 Hungary 1 Israel 3 Iceland 1 Lebanon 1 Italy 11 Morocco 1 Lithuania 2 New Zealand 1 Luxembourg 5 Palestine 1 Poland 6 Tunisia 2 Portugal 6 Turkey 5 Czech Republic 3 Romania 2 United Kingdom 3 Russia 3 Serbia 2 Sweden 2 Switzerland 11 Ukraine 2 Source: CNC.

Increased diversity in production In 2017, the production of French-initiative films was marked by an increase in the number of films with a budget of between €7 million and €10 million (+11 films), and the number of films with a budget of between €2 million and €5 million (+17 films), and by the decline in the number of films whose budget was less than €1 million (-19 films). Films with budgets exceeding €7 million accounted for 22.1% of French-initiative films in 2017, compared with 18.1% in 2016. Films with a budget of less than €1 million represented 21.6% of French-initiative films in 2017, compared with 30.3% in 2016.

French initiative films by budget 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

over €10 million 35 25 28 28 33 19 17 27 24 22 between €7 million and 25 21 24 24 22 29 19 24 16 27 €10 million between €5 million and €7 million 11 18 30 26 22 17 22 26 37 35 between €4 million and €5 million 17 9 16 12 3 11 3 7 6 14 between €2 million and €4 million 41 45 47 41 46 47 61 50 43 52 between €1 million and €2 million 23 36 18 29 25 32 22 36 28 24 under €1 million 44 28 40 46 58 53 59 64 67 48 total 196 182 203 206 209 208 203 234 221 222 Source: CNC.

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First and second films 72 French-initiative first films were approved in 2017, compared to 80 in 2016. 32.4% of French- initiative films approved in 2017 were first films, compared to 36.2% in 2016. The average budget for a first French-initiative film amounted to €2.67 million in 2017 (+7.3% compared to 2016).

In 2017, 40 French-initiative films were second films (six more titles than in 2016), i.e. 18.0% of all approved French-initiative films (15.4% in 2016). The average budget for second films totaled €4.63 million, up 15.3% on 2016.

First and second films first films second films total % of FIF1 total % of FIF1

2008 74 37.8 31 15.8 2009 77 42.3 37 20.3 2010 63 31.0 33 16.3 2011 73 35.4 37 18.0 2012 77 36.8 36 17.2 2013 67 32.2 39 18.8 2014 60 29.6 35 17.2 2015 75 32.1 38 16.2 2016 80 36.2 34 15.4 2017 72 32.4 40 18.0 trend 17/16 -10.0% -3.8 pts +17.6% +2.6 pts 1 French-initiative films. Source: CNC.

72 first films in 20167 or 32.4% of approved French-initiative films.

Methodology In the following tables, the "French producers' contributions" line corresponds to the portion of financing taken on by production companies to cover film budgets. This includes whatever remains to be financed, either by obtaining additional funding that was not identified at the time of approval, or by keeping production costs below the projected budget. Beyond pre-financing, the "French producers' contributions" line corresponds to the financial risk assumed by the producers regarding future revenue from the various modes of exhibition of the films. This line can therefore also specifically include the cinema tax credit, any deferred salaries and general expenses or cash contributions.

Increase in investment by TV channels (+13.3%) French producers' contributions fell by 17.8% between 2016 and 2017 to stand at €379.47 million (34.8% of budgets), which is the second highest level since 1994 (first year of the statistical series) after the record high in 2016. Investments by TV channels in the financing of French-initiative films (pre-purchases + co-production investment) rose substantially: +13.3% in 2017 to €347.27 million. The share of funding contributed by TV channels rose 6.5%, from 25.4% in 2016 to 31.9% in 2017. In 2017, authorization agreements (for theater releases, video releases and exhibition in foreign markets) for French-initiative films decreased by 29.5% to €177.91 million. Authorization agreements financed 16.3% of the budgets of French-initiative films in 2017, compared to 20.9% in 2016. Public funding (automatic support and selective support from the CNC for regional aid) rose by 17.3% to €90.61 million and accounted for 8.3% of financing for French-initiative films in 2017, compared to 6.4% in 2016. The contribution of local government authorities (including contributions

results 2017 79 from the CNC) to the financing of French-initiative films fell by 2.6% in 2017 and attained 1.8% of total budgets. The share of SOFICAS in the financing of French-initiative films was 3.8% in 2017 (+1.4 points compared to 2016). The contributions of SOFICAS rose in 2017 (+40.1% compared to 2016) and amounted to €41.38 million.

In 2017, support for public financing rose by 17.3% to €90.61 million.

Estimated financing for French-initiative films (%) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

French investment 93.2 91.9 91.6 89.5 90.7 91.4 94.3 90.2 93.0 95.0 French producers' contributions1 28.4 31.0 29.3 28.4 29.7 29.2 29.8 30.5 38.2 34.8 SOFICA contributions 2.8 3.8 4.3 3.0 4.0 3.1 3.9 3.4 2.4 3.8 automatic support from the CNC2 4.2 4.3 4.3 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.3 2.5 2.2 3.8 CNC's selective scheme and regional 3.9 4.5 4.6 3.9 3.8 4.8 5.6 4.8 4.2 4.6 financing3 TV channels4 27.7 32.4 32.5 32.4 32.0 27.3 34.6 35.5 25.4 31.9 authorization agreements5 26.2 15.8 16.5 19.1 18.6 24.0 17.1 13.6 20.6 16.1 foreign investment 6.8 8.1 8.4 10.5 9.3 8.6 5.7 9.8 7.0 5.0 foreign authorization agreements 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 (foreign share) total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1 French producers' contributions were calculated by subtracting the sum of identified financing from the budget. 2 Automatic support collected by films during the year in which they were approved. 3 Regional financing including CNC contributions. 4 Co-production investment + pre-purchases. 5 Theaters + videos + foreign markets. Updated data. Source: CNC.

Methodology The results only show investments in films approved by the CNC in 2017 (investment approval or production approval when investment approval was not required). This time frame is the reason the financing totals submitted by the TV channels to the CSA (the French Television Council) may differ somewhat. Changes are therefore to be considered with the usual precautions, especially with regard to the channels' production obligations.

Increased number of films financed by the channels In 2017, television channels (pay and free) financed 193 films (64.3% of approved films), including 165 French-initiative ones (74.3% of French-initiative films approved). 34 French-initiative films were funded by a single TV channel in 2017 (32 in 2016). Conversely, three films were funded by five channels (four in 2016).

Television channels funded 193 films in total i.e. 64.3% of approved films.

Rise in investments by FTA channels (+21.7%) In 2017, the share of FTA channels in total investments by channels (free and paid) rose from 39.6% to 41.8% to stand at €151.8 million (+21.7%). In 2017, 65.5% of FTA channel investments went toward the pre-purchase of broadcasting rights (64.8% in 2016). The co-production investment share dipped to 34.5% (35.2% in 2016). This increase in investments led to an increase in the number of films (23 more than in 2016). In 2017, FTA channels (6ter, , C8, ,

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France 3, , M6, NT1, TF1, TMC and W9) funded 128 films in total including 117 French- initiative ones, i.e. 42.7% of approved films and 52.7% of French-initiative films. 84 French-initiative films were financed by a single FTA channel. Conversely, three films were financed by three FTA channels in 2017.

On average, these channels contributed €1.19 million to the films they financed in 2017 (as in 2016): €1.24 million for French-initiative films (€1.25 m in 2016) and €0.59 million for minority co- productions (€0.32 million in 2016).

TF1 was the leading FTA channel in terms of contributions, ahead of France 2 and . In 2017, it accounted for 30.9% of the contributions of FTA channels, down sharply compared to 2016 (in that year, the channel notably pre-financed Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets).

In 2017, 43 films were pre-purchased by the new FTA DTT channels (6ter, C8, France 4, NT1, TMC and W9), 42 of which were of French initiative (33 films, all of French initiative in 2016). These channels contributed €13.23 million (€7.60 million in 2016), or €307,700 per film on average (€230,300 in 2016). Their investments covered, on average, 3.4% of the budgets of the films they pre-purchased in 2017, compared to 2.9% in 2016.

The DTT channels continued to play a limited role in funding approved films. Only 6 channels invested, in a sum of €13.23 million or 8.7% of all contributions from FTA channels.

The FTA channels financed a total of 128 films and accounted for nearly 42% of all investment by channels.

FTA channels' financing of approved films in 20171 TF1 France 2 France 3 M6 Arte DTT2 total number of films 17 32 35 10 24 43 128 total contributions (€ millions) 46.9 38.9 27.5 15.3 10.0 13.2 151.8 pre-purchases (€ millions) 34.4 21.9 15.5 12.7 3.2 11.7 99.4 co-productions (€ millions) 12.6 17.0 12.0 2.6 6.8 1.5 52.4 average contribution per film 2.8 1.2 0.8 1.5 0.4 0.3 1.2 (€ millions) average budget for the films concerned 15.0 8.5 6.8 7.4 3.2 9.1 7.4 (€ millions)

% of films' budgets 18.4 14.4 11.6 20.7 12.9 3.4 16.1 1 84 films were financed simultaneously by one FTA channel and three films by three FTA channels. 2 In 2017, six FTA DTT channels invested: 6ter, C8, France 4, NT1, TMC and W9. Source: CNC.

results 2017 81 Free TV channel contributions1 average average budget % of co- pre- total number of of which contribution for the films budgets of productions purchases contributions films FIF2 per film concerned the films (€ millions) (€ millions) (€ millions) (€ millions) (€ millions) concerned 2008 99 92 41.6 102.6 144.2 1.5 10.7 13.6 2009 87 77 36.9 74.4 111.4 1.3 8.3 15.5 2010 122 103 44.5 91.6 136.1 1.1 8.3 13.5 2011 125 115 48.5 96.9 145.4 1.2 8.1 14.4 2012 111 96 48.0 79.9 127.9 1.2 8.6 13.4 2013 100 88 36.0 65.6 101.5 1.0 8.0 12.7 2014 104 93 42.1 71.1 113.2 1.1 6.7 16.3 2015 135 123 57.6 100.4 157.9 1.2 6.5 18.1 2016 105 98 43.9 80.7 124.7 1.2 9.2 13.0 2017 128 117 52.4 99.4 151.8 1.2 7.4 16.1 trend 17/16 +21.9% +19.4% +19.2% +23.1% +21.7% -0.1% -19.7% +3.2 pts 1 Free TV channels whose investments were registered: 6ter, Arte, C8, France 2, France 3, France 4, , France Ô, , HD1, M6, NRJ12, NT1, TF1, TMC and W9. 2 French-initiative films. Source: CNC.

Investments by FTA channels in film production rose 21.7% in 2017, to €151.8 million while the number of films also increased, by 21.9% (+23films).

Methodology Data on pay channels do not include price indexations calculated on theater receipts, or films financed by a pay channel and without regulated financing, which are not included in these statistics.

Higher total investments by pay channels In 2017, investments by pay channels (Canal+, Ciné+, OCS and TV5) rose by 11.1% to €211.5 million. The number of pre-purchased films was also up, by 18.0% to 177 films in total (59.0% of approved films), including 154 of French initiative (69.4% of French-initiative films). 38 French-initiative films were pre-purchased by a single pay channel in 2017 and 113 films by two pay channels. Three films were pre-purchased by three pay channels in 2017 (1 in 2016). The average budget for French-initiative films financed by pay channels reached €6.46 million in 2017. They contributed, on average, €1.31 million to the French-initiative films they financed and covered 20.3% of their budget.

In 2017, Canal+'s share in the total fell to its lowest level of the decade at 72.7%. OCS accounted for 17.8% of the contributions by pay broadcasters, its highest level since 2008 (year of its first participation in the production of approved films).

Pay channels pre-purchased 177 films in total, or 59.0% of approved films.

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Pay channel financing of approved films in 20171 other pay Canal+ Ciné+ OCS Total channels2 films 136 118 52 9 177 of which FIF3 117 99 51 6 154 pre-purchases (millions of €) 153.7 19.8 37.6 0.4 211.5 average pre-purchase per film (millions of €) 1.1 0.2 8.5 0.0 1.2 average budget for the films concerned (millions of €) 6.7 6.0 0.7 1.9 6.2 % of films' budgets 16.8 2.8 8.5 2.5 19.3 1 113 films were financed simultaneously by two pay channels, three films by three pay channels. 2 In 2017, TV5 invested in feature film production. 3 French-initiative films. Source: CNC.

Participation by pay channels1

average average budget for of which pre-purchases % of budget films contribution per the films concerned FIF2 (€ millions) of films concerned film (€ millions) (€ millions)

2008 174 151 217.9 1.3 7.4 17.0 2009 162 143 203.9 1.3 6.0 20.9 2010 186 161 253.7 1.4 6.9 19.8 2011 163 141 234.7 1.4 7.3 19.7 2012 155 134 231.7 1.5 7.3 20.3 2013 142 128 190.2 1.3 7.2 18.7 2014 136 122 178.2 1.3 6.1 21.6 2015 168 152 220.0 1.3 6.2 21.1 2016 150 141 190.4 1.3 8.1 15.7 2017 177 154 211.5 1.2 6.2 19.3 trend 17/16 +18.0% +9.2% +11.1% -5.8% -23.5% +3.6 pts 1 Pay channels whose investments were registered: 13ème Rue, Canal+, , Ciné+, OCS, TPS and TV5. 2 French-initiative films. Source: CNC.

Films with no TV channel financing In 2017, 57 French initiative films (71 films in 2016) did not receive any funding from a TV channel or over a quarter (25.7%) of approved French-initiative films. Nearly half of the French-initiative films without TV-channel funding were first films (47.4%). In 2017, the vast majority of the French- initiative films without TV-channel funding had budgets of less than €2 million (86.0%) and 68.4% had a budget below €1 million. The average budget for French-initiative films without TV-channel funding was €1.12 million versus €4.90 million for all French-initiative films.

The number of days of outdoor shooting in France rose by 12.4% in 2017.

Methodology Animated films and documentaries were excluded from the analysis concerning shooting time.

6,560 days were spent shooting French-initiative fiction films A total of 6,560 days were spent shooting French-initiative fiction films, i.e. up 7.9% on 2016 for 10 more films (+5.9%). This increase mainly concerned the number of days of outdoor shooting in France, which increased by 12.4% to 4,755 days in 2017. On the other hand, the number of days of shooting abroad decreased by 4.5% to 1,496 days. These trends reflected the impact of the

results 2017 83 reform of the film tax credit which came into effect in 2016. The average duration of shooting for a French-initiative film was 36 days (as in 2016).

Number of shooting days by location 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

days spent shooting in France 4,996 4,418 4,959 5,002 4,243 4,602 4,359 4,731 4,514 5,064 of which: outdoors in France 4,500 4,200 4,657 4,693 3,979 4,229 4,072 4,550 4,232 4755 studios in France 496 218 302 309 264 373 287 181 282 309 days of shooting abroad 1,639 1,474 1,962 1,877 1,821 1,497 1,359 2,116 1,566 1,496 Total 6,635 5,892 6,921 6,879 6,064 6,099 5,718 6,847 6,080 6,560 Source: CNC.

Also see www.cnc.fr: -the study La production cinématographique en 2017 -the statistical series on feature film production

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Production costs

Methodology The data below reflects actual production costs, i.e. after shooting ended. It is taken from the production approval of the CNC. This scope is different from that of the annual review of feature film production, which is based on the year of investment approval. On average, there is an interval of 18 months between these two types of approval. Only 5.3% of the films that received production approval in 2017 received preliminary investment approval in the same year; 40.6% in 2016, 43.0% in 2015, 6.3% in 2014 and 4.8% between 2008 and 2013. As a result, only 45.9% of films that received production approval in 2017 were able to benefit from the latest adjustments to the film tax credit.

Increase in number of films and expenditure in 2017 In 2017, 217 French-initiative films obtained production approval, 15 more than in 2016 and the highest level since the study was launched in 2003. These films totaled €1,001.24 million in production expenses, an increase of 4.8% on 2016.

Stable expenditure abroad In 2017, €220.68 million was spent abroad, all genres combined, a stable amount compared to 2016 (+0.2 %). The number of films that incurred expenses abroad, rose: 148 films, all genres combined, 12 more than in 2016. Fiction and animated films accounted for 95.9% and 3.1%, respectively, of total expenditure outside France (68.0% and 28.2% in 2016). Of the 186 fiction films that received production approval in 2017, 130 films, or 69.9%, involved expenditure abroad (67.7% in 2016). The total volume of spending outside France increased by 32.0% in 2017 to €211.55 million. In 2017, 30 fiction films entailed more than €2 million in expenditure outside France compared with 19 in 2016. 16 of the 28 French-initiative documentaries approved in 2017 recorded expenditure abroad, i.e. 57.1% of approved documentaries. This extranational expenditure represented 13.0% of the total costs of the genre. By value, extranational expenditure (-71.9%) decreased slightly more than that made in France (-69.4%).

Production expenditure in 2017 (%)

Animation Fiction foreign 21,9 foreign France 45,3 54,7 Documentary foreign 13,0 France 78,1

France 87,0

Source: CNC.

results 2017 85 €529 million in cinema tax credit in ten years Over the whole period 2008-2017, the total amount of tax credit reached €529.43 million, or 20.2% of total eligible expenditure and 9.8% of the total cost of the beneficiary fiction films. In 2017, the total amount of tax credit on fiction films was €89.27 million or an average amount of €770,000 per beneficiary film. In 2017, the tax credit represented on average 14.2% of the cost of films which benefited from it.

Average cost of production of a fiction film in 2017: €5.20 million In 2017, the main spending structure was relatively stable compared with 2016. Salary expenses (artistic fees, staff costs, producers' salaries, cast expenses and social security payments) still made up 57.8% of the average cost of a film (58.4% in 2016). Within this group, the main production costs were: staff (21.0% of the total cost in 2017), payroll taxes (12.3%) and cast (10.4%). Shooting expenses represented 31.7% of fiction film production costs in 2017 (30.7% in 2016) and technical expenses accounted for 10.5% (versus 10.9% in 2016).

The average cost of production for a documentary film in 2017: €0.65 million 28 French-initiative documentaries received production approval in 2017, eight films fewer than in 2016. The total cost of these films came to €18.31 million, a decrease of 69.7% compared to 2016. This decrease is explained by the presence, in 2016, of the documentary Les Saisons, which had an exceptionally high cost of €30.59 million. In 2017, the share of items related to remuneration was fairly similar for documentary and fiction (58.0% and 57.8% respectively of the total cost). On the other hand, the share of shooting expenses was lower for documentaries (20.8%, compared to 31.7% for fiction), while the share of technical expenses was higher (21.4% for documentaries, 10.5% for fiction).

Average cost of production of an animated film in 2017: €4.97 million Between 2008 and 2017, 57 French initiative animated films were approved for production. Production expenses for these films totaled €684.98 million. In the ten years studied, staff costs accounted for the highest proportion of expenditure (23.9% of total costs). This was followed by technical resources (23.2%). Next came miscellaneous costs (17.5%). Cast costs (voice overs) represented €12.84 million or 1.9% of total production costs for the genre during the period 2008- 2017.

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Distribution of the production costs for fiction films (millions of €) 2017 trend 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 structure 17/16 pay and salaries 459.1 469.0 528.0 371.7 547.6 534.5 535.3 459.1 428.2 559.2 57.8% 30.6% artistic fees 59.6 68.7 83.6 60.0 89.2 77.7 90.4 73.2 64.4 93.5 9.7% 45.2% staff 155.2 161.3 184.9 119.5 187.0 178.0 180.6 153.9 150.0 202.9 21.0% 35.3% producer compensation 35.5 41.8 45.7 32.5 51.8 48.3 46.7 38.1 38.0 42.6 4.4% 12.3% cast 108.3 95.2 102.5 77.1 102.3 120.4 105.5 96.4 81.4 100.9 10.4% 24.0% social security 100.5 102.0 111.2 82.6 117.3 110.1 112.1 97.5 94.4 119.3 12.3% 26.3% payments technical 120.1 110.4 126.9 76.1 114.4 103.3 105.9 89.0 80.3 102.0 10.5% 27.0% technical equipment 82.3 71.0 84.2 49.2 79.5 77.8 81.0 69.5 64.0 80.7 8.3% 26.3% film and developing 37.8 39.4 42.7 26.9 35.0 25.5 24.9 19.5 16.4 21.2 2.2% 29.8% shooting 260.9 253.7 285.8 189.6 272.7 275.0 283.3 216.9 225.1 306.8 31.7% 36.3% sets and wardrobe 73.6 69.5 85.5 48.7 66.6 71.5 75.6 58.8 58.0 84.7 8.7% 46.1% transport, payments, 81.9 78.2 88.3 64.9 94.2 84.7 96.0 72.3 74.6 99.6 10.3% 33.4% stage management insurance and related 57.2 52.5 53.8 36.1 56.9 62.8 56.5 38.7 46.0 60.5 6.2% 31.5% costs miscellaneous1 48.2 53.4 58.2 39.9 55.0 56.0 55.2 47.1 46.5 62.1 6.4% 33.5% total 840.0 833.0 940.7 637.4 934.7 912.8 924.5 765.0 733.6 968.0 100.0% 32.0% 1 The "miscellaneous" line includes general expenses and unexpected expenditure. Base: French-initiative fiction films. Source: CNC.

Also see www.cnc.fr: -the study Les coûts de production des films en 2017 -the statistical series on the production costs of films

results 2017 87 Financing plans

Methodology The following analysis is based on the final financing plans for French-initiative films that have obtained production approval. This scope of films makes it possible to take account of all the diversity of financing and, in particular, the cinema tax credit. It is different from that concerning the analysis of projected financing for films based on investment approval (before the first day of shooting).

Final financing plan for films Over the 2013-2017 period, television channel funding (34.3% in 2013 compared with 36.6% in 2017) grew, as did the share of public support (CNC support, regional aid, cinema tax credit) rising from 9.9% in 2013 to 15.0% in 2017. The share of the tax credit doubled over the period: 4.7% in 2013, compared with 9.1% in 2017. The share of foreign financing was stable. The share of funding in the form of an authorization agreement decreased (21.9% in 2013 against 13.1% in 2017). Producers' contributions reached 16.9% in 2017.

Final financing of French-initiative films (%) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 French producers' contributions 15.4 19.4 18.3 18.9 16.9 tax credit 4.7 5.5 7.1 7.7 9.1 SOFICA 3.5 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.7 CNC support and regional financing 5.2 4.7 6.2 5.7 5.9 TV channels' contributions 34.3 32.2 35.1 32.9 36.6 France authorization agreements 21.9 21.0 21.0 16.5 13.1 other French financing 1.3 1.4 1.4 3.6 1.7 foreign financing 13.7 11.9 7.5 11.2 13.1 total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Base: 1,005 films of French initiative with production approval. Source: CNC.

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French short films

Average length of short films: 21 minutes In 2016, 219 French short films were candidates for post-production funding (262 films in 2015) and 90 films received production funding (81 films in 2015). More than two-thirds (69.9%) of the short films produced in 2016 were fiction (65.9% in 2015), 17.2% animation works (18.7% in 2015) and 12.9% creative / experimental documentaries (15.5% in 2015). The average length of a short film was 21 minutes in 2016 (20 minutes in 2015). Animated films are much shorter (by 11 minutes on average in 2016). On average, the duration of shooting a short film was 31 days in 2016 (30 days in 2015).

Average production cost of a short film: €91.6 K In 2016, short films had an average production cost of €91.6 K (€85.3 K in 2015), the highest since 2011. 59.9% of short films cost less than €100 K in 2016 (66.2% in 2015). The cost of a short film varies according to genre. In 2016, it averaged €58.7 K for a documentary, €84.3 K for creative / experimental documentaries, €84.3 K for fiction and €145.9 K for animation.

CNC support represented 30% of funding In 2016, producers provided 24.0% of the funding (27.7% in 2015) and TV channels 8.8% (10.1% in 2015). In parallel, CNC aid represented 30.2% of production financing (27.4% in 2015) and aid from local government authorities 15.0% (17.2% in 2015).

Short films produced1 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 number of films 397 291 352 343 309 average cost (€ K) 73.2 88.0 87.0 85.3 91.6 1 Reference year: year of obtaining the exhibition license in theaters. Source: CNC.

Also see www.cnc.fr: -the study Le court métrage en 2016 -the statistical series on short films

results 2017 89 Primary sources of funding for film production in 2017 (million of €)

television service distributors

subscriptions pay channels pre-purchases 2 €211.5 m SOFICA 2 FTA television €44.0 m channels

TV service tax (TST) co-productions €52.4 m2 €510.5 m5 pre-purchases 2 contributions €99.4 m 2 FILM €240.4 m foreign co-

9 PRODUCTION producers €77.9 m 4 use & operation agreements €7.6 m €207.1 m 8 €31.2 m regional 1 €62.2 m funds publishers distributors international sellers distributors' cinema admissions tax remuneration (TSA) €584.5 m 7 €148.3 m advertising €95 m theaters advertisers 10 video/VoD tax €16.2 m video retail consumption VoD €339.7 m3 6 box office receipts €485.1 m €1,380.6 m public

1 2016 collected funds from financing made in 2017 and January 2018 (cinema and television). SOFICAs must invest 90% of their collected funds into films or television production. 2 Financing for approved films in 2017. 3 Retail of physical video media (films), all taxes included. 4 Theater distribution and video release agreements (in France and abroad). 5 Sales tax assessed to television service publishers and distributors. 6 Estimated 100% video on demand sales on non-specialized platforms, all taxes included. 7 Gross advertising investment after rabate. 8 Estimated budget of film support in the agreements concluded between the CNC and the local authorities in 2017. 9 CNC's selective support and automatic support mobilized by the films approved in 2017. 10 Tax on final turnover on video and video on demand, all genres included. Sources: Investment approvals delivered by the CNC. French advertising market in 2017 - IREP. CNC revenues in 2017. Box office statements provided by cinema operators to the CNC. CNC-GfK video barometer. GfK-NPA Conseil VoD barometer; SEVN.

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3. TELEVISION

results 2017 91 3.1. The television audience

2017 key figures: TV viewing time in France: 3 hours 42 mins (-0.4% compared to 2016) 24.4% for fiction 17.4% for current affairs programs 9.9% for documentaries 5.5% for films 3.1% for children’s programs

In France, the television viewing time was 3 hours 42 mins per day in 2017 The television viewing time, which declined for the second year in a row, remained at a high level overall compared to the 1990s and 2000s. In 2017, the television viewing time among those aged 4 years and over was 3 hours 42 mins a day on average according to Médiamétrie. It was down one minute (-0.4%) compared to 2016 and eight minutes (-3.5%) compared to the record established in 2012 (3 hours 50 mins). Television viewing time includes consumption live on a television set, offline via a personal recording (since 2011) and through catch-up TV services (since 2014). Consumption on other screens (computer, phone, tablet, etc.) is not included.

Television viewing time was down 6.2% among 4-14-year-olds and 3.9% among 15- 49-year-olds.

The trend in viewing time differed according to age: it decreased in the under 50s whereas it increased among 50-year-olds and over. For 4-14-year-olds, the television viewing time was 1 hour 46 mins per day in 2017. It decreased by 7 minutes (-6.2%) compared to 2016 and by 32 minutes (-23.2%) compared to the 2011 record. In the 15-49 age group, the television viewing time was 2 hours 54 mins per day in 2017. It decreased by 7 minutes (-3.9%) compared to 2016 and by 25 minutes (-12.6%) compared to the 2012 record. For those aged 50 and over, the television viewing time was 5 hours 12 mins per day in 2017. It increased by 5 minutes (+1.6%) compared to 2016. In 2017, the television viewing time reached a record for those aged 50 and over. On the other hand, it decreased for the sixth year in a row among 4-14-year-olds and for the fifth year in a row among 15-49-year-olds. By comparison, the average daily television viewing time in 2017 was 3 hours 23 mins in the United Kingdom (-9 minutes), 3 hours 41 mins in Germany (-2 minutes) and 4 hours in Spain (+7 minutes).

Live television viewing represented almost 91% of total television viewing The television set remained the principal medium for viewing television. Other viewing media (computer, tablet, telephone) and viewing methods for programs (including catch-up TV) are developing and represent consumption in addition to traditional practices. On the television set, the daily viewing time live was down 2 minutes at 3 hours 31 mins while the viewing of pre-recorded and catch-up programs increased by 1 minute to 11 minutes. At the same time, the daily television viewing time, whether live, pre-recorded or catch-up, on screens other than the TV (computer, tablet, telephone) was stable at 9 minutes. In total, television viewing time on all media (TV set, computer, tablet, and phone) whether live, pre-recorded or catch-up fell 1 minute compared to

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2016 to 3 hours 51 mins daily on average according to Médiamétrie. In 2017, live viewing on TV sets represented over 91% of total television viewing.

The new uses of television (new media, new modes of consumption) represented 20 minutes of daily viewing time or 9% of the total.

Daily television viewing time in France year viewing time 2008 3h24 2009 3h25 2010 3h32 20111 3h47 2012 3h50 2013 3h46 20142 3h41 2015 3h44 20163 3h43 2017 3h42 ¹ As of January 3, 2011, the audience measurement incorporated delayed viewing of programs via a personal recording, up to 7 days after the date of initial broadcast of the programs. ² As of September 29, 2014, the audience measurement incorporated delayed viewing on TV sets via a catch-up TV service, up to 7 days after the date of initial broadcast of the programs. ³ As of January 4, 2016, delayed viewing via a personal recording and catch-up on TV sets was taken into account, whatever the date of initial broadcast of the programs. Source: Médiamétrie-Médiamat, persons aged 4 years and over.

Methodology Breakdown of national channels by group: Groupe France Télévisions: France 2, France 3, France 5, France 4, France Ô, Franceinfo Groupe TF1: TF1, TMC, NT1, HD1, LCI : M6, W9, 6ter Groupe Canal+: Canal+, C8, CNews, CStar Groupe NRJ: NRJ12, Chérie 25 Groupe NextradioTV: BFMTV, Numéro 23, RMC Découverte

In 2017, the audience share of traditional FTA channels fell below the 60% threshold The traditional FTA channels continued to lose viewers faced with the rise of the latest DTT channels. In 2017, the audience share of traditional FTA channels (TF1, France 2, France 3, Canal+, France 5, M6, and Arte) dipped 1.9 points versus 2016 to 58.6%. At the same time, the audience share of DTT/DTT HD channels rose 1.9 points to 31.2%, of which 21.2% (stable) for DTT channels (C8, W9, TMC, NT1, NRJ12, France 4, BFMTV, CNews, CStar, Gulli, France Ô), 9.1% (+1.3 points) for DTT HD channels (HD1, l’Equipe, 6ter, Numéro 23, RMC Découverte, Chérie 25) and 0.9% (+0.6 points) for other DTT channels (LCI, Franceinfo). In 2017, the audience share of cable and satellite channels was stable at 10.0%. In ten years, the audience share of traditional FTA channels fell 18.4 points while the audience share of FTA channels launched between 2005 and 2016 grew threefold. For ten national channels, their audience share was lower in 2017 compared to 2016. M6 (-0.7 points to 9.5%) suffered the biggest drop ahead of Canal+ (-0.5 points to 1.2%). TF1 (20.0%) and France 2 (13.0%) lost 0.4 points each. CNews (0.6%) was down 0.3 points. France O (0.6%) dipped 0.2 points. The audience shares of Arte (2.2%), C8 (3.3%), NRJ12 (1.6%) and France 4 (1.8%) were down 0.1 points. TF1, France 2 and Canal+ thus recorded their lowest annual

results 2017 93 performance since the creation of Médiamat in 1989. M6 recorded its lowest audience share since 1991. The audience shares of France 3 (9.1%), CStar (1.2%), Gulli (1.6%) and Chérie 25 (1.1%) were stable. Eleven channels saw their audience shares rise. BFMTV (2.7%) and Numéro 23 (1.2%) recorded the strongest growth (+0.4 points each). 6ter (1.7%), RMC Découverte (2.1%) and LCI (0.6%) gained 0.3 points each. Three channels achieved a 0.2-point rise: France 5 (3.6%), TMC (3.2%) and L'Equipe (1.1%). The audience shares of W9 (2.6%), NT1 (2.0%) and HD1 (1.9%) increased by 0.1 points. France 5, BFMTV, HD1, L'Equipe, 6ter, Numéro 23, RMC Découverte and LCI recorded their best ever performance results.

The audience share of all DTT channels amounted to 31.2% in 2017.

In 2017, TF1 was the leading national channel ahead of France 2, M6, France 3, France 5, C8, TMC, BFMTV, W9, Arte, RMC Découverte, NT1, HD1, France 4, 6ter, NRJ12, Gulli, Canal+, CStar, Numéro 23, l’Equipe, Chérie 25, CNews, France Ô, LCI and Franceinfo. By aggregating the audience for national channels by group, France Télévisions (-0.2 points to 28.4%) remained the leading French audiovisual company in 2017 ahead of the TF1 group (+0.3 points to 27.7%), the M6 group (-0.3 points to 13.8%), the Canal+ group (-0.9 points to 6.3%), the NextradioTV group (+1.1 points to 6.0%) including the Numéro 23 channel and the NRJ group (-0.1 points to 2.7%). FTA private channels accounted for 59.2% of the television audience (+0.3 points), compared to 30.6% for the FTA public channels (-0.3 points). The free channels made up 88.8% of the television audience (+0.5 points), compared with 11.2% for the pay channels (including Canal+).

With 6 channels, France Télévisions remained the leading group for audience share in 2017, ahead of the TF1 group, which operates 5 FTA channels.

Audience market share of national channels by group in 2017 (trend compared to 2016)

other channels 15,1% (+0,1 pt) France Télévisions groupe NRJ 28,4% (-0,2 pt) 2,7% (-0,1 pt) NextRadioTV 6,0% (+1,1 pt)

groupe Canal+ 6,3% (-0,9 pt)

groupe M6 13,8% (-0,3 pt) groupe TF1 27,7% (+0,3 pt)

Source: Médiamétrie-Médiamat, persons aged 4 years and over.

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National audience market share of the channels (%) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 National channels1 89.2 89.3 90.1 90.0 90.0 TF1 22.8 22.9 21.4 20.4 20.0 France 2 14.0 14.1 14.3 13.4 13.0 France 3 9.5 9.4 9.2 9.1 9.1 Canal+ 2.8 2.6 2.6 1.7 1.2 France 5 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.6 M6 10.6 10.1 9.9 10.2 9.5 Arte 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.2 C8 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 W9 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 TMC 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.2 NT1* 2.1 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.0 NRJ12 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 France 4 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.8 BFMTV 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.7 CNews 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.6 CStar 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 Gulli 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 France Ô n/a 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.6 HD1* 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.8 1.9 La chaîne l’Equipe 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.1 6ter 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.4 1.7 Numéro 23 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.2 RMC Découverte 0.5 1.0 1.3 1.8 2.1 Chérie 25 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.1 1.1 LCI - - - 0.3 0.6 Franceinfo - - - n/a 0.3 other channels2 10.8 10.7 9.9 10.0 10.0 total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 * In January 2018, NT1 and HD1 changed their names to TFX and TF1 Séries Films. ¹ Including channels which have not subscribed to audience measurement. ² Cable and satellite channels, local and foreign. Source: Médiamétrie-Médiamat, persons aged 4 years and over.

results 2017 95 National audience market share per groups of channels (%)

100% 10,2 10,2 12,8 12,5 12,2 12,1 11,9 11,4 11,2 10,3 0,3 0,9 2,3 3,8 5,5 7,8 9,1 10,2 14,2 18,2 20,9 21,4 75% 21,3 20,7 21,2 21,2 21,2

50% 77,0 73,3 69,6 67,0 66,7 65,0 64,3 63,0 60,5 58,6 25%

0% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

traditional FTA channels DTT channels DTT HD channels other DTT channels other channels

Definition of aggregates: Traditional FTA channels: TF1, France 2, France 3, Canal+, France 5, M6, Arte. DTT channels: C8, W9, TMC, NT1, NRJ12, France 4, BFMTV, CNews, CStar, Gulli, France Ô. DTT HD channels: HD1, l’Equipe, 6ter, Numéro 23, RMC Découverte, Chérie 25. Other DTT channels: LCI, Franceinfo. Other channels: Cable and satellite channels and channels which have not subscribed to audience measurement. Source: Médiamétrie-Médiamat, persons aged 4 years and over.

Cinema and TV films are over-consumed on television In 2017, TV films constituted the leading genre of programs offered on national channels (23.2% of the offering in terms of hourly volume) ahead of current affairs programs (19.0%) and documentaries (16.5%). In terms of viewing, TV films (24.4% of the viewing time of TV viewers aged 4 years and over), current affairs programs (17.4%) and game shows (10.0%) were out in front (excluding advertising) followed by documentaries (9.9%). Films were viewed proportionally more on television (5.5% of viewing for 3.4% of the offering). Conversely, children's programs (animation and other programs) appeared proportionally less watched by all viewers compared to their share of the offer (3.1% of the consumption for 7.9% of the offer) because they are intended for a specific target. Overall, stock programs (TV films, feature films, documentaries and children's programs) constituted 51.0% of the program offering on national channels and 42.9% of the consumption of TV viewers aged 4 and over in 2017.

Stock programs represented 51.0% of the program offering on national channels and 42.9% of consumption.

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Offering and television viewing by genre of programs in 2017 (%)¹ offering viewing films 3.4 5.5 TV film 23.2 24.4 game shows 3.3 10.0 variety shows 7.3 3.5 television news 2.2 9.5 current affairs programs 19.0 17.4 documentaries 16.5 9.9 sports 1.2 2.9 children's programs 7.9 3.1 advertising 10.0 10.6 other 6.0 3.2 total 100.0 100.0 ¹ On national channels (TF1, France 2, France 3, Canal+ unscrambled, France 5, M6, Arte, C8, W9, TMC, NT1, NRJ12, France 4, CStar, Gulli, France Ô, HD1, 6ter, Numéro 23, RMC Découverte and Chérie 25). Interpretation: in 2017, television news programs represented 2.2% of the offering of national channels in terms of hourly volume and 9.5% of the viewing time by TV viewers on these channels. Source: Médiamétrie-Médiamat, persons aged 4 years and over.

Methodology Mediamat’Thématik is the audience measurement for television of persons receiving an offering of channels via cable, satellite and ADSL, whether or not these people subscribe to the pay channels. Since March 2010, it has replaced the MediaCabSat survey, which measured the television audience in homes subscribing to cable or CanalSat (by satellite and ADSL). The results of the study are published twice a year and cover the following periods: January-June and September-February of the following year.

18.3% of households with TV sets subscribe to a pay offering In June 2017, the number of people living in a household which subscribed to a pay offer by cable, satellite or ADSL dropped 11.4% from June 2016 to 10.7 million, of which 8.3 million by CanalSat (-8.8%) and 2.5 million by cable (-19.5%). 18.3% of the population aged 4 years and over equipped with TV sets subscribed to a pay-TV offering (-2.4 points). Meanwhile, Médiamétrie counted 30.3 million people receiving television by ADSL (+6.0%). The television viewing time of people living in a home receiving an extended offering was lower than that for all French people owning a television set. It was 3 hours 37 mins, compared to 3 hours 48 mins for all households with TV, over the period running from January to June 2017. Of those people who subscribed to cable or CanalSat, the audience share of the traditional FTA channels was 53.3% (-2.8 points in a year), compared to 24.2% for the cable and satellite channels (-0.8 points) and 22.5% for the other channels (+3.6 points). Among all people receiving an extended offer of channels (whether or not subscribed to pay channels), the audience share of traditional FTA channels reached 56.2% (-2.8 points), versus 12.7% for cable and satellite channels (-0.5 points) and 31.1% for other channels (+3.3 points).

The audience share of cable and satellite channels was 24.2% among subscribers to a pay offering.

Of the 92 cable and satellite channels surveyed by Mediamat’Thématik, Paris Première and TV Breizh shared top place for the channel with the highest audience share (0.6% each of all the persons receiving an extended offering) ahead of BeinSports 1, Téva and 13e Rue (0.5% each) over the period running from January to June 2017. Concerning cable and satellite channels

results 2017 97 dedicated to cinema, the six Ciné+ channels achieved an aggregated audience share of 0.8%, versus 0.2% for TCM Cinéma and 0.1% for Paramount Channel.

Audience market share of channels on cable, satellite and ADSL (%) traditional of which other national traditional total channels1 broadcasters cable and satellite Jan.-June 2008 61.6 38.4 29.6 100.0 Jan.-June 2009 60.9 39.1 29.3 100.0 March-June 2010 60.9 39.1 27.7 100.0 Jan.-June 2011 60.1 39.9 27.9 100.0 Jan.-June 2012 59.3 40.7 28.4 100.0 Jan.-June 2013 57.7 42.3 27.3 100.0 Jan.-June 2014 57.1 42.9 26.7 100.0 Jan.-June 2015 57.0 43.0 25.9 100.0 Jan.-June 2016 56.1 43.9 25.0 100.0 Jan.-June 2017 53.3 46.7 24.2 100.0 ¹ Cable and satellite channels, DTT, local, regional and foreign channels. Source: Médiamétrie-MédiaCabSat up to February 2010, then Médiamat'Thématik from March 2010, persons aged 4 years and above subscribed to a pay offering.

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3.2. Films on television

2017 key figures: 2,426 different feature films were broadcast on television (-54 films compared to 2016) 1,215 films on FTA private channels 885 films on FTA public channels 357 films on Canal+

The offering of films on television

Methodology The results are derived from a database which is common to the CSA (French Television Council) and the CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée) which lists all of the feature films broadcast on FTA public channels (France Télévisions, Arte and LCP-AN), on FTA private channels (TF1, M6 and FTA DTT private channels) and on Canal+. Since December 12, 2012, six new High Definition channels have arrived on private FTA DTT: 6ter, Chérie 25, HD1, L’Equipe 21, Numéro 23 and RMC Découverte. Since January 1, 2013, the survey of films broadcast on France Ô has been taken into account. However, details of prior broadcasts are not available.

The list of works considered as feature films is determined by the CSA via Article 2 of Decree No. 90-66 of January 17, 1990: "The following constitute cinematographic works: 1° Works which have obtained an exhibition license within the meaning of Article 19 of the above-mentioned cinematographic industry code, with the exception of documentary works which have been the subject of a first broadcast in France on television. 2° Foreign works which have not obtained this license but have been the subject of commercial cinema exhibition in their country of origin". The nationality of a film is determined by the license issued by the CNC when such exists, without prejudice to the definitive status of a work of original French expression, nor that of a European work delivered by the CSA under the conditions laid down in Article 6-1 of Decree of 17 January, 1990 mentioned above. The broadcast rank follows the chronological order of the broadcasts. However, for multicast channels, a film broadcast repeatedly over a period of three months bears the same rank for each of these broadcasts. For Canal+, the period was extended from three months to six months on January 1, 2016. On free TV channels, the rank only lists the unscrambled broadcasts. On Canal+, it lists all the previous broadcasts, including unscrambled ones. In addition, the part devoted to Canal+ only concerns the broadcasting of films on the traditional channel (excluding Canal+ Cinéma, Canal+ Sport, Canal+ Family, Canal+ Décalé and Canal+ Séries).

Broadcast schedules are defined as follows: a film whose broadcast begins between 20:30 and 22:30 comes under "prime time"; a film whose broadcast begins between 22:31 and 23:59 comes under the "second part of the evening"; a film whose broadcast begins between 0:00 and 06:59 comes under the "night". Finally, a film whose broadcast begins between 07:00 and 20:29 is shown during the "rest of the day". On Canal+, prime time begins between 18:00 and 23:00.

As the database is subject to regular updates, some data may differ from previous publications. It is supplemented by audience data provided by Médiamétrie.

results 2017 99 Further decline in the offering of films on television In 2017, the offering of films on television (national FTA channels and Canal+) fell to 2,426 different feature films broadcast (-54 titles compared to 2016, i.e. -2.2%). 85.4% of these films were shown by national FTA channels, which broadcast 2,072 works, that is 35 fewer films than in 2016 (-1.7%) The FTA public channels (France Télévisions, Arte and LCP-AN) broadcast 885 different films in 2017 (-65 titles compared to 2016 or -6.8%) and the FTA private channels (TF1, M6 and the FTA DTT private channels) 1,215 films (+18 titles compared to 2016 or +1.5%). In 2017, Canal also reduced its offer by 35 titles to 357 films (-8.9%).

Number of films broadcast on TV trend 2008 2009 2010 2011 20121 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 17/16 France 2 143 181 169 161 141 150 153 129 99 93 -6.1% France 3 244 242 241 229 224 196 181 186 178 148 -16.9% France 4 114 124 117 125 147 138 149 150 145 152 +4.8% France 5 5 9 11 12 3 3 6 2 27 24 -11.1% France Ô2 nd nd nd nd nd 50 50 50 50 51 +2.0% France Télévisions3 503 543 526 518 501 515 524 511 487 451 -7.4% Arte 353 330 376 384 378 429 425 399 459 433 -5.7% LCP-AN 9 8 9 9 9 15 15 10 9 9 0.0% FTA public channels4 859 876 907 905 885 950 958 910 950 885 -6.8% 6ter - - - - 13 125 120 112 108 124 +14.8% C8 127 129 125 123 135 155 160 158 155 141 -9.0% Chérie 25 - - - - 3 41 46 140 147 143 -2.7% CStar 39 39 63 110 52 52 52 51 54 52 -3.7% Gulli 21 49 50 64 79 99 100 102 72 75 +4.2% HD15 - - - - 12 141 130 110 121 121 0.0% La Chaîne L’Equipe - - - - 0 3 15 12 7 4 -42.9% NRJ12 142 155 142 138 149 97 77 119 118 114 -3.4% NT15 142 157 155 153 168 151 145 127 119 109 -8.4% Numéro 23 - - - - 0 92 137 153 80 85 +6.3% RMC Découverte - - - - 0 1 1 1 1 0 -100.0% TMC 137 160 148 153 156 153 128 138 138 134 -2.9% W9 99 99 134 128 143 131 126 121 116 119 +2.6% Private FTA DTT3 630 718 736 796 818 1,062 1,078 1,162 1,044 1,064 +1.9% TF1 175 185 145 138 132 142 131 133 145 133 -8.3% M6 137 123 134 103 103 104 128 115 91 92 +1.1% FTA private channels6 905 991 957 979 991 1,221 1,248 1,340 1,197 1,215 +1.5% national FTA channels7 1,734 1,831 1,827 1,840 1,836 2,131 2,160 2,196 2,107 2,072 -1.7% Canal+ 438 406 375 367 370 378 365 380 392 357 -8.9% total3 2,161 2,230 2,190 2,204 2,199 2,496 2,519 2,566 2,480 2,426 -2.2% 1 Start of broadcasting on 6 new FTA DTT high definition channels on December 12, 2012. 2 The counting of films on France Ô began on January 1 st, 2013; details of the channel's prior broadcasts are not available. 3 Total excluding repeat counts. 4 France Télévisions + Arte + LCP-AN (total excluding repeat counts). 5 In January 2018, NT1 and HD1 changed their names to TFX and TF1 Séries Films. 6 FTA DTT private + TF1 + M6 (total excluding repeat counts). 7 FTA public channels + FTA private channels (total excluding repeat counts). N.b.: Films broadcast on different channels in the same year are counted several times. If a film is broadcast on the same channel several times during the same year, it is only counted once. Source: CNC-CSA.

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Number of films broadcast on TV

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FTA public channels4 FTA private channels5 Canal+

1 Start of broadcasting on free DTT channels on March 31, 2005. 2 Start of broadcasting on 6 new FTA DTT high definition channels on December 12, 2012. 3 The counting of films on France Ô began on January 1 st 2013; details of the channel's prior broadcasts are not available. 4 France Télévisions + Arte + LCP-AN (total excluding repeat counts). 5 Private FTA DTT + TF1 + M6 (total excluding repeat counts). N.b.: Films broadcast on different channels in the same year are counted just once. If a film is broadcast on the same channel several times during the same year, it is only counted once. Source: CNC-CSA.

62 fewer first-run films on television in 2017 A total of 29.1% of the films broadcast on television (national FTA channels and Canal+) were first- run films (31.0% in 2016), i.e. scheduled for the first time unscrambled. All channels combined, the share of French first-run films was 43.2%. In 2017, American films represented 27.3% of the offering of first-run films on television. The share of first-run films on FTA public channels increased to 34.0% (+1.8 points compared to 2016). Only 12.0% of films broadcast by FTA private channels were first-run films (146 films in 2017). This small share is explained by the scheduling policy of FTA DTT private channels, which mainly broadcast catalog films (91.9% of non-first-run films on FTA DTT private channels). On these channels, a film was scheduled unscrambled, on average, for the eighth time in 2017 (as in 2016). Canal+ screened 259 first-run films in 2017, i.e. 72.5% of its offering (77.0% in 2016).

29.1% of films broadcast on television were first runs; this share reached 34.0% on FTA public channels.

Multicasting still stable The channels as a whole screened 2,426 different films resulting in 5,576 broadcasts. The frequency of multicasting remained stable overall. A film was broadcast on average 2.3 times in 2017 (as in 2016). Canal+, LCP-AN, Gulli, France Ô and CStar were the channels which used multicasting the most. Each film was screened over four times on average on Canal+ and LCP-AN and more than twice on Gulli, France Ô and CStar. France 2, France 3 and France 5 were the only

results 2017 101 channels not to use multicasting in 2017. All channels combined, 48.2% of all multicasts concerned French films (45.1% in 2016).

Number of broadcasts of films on television trend 2008 2009 2010 2011 20121 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 17/16 France 2 144 181 171 161 141 150 153 129 99 95 -4.0% France 3 244 243 241 231 224 198 181 189 178 148 -16.9% France 4 237 234 192 215 237 230 244 243 241 243 +0.8% France 5 7 11 11 16 4 4 8 4 31 24 -22.6% France Ô2 nd nd nd nd nd 104 104 104 103 103 0.0% France Télévisions 632 669 615 623 606 686 690 669 652 613 -6.0% Arte 911 822 839 800 743 801 877 831 860 812 -5.6% LCP-AN 32 35 42 45 43 65 55 46 38 41 +7.9% FTA public channels3 1,575 1,526 1,496 1,468 1,392 1,552 1,622 1,546 1,550 1,466 -5.4% 6ter - - - - 15 191 184 188 169 192 +13.6% C8 226 242 225 213 208 219 224 224 200 200 0.0% Chérie 25 - - - - 5 71 80 217 224 210 -6.3% CStar 102 104 112 170 88 102 104 102 106 104 -1.9% Gulli 33 73 103 140 186 233 196 196 158 176 +11.4% HD14 - - - - 17 239 213 193 211 190 -10.0% La Chaîne L’Equipe - - - - 0 10 31 24 13 4 -69.2% NRJ12 251 244 229 203 219 164 150 203 197 200 +1.5% NT14 188 192 200 202 201 204 194 192 196 186 -5.1% Numéro 23 - - - - 0 179 221 233 129 133 +3.1% RMC Découverte - - - - 0 1 1 1 1 0 -100.0% TMC 202 206 206 210 206 201 199 203 205 199 -2.9% W9 104 104 191 192 191 191 191 191 188 187 -0.5% FTA DTT private channels 1,106 1,165 1,266 1,330 1,336 2,005 1,988 2,167 1,997 1,981 -0.8% TF1 175 188 145 138 135 148 153 160 191 187 -2.1% M6 137 125 137 103 103 106 133 131 103 115 +11.7% FTA private channels5 1,418 1,478 1,548 1,571 1,574 2,259 2,274 2,458 2,291 2,283 -0.3% national FTA channels6 2,993 3,004 3,044 3,039 2,966 3,811 3,896 4,004 3,841 3,749 -2.4% Canal+ 1,947 1,902 1,824 1,840 1,929 1,936 1,883 1,876 1,821 1,827 +0.3% total 4,940 4,906 4,868 4,879 4,895 5,747 5,779 5,880 5,662 5,576 -1.5% 1 Start of broadcasting on 6 new FTA DTT high definition channels on December 12, 2012. 2 The counting of films on France Ô began on January 1 st, 2013; details of the channel's prior broadcasts are not available. 3 France Télévisions + Arte + LCP-AN. 4 In January 2018, NT1 and HD1 changed their names to TFX and TF1 Séries Films. 5 Private FTA DTT + TF1 + M6. 6 FTA public channels + FTA private channels. Source: CNC-CSA.

A film rebroadcast rate that stabilized for the first time in ten years at 42.2%.

The share of reruns reached a plateau It should be remembered that different channels can broadcast the same film in the same year. All channels combined, 11.4% of films were thus broadcast on two, or even three different channels, several months apart in 2017 (13.4% in 2016). Moreover, for ten years a phenomenon of rebroadcasting the same films from one year to another has been observed on the FTA channels. In fact, 42.2% of the films scheduled by the FTA channels in 2017 were already broadcast in 2016,

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a stable rate for the first time compared to the previous year. This figure was just 23.5% in 2008. This practice was more widespread on FTA DTT private channels. In fact, 52.1% of films scheduled by W9 in 2017 had already been broadcast by the channel in 2016. After W9, the channels repeat broadcasting the most films between 2016 and 2017 were TMC (38.8%) and NT1 (33.0%).

Proportion of films broadcast two years running on national FTA channels1 (%)

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40 41,0 41,7 42,2 42,2 35 34,2 34,7 30 31,1 31,8 25 27,1 20 23,5

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0 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1 All channels combined except Canal+. Source: CSA-CNC.

44.1% of films broadcast on TV were French In 2017, for all channels combined (national FTA channels and Canal+), French films represented 44.1% of the film offering on television. This share exceeded 50% on the channels of the France Télévisions group (59.0%), on LCP-AN (66.7%) and on Canal+ (55.2%). Some FTA private channels mainly offered American films, particularly the M6 group channels, those of the TF1 group and Gulli. In total, films from across the Atlantic represented 33.6% of the film offering in 2017. Arte offered a TV listing that mainly revolved around non-national European films (43.6%), while these films only represented 18.9% of the offering of other channels on average.

results 2017 103 Number of films broadcast on TV in 2017 according to country of origin1 French films American films European films other films Total no. % no. % no. % no. % France 2 68 73.1 19 20.4 3 3.2 3 3.2 93 France 3 95 64.2 29 19.6 21 14.2 3 2.0 148 France 4 75 49.3 51 33.6 20 13.2 6 3.9 152 France 5 16 66.7 5 20.8 3 12.5 0 0.0 24 France Ô 23 45.1 15 29.4 6 11.8 7 13.7 51 France Télévisions2 266 59.0 113 25.1 53 11.8 19 4.2 451 Arte 140 32.3 83 19.2 189 43.6 21 4.8 433 LCP-AN 6 66.7 1 11.1 2 22.2 0 0.0 9 FTA public channels3 407 46.0 195 22.0 244 27.6 39 4.4 885 6ter 39 31.5 65 52.4 19 15.3 1 0.8 124 C8 65 46.1 64 45.4 11 7.8 1 0.7 141 Chérie 25 62 43.4 57 39.9 24 16.8 0 0.0 143 CStar 22 42.3 20 38.5 9 17.3 1 1.9 52 Gulli 28 37.3 29 38.7 15 20.0 3 4.0 75 HD14 49 40.5 59 48.8 13 10.7 0 0.0 121 La Chaîne L’Equipe 1 25.0 0 0.0 3 75.0 0 0.0 4 NRJ12 45 39.5 41 36.0 18 15.8 10 8.8 114 NT14 45 41.3 50 45.9 14 12.8 0 0.0 109 Numéro 23 32 37.6 20 23.5 11 12.9 22 25.9 85 RMC Découverte ------0 TMC 55 41.0 67 50.0 11 8.2 1 0.7 134 W9 41 34.5 56 47.1 21 17.6 1 0.8 119 Private FTA DTT2 416 39.1 472 44.4 139 13.1 37 3.5 1,064 TF1 51 38.3 69 51.9 12 9.0 1 0.8 133 M6 38 41.3 43 46.7 11 12.0 0 0.0 92 FTA private channels5 482 39.7 540 44.4 155 12.8 38 3.1 1,215 FTA national channels6 876 42.3 723 34.9 396 19.1 77 3.7 2,072 Canal+ 197 55.2 92 25.8 63 17.6 5 1.4 357 total2 1,071 44.1 815 33.6 458 18.9 82 3.4 2,426 1 The nationality of a film is determined by the license issued by the CNC when such exists, without prejudice to the definitive status of a work of original French expression, nor that of a European work delivered by the CSA under the conditions laid down in Article 6-1 of Decree of 17 January, 1990 mentioned above. 2 Total excluding repeat counts. 3 France Télévisions + Arte + LCP-AN (total excluding repeat counts). 4 In January 2018, NT1 and HD1 changed their names to TFX and TF1 Séries Films. 5 FTA DTT private + TF1 + M6 (total excluding repeat counts). 6 FTA public channels + FTA private channels (total excluding repeat counts). N.b.: Films broadcast on different channels in the same year are counted several times. If a film is broadcast on the same channel several times during the same year, it is only counted once. Source: CNC-CSA.

An increasing offering of French films On the national FTA channels (without repeat counts of works), 876 French films were broadcast in 2017: that is 23 films more than in 2016. French films represented 42.3% of the offering, compared to 40.5% in 2016. In 2017, the number of American films fell by 60 titles compared to 2016. It stood at 723 films (783 in 2016), i.e. 34.9% of the film offering on national FTA channels. In 2017, the number of European films broadcast on the national FTA channels was stable at 396 films, i.e. 19.1% (396 films in 2016 or 18.8%).

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Number of films broadcast on national FTA channels1 by country of origin2 (excluding repeat counts) French films American films European films other films Total no. % no. % no. % no. % 2008 766 44.2 640 36.9 280 16.1 48 2.8 1,734 2009 810 44.2 669 36.5 312 17.0 40 2.2 1,831 2010 769 42.1 675 36.9 307 16.8 76 4.2 1,827 2011 795 43.2 660 35.9 334 18.2 51 2.8 1,840 20123 756 41.2 699 38.1 326 17.8 55 3.0 1,836 20134 850 39.9 825 38.7 399 18.7 57 2.7 2,131 2014 883 40.9 828 38.3 397 18.4 52 2.4 2,160 2015 896 40.8 844 38.4 382 17.4 74 3.4 2,196 2016 853 40.5 783 37.2 396 18.8 75 3.6 2,107 2017 876 42.3 723 34.9 396 19.1 77 3.7 2,072 1 All channels combined except Canal+. 2 The nationality of a film is determined by the license issued by the CNC when such exists, without prejudice to the definitive status of a work of original French expression, nor that of a European work delivered by the CSA under the conditions laid down in Article 6-1 of Decree of 17 January, 1990 mentioned above. 3 Start of broadcasting on 6 new FTA DTT high definition channels on December 12, 2012. 4 The counting of films on France Ô began on January 1st, 2013; details of the channel's prior broadcasts are not available. N.b.: Films broadcast on different channels in the same year are counted just once. If a film is broadcast on the same channel several times during the same year, it is only counted once. Source: CNC-CSA.

Further decline of the film offering in prime time 2017 saw a decline in the film offering in prime time on all channels (national FTA channels and Canal+) to 2,151 broadcasts (-44 broadcasts compared to 2016 or -2.0%). This decrease was mainly due to FTA DTT private channels (-52 broadcasts compared to 2016, or -4.0%). The film offering in prime time increased by 11 broadcasts on TF1 in 2017, six broadcasts on France 4, four broadcasts on Gulli and three broadcasts on France 3.

The film offering in prime time on France 2 was stable in 2017 at 47 films (as in 2016). The offering in the Sunday night film slot fell to 41 films in 2017 (43 films in 2016). 63.8% of the film offering in prime time on France 2 was French (-4.3 points compared to 2016). American films made up 25.5% of the offering (as in 2016).

2017 saw a slight increase in the film offering in prime time on France 3. The channel broadcast 59 films in this time slot or 3 films more than in 2016. It continued to broadcast a majority of French films (62.7%, compared with 57.1% in 2016). For the first time since 2002, the channel offered a cinema slot on Monday evenings (50.8% of broadcasts in prime time in 2017, compared to 32.1% in 2016). This new Monday evening slot worked to the detriment of the historic Thursday evening slot (49.2%, versus 66.1% in 2016).

France 4 was the France Télévisions channel which offered the most films during prime time. It scheduled six more films than in 2016 at 138. The channel offered two regular cinema slots: Wednesdays (38.4% of prime-time broadcasts in 2017, compared to 33.3% in 2016) and Sundays (39.1% in 2017, compared to 30.3% in 2016). In 2017, 53.6% of films broadcast on France 4 in prime time were French and 33.3% American.

results 2017 105 Arte is the national FTA channel that broadcasts the most films during prime time.

Arte devotes three regular slots to cinema during prime time: Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays. The channel broadcast 193 films during this time slot in 2017 (as in 2016 films). French films accounted for 38.9% of the offering in prime time, American films 28.0% and non-French European films 28.0%. Arte remains the leading national FTA channel for prime-time cinema, both in terms of the volume and the diversity of the offering.

The film offering of the FTA DTT private channels in prime time represented 1,256 broadcasts or 58.4% of all broadcasts in this time slot (1,308 broadcasts and 59.6% in 2016). Of the thirteen FTA DTT private channels, only Gulli increased its scheduling in prime time in 2017 (+4 films). C8, Chérie 25, CStar and TMC stabilized their offering. In 2017, the FTA DTT private channels offered between one and three regular cinema slots in prime time (one slot for CStar, Gulli, Numéro 23 and W9; two slots for C8, NRJ12, NT1 and TMC; three slots for 6ter, Chérie 25 and HD1). 44.7% of the prime-time film offering on the FTA DTT private channels was French and 39.8% American.

In 2017, 73 films were scheduled during prime time on TF1, 11 more than in 2016. The broadcast volume on the Sunday evening slot was stable with 49 films broadcast (50 films in 2016). The offering of French films in prime time dropped by one title to 36 films (27 films in 2016), i.e. 49.3% of the film offering in prime time. The number of American films shown in this time slot also increased (30 films in 2017, compared to 26 in 2016) and represented 41.1% of the film offering in prime time.

For the third year in a row, M6 broadcast 35 titles in prime time in 2017. Since 2015, the channel has offered no regular cinema slot. With 18 titles, French films accounted for 51.4% of the M6 offering in prime time (16 titles and 45.7% in 2016). 40.0% of the films programmed from 20:30 to 22:30 were American in 2017 (42.9% in 2016).

In 2017, the film offering of Canal+ in prime time shrank by 7 broadcasts (247 films in 2017, 254 films in 2016). Note that the notion of prime time on the channel is broader than on other channels. It runs from 18:00 to 23:00. Canal+ offered several cinema slots: Tuesdays (26.3%), Wednesdays (18.6%), Fridays (30.8%) and Saturdays under certain conditions (15.8%). In 2017, 44.9% of the films scheduled by the channel in this time slot were French (42.5% in 2016) and 43.3% American (41.7% in 2016).

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Number of showings of films on television in prime time1 trend 2008 2009 2010 2011 20122 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 17/16 France 2 53 61 52 52 53 59 53 49 47 47 0.0% France 3 60 65 68 65 56 67 63 65 56 59 +5.4% France 4 141 165 148 155 155 149 154 143 132 138 +4.5% France 5 5 2 1 5 1 0 2 2 25 23 -8.0% France Ô3 nd nd nd nd nd 74 74 70 69 65 -5.8% France Télévisions 259 293 269 277 265 275 272 329 329 332 +0.9% Arte 166 168 204 189 200 201 200 197 193 193 0.0% LCP-AN 0 0 0 0 0 14 27 18 14 15 +7.1% FTA public channels4 425 461 473 466 465 490 499 544 536 540 +0.7% 6ter - - - - 11 143 138 142 144 134 -6.9% C8 167 165 163 139 115 145 146 145 143 143 0.0% Chérie 25 - - - - 2 43 56 139 144 144 0.0% CStar 78 77 69 133 73 68 55 53 53 53 0.0% Gulli 24 50 78 107 129 137 121 97 88 92 +4.5% HD15 n/a n/a n/a n/a 10 136 119 109 133 130 -2.3% La Chaîne L’Equipe - - - - 0 5 11 10 7 2 -71.4% NRJ12 167 169 153 139 135 103 84 115 116 107 -7.8% NT15 144 144 146 155 144 145 138 132 131 120 -8.4% Numéro 23 - - - - 0 129 167 164 67 54 -19.4% RMC Découverte - - - - 0 1 1 0 0 0 - TMC 165 158 156 149 144 134 118 126 144 144 0.0% W9 104 104 143 144 144 143 144 139 138 133 -3.6% FTA DTT private channels 849 867 908 966 896 1,189 1,298 1,371 1,308 1,256 -4.0% TF1 58 54 50 49 55 55 51 55 62 73 +17.7% M6 64 57 49 40 43 40 55 35 35 35 0.0% FTA private channels6 971 978 1,007 1,055 994 1,284 1,404 1,461 1,405 1,364 -2.9% FTA national channels7 1,396 1,439 1,480 1,521 1,459 1,774 1,903 2,005 1,941 1,904 -1.9% Canal+ 306 280 254 274 273 279 279 277 254 247 -2.8% total 1,702 1,719 1,734 1,795 1,732 2,053 2,182 2,282 2,195 2,151 -2.0% 1 Showings starting between 20:30 and 22:30 on the national FTA channels and between 18:00 and 23:00 on Canal+. 2 Start of broadcasting on 6 new FTA DTT high definition channels on December 12, 2012. 3 The counting of films on France Ô began on January 1 st, 2013; details of the channel's prior broadcasts are not available. 4 France Télévisions + Arte + LCP-AN. 5 In January 2018, NT1 and HD1 changed their names to TFX and TF1 Séries Films. 6 Private FTA DTT + TF1 + M6. 7 FTA public channels + FTA private channels. Source: CNC-CSA.

results 2017 107 Ranking of the films shown on national FTA channels between 2008 and 20171 year of year of number of Title film directors country2 last production showings showing

The 11 Commandments F. Desagnat / T. Sorriaux 2003 FR 19 2017 Astérix in Britain P. Van Lamsweerde 1985 FR 17 2017 Les Bidasses en folie (Rookies Run Amok) C. Zidi 1971 FR 17 2017 Chaos T. Giglio 2004 GB 16 2017 Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ J. Yanne 1982 FR 16 2017 (Quarter To Two Before Jesus-Christ) The Twelve Tasks of Asterix R. Goscinny / A. Uderzo 1975 FR 16 2016 Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift J. Lin 2005 US 16 2017 Yamakasi A. Zeitoun 2000 FR 16 2017 Asterix and Cleopatra R. Goscinny / A. Uderzo 1968 FR / BE 15 2016 Asterix versus Caesar G. BRIZZI / P. BRIZZI 1985 FR 15 2017 Asterix Conquers America G. Hahn 1994 DE 15 2017 Asterix the Gaul R. Goscinny / A. Uderzo 1967 FR 15 2016 Les Charlots font l'Espagne (The Charlots go to J. Girault 1972 FR 15 2017 Spain) Crocodile Dundee P. Faiman 1986 AU 15 2017 Crocodile Dundee 2 J. Cornell 1988 AU 15 2017 Flic ou voyou G. Lautner 1979 FR 15 2017 Les Fous du stade (Stadium Nuts) C. Zidi 1972 FR 15 2017 Top Gun T. Scott 1986 US 15 2017 Le Trou normand (Crazy for Love) J. Boyer 1952 FR 15 2017 La Vie est un long fleuve tranquille (Life is a E. Chatiliez 1987 FR 15 2017 Long Quiet River) XXX R. Cohen 2001 US 15 2016 1 All national FTA channels combined. 2 AU: Australia, BE: Belgium, DE: Germany, FR: France, GB: Great Britain / US: United States. N.b.: Films broadcast on different channels in the same year are counted several times. If a film is broadcast on the same channel several times during the same year, it is only counted once. Source: CNC-CSA.

The French watched 60 hours of films on free national channels in 2017 (source: Médiamétrie).

Also see www.cnc.fr: -the study La diffusion des œuvres cinématographiques à la télévision en 2016 -the statistical series on the broadcast of films on television -

108 results 2017

The audience for films on television

The best cinema audience on television is recorded each year by a French comedy Every year between 2013 and 2017, the best audience for films on television was recorded by a French comedy. In 2017, the best cinema audience on television was recorded by a French film for its third broadcast unscrambled, Bienvenue chez les ch'tis (Welcome to the Sticks) with 8.8 million viewers on TF1.

The best annual audiences for films on television (2013-2017) country of broadcast TV viewers audience year title broadcaster 1 origin rating (millions) market share 2013 Rien à déclarer (Nothing to Declare) TF1 FR / BE 1 10.0 37.4 (%) 2014 Intouchables (The Intouchables) TF1 FR 1 13.9 48.5 2015 Les Profs (Serial Teachers) TF1 FR 1 8.0 28.5 Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu (Serial 2016 TF1 FR 1 10.8 40.4 (Bad) Weddings)? Bienvenue chez les ch'tis (Welcome to the 2017 TF1 FR 3 8.8 34.3 Sticks) ¹ BE: Belgium / FR: France. Source: CNC Médiamat - Médiamétrie (aged 4 and over).

The best audiences by channel for films on television in 2017 broadcast country of broadcast TV viewers audience channel title date origin¹ rating (millions) market share Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis TF1 22-Jan. FR 3 8.8 34.3(%) (Welcome to the Sticks) France 2 La Famille Bélier (the Bélier Family) 30-April. FR / BE 1 7.7 29.6 M6 Daddy or Mommy 5 June FR 1 4.2 16.3 Les Rivières pourpres (The France 3 14-Dec. FR 7 3.5 14.6 Crimson Rivers) On a retrouvé la 7ème compagnie ! TMC 18 May FR 15 2.3 9.5 (The Seventh Company Has Been IndianaFound!) Jones and the Kingdom of W9 27-Nov. US 5 2.2 8.6 the Crystal Skull Le Deuxième Souffle (Second Arte 27-Nov. FR 10 2.1 8.5 Breath) Canal+ R.A.I.D. Special Unit 29-Dec. FR 1 2.0 8.0 France 4 Independance Day 5-July. US 10 1.9 9.4 C8 A Walk Among The Tombstones 8 May US 1 1.9 7.3 France 5 Days of Heaven 3-April. US 2 1.7 6.8 NT1 The Bourne Supremacy 12-Jan. US 11 1.4 5.6 NRJ12 Under Siege 25-April. US 14 0.9 3.8 6ter Home Alone 2: Lost in New York… 3-Dec. US 12 0.9 3.8 CStar Safe 4 May US 5 0.9 3.6 HD1 The Fugitive 22-Oct. US 14 0.9 3.7 France Ô Dr. No 16-Jan. GB 17 0.7 2.7 Numéro 23 Kiss of the Dragon 11 June FR 13 0.7 3.2 Chérie 25 Primal fear 7-Dec. US 7 0.7 3.0 Gulli Gremlins 2 29-Oct. US 11 0.6 2.5 ¹ BE: Belgium, FR: France, GB: Great Britain, US: United States. Source: CNC Médiamat-Médiamétrie (aged 4 and over).

results 2017 109 3.3. Fiction on television

2017 key figures: 821 nights were dedicated to fiction on traditional national FTA channels (-7 nights compared to 2016) of which: 44.5% nights of French fiction 34.6% nights of American fiction 20.9% nights of fiction from other countries

The fiction offering on television

Methodology The programs at prime time generally start broadcasting between 8:35 p.m. and 9:10 p.m. A night of fiction is equivalent to a 90-minute fiction, two 52-minute fictions or three to five 26-minute fictions during prime time.

40,799 hours of fiction throughout the day Fiction was the leading genre of programs in terms of the offering and viewing on television. In Fiction was the leading genre of programs in terms of the offering and viewing on television. In 2017, the national FTA channels (TF1, France 2, France 3, France 5, M6, Arte, C8, W9, TMC, NT1, NRJ12, France 4, CStar, Gulli, France Ô, HD1, 6ter, Numéro 23, RMC Découverte and Chérie 25) broadcast 40,799 hours of fiction throughout the day (-4.5% compared to 2016) according to Médiamétrie.

In 2017, the French watched an average of 265 hours of fiction.

Fiction accounted for 23.4% of the program offering on national FTA channels and 24.4% of consumption by TV viewers aged 4 and over. In 2017, French people aged 4 and over watched an average of 265 hours of fiction on national FTA channels, i.e. 44 minutes per day.

In 2017, the traditional national FTA channels (TF1, France 2, France 3, Canal+, M6 and Arte) devoted 821 nights to fiction (-0.8% compared to 2016), or 37.5% of all their nights. The fiction offering decreased by 18 nights compared to 2016 on TF1, 5 nights on M6, 3 nights on Arte and one night on France 2.

In 2017, France 3 became the leading broadcaster of fiction during prime time.

Conversely, the offering rose by 8 nights on France 3 and 12 nights on Canal+. In 2017, France 3 became the leading broadcaster of fiction during prime time (177 nights) ahead of TF1 (173 nights), France 2 (144 nights), M6 (140 nights), Canal+ (107 nights) and Arte (80 nights).

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Number of nights dedicated to fiction on the traditional channels 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 TF1 208 196 197 191 173 France 2 144 141 147 145 144 France 3 149 154 144 169 177 Canal+ 109 106 104 95 107 M6 147 144 159 145 140 Arte 94 84 81 83 80 total 851 825 832 828 821 Source: CNC Médiamétrie.

French fiction occupied 44.5% of nights dedicated to fiction The French fiction offering on traditional national FTA channels reached its highest level in the last ten years while American fiction continued its downward trend. In 2017, the French fiction offering increased by 12.0% compared to 2016 (+39 nights, at 365 nights). Conversely, the foreign fiction offering dropped by 9.2% (-46 nights, at 456 nights). The American fiction offering fell by 10.1% (-32 nights, at 284 nights) and the non-French European fiction offering was down 14.6% (-23 nights, at 135 nights). The offering of foreign fiction from outside Europe and the United States increased by 32.1% (+9 nights, at 37 nights). In 2017, French fiction occupied 44.5% of the nights dedicated to fiction, versus 55.5% for foreign fiction of which 34.6% for American fiction, 16.4% for non-French European fiction and 4.5% for foreign fiction from other countries.

Breakdown of fiction nights by channel and country of origin in 2017 (%)

100,0 4,5 8,5 13,1 10,0 20,1 22,6 75,0 45,7 8,3 34,6 44,9 91,4 70,0 50,0 5,8 16,4

71,5 68,9 15,9 25,0 48,6 44,5 26,2 20,0 8,6 0,0 TF1 France 2 France 3 Canal+ M6 Arte total

France Europe (excluding France) United States other

Source: CNC Médiamétrie.

52-minute fictions made up 69,5% of fiction nights In 2017, the fiction offering on the traditional national FTA channels decreased by 10 nights compared to 2016 for the 52-minute format and 3 nights for the 90-minute format. It remained stable for the short format and increased by 6 nights for the 26-minute format. In 2017, 52-minute fictions occupied 69.5% of total fiction nights (571 nights), versus 28.7% for 90-minute fictions (236 nights), 1.1% for 26-minute fictions (9 nights) and 0.6% for short-format fictions (5 nights).

results 2017 111 Series totaled 84.7% of nights dedicated to fiction (down 3 points compared with 2016).

In 2017, the fiction offering on the traditional national FTA channels decreased by 31 nights compared to 2016 for series (695 nights) whereas it increased by 24 nights for units (126 nights). In 2017, series occupied 84.7% of nights dedicated to fiction on traditional national FTA channels (87.7% in 2016). This share stood at 73.2% for French fiction (75.5% in 2016) and 93.9% for foreign fiction (95.6% in 2016).

The audience for television fiction

French fiction achieved 88 of the 100 best fiction audiences French fiction now largely dominates American fiction. In 2017, French fiction recorded 88 of the 100 best fiction audiences on television, compared to 82 out of 100 in 2016. For the third year in a row, French fiction topped the list of best fiction audiences. In 2017, the best fiction audience was recorded by an episode of the French series Capitaine Marleau, broadcast on France 3, which attracted 7.7 million TV viewers. The best American fiction audience attracted 7.1 million TV viewers Lethal Weapon.

The audience for French fiction was larger than that for foreign fiction.

For the third consecutive year, the French fiction audience was higher than the audience for foreign fiction on the six traditional national FTA channels. In 2017, the average audience share for French fiction in prime time for those aged 4 and over stood at 22.2% on TF1 (versus 17.7% for foreign fiction), 15.7% on France 2 (versus 13.6 %), 15.6% on France 3 (versus 12.1%), 13.7% on M6 (versus 11.2%), 2.9% on Arte (versus 2.8%) and 1.9% on Canal+ (versus 0.9%). On average, French fiction attracted 3.7 million viewers on these six channels, versus 2.3 million for foreign fiction.

Breakdown of the 100 best television fiction audiences by nationality (%)

2013 37 63

2014 61 39

2015 59 41

2016 82 18

2017 88 12

0 25 50 75 100

France abroad

Source: CNC Médiamat - Médiamétrie (aged 4 and over).

112 results 2017

The best audiences for television fiction by channel in 2017 date of viewers share of channel title country of origin broadcast (millions) audience (%) TF1 Section de recherches 1/5/2017 France 7.3 27.2 Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha France 2 12/22/2017 France 6.7 26.4 Christie France 3 Capitaine Marleau 10/3/2017 France 7.7 30.0 Canal+ Guyane 1/23/2017 France 0.9 3.1 Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha France 5 1/9/2017 France 2.1 7.5 Christie M6 Glacé 1/10/2017 France 5.7 20.8 Arte Un enfant disparaît 12/15/2017 Germany 1.3 5.0 Les Chevaliers du fiel : Noël à C8 12/21/2017 France 1.3 6.5 Miami W9 Kaamelott 6/11/2017 France 0.9 3.9 TMC Columbo 2/1/2017 United States 1.4 5.4 NT1* Joséphine ange gardien 12/6/2017 France 1.2 5.2 NRJ12 Père et maire 6/30/2017 France 0.8 3.4 France 4 Cold Case 1/26/2017 United States 1.2 4.6 CStar Meltdown 12/25/2017 United States 0.6 2.9 Gulli Victor Sauvage 3/29/2017 France 0.6 2.3 France O Meurtres en Martinique 3/27/2017 France 0.7 2.7 HD1* Section de recherches 4/26/2017 France 1.4 5.1 6ter The Sound of Christmas 12/6/2017 Canada 1.0 4.2 Numéro Le Lien 9/26/2017 France 0.5 2.1 23 Chérie 25 De sang et d'encre 10/25/2017 France 0.9 3.5 * In January 2018, NT1 and HD1 changed their names to TFX and TF1 Séries Films. Source: CNC Médiamat - Médiamétrie (aged 4 and over).

Also see www.cnc.fr: -the study La diffusion de la fiction à la télévision en 2017

results 2017 113 3.4. Aided television production

2017 key figures: 4,873 hours of television programs supported by the CNC (+0.2% compared with 2016) €1.5 billion in budgets (-3.0% compared to 2016) €278.9 million in contributions from the CNC (+1.4% compared to 2016) €120.3 million in foreign contributions (-18.3% compared to 2016) €812.9 million in contributions from broadcasters, i.e. 52.9% (-5.8% compared to 2016)

Methodology The results related to production in 2017 concern the television works that obtained financial support from the CNC in 2017. This data is different to that of the CSA Television Council (which concerns obligations of the channels) for two main reasons: - the CSA Television Council statistics cover "television works", a broader concept than just the CNC- supported programs; - the dates for taking into account a production are not the same: grant request submission date for the CNC, shooting start date for the CSA Television Council.

An assisted production volume of 4,873 hours In 2017, the CNC supported the production of 4,873 hours of French television programs (+0.2% compared to 2016) for total funding of €278.9 million (+1.4%), the highest level since the support fund was set up. The budgets of CNC-supported television programs dropped by 3.0% to €1,536.7 million. Broadcasters' investments dropped 5.8% to €812.9 million. The CNC's production support (including additional support) remained stable at €254.1 million (-0.5%). In 2017, fiction remained the genre most supported by the CNC with €79.4 million (-4.7%), ahead of documentaries at €78.1 million (+1.0%), animation at €58.4 million (+0.6%) and adaptation of live shows for television at €35.0 million (+2.2%). The national FTA channels contributed 85.7% of total investments of television channels, compared to 87.2% in 2016. Of these broadcasters, FTA DTT private channels (not including traditional FTA) continued to occupy a limited position in 2017. They represented 4.0% of broadcasters' overall contributions and were behind 8.8% of the supported hours (3.9% and 9.8% respectively in 2016). Pay channels (Canal+ and cable and satellite channels) ordered 18.1% of assisted hours, amounting to 11.3% of all broadcasters' contributions in 2017 (20.5% and 10.6% in 2016, respectively). Except for live shows (10.7% of all distributors' investments), local television channels played a minimal role in financing of television production aided by the CNC with a contribution amounting to 1.1% of all broadcasters' contributions. In 2017, online services represented 1.8% of total broadcasters' contributions in aided television production and 24.0% of those invested in the television adaptations of live shows. Funding from foreign investors amounted to €120.3 million, down 18.3%. It decreased for fiction (-43.7%), current affairs programs (-65.9%) and documentaries (-27.2%) and rose for live shows (+17.9%) and animation (+4.6%).

In 2017, the CNC funded the production of 4,873 hours of French television programs for €254.1 million.

114 results 2017

Aided television production trend 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 17/16 duration (hours) 3,986 4,244 4,417 4,850 5,151 5,427 4,828 4,943 4,864 4,873 +0.2% budget 1,302.0 1,320.8 1,369.7 1,485.5 1,412.9 1,552.2 1,436.4 1,386.3 1,584.9 1,536.7 -3.0% (millions of €) broadcasters 753.4 761.3 793.5 841.0 797.6 862.6 793.3 784.0 862.5 812.9 -5.8% (millions of €) CNC funding1 200.3 208.1 208.7 229.4 229.3 251.1 225.1 226.8 255.4 254.1 -0.5% (millions of €) foreign contributions 94.0 93.6 93.3 120.4 115.4 111.9 112.8 90.9 147.2 120.3 -18.3% (millions of €) 1 Production support including additional support. Source: CNC.

results 2017 115 Fiction

Hourly volume down slightly In 2017, the volume of CNC-supported fiction was 871 hours. It was down 2.9% on 2016 (-26 hours). Fiction represented 17.9% of the total duration of all CNC-supported television programs in 2017, compared to 18.4% in 2016. Fiction budgets were down 7.6% in 2017 at €719.9 million. The average hourly cost of supported fiction decreased 4.8% to €826.5 K. In 2017, broadcasters' contributions to the production of fiction programs stood at €491.5 million, a decline of 8.3% compared to 2016. Their share in the financing of the genre was 68.3% (-0.5 points). The hourly contribution of broadcasters fell by 5.5% between 2016 and 2017 to €564.3 K. The contribution of producers rose 8.0% to €87.4 million in 2017. The contribution of producers was 12.1% (+1.7 points). The contributions of the CNC (including additional support) dropped from 4.7% to €79.4 million in 2017. However, the share of CNC contributions (including additional support) in the financing of fiction was up 11.0% (+0.3 points). In 2017, co-production investments decreased by 39.4% compared to 2016 to €15.5 million and presales (including guaranteed minimums) slumped by 48.0% to €13.3 million. The share of foreign contributions in the financing of fiction was 4.0% in 2017 (6.6% in 2016). In 2017, no series presented foreign contributions higher than €10 million whereas there were two in 2016 (Ransom for TF1 and The Collection for France 3). The total number of hours of programs receiving foreign financing rose by 7.1%. 424 hours of fiction were financed with foreign investors in 2017, i.e. 48.7% of the hourly total volume for fiction (396 hours or 44.2% in 2016). In 2017, 413 hours of French-majority works were produced, with a foreign contribution of €20.2 million (€9.5 million in co-production investments and €10.7 million in presales - including guaranteed minimums) and 11 hours of French-minority programs benefited from a foreign contribution of €8.6 million (€6.1 million in co-production investments and €2.6 million in presales - including guaranteed minimums).

In 2017, the proposition of broadcasters in the financing of fiction was stable at 68.3% of budgets as was the contribution of the CNC at 11.0% of budgets.

Key figures for fiction trend 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 17/16 hourly volume (hours) 912 752 731 774 768 782 748 743 897 871 -2.9% budget (millions of €) 741.6 664.3 678.1 752.4 667.4 710.9 717.2 638.9 778.9 719.9 -7.6% hourly cost (€K/hour) 813.0 883.3 927.3 972.0 869.5 909.5 958.3 859.3 868.6 826.5 -4.8% Broadcasters’ contributions 528.6 493.4 499.3 536.9 467.5 500.9 483.9 462.5 535.6 491.5 -8.3% (millions of €) CNC contributions1 87.6 73.5 69.6 77.0 73.1 81.0 71.9 68.0 83.3 79.4 -4.7% (millions of €) foreign contributions 25.7 17.2 21.5 36.6 47.0 27.1 45.3 19.6 51.2 28.8 -43.7% (millions of €) ¹ Production support, including additional support. Source: CNC.

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Estimated financing of fiction (millions of €) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 French financing 715.9 647.1 656.6 715.8 620.3 683.8 671.9 619.2 727.7 691.1 French producers 75.7 59.3 62.9 75.4 58.2 78.2 69.8 57.0 81.0 87.4 presales in France 6.5 4.3 3.4 9.1 5.6 5.7 15.8 10.2 8.5 7.5 broadcasters 528.6 493.4 499.3 536.9 467.5 500.9 483.9 462.5 535.6 491.5 SOFICA 2.6 1.2 1.2 0.3 0.4 2.0 2.5 1.1 2.3 1.5 CNC 87.2 71.7 67.9 74.7 70.7 74.9 68.4 65.4 80.6 76.9 CNC additional support1 0.4 1.8 1.7 2.3 2.4 6.1 3.5 2.7 2.7 2.5 other 15.0 15.4 20.1 17.1 15.5 15.9 28.0 20.4 16.9 23.7 foreign financing 25.7 17.2 21.5 36.6 47.0 27.1 45.3 19.6 51.2 28.8 foreign co-productions 10.2 12.2 12.8 17.8 32.7 21.9 16.7 8.3 25.6 15.5 presales abroad2 15.5 5.0 8.7 18.9 14.3 5.2 28.6 11.3 25.6 13.3 total financing 741.6 664.3 678.1 752.4 667.4 710.9 717.2 638.9 778.9 719.9 ¹ Support granted after the first decision. ² Including guaranteed minimums. Source: CNC

Increase of 26’ TV series In 2017, the volume of 26-minute fiction (+39.0%) was up while the volumes of 90 minutes (-33.0%), 52 minutes (-7.6%) and short-format series (-6.5%) were down. In 2017, 52 minutes was the leading format for fiction series (41.4% of supported hours), ahead of 26 minutes (27.4%), the short format (17.7%), 90 minutes (12.0%) and new media fiction (1.5%). The volume of 90 minutes fell to its lowest level of the decade.

Decrease in contributions from national FTA channels In 2017, the volume of fiction initiated by national FTA channels fell 6.3% compared to 2016 to 761 hours. Their total investment dropped 11.5% to €434.9 million. On average, national FTA channels covered 70.6% of the budgets for the fictions they initiated (68.5% in 2016). Their average hourly contribution as first broadcasters was €570.9 K (€602.3 K in 2016). In 2017, these channels were responsible for 87.3% of the total hourly volume of fiction ordered by all broadcasters (90.6% in 2016) and contributed 88.5% of their total investments in the genre (91.7% in 2016).

results 2017 117 Documentaries

Decrease in documentary budgets and stable volume With a total of 2,266 supported hours in 2017, the volume of documentaries was almost stable (+0.6% compared to 2016) and returned to a level close to 2009. In 2017, the amount of budgets for documentary programs fell to €397.6 million (-1.9%). The average hourly cost dropped by 2.5% to €175.4 K. In 2017, documentaries accounted for 46.6% of the total hours of television programs supported by the CNC, compared to 46.3% in 2016. Broadcasters' commitments slid 4.5% to €195.3 million and covered almost half (49.1%) of total budgets for the genre. The average hourly broadcasters' contribution was €86.2 K in 2017 (-5.1% compared to 2016). In 2017, the contributions from French producers rose (+8.7%) to €65.1 million. The grants awarded by the CNC to French documentary producers amounted to €78.1 million in 2017 (+1.0% compared to 2016). Foreign financing in French documentaries production decreased 27.2% to €22.3 million, of which €7.8 million for presales (-39.1%) and €14.5 million for co-production investments (-18.6%). 465 hours of documentaries corresponded to French-majority co productions in 2017, for a total of foreign contributions in the sum of €14.7 million and 41 hours of minority programs for a contribution of €7.6 million.

In 2017, CNC funding for documentary production reached €78.1 million (+1.0%).

Key figures for documentaries trend 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 17/16 hourly volume (hours) 2,059 2,225 2,461 2,665 2,921 3,092 2,590 2,480 2,253 2,266 +0.6% budget (millions of €) 320.0 345.0 395.4 388.1 437.9 489.5 398.7 409.0 405.2 397.6 -1.9% hourly cost (€K/hour) 155.4 155.1 160.7 145.6 149.9 158.3 153.9 165.0 179.9 175.4 -2.5% Broadcasters’contributions 147.1 163.1 194.0 189.4 223.3 243.0 204.3 209.7 204.6 195.3 -4.5% (millions of €) CNC contributions1 62.1 67.4 74.4 80.1 87.8 95.7 80.3 82.8 77.3 78.1 +1.0% (millions of €) foreign contributions 21.5 20.6 22.6 17.0 19.5 26.0 15.1 19.4 30.6 22.3 -27.2% (millions of €) ¹ Production support, including additional support. Source: CNC.

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Estimated financing of documentaries (millions of €) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 French financing 298.5 324.5 372.7 371.2 418.3 463.5 383.6 389.6 374.6 375.3 French producers 53.7 55.6 66.5 61.8 67.6 75.0 61.1 60.7 59.9 65.1 presales in France 5.8 4.2 5.5 4.6 4.5 6.1 4.4 5.5 4.9 4.7 broadcasters 147.1 163.1 194.0 189.4 223.3 243.0 204.3 209.7 204.6 195.3 SOFICA 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.9 1.3 0.9 0.7 CNC 61.7 66.8 73.6 79.7 86.7 92.5 79.6 81.9 75.8 77.6 CNC additional support1 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.5 1.1 3.2 0.8 0.9 1.5 0.4 other 29.4 33.9 32.0 35.1 34.9 42.8 32.7 29.6 27.1 31.5 foreign financing 21.5 20.6 22.6 17.0 19.5 26.0 15.1 19.4 30.6 22.3 foreign co-productions 15.5 12.9 13.7 11.1 15.0 16.6 9.9 13.0 17.8 14.5 presales abroad 6.1 7.7 9.0 5.9 4.5 9.4 5.2 6.4 12.8 7.8 total financing 320.0 345.0 395.4 388.1 437.9 489.5 398.7 409.0 405.2 397.6 ¹ Support granted after the first decision. Source: CNC.

Increased volume and retreat of contributions by national FTA channels In 2017, the level of orders from national FTA channels in the documentary genre increased by 4.1% to stand at 1,617 hours. This rise coincided with an increase in the orders of FTA private channels (+49 hours as first broadcasters) and those from national FTA public channels (+15 hours). National FTA channels invested €170.7 million in the production of television documentaries in 2017 (-1.6% compared to 2016).

Social documentaries remained predominant With the volume of orders rising 6.2% in 2017, social documentaries remained prominent with 52.1% of the total volume for the genre in 2017. Historical programs represented the second most ordered theme with 9.6% fewer orders in 2017 at 272 hours (301 hours in 2016). In 2017, orders for documentaries on the environment and nature rose 25.0% to 204 hours. Broadcasters participated in financing 125 hours of documentaries about arts in 2017, compared to 105 hours in 2016. Documentaries concerning live shows (music, circus, dance and theater) represented 2.3% of the hours of supported documentaries in 2017, compared to 3.6% in 2016. Of the hours of live show documentaries, 85.9% were dedicated to music (2.0% of the total volume of supported documentaries).

results 2017 119 Animation

Increase in animation budgets In 2017, the volume of animation production decreased by 9.1% to 353 hours. Animation represented 7.2% of total hours of programs supported by the CNC in 2017, compared to 8.0% in 2016. Animation production generally moves in two-yearly or three-yearly cycles. In 2017, animated program budgets rose by 4.9% compared to 2016, to €269.0 million. In 2017, the hourly cost of animation amounted to €761.9 K (+15.4% compared to 2016). French financing for the production of animation works rose 5.0% to €208.3 million in 2017. The contribution of broadcasters was up 3.5% at €63.7 million. Their share in funding animation amounted to 23.7% (24.0% in 2016). The contributions of French producers rose by 15.3% to €61.9 million, i.e. 23.0% of the total amount of budgets (21.0% in 2016). The CNC contribution (including additional support) for animation programs rose 0.6% to €58.4 million. In total, it covered 21.7% of budgets in 2017 (22.6% in 2016). In 2017, the share of foreign contributions in the financing of animation programs was stable compared to 2016 at 22.6%. Foreign financing rose by 4.6% to €60.7 million in 2017. Co- production investments dropped by 24.6% to €20.2 million, while presales abroad increased by 29.6% to €40.5 million. In 2017, 284 hours of animation received foreign financing (co-production and presale), in other words 80.6% of the total volume produced (353 hours, which is 91.0% of the total volume in 2016). In 2017, 255 hours of French-majority animation were initiated with total foreign financing of €46.5 million, of which €12.0 million in co-production investments and €34.5 million in presales (328 hours with a foreign contribution of €48.7 million in 2016). At the same time, 29 hours of French-minority works were produced in 2017, financed by a total foreign contribution of €14.2 million, of which €8.1 million in co-production investments and €6.0 million in presales (25 hours with a foreign contribution of €9.3 million in 2016).

In 2017, the animation volume reached 353 hours of production.

Key figures for animation trend 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 17/16 hourly volume (hours) 259 347 320 355 298 326 260 285 388 353 -9.1% budget (millions of €) 151.6 201.3 181.0 217.3 181.8 213.0 178.1 180.8 256.3 269.0 +4.9% hourly cost (€K/hour) 585.4 580.0 565.2 611.8 609.2 654.3 684.8 633.7 660.1 761.9 +15.4%

Broadcasters’ contributions 40.1 56.0 50.7 57.9 49.7 58.0 46.7 43.3 61.5 63.7 +3.5% (millions of €) 1 CNC contributions 30.5 42.7 38.3 43.7 37.9 41.1 34.8 36.2 58.0 58.4 +0.6% (millions of €) foreign contributions 42.9 51.4 42.5 60.9 42.0 52.1 45.6 43.7 58.0 60.7 +4.6% (millions of €) ¹ Production support, including additional support. Source: CNC

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Estimated financing of animation (millions of €) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 French financing 108.7 149.9 138.4 156.4 139.8 161.0 132.5 137.2 198.3 208.3 French producers 24.9 31.7 31.3 38.2 36.5 43.4 34.0 39.2 53.7 61.9 presales in France 6.4 12.2 9.5 6.1 5.5 7.2 8.7 7.6 10.7 9.7 broadcasters 40.1 56.0 50.7 57.9 49.7 58.0 46.7 43.3 61.5 63.7 SOFICA 2.1 3.7 2.9 5.5 3.0 3.8 2.2 2.6 2.8 2.8 CNC 27.9 34.8 29.5 30.7 31.0 33.6 29.6 28.2 49.2 45.8 CNC additional support1 2.5 7.9 8.8 12.9 6.9 7.5 5.2 8.0 8.8 12.5 other 4.7 3.7 5.7 5.1 7.2 7.6 6.0 8.2 11.6 11.9 foreign financing 42.9 51.4 42.5 60.9 42.0 52.1 45.6 43.7 58.0 60.7 foreign co-productions 25.7 31.1 31.3 43.4 23.2 25.6 24.4 25.7 26.7 20.2 presales abroad 17.2 20.2 11.3 17.4 18.8 26.5 21.2 18.0 31.3 40.5 total financing 151.6 201.3 181.0 217.3 181.8 213.0 178.1 180.8 256.3 269.0 ¹ Support granted after the first decision. Source: CNC

Series of 11 to 13 minutes remain predominant In 2017, the series of 11 to 13 minutes remained the leading format for animation programs supported by the CNC (58.4% of the hourly volume), ahead of series of less than 8 minutes (29.7%), series from 23 to 26 minutes (11.3%) and units (0.6%).

Rise in investments by national FTA channels In 2017, the volume of animation initiated by national FTA channels dropped by 7.0% compared to 2016 to 286 hours. However, their total investments jumped by 9.6% to €51.7 million. The hourly contribution of national FTA channels increased by 16.4% to €176.6 K and the hourly cost of their programs increased by 13.8% to €782.2 K. National FTA channels represented 81.2% of investments by channels in the production of animation (76.7% in 2016) and initiated 81.0% of hours produced (79.2% in 2016).

In 2017, the share of French investments in the financing of animation programs was stable at 77.4% of budgets.

results 2017 121 Television adaptation of live shows

Higher volumes and budgets for television adaptations of live shows In 2017, the number of supported hours of television adaptations of live shows increased by 8.3% (+79 hours compared to 2016) to reach 1,033 hours. The budgets of these works rose 4.0% compared to 2016 to reach €121.6 million: that is a 4.0% lower average hourly cost at €117.8 K. Live show programs represented 21.2% of the total of supported programs in 2017 and captured 14.7% of support from the CNC. In 2017, the participation of broadcasters in the production of television adaptations of live shows increased 1.4% to €42.8 million. Their hourly contribution dropped 6.4% to €41.5 K. Broadcasters covered 35.2% of the production budget for the genre (36.1% in 2016). The grants awarded by the CNC (including additional support) increased 2.2% to €35.0 million in 2017. Their contribution to funding of television adaptations of live shows was stable and covered 28.8% of the budgets for an hourly contribution down 5.6% to €33.9 K on average.

In 2017, the number of hours of live shows produced rose by 8.3%, but the hourly contribution of broadcasters was down 6.4%.

In 2017, foreign contributions rose 17.9% to €8.4 million. Their share in the total budget rose to 6.9% of the total financing of television adaptations of live shows (6.1% in 2016). Co-production investments increased to €6.7 million. They were mainly financed by foreign producers of shows and theaters screening shows abroad. Presales abroad rose 27.5% to €1.7 million. In total, 213 hours of live shows received foreign financing in 2017 (187 hours in 2016), of which 205 hours of majority co-productions (177 hours in 2016) and 8 hours of minority co-productions (10 hours in 2016). Majority co-productions received €7.1 million in foreign financing (€5.9 million in 2016) and minority co-productions €1.3 million (€1.2 million in 2016).

Key figures for live shows trend 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 17/16 hourly volume (hours) 401 486 529 621 697 793 976 1,082 954 1,033 +8.3% budget (millions of €) 60.9 75.7 84.5 92.4 91.8 103.1 119.4 125.2 117.0 121.6 +4.0% hourly cost (€K/hour) 151.7 156.0 159.9 148.7 131.7 129.9 122.3 115.8 122.7 117.8 -4.0% Broadcasters’ 21.2 25.0 27.3 32.9 32.5 35.9 42.4 46.0 42.3 42.8 +1.4% contributions (millions of €) CNC contributions 16.0 19.8 22.6 24.3 26.5 29.3 35.4 36.4 34.3 35.0 +2.2% (millions of €)1 foreign contributions 3.7 4.5 6.3 6.0 6.6 6.6 6.7 8.0 7.1 8.4 +17.9% (millions of €) 1 Production support, including additional support. Source: CNC.

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Estimated financing of live shows (millions of €) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 French financing 57.1 71.3 78.3 86.4 85.2 96.5 112.7 117.2 109.9 113.2 French producers 16.4 23.4 24.5 26.8 23.4 28.1 31.7 31.9 30.6 31.8 presales in France 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.2 1.3 broadcasters 21.2 25.0 27.3 32.9 32.5 35.9 42.4 46.0 42.3 42.8 SOFICA - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - - - - CNC 15.9 19.8 22.2 24.2 26.3 28.5 35.1 36.2 33.9 35.0 CNC additional support1 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.0 other 2.6 2.2 2.9 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.3 1.6 2.2 foreign financing 3.7 4.5 6.3 6.0 6.6 6.6 6.7 8.0 7.1 8.4 foreign co-productions 2.2 2.4 5.0 5.1 5.4 5.4 5.3 7.0 5.8 6.7 presales abroad 1.5 2.1 1.3 0.9 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.7 total financing 60.9 75.7 84.5 92.4 91.8 103.1 119.4 125.2 117.0 121.6 1 Support granted after the first decision. Source: CNC.

Music shows dominated the genre In 2017, the increase in the production volume of live show programs mainly concerned music (+62 hours) and, in particular, world/traditional music (+42 hours) and hip hop/rap/electro music (+39 hours). The number of hours of variety/rock fell from 210 to 165 hours, behind classical music whose number of hours remained stable at 184 hours. Recordings of musical performances represented the lion's share of supported hours, at 79.0% of the volume in 2017 (as in 2016). In 2017, the CNC funded musical performances to the tune of €26.5 million, an increase of 5.0%. Classical music represented 17.8% of supported hours. Then came variety/rock (16.0%), opera (15.6%), jazz (10.6%), hip hop/rap/electro (9.2%) and world/traditional music (8.5%). Circuses remained the most expensive live show genre in 2017 at €186.5 K per hour of program (-42.9%), ahead of opera at €173.2 K (-1.0%) and theater at €142.9 K (-7.2 %).-

In 2017, the CNC supported recordings of musical performances to the tune of €26.5 million.

Increase in the volume of national FTA channels In 2017, national FTA channels increased their volume of orders of television adaptations of live shows (+7.0% to 390 hours). Their investments in the genre fell to €22.3 million (-5.9%), mainly due to the decline in contributions from public channels. The cost of producing one hour of a live show initiated by the national FTA channels was €153.0 K (€171.4 K in 2016). These channels covered 34.3% of the production budgets of supported live show programs which they financed as first broadcasters (36.3% in 2016).

results 2017 123 Cultural interest magazine programs

Decreased volume and budgets for cultural interest programs The CNC provides exclusively selective support to cultural interest programs, after consulting the committee responsible. In 2017, the supported production decreased to 350 hours (-6.1% compared to 2016). This was the lowest level for the last ten years apart from 2014 (254 hours). 39 programs receive financial support in 2017 (31 in 2016). Overall, the budgets for these programs amounted to €28.6 million (+4.0% compared to 2016), representing an average hourly cost of €81.9 K (+10.8%). The CNC's contribution to cultural interest programs rose by 26.7% to €3.2 million in 2017. The total amount of budgets for supported cultural interest programs reached €28.6 million in 2017, up 4.0% on 2016. The broadcasters' contribution rose in 2017 to €19.6 million (+5.8% compared to 2016). They represented 68.5% of total financing of cultural interest programs in 2017 (67.3% in 2016). Broadcasters contributed, on average, €56.1 K per hour of program in 2017 (€49.8 K in 2016).

Key figures for cultural interest programs 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 trend 17/16 hourly volume (hours) 354 435 377 435 467 434 254 353 372 350 -6.1% budget (€ millions) 27.9 34.5 30.8 35.4 34.0 35.8 23.0 32.3 27.5 28.6 +4.0% hourly cost (€K/hour) 78.6 79.3 81.8 81.4 72.9 82.4 90.8 91.5 73.9 81.9 +10.8% Broadcasters’ contributions 16.6 23.9 22.1 24.0 24.7 24.9 16.0 22.4 18.5 19.6 +5.8% (millions of €) CNC contributions1 4.2 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.9 2.7 3.4 2.5 3.2 +26.7% (millions of €) foreign contributions 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 -65.9% (millions of €) ¹ Production support, including additional support. Source: CNC.

Estimated financing of cultural interest programs (millions of €) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 French financing 27.7 34.5 30.5 35.4 33.8 35.7 23.0 32.2 27.3 28.6 French producers 4.4 5.2 3.4 4.6 4.2 5.1 3.8 5.0 4.7 4.6 presales in France 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 - 0.1 0.2 - broadcasters 16.6 23.9 22.1 24.0 24.7 24.9 16.0 22.4 18.5 19.6 SOFICA 0.0 ------CNC 4.2 4.7 3.6 4.3 4.0 3.9 2.7 3.4 2.5 3.2 CNC additional support1 0.0 0.0 0.2 - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 other 1.8 0.6 1.0 2.4 0.8 1.4 0.6 1.3 1.4 1.2 foreign financing 0.1 - 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 foreign co-productions 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.2 - - 0.1 0.1 0.0 presales abroad 0.0 - 0.3 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 0.1 total financing 27.9 34.5 30.8 35.4 34.0 35.8 23.0 32.3 27.5 28.6 ¹ Support granted after the first decision. Source: CNC

Also see www.cnc.fr: -the study La production audiovisuelle aidée en 2017 -the statistical series on audiovisual production supported by the CNC

124 results 2017

Main cash flows for aided television production in 2017 (millions of €) 1 2016 collected funds from financing made public in 2017 and January 2018 (cinema and television). SOFICAs must invest 90% of 4 their collected funds in television or feature €172.9 m contribution to public subscriptions television services viewing film production. €2,657 m 2 Estimated budget for funding in the agreements concluded between the CNC detail video television service advertisers and the local government authorities in 5 business distributors 2017. €485.1 m 3 Full support of CNC: production support + TV advertising FTA public channels development support (including additional €3,286 m VoD platforms support and "AV support fund" grants). subscriptions €62.2 m1 4 Retail sales of programs other than film (incl. tax). FTA private channels 5 Estimated 100% of turnover not including taxes in VoD on non-specialized platforms. 6 Sales tax assessed to television service pay channels publishers and distributors. 7 (Canal+ and cable Tax on final turnover on video and VoD, and satellite all genres included.

local television channels Sources: online services Television works supported by CNC TV service (fiction, documentary, animation, live show, tax video tax / cultural interest programs). 7 (TST) VoD 6 French advertising market in 2017 - IREP. €510.5 m €479.5 m €217.5 m €91.9 m €9.1 m €16.2 m CNC revenues in 2017. support €14.8 m CNC-GfK video barometer. €266.5 m3 AIDED TELEVISION PRODUCTION GfK-NPA Conseil VoD barometer. GfK – SEVN.

2 €120.3 m €8.7 m €28.4 m €5.0 m

regional funds foreign SOFICA contributions

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3.5. Catch-up TV

2017 key figures: 6.9 billion videos viewed via on catch-up TV (+6.6% compared to 2016) 3.66 billion videos viewed on a mobile device (+24.7% compared to 2016) 2.47 billion videos viewed on a television screen (+3.6% compared to 2016) 2.11 billion videos viewed on a computer (-5.1% compared to 2016%)

The catch-up TV offering

Over 140 catch-up TV channels Catch-up TV (also referred to as TV on demand) covers all of the services used to view – or view again – programs after they have been broadcast on a television channel, usually for a limited period of time, either for free or at no additional cost with a subscription. Catch-up TV offerings are available on any screen (computer, TV and mobile screens - tablet, phone, etc.) but the services differ, on television sets and on mobile screens, depending on the telecom operators, equipment manufacturers and platforms for downloading applications. On a computer, catch-up TV services are accessed via dedicated websites published by the channels.

On a television set, catch-up TV offers can be accessed in various ways: via Internet Access Providers, satellite television services, connected TV services, video games consoles, or via external boxes or devices offering broadcast content.

On mobile devices, catch-up TV is available via operator applications for TV plan subscribers, and via applications developed by the channels, downloadable from app stores. Certain catch-up TV services are also available via video sharing sites across all devices. Catch-up TV offerings consist of services that are freely available, on the one hand, and optional services reserved for channel subscribers, on the other. In March 2018, over 140 channels, including all the national FTA channels, began offering their catch-up TV programs on at least one screen.

Methodology The share of programs available via catch-up TV on the Internet is calculated as an hourly volume by www.tv-replay.fr for the CNC. The analysis was carried out during a reference week (that of November 13 to 19, 2017). All programs broadcast during these weeks between 5 p.m. and midnight were monitored, to determine whether they were available via catch-up TV on the Internet.

70% of programs broadcast by French national channels available on catch-up TV In November 2017, 70% of the programs broadcast between 5 p.m. and midnight on national FTA channels (traditional FTA, DTT or DTT HD) were available via catch-up TV on the Internet. This proportion is up year on year (+10 points). It stood at 93% for the traditional national FTA channels (+3 points compared to 2016), versus 60% for DTT channels (+6 points) and 60% for DTT HD channels (+21 points). The share of flux programs (entertainment, current affairs, news, sport) available on catch-up TV is larger than that of stock programs (animation, documentaries, fiction, films), whether on traditional channels, DTT or DTT HD channels. In November 2017, 86% of flux programs broadcast between 5 p.m. and midnight on all FTA channels were available via catch-up

results 2017 127 TV on the Internet (+9 points year on year), versus 52% for stock programs (+9 points). On the traditional FTA channels, 97% of flux programs were available, versus 86% for stock programs. On the DTT channels, 78% of flux programs were available, versus 46% for stock programs. On the DTT HD channels, 83% of flux programs were available, versus 41% for stock programs.

Share of programs available via catch-up TV on the Internet¹ (%) traditional FTA DTT channels DTT HD channels total Nov. 2013 89 49 32 56 Nov. 2014 92 49 37 58 Nov. 2015 92 54 36 60 Nov. 2016 90 54 39 60 Nov. 2017 93 60 60 70 ¹ Programs broadcast between 5 p.m. and midnight. Source: www.tv-replay.fr.

Methodology The study of the catch-up TV offering, which has been performed by www.tv-replay.fr for the CNC since October 2010, presents the 2017 program offering of 23 national FTA channels (TF1, France 2, France 3, unscrambled Canal+, France 5, M6, Arte, C8, W9, TMC, NT1, NRJ12, LCP-Assemblée Nationale, Public Sénat, France 4, CStar, Gulli, France Ô, HD1, 6ter, Numéro 23, RMC Découverte and Chérie 25) available via catch-up TV on the Internet, in number of videos and hourly volume.

Almost 24,000 hours of programs available each month In 2017, an average of 23,732 hours of programs broadcast throughout the day on national FTA channels was available via catch-up TV on the Internet each month. The catch-up TV offering increased by 15.2% compared to 2016, mainly due to DTT HD channels (+41.6%). On average, traditional FTA channels offered 9,580 hours of programs each month, compared with 12,904 hours for the DTT channels and 1,248 hours for DTT HD channels. In 2017, 14.8% of the catch-up TV offering was available from 0 to 7 days (20.6% in 2016). 78.2% of programs were available for more than 30 days (72.6% in 2016). The share of programs available up to 7 days after broadcast decreased by nearly six points compared to 2016.

Selection of catch-up TV by length of availability (%) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 0 – 7 days 32.2 35.2 32.0 20.6 14.8 8 – 14 days 1.8 1.6 2.0 3.7 3.4 15 – 30 days 1.8 2.2 2.1 3.0 3.5 more than 30 days 64.2 61.0 64.0 72.6 78.2 total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Source: www.tv-replay.fr.

78.2% of programs offered via catch-up TV were available for more than 30 days.

Flux programs made up the majority of the catch-up TV offering In 2017, the share of stock programs accounted for 15.7% of the catch-up TV online offering (vs. 15.4% in 2016), where 7.5% were fictions (vs. 7.0% in 2016), 5.0% documentaries (vs. 4.6% in 2016) and 3.1% animated programs (vs. 3.5% in 2016). Flux programs (entertainment, current

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affairs, news and sport) still represented the majority of the offering (84.3% of hourly volume in 2017). In 2017, the main catch-up TV offerings on the Internet for stock programs came from France 4 (279 hours per month on average), Gulli (178 hours) and France 3 (90 hours) for animation, from Arte (352 hours), RMC Découverte (227 hours) and France 5 (144 hours) for documentaries and from M6 (427 hours), TF1 (268 hours) and France Ô (158 hours) for TV fiction. In 2017, French programs accounted for 40.0% of the offering of catch-up TV fiction available on the Internet (-4.5 points compared to 2016), versus 33.2% for American fiction (+1.3 points), 12.7% for non-French European fiction (-1.1 points) and 14.1% for fiction from other countries (+4.2 points).

Average monthly catch-up TV offering on the Internet (hours)

24 000 +15.2% 23 732 20 000 +20.4% 20 597 16 000 +11.7% +9.4% 17 109 15 314 12 000 14 000

8 000

4 000

0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Source: www.tv-replay.fr.

In 2017, every month, 23,732 hours of programs broadcast on national FTA channels were available on catch-up TV (+15.2% compared to 2016).

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Consumption of catch-up TV

Methodology The analysis of consumption, in number of videos viewed, has been conducted since January 2011 at the CNC's request by NPA Conseil and GfK, in association with Canal+ Régie, France Télévisions Publicité, Lagardère Publicité, M6 Publicité Digital, TF1 Publicité Digital based on data provided by Médiamétrie eStat streaming, Nedstats, Comscore, Omniture, Flurry Analytics, A&T Internet, and on operators' data. In 2011, the barometer comprised results from 14 channels, including the six traditional national FTA channels: Canal+, CNews for the Canal+ group; 1ère, France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5, France Ô for the France Télévisions group; M6, W9, Paris Première and Teva for the M6 group; TF1 and LCI for the TF1 Group. The analysis of consumption was supplemented by the results for TMC and NT1 as of January 2012, C8 and CStar as of October 2012, Gulli, HD1 and 6ter as of January 2014 and Piwi+ and Télétoon+ as of January 2016. Since then, the barometer has therefore comprised the results of a panel of 23 channels.

6.9 billion videos viewed via catch-up TV in 2017 (+6.6%) Consumption of catch-up TV continued to grow this year. In 2017, 6.9 billion videos were viewed via catch-up TV, versus 6.5 billion in 2016, representing an increase of 6.6% in one year. In 2017, 574.0 million videos were viewed on average each month via catch-up TV (538.5 million in 2016). A new consumption record was reached in October 2017 with 650.9 million videos viewed. The lowest audience for catch-up TV was recorded in August with 492.3 million videos viewed. In 2017, 18.9 million videos were viewed on average each day via catch-up TV (17.7 million in 2016).

Consumption of catch-up TV1 (millions of videos viewed)

8000

7000 +6,6 % 6 888,6 6000 6 461,5 +27.1% 5000 +36.4% 5 085,5 4000 +50.2% 3000 3 729,6

2000 2 483,2

1000

0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

¹ The scope of the study was expanded in January 2012 with TMC and NT1 in October 2012 with C8 and CStar in January 2014, with Gulli, HD1 and 6ter and in January 2016 with Piwi+ and Télétoon+. Source: NPA - GfK - Canal+ Régie - France Télévisions Publicité - M6 Publicité Digital - TF1 Publicité Digital - TMC Régie - Lagardère Publicité.

Mobile devices confirm their status as the leading medium in terms of volume of consumption Consumption of online television – which includes catch-up TV and bonuses, and consumption of live television on devices other than the television set, increased across all media except computers (-5.1% to 2.11 billion videos viewed). In 2017, 2.47 billion videos were viewed on a television screen (+3.6%), 3.66 billion on a mobile device (+24.7%) of which 2.44 billion on a mobile phone (+37.3%) and 1.21 billion on a tablet (+5.2% compared to 2016). In 2017, for the second year running, mobile devices (mobile phone or tablet) supplanted television sets to become

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the leading media for television consumption online. In 2017, the TV screen generated 29.9% of the audience (-1.6 points compared to 2016), the computer represented 25.6% of consumption (-3.9 points) and mobile devices totaled 44.4% of videos viewed (+5.5 points) of which 29.7% for the mobile phone (+6.1 points) and 14.8% for the tablet (-0.6 points).

Online television viewing by device1 (%)

100 18,2 22,3 31,7 38,9 75 44,4 34,8 37,5 50 35,0 31,6 29,9

25 47,0 40,1 33,3 29,5 25,6 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 computer television mobile phone and tablet

¹ In number of videos viewed. The scope of the study was expanded in January 2012 with TMC and NT1 in October 2012 with C8 and CStar, in January 2014, with Gulli, HD1 and 6ter and in January 2016 with Piwi+ and Télétoon+. Source: NPA - GfK - Canal+ Régie - France Télévisions Publicité - M6 Publicité Digital - TF1 Publicité Digital - TMC Régie - Lagardère Publicité.

Mobile devices continued to progress, accounting for 44.4% of the consumption of online television.

Entertainment is still the most-watched genre In 2017, stock programs (fiction, cinema, documentary and children's programs) made up 52.1% of online television consumption, compared with 53.4% in 2016. In 2017, entertainment was the most consumed program genre (28.8% of videos viewed), ahead of children's programs (25.4%), fiction (25.3%), current affairs (5.4%), news (4.5%), sports (1.8%), documentaries (1.2%) and cinema (0.3%). The biggest increase in absolute value was seen by entertainment (+183.77 million videos viewed). The most consumed genre therefore drove the market upwards with 2.37 billion videos viewed.

The online programs with the highest audiences generally coincided with the channels' successes. Programs for a young audience and serialized programs were over-represented. In 2017, the best monthly audiences were achieved for TF1 by entertainment: The Voice, Secret Story, La villa des cœurs brisés and by the French fiction Demain nous appartient. For the France Télévisions group's channels, Plus belle la vie (France 3) was the program with the biggest number of videos viewed each month. For channels in the Canal+ group, Touche pas à mon poste (C8) took first place in the ranking for eight months out of twelve. Football came first in May and the Canal+ Sport show from July to September. Every month in 2017, the best audiences for the M6 group channels were achieved by entertainment: les Princes de l’amour, les Marseillais, Moundir et les apprentis aventuriers and L’amour est dans le pré. For Gulli, the best audiences were achieved by animated programs (9 months out of 12) or by foreign series for children (3 months out of 12).

results 2017 131 Online television consumption by genre¹ (%)

2017 0,3 25,3 1,2 1,8 28,8 25,4 5,4 4,5 6,8 0,7

0,3 2,1 2016 26,3 0,4 29,0 26,5 4,0 5,3 6,0 0,2

2,3 2015 1,7 27,9 0,8 26,6 20,6 5,8 6,9 6,8 0,7

2,7 2014 2,2 24,9 0,6 30,2 14,5 7,2 7,2 9,3 1,1

2013 2,9 28,8 0,7 2,1 25,9 7,4 8,4 8,4 13,7 1,8

0 25 50 75 100 cinema fiction documentary sports entertainment children current affairs news direct flow other ¹ In number of videos viewed. The scope of the study was expanded in January 2012 with TMC and NT1, in October 2012 with C8 and CStar, in January 2014, with Gulli, HD1 and 6ter and in January 2016 with Piwi+ and Télétoon+. Source: NPA - GfK - Canal+ Régie - France Télévisions Publicité - M6 Publicité Digital - TF1 Publicité Digital - TMC Régie - Lagardère Publicité.

Stock programs made up 52.1% of the consumption of online TV, whereas they accounted for only 15.7% of the catch-up TV offering.

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The catch-up TV audience

Methodology Catch-up TV audiences and their habits have been monitored since October 2010 via an online survey conducted by Harris Interactive for the CNC, polling 1,200 websurfers aged 15 and over every month and since January 2016 by Vertigo among 1,000 websurfers every month.

Catch-up TV penetration was stable at 80% The use of catch-up television services has become part of the practices of the French population. In 2017, 79.8% of websurfers aged 15 and over reported having watched catch-up TV programs (all media) over the previous 12 months, compared with 80.2% in 2016. Catch-up penetration leveled off among the general population but continued to increase in the 15-24 age group (86.5%) and in the 25-34 age group (83.7%).

Penetration of catch-up TV¹ (%)

100

75 80,2 79,8 72,2 73,4 68,9

50

25

0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

¹ Websurfers over the past 12 months (aged 15 and over). Source: Harris Interactive and Vertigo from 2016.

The frequency of use of catch-up TV services is intensifying In 2017, 55.8% of users watched programs via catch-up TV at least once a week, vs. 54.7% in 2016. The share of daily users increased by 1.2 points to reach 12.2% in 2017. The share of keen users (who watch programs at least once a week and less than once a day) was stable at 43.6% (-0.2 points). The proportion of enthusiast users (at least once a month and less than once a week) dropped by 1.3 points to 26.2%. The proportion of occasional users (less than once a month) was stable at 18.0% (+0.2 points).

results 2017 133 Catch-up TV viewership behavior1 (%)

100 17,9 18,0 28,1 26,1 25,4 75 27,4 26,2 27,2 28,5 27,8 50

43,8 43,6 38,1 25 35,6 37,1

7,8 9,0 9,4 10,9 12,2 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

intensive keen enthusiast occasional

¹ Websurfers over the past 12 months (aged 15 and over). Intensive user: at least once a day; fans: at least once a week and less than once a day; enthusiast user: at least once a month and less than once a week; occasional user: less often. Source: Harris Interactive and Vertigo from January 2016.

Advertising revenues are estimated at €115 million Access to catch-up TV services is generally free to the public for national FTA channels, and included in the subscription (at no extra charge) for pay channels. Advertising revenues represent the main source of earnings for catch-up TV services. The trend in revenue is accounted for by a number of factors: the number of advertisers, the volume of advertisements broadcast, and the selling price of advertising space. In 2017, the advertising turnover for catch-up TV was estimated at €115 million, versus €105 million in 2016 (+9.5%). This figure increased by a factor of 3.8 between 2011 and 2017 (€30 million in 2011).

The advertising turnover for catch-up TV has been multiplied by almost four between 2011 and 2017 at €115 million.

Also see www.cnc.fr: -the study L’économie de la télévision de rattrapage en 2017 -the statistical series on catch-up TV

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4. VIDEO, VIDEO GAMES AND TECHNICAL INDUSTRIES

results 2017 135 4.1. The video market

2017 key figures: €1,021.7 million in video sales 536.6 million in physical video sales (-9.8% compared to 2016) €485.1 million in Video on Demand sales (+32.3% compared to 2016)

Methodology Household spending on physical video media was evaluated by the GfK Institute based on sales from supermarkets, specialty superstores, mail order, and over the Internet. These figures do not include sales at kiosks or service stations. They also exclude the rental segment. All of the data presented in this section are inclusive of tax. Every month, GfK counts the total number of videos sold or rented on the platforms that are most representative of the paid VoD market in France.

In 2017, total turnover for video (physical and VoD) was €1,021.7 million (+6.2%) In 2017, total video sales (incl. VAT), which includes sales of physical video media (non-rental) and video on demand (transactional and subscription), came to €1,021.7 million and rose for the first time since 2010, by 6.2% (€961.7 million in 2016).

Video market in value1 (millions of €) DVD/Blu-ray Video on demand total video trend 17/16 2008 1,382.4 53.2 1,435.6 - 2009 1,384.4 97.1 1,481.5 +3.2% 2010 1,385.4 152.0 1,537.4 +3.8% 2011 1,222.9 219.5 1,442.4 -6.2% 2012 1,116.0 251.7 1,367.7 -5.2% 2013 929.1 239.6 1,168.7 -14.5% 2014 807.0 265.0 1,072.0 -8.3% 2015 707.5 317.6 1,025.1 -4.4% 2016 595.1 366.6 961.7 -6.2% 2017 536.6 485.1 1,021.7 +6.2% 1 Sales inclusive of tax. Source: GfK - NPA Conseil – 100% estimate.

For the first time, the VoD market spurred the video market.

The physical video market represented 52.5% of the total video market, down 9.4 points compared to 2016, to the benefit of video on demand, whose share increased from 38.1% in 2016 to 47.5% in 2017. The market of video on demand and catch-up TV is therefore occupying an increasingly important place in the overall video market.

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Video market in value1 (%)

100% 3,7 6,6 9,9 90% 15,2 18,4 20,5 24,7 31,0 80% 38,1 47,5 70% 60%

50% 96,3 93,4 90,1 40% 84,8 81,6 79,5 75,3 69,0 30% 61,9 52,5 20% 10% 0% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Video on Demand DVD/Blu-ray

1 Sales inclusive of tax. Source: GfK - NPA Conseil – 100% estimate.

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2017 key figures: €536.6 million in DVD and Blu-ray sales 72 million units sold (-11.0% compared to 2016) €393.6 million in DVD sales (-11.9% compared to 2016) €143.0 million in Blu-ray sales (-3.6% compared to 2016)

Methodology Household spending on physical video media was evaluated by the GfK Institute based on sales from supermarkets, specialty superstores, mail order, and over the Internet. These figures do not include sales at kiosks or service stations. They also exclude the rental segment. All of the data presented in this section are inclusive of tax.

The physical video market contracted by 9.8% in value terms In 2017, sales (incl. tax) of DVDs and Blu-ray discs shrank 9.8% to €536.6 million. Household spending on physical videos fell for the seventh year running. In ten years, revenues from the physical video market have dropped by more than half (-61.2%). They represented 52.5% of the overall video market in 2017 (physical and VoD). Between 2016 and 2017, volumes of video media sold (DVD and Blu-ray) decreased by 11.0% to 72.3 million in 2017.

Sales (incl.tax) of DVDs and Blu-ray discs shrank 9.8% to €536.6 million.

Three main factors contributed to this decline in the market: changes in use (watching video via catch-up TV or video on demand), price cuts, particularly for new releases, and piracy. The minimal presence of Blu-ray equipment in French households and their lack of familiarity with this equipment contributed to this phenomenon along with the decline of dedicated departments in supermarkets.

The DVD still dominant On the overall market for physical video, comprising DVD and Blu-ray, DVD remains the preferred format. In 2017, it accounted for 73.4% of the market in value terms, versus 75.1% in 2016, and 79.9% five years ago. At €393.6 million, DVD sales were down 11.9% compared to 2016. 60.1 million DVDs were sold in 2017, 12.0 % less than in 2016.

DVD remains the preferred format. It captured 73.4% of the market by value in 2017.

Further decline of Blu-ray In 2017, even if the high definition player equipment base of French households continued to grow (16.1% of households with a Blu-ray player in the living room in 2017 according to GfK, against 15.4% in 2016), Blu-ray revenues were down for the fifth consecutive year, sliding 3.6% between 2016 and 2017. They amounted to €143.0 million. The volumes sold were also down (12.2 million discs sold, or -5.6%). In 2017, Blu-ray accounted for 26.6% of the turnover for physical video. Given the disappearance of the VHS format, its sales have been excluded from the video market's figures since 2007. In 2017, VHS still generated more than €40,000 in revenue for 5,211 units sold, compared to nearly €40,000 and 5,552 units in 2016.

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Sales1 of physical video by medium2 Volume (million units) Value (millions of €) DVD Blu-ray3 total DVD Blu-ray3 total

2008 126.0 2.2 128.2 1,331.0 51.5 1,382.4 2009 135.6 5.3 140.9 1,277.0 107.3 1,384.4 2010 134.4 9.7 144.1 1,211.7 173.7 1,385.4 2011 116.2 12.6 128.8 1,018.2 204.7 1,222.9 2012 105.8 14.2 120.0 891.9 224.1 1,116.0 2013 89.9 13.2 103.1 723.9 205.2 929.1 2014 79.6 13.1 92.8 618.2 188.8 807.0 20154 75.0 13.4 88.4 536.8 170.7 707.5 2016 68.3 12.9 81.2 446.8 148.3 595.1 2017 60.1 12.2 72.3 393.6 143.0 536.6 2017 structure 83.1% 16.9% 100.0% 73.4 26.6% 100.0% trend 17/16 -12.0% -5.6% -11.0% -11.9% -3.6% -9.8% 1 Sales inclusive of tax. 2 VHS is no longer included. HD formats are included. 3 Blu-ray emerged as the benchmark medium for high definition in 2008. 4 Updated data. Source: CNC – GfK.

Retail sales1 of physical video2 €M million units

2 000 150

1 500 125

1 000 100

500 75

0 50 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

value volume

1 Sales inclusive of tax. 2 VHS is no longer included. HD formats are included. Source: CNC – GfK.

€19.11 for a new release on DVD In 2017, the average selling price incl. tax of a catalog DVD per unit rose 2.4% to €12.20 (€11.91 in 2016). The average price of new releases (on sale for less than six months) fell by 1.1% to €19.11. All types of packaging included (packs and individual units), sales of DVDs priced between €17 and €20 represented the market's main price category, accounting for 20.1% of total revenues, versus 17.6% in 2016. In volume terms, DVDs between €3 and €8 represented the main price category, accounting for 28.5% of volumes in 2017, as in 2016. In 2017, sales of DVDs for less

results 2017 139 than €3 represented 0.8% of revenues, and 5.4% of volumes. The average price of a newly released Blu-ray disc sold per unit was €21.34 in 2017 (+1.2% compared to 2016). The price of a Blu-ray catalog disc sold individually was €12.79 (+1.7% compared to 2016). Blu-ray discs sold between €20 and €25 represented the main category in volume terms with 22.2% of sales and also the main category in value terms with 26.3% of the market's total revenues.

Methodology The analysis of video media by genre distinguishes two universes: feature film and non-feature film. The feature film category includes all feature-length films distributed in theaters in France. The non-feature film category includes all direct-to-video works and other programs, such as television programs, works of theater, documentaries (excluding feature-length works), comedy shows, short films, musical programs and miscellaneous programs (health, fitness, cooking, etc.). Adult programs are not included in the scope of analysis.

Decline of non-feature film Non-film video turnover was down 19.3% in 2017 for the eleventh consecutive year. Sales volumes of non-feature films on Blu-ray fell by 10.8% between 2016 and 2017 despite the success of certain titles, such as Les Enfoirés - Mission Enfoirés (1st in the 2017 ranking for best-selling non- feature films on physical video in value terms) or Game of Thrones - season 7 (2nd). In 2017, non- feature films represented 32.2% of the market in value terms, vs. 36.0% in 2016. At €173.0 million, sales of non-feature films dropped below the €200-million mark for the first time. Between 2012 and 2017, they fell by 14.6% per year on average and have effectively been halved (-54.6%). In 2017, non-feature films accounted for 17.1% of revenues for the Blu-ray format and 37.7% of DVD revenues. In fact, the offer remained less developed than on the film segment and high definition is perceived by users as being of less interest for non-feature film programs. In volume terms, sales of non-feature films declined 12.2% to 36.0 million units sold in 2017. Nevertheless, they outpaced sales of films for the fifth year running.

Cinema continued to dominate the video market in value terms.

Films represented more than 60% of revenues of physical video In value, films continued to dominate the physical video media market. Revenues of feature films amounted to €339.7 million in 2017, or 63.3% of the total, and fell by 3.5% compared to 2016. Sales were down 5.0% for DVD and remained stable for Blu-ray. By volume, 32.3 million units sold contained a feature film in 2017, a decrease of 9.4% compared to 2016.

Sales from promotional operations decreased by 17.4% in value in 2017. They represented 4.5% of the sector's revenues.

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Sales1 of physical video by content2 Volume (million units) Value (millions of €) non-feature non-feature films P.O.3 total films P.O.3 total films films 2008 58.5 63.5 6.3 128.2 772.6 576.4 33.4 1382.4 2009 66.7 65.4 8.7 140.9 808.4 532.7 43.2 1384.4 2010 71.3 64.7 8.1 144.1 849.6 495.0 40.8 1385.4 2011 64.6 57.0 7.2 128.8 753.5 429.3 40.1 1222.9 2012 59.7 53.4 6.8 120.0 691.9 380.7 43.4 1116.0 2013 48.2 48.6 6.3 103.1 560.4 328.4 40.3 929.1 2014 41.0 45.1 6.6 92.7 479.4 290.3 37.3 807.0 20154 39.6 42.5 6.2 88.4 420.8 250.0 36.7 707.5 2016 35.7 41.0 4.5 81.2 351.8 214.3 29.0 595.1 2017 32.3 36.0 3.9 72.3 339.7 172.9 24.0 536.6 2017 structure 44.7% 49.9% 5.4% 100.0% 63.3% 32.2% 4.5% 100.0% trend 17/16 -9.4% -12.2% -12.7% -11.0% -3.5% -19.3% -17.4% -9.8% 1 Sales inclusive of tax (inc. VAT). 2 VHS is no longer included. HD formats are included. ³ Promotional operations with no distinction between titles (titles sold under the same EAN code). 4 Updated data. Source: CNC – GfK.

Breakdown of video sales1 based on content Breakdown of video sales1 based on in 2016 (%) content in 2017 (%)

P.O2 4,8 P.O2 4.5

non- non- feature feature films films 36,3 32.2 films 58,9 films 63,3

1 Sales inclusive of tax. 2 Promotional operations with no distinction between titles (titles sold under the same EAN code). Source: CNC – GfK.

results 2017 141 Results of the best-selling feature films on physical video (% of total film sale volumes) top 10 top 20 top 30 2008 11.6 16.0 19.0 2009 8.0 12.2 15.4 2010 9.7 14.4 17.8 2011 7.9 12.5 15.8 2012 8.6 12.7 16.0 2013 8.3 12.2 15.6 2014 8.8 13.3 16.9 2015 10.4 15.9 19.6 2016 8.3 13.2 17.1 2017 8.4 13.1 17.0 Source: CNC - GfK.

The market share of French films in the video market was 19.4%.

2017 top 20 physical video sales in value feature/non- country of % Blu-ray rank title genre feature film origin1 sales 1 Moana film animation US 22.4 2 Rogue One: a Star Wars Story film fiction US 63.4 non-feature 3 Game of Thrones - season 7 fiction US 40.4 film 4 Fantastic Beasts film fiction GB 49.0 5 Fast and Furious 8 film fiction US 38.4 non-feature 6 Game of Thrones - season 6 fiction US 39.0 film non-feature 7 Les Enfoirés – 2017 - Mission Enfoirés music FR - film 8 Fifty Shades Darker film fiction US 30.7 9 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 film fiction GB 37.2 10 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 film fiction US 61.7 11 Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge film fiction US 44.2 non-feature 12 The Walking Dead - season 7 fiction US 30.6 film 13 Wonder Woman film fiction GB 59.3 14 Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets film fiction FR 61.2 15 La La Land film fiction US 40.3 16 Logan film fiction US 57.1 17 Beauty and the Beast - 2017 film fiction US 33.6 18 Trolls film animation US 18.8 19 Cars 3 film animation US 25.8 20 Doctor Strange film fiction US 63.2 1 FR = France, US = USA, GB = Great Britain. Source: CNC – GfK.

A stable market share for French films In 2017, the market share of French films in the video market was stable at 19.4% (-0.6 points). 6.7 million DVDs and Blu-ray discs of French films were sold in 2017, vs. 7.8 million in 2016 (-13.5%). French cinema generated €65.9 million in revenues in 2017, down 6.5% compared to

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2016. French films accounted for 10.9% of Blu-ray sales in 2017 (9.5% in 2016), compared with 23.9 % in DVD film sales (25.3% in 2016). In 2017, a French film was among the twenty best sellers in value in video: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (14th).

Decline in sales of American films In 2017, sales of American films in video dropped to €222.2 million (-4.1%). Their market share stood at 65.4% (vs. 65.9% in 2016). In terms of volume, almost 20 million DVDs and Blu-ray discs of American films were sold in 2017, 8.9% less than in 2016. American films accounted for 72.1% of Blu-ray film sales (vs. 75.3% in 2016), and 61.9% of DVD film sales (vs. 61.1% in 2016). In 2017, American programs achieved fifteen of the twenty best performance results for physical video in value terms, as in 2016. In fact, Moana came first in the ranking by value, ahead of Rogue One - A Star Wars Story (2nd) Fast and Furious 8 (5th) and Fifty Shades Darker (8th).

European films on the rise Sales of non-French European films increased by 10.8% in 2017 compared to 2016. The market share for European films rose to 11.5% (+1.5 points). Revenues from non-French European films were mainly driven by the success of three British films: Fantastic Beasts (4thin the ranking for the best video sales of 2017), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (9th) and Wonder Woman (13th).

Decline in non-European films In 2017, the market share of non-European and non-American films was stable at 3.6% (-0.4 points). Revenues slid 13.2% vs. 2016, to €12.4 million. Sales volumes fell 12.1% in 2017 to 1.1 million units sold.

Sales1 of films on video by country of origin2 (millions of €) French films American films European films3 other films Total

2008 176.0 483.5 93.3 19.7 772.6 2009 176.9 519.3 90.0 22.2 808.4 2010 181.2 546.4 101.4 20.7 849.6 2011 162.4 455.1 113.6 22.3 753.5 2012 164.7 430.8 78.5 18.0 691.9 2013 110.9 355.9 64.4 29.2 560.4 2014 106.0 310.1 39.9 23.4 479.4 20154 91.1 259.9 34.1 35.6 420.8 2016 70.5 231.7 35.4 14.2 351.8 2017 65.9 222.2 39.2 12.4 339.7 2017 structure 19.4% 65.4% 11.5% 3.6% 100.0% trend 17/16 -6.5% -4.1% +10.8% -13.2% -3.5% 1 Sales inclusive of tax (inc. VAT). 2 The scope of analysis has been modified since 2007: VHS is no longer included. HD formats are included. 3 Continental Europe (from the Atlantic to the Urals), excluding France. 4 Updated data. Source: CNC – GfK.

results 2017 143 Breakdown of video sales1 based on content in 2017 (%)

Total (DVD + Blu-ray) DVD Blu-ray

Europe other other other Europ Europ French an films French films films ean ean films films2 3.6 films 3.3 French 4.3 films2 films2 10.9 11.5 19.4 films 10.9 23.9 12.7

Americ Americ Americ an an an films films films 65.4 61.9 72.1

1 Sales inclusive of tax. 2 Continental Europe (from the Atlantic to the Urals), excluding France. Source: CNC – GfK.

Breakdown of sales1 of films on video by country of origin2 (%)

100 2,6 2,7 2,4 3,0 2,6 3,6 5,2 4,9 8,5 4,0 90 12,1 11,1 11,9 11,3 8,3 10,1 11,5 15,1 11,5 8,1 80

70

60 62,3 62,6 64,2 64,3 64,7 61,8 65,9 50 60,4 63,5 65,4

40

30

20

10 22,8 21,9 21,3 21,6 23,8 19,8 22,1 21,7 20,0 19,4

0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014³ 2015 2016 2017

French films American films European films² other films

1 Sales inclusive of tax.

2 VHS is no longer included. HD formats are included. 3 Continental Europe (from the Atlantic to the Urals), excluding France. 4 Updated data. Source: CNC – GfK.

Non-feature film: the success of American series In 2017, all segments of the non-feature film market saw a decline in their video sales. Revenues from fiction (unit and TV series) on video dropped 18.6% to €110.5 million. Fiction remained the best-selling genre in the non-feature film segment (63.9%), well ahead of children's programs and music (17.9%). Revenues from French fiction rose 2.9% in 2017 to €15.7 million. They represented 14.2% of total fiction revenues (11.3% in 2016). The leading work of French fiction in 2017, the third season of The Bureau (TV series), took 6th place on the ranking of non-feature film programs in value terms. Video sales of foreign fiction fell 21.3% to €94.8 million in 2017. Foreign fiction, particularly American series, continued to dominate and this year generated 85.8% of revenues

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from fiction on video. American fiction therefore accounted for 9 of the top 20 places in the ranking, in value terms, of non-feature film programs, among which were the seventh season of Game of Thrones (2nd place) and season 7 of The Walking Dead (4th place).

Sales1 of non-feature film works on video by genre2 (millions of €) documentary children fiction / series humor music theater other total 2008 30.3 104.2 284.0 72.8 73.7 6.3 5.3 576.4 2009 34.3 101.1 266.7 50.2 71.5 4.2 4.7 532.7 2010 25.6 97.0 248.6 42.9 72.8 3.3 4.7 495.0 2011 22.1 85.9 222.2 38.4 54.0 2.4 4.2 429.3 2012 21.4 73.9 205.6 36.0 38.0 2.3 3.7 380.7 2013 17.8 64.8 186.1 21.4 34.2 1.7 2.3 328.4 2014 17.7 51.5 163.1 24.0 29.2 1.1 3.7 290.3 20153 12.3 46.8 145.6 22.5 19.2 0.8 2.8 250.0 2016 9.1 38.3 135.7 12.8 15.9 0.7 1.8 214.3 2017 6.9 30.9 110.5 7.0 15.8 0.5 1.3 172.9 2017 structure 4.0% 17.9% 63.9% 4.0% 9.1% 0.3% 0.8% 100.0% trend 17/16 -24.3% -19.1% -18.6% -45.6% -0.7% -25.5% -26.6% -19.3% 1 Sales inclusive of tax. ² VHS is no longer included. HD formats are included. 3 Updated data. Source: CNC – GfK.

Breakdown of sales1 of non-feature film works on video by genre2 (%) 0,9 0,9 0,9 1,0 1,0 0,7 1,3 1,1 0,5 0,8 100 0,8 0,7 0,6 0,6 0,5 0,4 0,3 0,3 0,3 1,1 7,7 7,4 9,1 13,4 12,6 10,0 10,4 10,0 90 12,8 14,7 6,0 9,0 4,0 9,4 6,5 8,3 8,9 80 12,6 9,4 8,7 70

60 56,7 58,3 63,3 63,9 50,1 51,8 54,0 56,2 50 49,3 50,2 40

30

20 19,0 19,4 19,7 18,1 19,6 20,0 17,7 18,7 18,2 17,9 10 5,3 6,4 5,2 5,1 5,6 5,4 6,1 0 4,9 4,2 4,0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013³ 2014 2015 2016 2017

documentary children fiction humor music theater other

1 Sales inclusive of tax. 2 VHS is no longer included. HD formats are included. 3 Updated data. Source: CNC – GfK.

results 2017 145 73,248 titles on DVD and Blu-ray were sold at least once in 2017.

Decrease in the number of active titles A total of 59,245 DVD titles, 13,314 Blu-ray 2D titles and 689 Blu-ray 3D titles were sold at least once in 2017. The number of active titles for the DVD format fell (-5.3% between 2016 and 2017, i.e. 3,322 fewer) and reached the lowest level for the period. The increase in the number of Blu- ray -2D titles (+10.1% between 2016 and 2017) and Blu-ray 3D titles (+6.2%) failed to offset the decline of the DVD. The total number of active titles in physical video was 73,248 in 2017 (-2.7% overall compared to 2016, or -2,058 titles).

Video offering by format (number of active titles)1 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 trend 17/16 Blu -ray 2D 2,089 3,379 4,945 6,852 8,440 9,718 11,014 12,092 13,314 +10.1% Blu-ray 3D 1 20 117 221 358 493 608 650 689 +6.2% DVD 73,883 75,540 76,208 71,943 67,880 64,330 64,266 62,561 59,245 -5.3% Total 75,973 78,939 81,270 79,016 76,678 74,541 75,888 75,303 73,248 -2.7% 1 An active title is a title on DVD and/or Blu-ray sold at least once during the year. Source: CNC – GfK.

The Blu-ray 3D market Few French households are equipped with 3D-compatible screens; only 15.5% of households had one in 2017 according to GfK (15.7% in 2017). With 0.6 million units, the number of Blu-ray 3D sold in 2017 recorded a decline (-9.5%) for the third year in a row. Launched in 2010, this format accounted for 4.5% of Blu-ray sales, in volume, in 2017 (vs. 4.7% in 2016), i.e. 0.8% of all physical video sales (as in 2016). In 2017, Blu-ray 3D accounted for 9.7% of revenues from Blu-ray, and 2.6% of revenues from the physical video market (vs. 10.0% and 2.5% respectively in 2016). The average price of a Blu-ray 3D disc was €25.16 in 2017, or 3.1% more than in 2016.

Blu-ray 3D consumption sales1 (€ millions) units (millions) average price (€)

2013 30.1 1.1 27.91 2014 32.8 1.2 27.88 20152 21.7 0.8 27.87 2016 14.9 0.6 24.40 2017 13.9 0.6 25.16 trend 17/16 -6.6% -9.5% +3.1% 1 Sales inclusive of tax. 2 Updated data. Source: CNC – GfK.

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4.3. Video on Demand (VoD)

2017 key figures: €485.1 million in household spending on Video on Demand (+32.3% compared to 2016) €249.0 million in Video on Demand by subscription (+89.5% compared to 2016) €236.1 million in Transactional Video on Demand (stable)

Methodology Every month, GfK counts the total number of videos sold or rented on the platforms that are most representative of the paid VoD market in France. The 100% estimate for the sector is calculated based on the following coverage rates as of 2015:

TV set computer one-time rental 96.5% 96.5% one-time sale 13% 13% subscription 2.2% 2.2% According to GfK, the panel of platforms monitored represented 33.4% of sales for the VoD market in 2017. On the one-time rental segment, it represented 61.3% of sales in value and 72.4% in volume. Sales are inclusive of tax.

The market for paid VoD in France was estimated at €485.1 million in 2017, an increase of 32.3% compared to 2016.

A market worth more than €480 million in 2017 According to the NPA-GfK barometer, sales on the paid VoD market in France were estimated at €485.1 million in 2017, up 32.3% on 2016. For the first time, the SVoD market (subscription formulas) exceeded the TVoD market and accounted for more than half (51.3%) of total sales. The share of rental continued to decline and accounted for a mere third of the market (33.4%), while sales represented 15.2% of the market, i.e. down 3.3 points.

1 Paid VoD market by type of transaction (millions of €) 600,0

500,0 485,1 +32,3% 400,0 366,6 317,6 +15,4% 249,0 265,0 +19,9% 300,0 239,6 131,4 +10,6% 82,5 29,2 28,0 200,0

235,8 235,2 236,1 100,0 211,6 235,1

0,0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 TVoD SVoD Trend between two consecutive years 1 Sales inclusive of tax. Source: GfK - NPA Conseil – 100% estimate.

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The TVoD market was estimated at €236.1 million in 2017.

Stability of the TVoD market in 2017 In 2017, the TVoD market was estimated at €236.1 million, a stable result compared to 2016. At €162.2 million, one-time rentals fell by 3.0% in 2017 compared to 2016 and captured 68.7% of TVoD sales (71.1% in 2016). Permanent downloads rose 8.7% over the period to €73.9 million, accounting for 31.3% of the TVoD market (28.9% in 2016). TVoD rental content was mainly watched on television sets. In 2017, 98.5% of one-time rentals were made on IPTV (98.9% in 2016), versus 1.5% via a computer (1.0% in 2016).

The TVoD market1 (millions of €)

250,0 235,8 -0,3% 235,1 +0,0% 235,2 +0.4% 236,1 211,6 +11,4%

55,5 60,0 200,0 68,0 73,9 41,5

150,0

100,0 180,3 175,0 170,1 167,2 162,2

50,0

0,0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

one-time rental permanent download

Trend between two consecutive years 1 Sales inclusive of tax (inc. VAT). Source: GfK - NPA Conseil – 100% estimate

Films via one-time rental: 80.1% of the panel's sales, in value The market share in value of films via one-time rental was 80.1% in 2017. Television programs accounted for 5.8% of rentals (7.1% in 2016, or -1.3 points). Despite this decline, the French series Plus belle la vie broadcast on France 3 continued to perform strongly (1st in the ranking of transactions by volume in 2017). The market share of adult programs was 14.2% in 2017 (14.9% in 2016, or -0.7 points).

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Sales structure by value1 according to the type of program2 (%)

100% 14,9 14,2 90% 21,5 18,9 16,5 5,8 80% 6,9 7,1 4,6 5,4 70% 60% 50% 40% 80,1 73,9 75,7 76,5 78,0 30% 20% 10% 0% 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 film television adult 1 in 2011 and 2012: one-time payment / from 2013 to 2017: one-time rental. 2 Film = feature films released in theaters in France, and films released directly on video. Source: Panel GfK - NPA Conseil.

French films accounted for 33.5% of one-time rental transactions On the film segment, the market share in value of French films was stable between 2016 and 2017 (+0.2 points to 33.5%). The majority of one-time rentals in value concerned American films. They accounted for 56.2% of sales in value in 2017, (+0.9 points compared to 2016).

Film market share by country of origin (%)

2016 2017 Other Other films films 10.3% French 11,4% French films films 33.5% 33,3%

American American films films 56.2% 55,3%

Share of top performing films in total transactions1 (%) top 10 top 20 top 30 Total

2008 11.1 18.4 24.2 100.0 2009 8.7 14.0 18.6 100.0 2010 10.2 17.9 23.5 100.0 2011 9.2 15.5 20.8 100.0 2012 11.4 19.3 25.5 100.0 2013 10.9 19.3 25.9 100.0 2014 15.1 24.1 31.3 100.0 2015 12.7 20.3 26.6 100.0 2016 11.0 19.7 26.3 100.0 2017 13.9 21.6 28.3 100.0 Film = feature films released in theaters in France, and films released directly on video. 1 between 2007 and 2014: one-time payment / from 2015 to 2017: one-time rental. Source: Panel GfK - NPA Conseil.

results 2017 149 Fiction: television genre most consumed in one-time rentals Within the television segment, fiction (unit and television series) captured more than 70% of the one-time rental VoD market. In 2017, this genre captured 72.9% of transactions in value (68.9% in 2016). Video recordings of comedy shows represented 11.1% of transactions in value in 2017 (15.8% in 2016). Children's programs represented 7.9% of transactions in value (8.0% in 2016). The market share in value of documentaries reached 6.2% in 2017, versus 5.3% in 2016. Music captured a minimal market share (1.1% in 2017, versus 1.3% in 2016). Most fiction transactions were captured by US programs in value terms. These represented 49.7% of transactions in value for the genre in 2017 (58.9% in 2016), versus 44.3% for French series and fictions (37.3% in 2016). The increase in market share of French fiction series came on the back of an excellent performance by the series Plus belle la vie (1st in the ranking of sales in volume in 2017). In the children's animated programs segment, French works dominated the market. They accumulated 57.3% of transactions in value (+5.6 points compared to 2016), against 22.8% for US programs (-1.0 points), 12.9% for Asian programs (-2.6 points), 5.7% for non-French European programs (-1.8 points) and 1.3% for programs from other countries (-0.2 points).

39,339 titles were the subject of one-time rentals in 2017.

Methodology Available titles designate programs downloaded at least once during the period surveyed. These results are issued from the declarations of the platforms in the GfK institute's panel.

Nearly 40,000 active titles in 2017 on a one-time rental basis According to the panel of platforms monitored by GfK, 39,339 titles were active during 2017, a decline of 1.8% compared to 2016 (-714 programs). In 2017, 48.9% of active titles were adult programs (+2.0 points compared to 2016), 13.7% were televisions programs (-5.2 points compared to 2016). Film represented 37.5% of active titles via VoD (+3.2 points compared to 2016). In 2017, 52.3% of titles (all genres included) were available on a single platform, 19.6% on two platforms, 11.5% on three platforms, and 16.7% on four platforms or more. The adult segment was the genre with the most exclusive titles in 2017: 67.8% of the titles was in fact active on a single platform. Television represented 64.5% of exclusive titles. Within this sector, humor was not an exclusive offer. 64.6% of the programs in this genre were active on at least two platforms in 2017. Conversely, children's animation was an exclusive offer since 76.0% of television animation programs for children were active on a single platform. Film was the medium for which the presence of works on multiple platforms was the most common: 72.5% of the "film" titles were active on at least two platforms in 2017.

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Active titles for one-time rental by program type (%)

100% 90%

80% 41,7 47,2 50,2 46,9 48,9 70% 60% 50% 32,6 18,8 13,7 40% 24,2 21,5 30% 20% 34,3 37,5 28,6 28,2 10% 25,8 0% 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

film television adults Film = feature films released in theaters in France, and films released directly on video. Source: Panel GfK - NPA Conseil.

4,680 French films and 6,265 American films were consumed at least once in 2017.

Nearly 15,000 films available for one-time rental According to the panel platforms monitored by GfK, 14,734 films were active during 2017, an increase of 7.3% compared to 2016 (+999 films). In 2017, French films accounted for 31.8% of the offering (30.1% in 2016), American films 42.5% (43.6% in 2016) and films from other countries 25.7% (26.4% in 2016).

Active titles of films for one-time rental

15 000 +14,9% -5.0% +7.3% 14462 14734 +8,7% 13735 12 000 12582 11574 9 000

6 000

3 000

0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Trend between two consecutive years Film = feature films released in theaters in France, and films released directly on video. Source: Panel GfK - NPA Conseil.

The documentary: the television genre most represented in one-time rentals In the television segment, the best-represented genre in active titles for rental was the documentary. 40.3% of active titles fell within this genre in 2017 (46.4% in 2016). Fiction (unit and television series) totaled 27.7% (19.1% in 2016), children's programs 13.7% (19.1% in 2016), humor 7.0% (5.0% in 2016) and music 4.5% (4.3% in 2016).

results 2017 151 Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD)

SVoD: an increase of +89.5% in value in 2017 In 2017, the SVoD market was estimated at €249.0 million, up 89.5% compared to 2016. The US platform Netflix significantly boosted the market in 2017, as did Amazon Prime Video, launched in France in December 2016. On the other hand, the unlimited Canalplay platform saw the number of its subscribers shrink. The service is no longer marketed individually.

The SVoD market was estimated at €249.0 million, up 89.5% compared to 2016.

SVoD market1 (millions of €)

250,0 249,0

200,0 +89.5% 150,0

+59.2% 131,4 100,0

82,5 +182,4% 50,0 +4,5% 28,0 29,2 0,0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Trend between two consecutive years 1 Sales inclusive of tax. Source: GfK - NPA Conseil – 100% estimate.

According to a study conducted by NPA Conseil and Harris Interactive in September 2017 with 15,000 Internet users, 48% of works consumed via SVoD were series, 28% were feature films and 16% were children's programs.

Methodology NPA Consulting & Research collects data on SVoD offers each month via the web sites of the services concerned. Ten platforms are analyzed in this way: Canalplay, Club Vidéo SFR Pass Cinéma, Club Vidéo SFR Pass Kids, Filmo TV, GulliMax, La Box Videofutur, Netflix, TFouMax, SFR Play and Amazon Prime Vidéo. This data is collected over one week during the month analyzed.

Definition The "film" segment covers features films released in theaters in France, and films released directly on video.

2,790 feature films were available in SVoD in 2017.

Nearly 2,800 feature films were available in SVoD in 2017 2,790 feature films (releases in France) were available in SVoD during 2017. 50.1% were American films, 33.3% French films, 12.7% non-French European films and 3.9% non- European and non-American films. The share of American films in the total offer increased in 2017 (+8.2 points) to the detriment of French films (-7.5%). The share of European and non-French films was stable.

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There was a substantial offering of old films. The actual theater release of 38.1% of films available dated back 20 years or more, versus 30.2% dating back between 10 and 19 years, 22.9% between 5 and 9 years, and 8.8% between 3 and 4 years. The share of recent films (less than 10 years old) fell to 31.7% in 2017 (-2.5 points). In 2017, 1,371 feature films were available on a single platform only (49.1% of available titles), 808 on two platforms (29.0%), 372 on three platforms (13.3%), and 239 on four or more platforms (8.6%). The share of titles available on two platforms increased by 8.9 points compared to 2016.

The feature films offer via SVoD by date of release (%)

2016 2017 40 and 40 and 3-4 years over 3 to 4 over old 16.0 11.8 16,3 8,8

5-9 years old 5 to 9 22,9 22.4 20 to 39 20-39 21.3 years old 21,8

10-19 10 to 19 years old 28.5 30,2 Source: CNC-NPA Conseil.

results 2017 153 VoD practices and uses in France

Methodology The following data was taken from a "barometer" (i.e. measurements) of websurfer practices in terms of VoD, set up by the CNC. This survey is administered online by Harris Interactive market research among 15,000 individuals aged 15 and over and, since January 2016, by Vertigo market research among 12,000 individuals aged 15 and over.

37.9% of websurfers said they had already paid for VoD programs in 2017.

The TV set remained the leading medium for VoD, ahead of the computer and the tablet The VoD audience is gradually expanding, notably through the development of multiservice offers. 37.9% of websurfers claimed to have already paid for VoD programs in 2017, compared to 37.4% in 2016 (+0.4 points). In 2017, 33.0% of websurfers said that they had paid to watch a program via paid VoD on IPTV (32.9% in 2016), versus 13.5% on their computers (13.1%) and 9.4% on a mobile device (8.6%).

Penetration rate for paid VoD by device (% of websurfers)

40,0

35,0 37,4 37,9 34,4 33,0 33,0 30,0 31,7 32,9 28,6 28,9 25,0 27,0 20,0 13,5 15,0 12,1 13,1 9,9 10,0 9,4 10,0 8,2 8,6 4,3 5,5 5,0

0,0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

total IPTV computer mobile device

Source: CNC - Harris Interactive then Vertigo since 2016, aged 15 years and older.

Paid-VoD consumers are mainly men aged 35 to 49 in the upper socio-professional category.

VoD: an occasional practice In 2017, paid VoD consumers were mainly men (51.2% of VoD consumers), and people in upper socio-professional categories (34.3%). Compared to 2016, the proportion of women among paid VoD consumers fell by 0.4 points to 48.8% in 2017. The share of 15-24-year olds fell by 0.9 points (16.8% in 2017) and that of 25-34 year olds by -2.0 points (20.0% in 2017). With a rise of 3.5points between 2016 and 2017, the proportion of 50 years old and over reached 33.4% in 2017. In 2017, 56.2% of paid VoD users were occasional users (those who use paid VoD less than once a month). Conversely, intensive users (those who use paid VoD at least once a day) accounted for 6.0% of paid VoD users.

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In 2017, Netflix became the platform most used by VoD consumers, whereas in 2016, MyTF1VOD was in first place. 33.0% of VoD consumers reported having paid to watch a program on this platform in 2017, ahead of Orange VoD (27.2%) and MyTF1VOD (25.7%). It is worth noting the strong progression of Amazon Prime Video which jumped from 23rd position to 13th position.

Netflix became the leading VoD platform in France in 2017.

Ranking of VoD platforms in number of consumers (%) rank platform 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 1 Netflix - 6.8 26.8 27.1 33.0 2 Orange 28.6 26.9 28.0 29.0 27.2 3 MyTF1VOD 24.8 24.5 27.4 29.9 25.7 4 CanalPlay VOD 24.1 21.4 21.1 22.9 20.2 5 France.tv - 6.7 17.4 18.3 16.6 6 Google Play 8.3 10.3 11.6 15.3 13.5 7 Arte - 11.8 15.2 14.4 12.4 8 SFR Play - - 0.2 9.9 12.2 9 CanalPlay (unlimited offer) 12.4 19.3 19.2 14.3 12.0 10 iTunes 15.7 15.6 15.6 15.3 11.8 11 SFR Club Vidéo 15.4 15.3 12.6 14.2 11.5 12 Cinéma[s] @ la demande - 5.1 7.7 12.2 9.9 13 Amazon Prime Video - - - 0.6 8.2 14 Filmo TV 5.3 5.3 5.3 7.8 6.5 15 Films&documentaires.com - 2.5 4.7 8.0 5.9 16 Fnac Play - - - 7.4 5.9 17 Studio + - - - - 5.4 18 Vidéo Futur 4.8 5.7 4.9 6.4 5.4 19 Nolim - - - - 4.7 20 Wuaki - - - - 4.6 21 Carrefour - - - - 4.6 22 Vodeo - - - - 4.6 23 Cstream - - - - 4.5 24 ADN Anime Digital Network - 1.9 4.3 5.4 4.5 Base: Websurfers declaring having paid to view feature films or TV programs via VoD. Interpretation: in 2017, 33.0% of consumers said they had paid to watch a VoD program via the Netflix platform . Source: CNC - Harris Interactive then Vertigo since 2016, aged 15 years and older.

Also see www.cnc.fr: -the statistical series on the Video on Demand market

results 2017 155 4.4. Video games

2017 key figures: Total turnover of video games (consoles + games) in France amounted to more than €3.5 billion (+2.5% compared to 2016) of which: €1,465.3 million for home consoles (device + games) €220.4 million for handheld consoles (device + games) €925.1 million for PC games

Methodology: GfK Institute measures the sale of video games for consoles and computers. "Volume" refers to the number of units sold. Packages containing multiple games are called "bundles" and are not counted. Each game medium is paired with a genre (action/adventure, sports, FPS, MMO, etc.) and a country. Country categorization was done using data available to the CNC. Games that were designed and developed in France that had majority French design expenses are considered to be French. Game genres use nomenclature determined by the GfK. Unless stated otherwise, the data shown is inclusive of tax. IDATE establishes a total market estimate for video games including both sales of consoles and sales of physical and online video games.

52.4% of households have a game console In 2017, according to GfK-REC, 52.4% of French households had a game console, compared to 52.0% in 2016 and 50.6% five years ago. The equipment rate for home consoles increased to 48.0% (46.1% in 2016), while that for handheld consoles slid to 27.1% (29.8% in 2016). According to the Association of Leisure Software Publishers (S.E.L.L.) based on GfK panel data, 20.0 million home consoles and 19.5 million handheld consoles of the 7th and 8th generation were installed in homes at the end of 2017.

Equipment sales up thanks to the arrival of new versions of consoles According to the S.E.L.L. and based on figures from the GfK Institute, sales of equipment rose in 2017 (2.9 million consoles sold in 2017 versus 2.2 million in 2016). In 2017, with the arrival of the Nintendo Switch and the Xbox One X, sales of video game equipment progressed. According to the S.E.L.L., of the 2.9 million consoles sold in 2017, 2.5 million were home consoles (1.5 million in 2016) and 420,000 were handheld consoles (732,200 in 2016).

Nearly €3.5 billion generated by the video game market in France According to IDATE data, the video game market in France (devices and games) generated €3,526.0 million (before tax) in 2017, up 2.5% on 2016 (€3,441.0 million). Turnover for video games in France in 2017 was largely generated by sales of home consoles (41.3%, versus 40.8% in 2016). The proportion of handheld consoles slipped 2.3 points to 6.3%, versus 8.5% in 2016. The share of the video game market on PC remained stable at 26.2% (25.4% in 2016). Other media (smartphones, tablets, online TV) accounted for 26.2% of the market, versus 25.3% in 2016.

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Trends in turnover1 of video games in France (millions of €)

3,417.2 3,441.0 3,526.0 3 500 3,084.4 3,218.9 3 000 798,3 871,1 924,2 574,2 692,0 2 500 712,1 765,6 825,4 874,1 925,1 2 000 275,0 1 500 512,3 358,6 292,6 220,4

1 000 1 518,5 1 285,9 1 402,7 1 403,1 1 456,3 500

0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

home console² handheld console² PC³ other⁴

1 Turnover before tax. 2 Turnover including sales of devices and games (physical and online). 3 Games on PC. 4 Games on smartphones and tablets, games on demand via television. Source: IDATE.

results 2017 157 The physical video game market

The market for physical video games continued to shrink, by 2.3% in volume, but rose by 1.4% in value In 2017, sales of video games on physical media continued to decline in volume (-2.3%, versus -7.0% in 2016). Since 2012, the volume of physical video games sold in France has fallen by 8.2% per year on average. The volume of French games sold increased by 57.3% while that of foreign games decreased by 5.8% compared to 2016. Foreign games made up 91.3% of the volume sold in 2017 (-3.3 points compared to 2016), versus 8.7% for French games (5.4% in 2016). In value terms, video game sales (incl. taxes) rose 1.4% in 2017 to €803.7 million. The market has seen the emergence of new playing habits (online and mobile) which do not require traditional game media (tablets and smartphones, in particular). French video games saw their sales double in value (+101.9%) while that of foreign video games fell back by 3.6%. The strong growth of French video games can largely be explained by the success of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands (€13.4 million in 2017).

Sales of physical video games reached €803.7 million in 2017.

The average price of a game increased to €42.66 In 2017, the average price incl. taxes of a physical video game rose to €42.66 (+3.8%). The average price of French games rose by 28.3% to €46.43 (€36.18 in 2016) and the average price of foreign games to €42.30 (+2.2% i.e. a record level). The price gap between foreign games and French games therefore narrowed in 2017. For the first time since 2008, French video games sold, on average, for €4.13 more than foreign video games in 2017 (-€5.15 in 2016).

Sales volume of physical video games, by country (millions of units) trend 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 17/16 French games 3.7 3.2 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.6 +57.3% foreign games 40.1 37.5 34.7 31.7 27.0 24.6 21.1 19.9 18.2 17.2 -5.8% Total 43.8 40.7 37.7 34.2 28.9 26.1 22.2 20.7 19.3 18.8 -2.3% Source: CNC – GfK.

Sales1 of physical video games in value by country (millions of €) trend 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 17/16 French +101.9 126.8 86.7 86.9 82.6 67.6 47.2 33.5 29.2 37.8 76.3 games % foreign 1,522.7 1,421.9 1,317.3 1,191.4 1,033.4 966.8 849.6 824.3 754.8 727.4 -3.6% games

Total 1,649.5 1,508.5 1,404.1 1,274.0 1,101.0 1,014.1 883.1 853.5 792.6 803.7 +1.4%

1 Sales inclusive of tax. Source: CNC – GfK.

Foreign games represented 90.5% of the market in value and French games 9.5%.

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Home consoles accounted for 68.8% of revenue In 2017, in value terms, sales of video games on physical media decreased for home consoles, handheld consoles and PCs. Sales of computer video games saw the biggest fall in 2017: -47.8% to €20.2 million. Sales of video games for handheld consoles also decreased in 2017, by 27.9% to €99.2 million, and sales of video games for home consoles fell by 10.2% to €552.7 million. It is worth noting the successful launch of the Nintendo Switch in March 2017, a hybrid console that can be used as a home console and as a handheld console. The revenues captured by games for the Switch in 2017 amounted to €131.2 million. In 2017, games for home consoles represented 68.8% of the revenue generated by the physical video game market (-7.8 points on 2016). In 2017, the average selling price of video games on physical media was stable for home consoles. With an average price of €44.95 in 2017 (€45.37 in 2016), video games for home consoles were the second most expensive on the market behind games for Nintendo Switch with an average price of €51.03 in 2017. Then came games for portable consoles, whose average price was €31.58 in 2017 (€32.39 in 2016). The average price of computer video games stood at €24.97 in 2017 (-8.6%).

Breakdown of physical video game sales, in value and by device (%)

100% 10,1 10,3 7,4 7,1 5,9 4,8 13,2 12,5 10,9 16,3 15,5 17,1 80% 17,0 17,6 18,7 20,6 20,0 2,5 21,8 28,1 12,3

60%

40% 78,6 72,1 72,3 72,0 72,9 76,6 65,6 71,1 68,8 58,7 20%

0% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

hybrid console games computer games handheld console games console games

Source: CNC – GfK.

Home-console video games constituted almost 80% of the French video games sold For French video games alone, home-console video games retained a dominant market share in 2017: 81.1%, compared to 93.7% in 2016. French video games achieved 0.8% of their turnover on handheld consoles in 2017, versus 2.1% in 2016. The market share of games for Nintendo Switch among French video games was 17.1% in 2017. Over six years, sales in value of French video games for handheld consoles fell dramatically, from €5.5 million in 2012 to €0.6 million in 2017. Computer games accounted for 0.9% of French video game revenues in value compared to 4.1% in 2016.

results 2017 159 Sales1 of physical video games in value, by country and device (millions of €) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 trend 17/16 French games 126.8 86.7 86.9 82.6 67.6 47.2 33.5 29.2 37.8 76.3 +101.9% on home console 40.5 39.4 69.4 70.4 59.0 42.0 29.8 26.0 35.4 61.9 +74.7% on handheld 77.7 40.4 12.3 8.4 5.5 3.3 2.2 1.6 0.8 0.6 -21.1% console on Switch ------13.1 - on computer 8.6 6.8 5.1 3.7 3.1 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.6 0.7 -54.0% foreign games 1,522.7 1,421.9 1,317.30 1,191.4 1,033.4 966.8 849.6 824.3 754.8 727.4 -3.6% on home console 927.8 950.7 942.8 850.9 723.3 688.2 613.9 644.9 580.7 490.9 -15.4% on handheld 385.1 288.8 225.9 216.0 200.0 205.4 174.7 130.8 136.9 98.6 -28.0% console on Switch ------118.1 - on computer 209.7 182.4 148.6 124.5 110.1 73.2 61.0 48.6 37.2 19.5 -47.6% Total 1,649.5 1,508.5 1,404.1 1,274.0 1,101.0 1,014.0 883.1 853.5 792.6 803.7 +1.4% 1 Sales inclusive of tax. Source: CNC – GfK.

Games for 8th generation consoles captured 78.3% of the physical video game market In 2017, sales of games designed for the three 8th-generation home consoles (Wii U, PS4 and Xbox One) witnessed various developments. Sales in value of games for PS4 increased by 4.1% in 2017, while sales of games for Wii U decreased by 53.8% and those for Xbox One by 13.9 %. In 2017, sales of physical video games for 8th-generation consoles (3DS, PS Vita, Wii U, PS4, and Xbox One) accounted for 78.3% of the market for video games on physical media (€629.3 million) compared to 86.5% in 2016. The Nintendo Switch already represented 16.3% of the market in value in 2017. Conversely, revenue from the sale of games for 7th-generation consoles (DS, PSP, Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360) fell by 66.5% in 2017 to €22.7 million for a market share down 5.8 points year on year to 2.8%.

In 2017, games for PS4 again dominated the French market with €421.0 million in revenue, a market share of 52.4% (versus 51.0% in 2016). They were followed by games for Nintendo Switch with revenue of €131.2 million in 2017. Sales of 3DS video games were down 25.8% to €97.7 million, representing a market share of 12.2%.

In 2017, the sale of Wii video games (7th generation) fell by 55.0% in value to €5.5 million, and the sale of Wii U games (8th generation) fell by 17.6%. French video games accounted for 70.2% of Wii video game sales in 2017.

In the segment of handheld consoles, video games for 3DS represented a market share of 98.5%. Sales of games for Sony's PS Vita slumped by 73.0% to €1.3 m.

In 2017, sales of physical video games for hybrid consoles already accounted for 16.3% of the market by value.

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Breakdown of physical video game sales in value and by device (%)

2,0 1,5 2,2 52,4 11,4 0,2 12,2 16,3 2,5 17 0,70,6

2,0 0,6 1,6 4,8 51,0 13,4 16,6 4,9 2,0 0,1 16

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Wii U PS4 Xbox One PS Vita 3DS Wii PS3 Xbox 360 DS Switch computer other home consoles¹ 8th generation consoles: Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, 3DS, PS Vita. ¹ PS2, Xbox, etc. Source: CNC – GfK.

Best-selling physical video games in volume in 2017¹ label units sold1 (in thousands of units) 1 FIFA 18 1,357.2 2 Call of Duty: World War 2 995.5 3 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the wild 505.4 4 Mario Kart 8 493.1 5 Assassin's Creed Origins 438.2 6 Super Mario Odyssey 434.5 7 Pokemon Ultra Moon + Sun 367.1 8 Crash Bandicoot - N. Sane Trilogy 302.0 9 GTA 5 295.8 10 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare 274.8 11 Horizon Zero Dawn 251.7 12 Minecraft 248.7 13 Fifa 17 236.0 14 Destiny 2 235.2 15 Star Wars: Battlefront 2 230.3 16 Splatoon 2 221.1 17 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands 220.0 18 Gran Turismo Sport 200.0 19 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard 198.3 20 Overwatch Origins 195.2 ¹ All platforms combined. Source: CNC – GfK.

Definitions of video game genres MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online): They innovate, in particular, by creating "persistent worlds" which operate around the clock. FPS (First-Person Shooter): shooting games based on aiming and moving and in which the environment is viewed through the eyes of the character being played. RPG (Role Playing Game): video games inspired by traditional role-playing games. The player plays the part of one or more "adventurers" who specialize in a specific field (combat, magic, etc.) progressing within a linear plot. New genres: games involving raising animals or farming livestock, music, singing, dancing, rhythm, job simulations or party games. Some of these games require a dance floor or a replica of a musical instrument.

results 2017 161 Action/adventure games continue to top sales, both in volume and value In 2017, the three biggest genres in volume (action/adventure games, FPS and sports games) made up more than half of total physical video game sales (55.6% of sales in volume, compared to 57.2% in 2016). The majority of genres posted declining sales volumes, except for platform games (+75.3% to 1.7 million units), racing games (+63.2% to 1.7 million units), and action/adventure games (+5.0% to 5.1 million units). They remain at the top of the French market in volume with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the wild and Assassin's Creed Origins, ahead of the FPS (Call of Duty: World War 2, Destiny 2), and sports games (2.3 million units sold in 2017, versus 2.7 million in 2016) thanks in particular to the first place of Fifa 18, which easily outdistanced the other games in the ranking. In value, the three biggest genres accounted for 60.1% of physical video game sales in 2017, compared to 60.6% in 2016. The biggest increases were in platform games (+106.1% to €65.8 million), racing games (+83.7% to €79.8 million) and board games (+29.2% to €6.7 million). In contrast, the largest declines in key genres affected MMOs (-86.1% to €3.0 million), simulation games (-37.2% to €6.3 million) and action/adventure games (-30.0% to €83.6 million).- The breakdown of French video game sales by genre differed from that for all countries combined. With revenue up more than sixfold in 2017, the "action/adventure" category (€43.3 million in 2017) has become by far the best-selling French genre with, in particular, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands, the only French game present in the top 20 in volume and value. In 2017, the market share of French games on the action/adventure genre reached 19.3% (+15.7 points) and came in 2nd position behind the "new genres" category, which constitutes the genre with the highest market share for French games at 46.2% (-2.6 points compared to 2016). At €10.2 million and 15.5% market share, platform games were the third largest category in terms of market share.

Sales1 of physical video games in value by genre (millions of €) trend 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 17/16 action/adventure 309.5 295.2 321.8 277.5 272.6 366.1 248.5 210.2 193.2 224.2 +16.0% FPS 134.1 161.2 187.0 249.7 202.6 163.2 159.3 172.9 150.7 141.8 -5.9% sports 281.1 300.0 203.3 190.8 187.2 126.8 139.0 130.2 136.3 117.4 -13.8% RPG 98.0 92.7 113.2 101.5 88.2 91.7 82.7 111.4 119.4 83.6 -30.0% racing 140.8 122.4 136.0 109.2 77.8 66.3 63.9 55.0 43.4 79.8 +83.7% platform 81.1 77.4 81.4 66.6 64.7 55.7 41.2 37.7 31.9 65.8 +106.1% new genres 183.8 128.2 116.3 100.4 67.3 40.4 46.6 36.5 27.0 26.1 -3.4% combat 81.1 78.0 44.7 34.2 30.8 16.6 32.0 38.9 26.9 24.8 -7.8% management/war 121.5 110.2 89.8 65.4 43.9 43.6 34.2 30.7 24.3 22.3 -8.0% games board games 103.3 73.4 67.7 40.2 31.9 23.9 19.0 8.6 5.2 6.7 +29.2% simulation 15.9 9.7 6.8 9.6 8.9 9.4 8.7 10.3 10.0 6.3 -37.2% MMO 24.6 12.6 12.7 5.2 12.2 4.1 4.4 7.6 21.5 3.0 -86.1% compilation 39.4 24.4 10.0 16.1 8.1 3.5 2.0 2.7 2.4 2.0 -18.3% educational 35.3 18.8 11.1 7.7 4.7 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 -97.0% multimedia software other - 4.5 2.4 0.1 0.0 2.5 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 -99.2% Total 1,649.5 1,508.5 1,404.1 1,274.0 1,101.0 1,014.1 883.1 853.5 792.6 803.7 +1.4% 1 Sales inclusive of tax. Source: CNC – GfK.

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The online video game market

Methodology: IDATE estimates the sale (excluding tax) of online video games for home consoles, handheld consoles, personal computers and mobile terminals (smartphones and tablets). The estimate of computer-based online game sales and mobile-based game sales includes the sale of online software as well as revenue from in game practices (sale of virtual goods, commission on exchange rate operations, in game advertising).

The online video game market: 76.8% of the overall market (excluding equipment) According to IDATE, the online video game market in France was worth €2,272.1 million (before tax) in 2017 (+11.5% on 2016), or 76.8% of the overall video game market (excluding equipment) (71.3% in 2016). The turnover of online video games should continue to grow in the coming years and could reach €2.5 billion in 2018 (+8.3% compared to 2017) and €2.7 billion in 2020. The share of online video games on the video game market as a whole should reach 81.5% in 2018, 85.5% in 2019 and 87.9% in 2020. According to IDATE, the online sale of video games for home consoles represented more than 40% of the total revenue from the sale of video games for home consoles in 2017 (42.2% versus 32.1% in 2016). In 2020, 67.4% of the turnover of video games for home consoles could come from online sales of games. The online sale of games for handheld consoles constituted 41.3% of this category's turnover in 2017 according to IDATE and could represent more than three quarters in 2019 (78.4%). Computer games are already largely purchased online. In fact, 95.2% of the turnover for computer games in 2017 came from online sales. IDATE believes that 96.5% of sales of computer games could be made online in France in 2020.

Bigger share of games on home consoles and handheld consoles in online sales In the online games sales, the share of games on home consoles increased (18.2% in 2017 versus 14.8% in 2016). According to IDATE, the market for digital games on home consoles stood at €414.2 million in 2017 and could show an average annual growth rate of 17.9% until 2019. The share of online games on handheld consoles remained minimal (2.3% in 2017), while the market for online games on handheld consoles grew by 36.2% compared to 2016 to reach €53.1 million. In 2017, the market for mobile games on smartphones and tablets grew by 5.9% compared to 2016 and amounted to €918.5 million, including €669.9 million for games on smartphones and €248.7 million for those on tablets. The growth of mobile games remained below that of all online games (+11.5% between 2016 and 2017). In 2017, the segment of mobile games on smartphones accounted for 29.5% of sales, while the segment of mobile games on tablets represented 10.9%. Similarly, the market for online computer games grew by 6.8% compared to 2016 (€880.7 m in 2017), but their share in the entire online games market (38.8% in 2017) decreased by 1.7 points compared to 2016 (40.5%). However, online computer games remained the main segment of the online video game market in France in 2017.

results 2017 163 Breakdown of the online video game market in France by device (% of turnover)

100 5,5 8,1 9,9 11,0 11,2 10,9 10,7 10,6 10,4

80 36,8 28,3 27,7 26,9 36,1 35,1 33,4 31,4 29,5

60

36,5 35,4 40 38,8 37,3 40,5 51,3 48,2 45,6 42,9 2,5 2,6 2,1 20 2,3 1,9 1,3 20,8 22,2 24,6 0,3 0,7 1,1 14,8 18,2 11,2 0 6,0 6,8 8,2 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Estimates

online games on TV mobile games for tablets mobile games for smartphones

online games for computers online games for handheld consoles online games for home consoles

Source: IDATE.

Estimated trend in video game revenue in France (excluding equipment) (% of turnover)

100 12,1 18,5 14,5 28,7 23,2 80 34,0

60

85,5 87,9 40 76,8 81,5 66,0 71,3

20

0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2,020

physical video game market online video game market

Source: IDATE.

Also see www.cnc.fr: -the study Le marché du jeu video en 2016 -the statistical series on the video game market by the CNC

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4.5. The technical services sector

2016 key figures: 715 companies €1.16 billion in turnover for the technical services companies (+5.0% compared to 2015) €80.2 million in exports (+16.7% compared to 2015)

Methodology In the activity nomenclature in force since January 1st, 2008, the technical service providers for the cinema, broadcasting and multimedia sectors have mainly been referenced by the INSEE under the APE codes: 5912Z (post-production of feature films, video and television programs), 5911C (production of films for cinema, including film studios) and 5920Z (music publishing and sound recording activities). At the same time, equipment manufacturers are referenced under the six codes relating to the wholesale of electronic devices or components: 4643Z, 4647Z, 4648Z, 4649Z, 4652Z, 4673B. Ficam (the Federation of Cinema, Television and Multimedia Industries) brings together more than 150 companies whose business covers all the trades involved in recorded entertainment services. Member companies represent around 70% of all turnover reported by technical services companies. Each year, Ficam collects economic and social data from its members, which is analyzed to reveal characteristic trends in the sector. Unless stated otherwise, the data presented in this chapter are either taken from Ficam's analysis or from the Report of the Sector of Technical Companies for Creation and Events, drawn up with the cooperation of Ficam, Synpase, Groupe Audiens and AFDAS, the 10th edition of which was published in January 2018. The sample which Ficam selected for this study brings together a panel of 106 member companies that have provided usable data over several years. Every company is considered regardless of its membership of a group. Market-related data are provided by the Ficam's Trades and Markets Observatory, which brings together representatives from each trade (manufacturers, shooting, image post-production, sound post-production, etc.) and each market (film, TV drama, flux TV programs, advertising, animation) and publishes quarterly indicators, an annual summary of which is offered here.

Outline of the technical services sector The technical services sector provides essential services in the process of creation, production, and showing of films and television programs. In particular, its companies provide the equipment and facilities (fixed and mobile) for shooting, provide picture editing required by the narrative (post- production and visual effects) and the reproduction of original works for showing (laboratory processing, duplication, digital copies – DCP, non-digital copies). All in all, they provide the equipment for theater screening, television or Internet distribution and broadcasting, the tools required for the long-term conservation of recorded materials (digitization, archiving, and storage) or the restoration of heritage works.

The technical services sector therefore includes: -shooting service providers, which include equipment rental companies (cameras, lenses, cranes, lighting, sound desks, boom microphones, etc.), mobile control rooms (mobile studios especially equipped for broadcasting television events) and filming studios (recording sets); -image post-producers (editing, calibration); -companies in charge of digital effects; -sound post-producers, who perform sound editing of images, on the basis of sounds recorded during shooting or reproduced in the studio (auditorium);

results 2017 165 -companies responsible for dubbing or subtitling services for the distribution and broadcast of international works in France, the worldwide distribution and broadcast of French works or adaptation for the blind and visually impaired (audio description) or deaf and hearing impaired (subtitling); -laboratories, which are involved at different stages in the production of a work, from shooting to finishing. They include, in particular, the production laboratories (security measures for shooting data or development of rushes), post-production laboratories and laboratories providing digital copies in the various video formats required for distribution and broadcasting of works (film, television, VoD). Digital post-production is now widespread. Certain laboratories also provide a film backup service for the purpose of long-term conservation; -companies specializing in film restoration (removal or mitigation of faults in a film degraded by time), archiving or storage (storage of films and conservation of digital data); -manufacturers, or distributors, including manufacturers of equipment (needed for the requirements of the various production stages) and manufacturers of consumable and non-consumable media (film, hard drives, memory cards and media, servers) or storage and image processing systems, computer components.

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Organization and operators in the technical services sector

Producer Archive, film

library, catalog Theater

DVD/VOD Theater film TV channel distributor Editor

Shooting service Dubbing - Digital visual Digital or provider subtitling effects service physical (light, machinery, service provider distributor shooting, etc.) provider Service provider in charge of archiving/restoration and long-term conservation Image Sound post- Digital and security laboratory post-producer producer

Production Distribution and security Long-term restoration and maintenance

Manufacturer of hardware, software, A certain type of operation can be provided by several companies (e.g. lighting, machinery, Source:network installer,CNC. shooting) and, conversely, a single company may provide several types (e.g. post-production, installer of digital laboratory, archiving). projectors, etc.

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715 technical service companies in France In 2016, the technical services sector had just over 700 companies in France, almost 200 of which were steady businesses. The sector is characterized by a few major players with a structuring role surrounded by multiple small businesses. In fact, 20% of companies achieved 80% of the sector's turnover and the top 10 companies, in terms of turnover, accounted for 55% of the sector's employees.

In 2016, the technical services sector numbered 715 companies in France, almost 200 of which were steady businesses.

Mid-sized companies According to the results of the study carried out by Ficam, 46.2% of companies employed between 1 and 9 permanent employees in 2016, as in 2015, and 40.6% employed 10 to 49 (as in 2015). However, on average these companies are larger than all national firms. In fact, the statistics concerning the entire industry, business and services sector in France show that 82.9% of companies employed between 1 and 9 people, and 14.2% had 10 to 49 employees (source: INSEE on January 1, 2013, excluding agricultural and financial firms). As regards the services sub-sector in general, the breakdown of companies with employees revealed an even more significant share of small enterprises, with 84.4% of them employing 1 to 9 people.

Number of firms by permanent staff 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1 to 9 employees 51 41 47 41 45 50 56 56 49 49 10 to 49 employees 44 54 47 51 49 46 35 36 43 43 50 to 99 employees 6 8 9 8 7 7 6 7 7 6 100 or more employees 8 6 6 9 8 6 9 7 7 8 total 109 109 109 109 109 109 106 106 106 106 Field: companies that provided all the information from 2007 to 2016. The drop from 109 to 106 companies between 2012 and 2013 is due to the merging of subsidiaries within the same group. Source: Ficam.

More than 70% of employees in the technical services are men The technical services sector is male dominated. 7 out of 10 casual employees were men in 2016. This figure is stable over time and should be viewed alongside the previously identified relatively low number of women in jobs, which are generally technical in nature. Just over two thirds of permanent employees are men.

Permanent and casual workforce by gender 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 permanent men 3,456 3,700 3,981 4,343 4,475 4,697 4,465 4,432 4,214 4,463 casual men 10,996 11,637 11,805 12,149 12,524 12,247 12,231 12,040 11,681 11,744 total men 14,452 15,337 15,786 16,492 16,999 16,944 16,696 16,472 15,895 16,207 permanent women 1,852 1,912 1,993 2,126 2,167 2,269 2,156 2,037 1,853 2,030 casual women 4,422 4,526 4,489 4,676 4,808 4,831 4,638 4,741 4,605 4,557 total women 6,274 6,438 6,482 6,802 6,975 7,100 6,794 6,778 6,458 6,587 total permanent staff 5,308 5,612 5,974 6,469 6,642 6,966 6,621 6,469 6,067 6,493 total casual staff 15,418 16,163 16,294 16,825 17,332 17,078 16,869 16,781 16,286 16,301 total 20,726 21,775 22,268 23,294 23,974 24,044 23,490 23,250 22,353 22,794 Source: Audiens.

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€1.16 billion in turnover in 2016 For the purposes of estimating the overall turnover of the technical services sector, only companies with over 50% of their turnover in the field of technical services are considered here. Turnover of the technical services sector was estimated at €1.16 billion in 2016, up 5.0% from 2015. Companies with turnover of more than €10 million accounted for 63.5% of total turnover on the technical services sector in 2016, a figure which is virtually stable compared to 2015 (62.9%). In addition, between 2007 and 2016, the average turnover of the Ficam companies which responded fell from €7.0 million to €6.4 million. The sector has for a number of years been faced with a twin phenomenon of concentration via restructuring and consolidation of subsidiaries within groups and fragmentation with the development of smaller structures.

Turnover of the technical services sector was estimated at €1.16 billion in 2016, up 5.0% compared to 2015.

Turnover of the technical services sector (millions of €) responding technical services1 trend (%) trend (%) average TO3 companies2 2007 1,193 -6.2 805 +0.2 7.0 2008 1,212 +1.6 798 -0.9 7.3 2009 1,302 +7.4 729 -8.6 6.7 2010 1,311 +0.7 746 +2.3 6.8 2011 1,290 -1.6 695 -6.8 6.3 2012 1,180 -8.5 652 -6.2 5.9 2013 1,123 -4.8 657 +0.8 6.1 2014 1,069 -4.8 671 +2.1 6.3 2015 1,101 +3.0 648 -3.4 6.1 2016 1,156 +5.0 685 +5.0 6.4 1 Ficam member companies, i.e. roughly 70% of the total turnover of the technical services sector. To evaluate the overall turnover of the technical services sector, only companies achieving more than 50% of their turnover in the field of technical services were considered. 2 Companies that provided all the information to the Ficam: 109 between 2007 and 2012, 106 from 2013 to 2016. 3 Average turnover of companies that provided all the information to the Ficam. Source: Ficam.

The slight recovery in turnover observed since 2015 was confirmed in 2016 and permitted a return to a level of activity close to that of 2012. This improvement was partly due to improved tax credits that allowed a significant portion of services to be relocated.

The increase in tax credits helped improve the economic health of the sector.

13.2% of companies achieved a turnover of more than €10 million Over 86% of companies in the technical services sector generated a turnover of less than €10 million in 2016. Most of the companies in this category had turnovers of between €1 million and €5 million (39.6% of the panel). Many sound and image post-producers are included in this category.

results 2017 169 The number of companies with a turnover of between €1 and €5 million decreased by 4.5% in 2016. 32 companies generated less than €1 million in turnover (one more than in 2015). Taken individually, very few companies had turnovers of more than €50 million.

Number of companies by turnover 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 less than €1 million 21 29 24 23 22 27 27 33 31 32 between €1 million and €5 million 48 48 53 51 52 50 51 40 44 42 between €5 million and €10 million 19 15 14 15 19 18 13 19 17 18 between €10 million and €20 million 11 9 10 10 8 7 8 7 7 7 €20 million and more 10 8 8 10 8 7 7 7 7 7 total 109 109 109 109 109 109 106 106 106 106 Field: companies that provided all the information from 2007 to 2016. Source: Ficam.

The shooting and post-production trades, main sources of revenue In order to evaluate the contribution of each sub-sector within the technical services sector to the total revenue of the sector, the turnover of each company was divided between the different services that it provides. The shooting trades saw their turnovers increase by 5.3% in 2016. The equipment rental business was down 11%, but remained at a significant level of turnover, beyond €100 million, in continuation of 2015. The turnover of in-studio shootings increased by 39%. According to figures from the Ficam Barometer, the number of shooting weeks shrank by 12%, the amounts invested decreasing by 9% between 2015 and 2016. The shooting trades contributed 47.6% of the total turnover of service providers in 2016. Image post-production generated 20.0% of total turnover in 2016, versus 19.3% in 2015. Following a decline in revenues of 16.4% between 2010 and 2012 (loss of the Quinta group companies, Duran-Duboi, on-line distribution, etc.), they returned to a 24.7% upward curve between 2012 and 2016. This preservation of image post-production is explained by the business driver of animation production and by visual effects (VFX). Since 2014, VFX turnover has been steadily increasing to reach €66.4 million in 2016 (+7.6% in 2016). In February 2016, the CNC announced the introduction of a major special effects plan, with the aim of restoring special effects' fair value in the production process. The turnover corresponding to laboratory work (including laboratory, dubbing, subtitling, distribution and duplication) reached €163.4 million in 2016, down 1.7% compared to 2015. The share of laboratory work in the total turnover of the technical services sector reached 23.9% in 2016 (-1.8 points compared to 2015).

Growing share of turnover by the restoration sector Archiving, storage and restoration made a minimal contribution to the overall turnover of the technical services sector (3.0% in 2016 versus 2.2% in 2015). This activity was down sharply in 2015 (-44.7% of turnover), probably due to the takeover of Eclair by Ymagis which led to restructuring of activities around Eclair Préservation. In 2016, the sector's turnover jumped by 47.1%. Very few companies make restoration their main activity, but in the context of digitization encouraged by CNC funding, more companies are positioning themselves on this market.

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The shooting of foreign films in France According to Film France, in 2016, 29 foreign television fictions were shot in France, representing 846 shooting days (14 television fictions in 2015 for 232 shooting days). 66% of shooting days benefited from the international tax credit in 2016 (62% in 2015). 34 foreign feature films were shot in France in 2016 (+17% on 2015), representing 323 days of shooting (-5%). 16% of shooting days took place in the context of minority co-productions approved by the CNC, and 45% received an international tax credit.

Turnover of the technical services sector by trades (millions of €) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 shooting (studio, rental 263.3 274.0 243.3 263.5 285.3 268.3 276.0 292.6 309.9 326.2 companies, etc.) image post-production 141.0 131.2 125.3 131.7 119.0 110.1 118.4 121.7 124.9 137.3 of which visual effects (VFX) 1 - 69.2 61.0 57.7 59.5 62.5 58.4 58.5 61.7 66.4 sound post-production 48.5 43.7 43.0 37.7 35.2 34.4 31.2 32.6 32.3 32.2 post-production work2 254.8 304.7 272.0 269.7 220.3 208.0 207.7 195.9 166.3 163.4 archiving, storage, restoration 8.4 12.4 12.2 12.0 11.2 18.0 19.4 25.3 14.0 20.6 equipment manufacturer 72.5 32.0 33.2 31.0 24.0 13.2 4.4 2.9 0.6 0.4 (shooting, post-production, etc.) total 805.0 798.0 729.0 745.6 695.0 652.0 657.1 671.0 648.0 685.0 Field: companies that provided all the information from 2007 to 2016. 1 VFX field: 19 member companies of Ficam (and 2 non Ficam) reported a VFX activity between 2008 and 2016. This panel included estimates from 2 non-Ficam companies, representatives of the vertical integration of post-production means (and therefore VFX) within the chain of production of commercials. 2 Laboratory, dubbing, subtitling, distribution, duplication, etc. Source: Ficam.

Television remains the main client of technical service providers Technical service providers work mainly in six markets: feature films, stock television programs, flux television programs, animated programs and visual effects, multimedia and advertising or institutional films. Most companies in the sector offer services in several of these markets and it is increasingly rare for a company to work in only one market. The film and television markets (stock and flux programs) alone accounted for 79.8% of the overall turnover of the technical services sector in 2016. In 2016, the television market (stock and flux) generated 54.1% of resources, versus 54.6% in 2015 with turnover up 4.8% in 2016. Since 2005, television has been the primary source of revenue. In 2016, out of a turnover of €370.5 million generated by television (106 companies responded), activities on flux programs (live, variety shows, sports) accounted for €211.5 million, or 57.1% of turnover generated by television versus 55.4% in 2015. The production activities of stock programs (fiction, documentaries) were estimated at €159.0 million, or 42.9% of turnover generated by television (44.6% in 2015). Resources from the cinema sector grew by 12.9% in 2016, mainly due to the sharp increase in the amounts invested in cinema production between 2014 and 2016 (+38%).

In 2016, the TV market (stock and flux programs) generated 54.1% of the revenues of technical service companies.

results 2017 171 The third biggest market for technical services was advertising (13.1% in 2016), with turnover up 4.9% in 2016. This trend was partly due to a rise in the turnover of post-production on this market (+4.6% in 2016). The turnover of animation, their fourth biggest market, rose 32.0% to €30.5 million in 2016.

Turnover of the technical services sector by markets (millions of €) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 television (stock + flux) 347.7 358.6 357.0 343.2 365.0 347.5 344.4 369.2 353.6 370.5 cinema 315.9 289.0 238.0 266.5 193.0 175.5 166.1 153.7 155.9 176.0 advertising and institutional 93.6 88.3 73.0 90.5 96.0 78.5 84.5 90.5 85.3 89.5 animation 16.8 20.9 27.0 24.5 13.0 20.2 30.5 27.4 23.1 30.5 multimedia - 14.0 20.0 15.0 15.5 13.7 14.6 13.5 9.9 10.5 others¹ 31.0 27.2 14.0 5.9 12.5 16.6 17.0 16.7 20.2 8.0 total 805.0 798.0 729.0 745.6 695.0 652.0 657.1 671.0 648.0 685.0 ¹ Video, live shows, educational, etc. Field: companies that provided all the information from 2007 to 2016. Source: Ficam.

Trends in turnover of visual effects by market (millions of €) 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 TV (stock) 1.8 1.9 2.0 3.9 2.1 TV (flux) 1.0 1.8 1.8 0.9 2.0 cinema 10.0 9.0 9.2 11.0 14.7 advertising 49.7 45.7 45.5 45.9 47.6 total 62.5 58.4 58.5 61.7 66.4 VFX field: 19 member companies of Ficam (and 2 non Ficam) reported a VFX activity between 2012 and 2016. We chose to include in this panel estimates from 2 non-Ficam companies, representative of the vertical integration of post-production means (and therefore VFX) within the chain of production of commercials.

The advertising market represented 71.7% of the turnover of VFX activity in 2016.

A fully digital production line The digitization of the production chain, from shooting to post production is completed. Over 95% of film shootings are now digital and non-digital post-production has been marginal since 2011. In television, HD and large-sensor digital film cameras represented nearly all the weeks of shooting.

Breakdown of shooting weeks by filming medium for cinematographic fiction1 (%) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

HD video camera 17.3 16.5 20.4 13.1 12.5 20.4 53.3 34.4 15.5 2K / 4K digital cinema camera 1.1 11.4 16.5 53.7 71.7 68.9 41.4 60.3 80.9 16 mm 6.4 3.6 3.7 2.3 1.5 0.6 0.9 0.6 - 35 mm 74.3 68.5 59.4 30.8 14.3 10.2 4.4 4.4 3.6 not specified 0.9 ------0.4 - total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1 French-initiative cinematographic fiction for which shooting began in that year. Source: Ficam – Trades and Markets Observatory.

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Breakdown of shooting weeks by filming medium for TV films1 (%) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 16 mm 29.1 17.6 14.0 3.6 0.6 0.9 2.3 - - 35 mm 4.1 9.7 7.0 4.6 - - - - - HD 65.9 65.4 66.0 42.1 25.1 55.9 79.0 72.5 61.6 Beta / DV / SD 1.0 - 0.5 ------2K / 4K / 6K digital camera - 1.8 11.3 47.5 74.0 43.1 17.8 27.2 32.4 not specified - 5.5 1.2 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.9 0.4 6.0 total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1 French-initiative TV films whose shooting began in that year. Source: Ficam – Trades and Markets Observatory.

New image and sound formats Aside from image resolution, which has increased twentyfold in ten years (from SD to 4K), production hardware and channels that allow for shooting and post-production with a higher frame rate (HFR) or high dynamic range (HDR) appeared in 2014 and should become increasingly commonplace. Moreover, technical industries are also diversifying into new individual immersive formats such as virtual reality.

Strengthening of digital data security practices during shooting and post-production In 2014, the CST (Advanced Technical Image and Sound Commission), in association with Ficam and the AFC (French Society of Cinematographers), published a technical recommendation regarding digital data security during shooting and post-production as well as its safeguarding and short-term conservation (CST - RT – 030 - Cinema – 2014). Setting out the principle that rushes, regardless of their recording media, remain the most precious raw material obtained from shooting a film, and that no computer manufacturer offers a data conservation guarantee and lastly that, despite the potential for lossless duplication offered by digital media there remains a requirement for good security measures, this recommendation aims to set out the professional practices and appropriate tools for digital data film security during shooting and post-production, as well as its safeguarding and short- term conservation. It spells out the roles and relationships between the various operators in the sector: camera rental companies, DIT (digital image technician), digital laboratories, visual effect companies, and so on. Thus, it seeks to clarify the security strategy implemented by producers, in collaboration with their supplier partners, which must be expressed as explicitly as possible in the main contractual and administrative documents. This strategy refers to the duration of the first exhibition of the work (all versions included).

Adoption of mezzanine formats in partnership with the Fraunhofer In February 2011, the CNC asked the CST to develop technical recommendations to ensure sustainable exhibition of cinematographic works on all digital distribution and broadcast methods. In November 2012, a working group made up of the CST and Ficam upgraded this technical recommendation to give it a broader normative scope. This recommendation was given, in consultation with the German Fraunhofer Institute, before the SMPTE global standards organization that formalized the publication of the standard in September 2016. This important success permits the definition of a reliable and sustainable format for digital conservation of works.

results 2017 173 Surge in investment Investment by technical service providers increased by 80.3% between 2015 and 2016, reaching its highest level since 2008. By way of comparison, production industries saw their investments rise by 4% in 2016 (INSEE figures). Each company invested an average of €578,751 in 2016, compared to €321,114 in 2015.

Technical services sector investments1 (millions of €) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 investments 92.5 60.0 53.3 53.6 50.6 59.7 50.1 35.4 34.0 61.3 turnover 805.0 798.0 729.0 745.6 695.0 652.0 657.1 671.0 648.0 685 investments / turnover (%) 11.5 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.2 9.1 7.6 5.3 5.3 8.95 1 Investments relating to the purchase of new equipment (not counting staff training and financial valuation of new tools). Field: companies that provided all the information from 2007 to 2016. Source: Ficam.

Companies whose turnover exceeded €20 million were still those that have invested the most since 2010. Investments by companies between €10 million and €20 million decreased in favor of companies positioned in tranches between €1 million and €10 million of turnover. They were concentrated once again in companies with turnover of above €10 million (45% of total investments in 2016, versus 62% in 2015).

Increase in export turnover For the technical services sector, exports are essentially due to a double phenomenon: they include not only services rendered on the international markets, but also services that are rendered in France for foreign films and which are invoiced abroad. In 2016, turnover related to exports increased (+16.7%) for the fourth year in a row to €80.2 million. Its share in the total turnover of the panel of companies is estimated at 11.7%.

In 2016, exports of the technical service sector amounted to €80.2 million, an increase of 16.7% compared to 2015.

Exports of the technical services sector (millions of €) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 exports 68.7 61.2 47.3 52.3 65.0 57.8 62.4 65.1 68.7 80.2 turnover 805.0 798.0 729.0 745.6 695.0 652.0 657.0 671.0 648.0 685.0 exports / turnover (%) 8.5 7.7 6.5 7.0 9.3 8.8 9.4 9.7 10.6 11.7 Field: companies that provided all the information from 2007 to 2016. Source: Ficam.

TV saw its share in the turnover of exports dip to 59% in 2016 (versus 61% in 2015) for an amount of €48 million, while cinema saw its share rise from 18% in 2015 to 22% in 2016. Two principle factors explain the dominant position of television in exports: high-potential international manufacturers and the expertise of specialized companies recognized worldwide.

Three activities captured more than half of revenues generated by exports: dubbers/subtitlers (38.1%), the shooting equipment rental companies (31.9%) and post-producers (24.6%). After two consecutive years of decline, export turnover from dubbing/subtitling activities returned to its 2013 level and has more than doubled since 2008. This development is

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credited to the arrival of new distributors on the French market (subscription video-on-demand platforms such as Netflix or Amazon Prime Video), the growing demand from foreign distributors (especially American studios) for this type of service and the development of new activities such as audio description, particularly in the television sector. Shooting has seen its export share rise steadily since 2009, probably due to outsourcing.

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5.1. Export of films and television programs

2016 key figures: €729.6 million in export funding (+0.6% compared to 2015) €336.3 million for television €393.3 million for cinema

Export funding in 2016

Source: CNC - TV France International.

Nearly €730 million in export flows Financial flows from abroad to French film and television productions correspond to feature film sales and presales and sales of French television programs abroad as well as to co-production investments from abroad whether they concern minority or majority French co-productions. In 2016, all of these financial flows amounted to €729.6 million (+0.6% versus 2015), of which 46.1% for television programs and 53.9% for feature films.

Export funding (millions of €) television co-production co-production sales1 presales2 films sales3 Total programs investments2 investment4 2007 213.1 115.3 34.0 63.7 380.8 131.4 249.3 593.8 2008 191.1 97.1 40.4 53.6 408.0 141.3 266.7 599.1 2009 194.1 100.4 35.1 58.6 343.7 136.9 206.8 537.8 2010 198.9 105.6 30.5 62.8 521.9 172.6 349.3 720.8 2011 231.0 110.6 43.0 77.4 482.8 156.7 326.1 713.9 2012 242.4 127.0 38.9 76.5 528.1 211.3 316.8 770.5 2013 249.0 137.1 42.4 69.5 437.2 165.4 271.8 686.2 2014 266.6 153.8 56.5 56.3 390.7 194.0 196.7 657.3 2015 255.1 164.2 36.8 54.1 469.8 215.8 254.0 724.9 2016 336.3 189.1 71.2 76.0 393.3 169.3 223.9 729.6 trend 16/15 (%) +31.8 +15.2 +93.5 +40.5 -16.3 -21.5 -11.8 +0.6 1 Sales include those achieved with TV5: €2.6 M in 2016 (€2.2 M in 2015). 2 Live shows are included in presales and co-production investments and therefore fall within the scope of the study. 3 Including French minority and majority co-productions. 4 Foreign investments in French minority and majority co-productions. Source: CNC - TV France International.

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Methodology The results presented are from a national survey of professionals in production and sales of television programs carried out by the CNC and TV France International. The data studied refer to the year 2016.

Sales of French programs reach record high In 2016, sales of French television programs abroad increased by 15.2% to reach €189.1 million, the highest level ever recorded.

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180 189,1 160 164,2 140 153,8 137,1 120 127 118,8 100 110 110,6 100,4 105,6 80 60 40 20 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Source: CNC - TV France International.

Animation: still the leading export genre (€75.0 million) In 2016, sales of French animation programs abroad continued to grow strongly (+48.1% to €75.0 million). The turnover of French animation reached its highest level since the beginning of statistical monitoring by genre in 1999. Animation remained the leading export genre with 39.6% of total sales.

Sharp rise in fiction sales (+20.8%) In 2016, French fiction sales abroad increased for the sixth year running (+20.8% to €49.8 million). Europe confirmed its status as the leading region for French fiction exports with a share of 66.9% in 2016, versus 75.7% in 2015. The share of the genre inched up 1.2 points in 2016 (26.3%).

Falling exports of documentaries Sales of French documentaries abroad decreased by 5.4% to reach €35.1 million in 2016, while remaining at the second highest level in 10 years. This genre captured 18.5% of revenues, compared with 22.6% in 2015.

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Decline in format sales Sales of French formats (fiction, game shows and variety shows) abroad were down (-15.4%) at €19.4 million in 2016.

In 2016, sales of French television programs abroad increased by 15.2% to reach €189.1 million, the highest level ever recorded.

French television program sales by genre (millions of €) 2007 20081 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 trend 16/15 animation 40.5 27.1 31.9 34.8 35.3 43.9 46.9 45.0 50.6 75.0 +48.1% fiction 21.3 23.7 21.6 19.1 20.0 22.8 26.0 38.9 41.2 49.8 +20.8% documentary, current affairs 34.6 25.3 23.2 26.4 27.1 29.7 30.8 34.9 37.1 35.1 -5.4% format (fiction, game shows, 6.7 11.4 16.4 17.2 19.8 21.4 22.1 22.8 22.9 19.4 -15.4% variety shows) misc. (news, excerpts, etc.) - 2.7 2.9 3.8 4.1 4.4 6.4 7.3 8.1 5.5 -32.0% game shows, variety shows 5.7 ------music, live shows 6.4 6.9 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.6 5.0 4.8 4.2 4.4 +3.5% Total 115.4 97.1 100.4 105.6 110.6 127.0 137.1 153.8 164.2 189.1 +15.2% 1 In 2008, genre categories were modified to distinguish format sales from sales of news and excerpts. Source: CNC - TV France International.

Upward trends in Italy, United Kingdom and Belgium In 2016, the top three regions in terms of sales saw growth, with Western Europe leading the way, increasing purchases by 5.0%. The region generated 48.3% of export earnings (-4.7 points). With almost stable purchases (+0.9%) in 2016, the German-speaking region remained the major buyer of French television programs with €19.4 million spent. It remained the world's leading market for French fiction, with sales up 4.4% to €9.7 million. For the fifth consecutive year, sales of French programs in Belgium rose (+18.9%) to their highest ever level of €18.1 million. Sales in the UK surged 50.6% to €16.1 million. This trend is explained by the surge in purchases of fiction (+259.1%). The Italian market started up again in 2016 with growth in French programs purchased of 24.8% to €12.1 million. After experiencing an impressive recovery in 2015 (+70.7%), purchases of French programs by Spain fell back by 9.6% in 2016 to €7.1 million. After an excellent year in 2015, which saw French program sales reach a record high, Switzerland significantly reduced its purchases by 24.0% to €5.7 million. Purchases in the Scandinavian countries were also down for the third year in a row (-16.1% to €4.7 million).

In 2016, sales of French television programs in Central and Eastern Europe fell by 21.7% to €10.2 million, representing 5.4% of total sales abroad. Despite a sharp fall in purchases (-28.9%), Poland remained the largest market in Central and Eastern Europe with €2.7 million. The region accounted for 26.9% of imports of French programs to Central and Eastern Europe Sales of French programs to Russia, Ukraine and the former CIS countries decreased in 2016 by 15.9% to €2.7 million.

North American markets rise (+36.7%) In 2016, sales of French programs to North America were up (+36.7% to €25.0 million), driven in particular by Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video subscription-based video-on-demand platforms and reached their highest ever level. The United States retained its status as the leading territory in the North America region and its 4th place globally in 2016, with €14.4 million in imports

results 2017 179 (+38.5%). With €7.7 million of purchases of French programs, the United States therefore became the leading market for French animation ahead of Germany. Animation remained the leading genre sold, ahead of fiction, with €3.4 million and documentaries (€2.7 million). With imports of €8.5 million in 2016 (+7.3%), Canada maintained its high purchasing level. Animation remained the leading genre sold in the territory (+2.3%) and represented 35.0% of sales in 2016. Fiction experienced strong growth of 49.8% and accounted for 19.3% of sales in 2016 (+5.4 points).

Asia saw strong growth: surge in India, increase in China In 2016, sales of French televisions programs in Asia/Oceania reached €17.9 million, an increase of 9.5% compared to 2015, representing 19.7% of total sales abroad. Sales to "China, Hong Kong, Taiwan" increased by 23.5% in 2016 to €3.9 million. The region represented 21.8% of exports to Asia/Oceania in 2016. With imports of French programs increasing eightfold in 2016, India became the biggest market for French programs in the region. Purchases reached €4.0 million, the highest level ever. India accounted for 22.1% of sales to the region. In Japan, in 2016, sales of French programs rose by 7.4% to €2.3 million. In South Korea, after a good year in 2015, sales of French programs fell sharply in 2016 (-45.5% to €0.8 million). The "Singapore, Indonesia and other Asian countries" region witnessed a downturn for the second year in a row of 18.3% to €2.1 million in 2016. Exports to the "Australia, New Zealand" region increased by 45.4% to €2.0 million in 2016.

Falling sales in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America In 2015, exports of French In 2016, the export of French television programs on the African continent reached €6.8 million (-3.0% compared to 2015), accounting for 3.6% of French program sales worldwide. In 2016, revenues from exports of television programs to the Middle East dropped 22.2% to €4.4 million. In 2016, for the fourth year in a row, exports of television programs to Latin America decreased by 13.3% to €3.7 million. This downward trend is explained by a sharp decline in Argentina for the fourth year in a row (-38.8 %). The Mexican market was down 6.3%, also for the fourth year running, while purchases of French programs in Brazil increased by 2.5% to €1.1 million.

Strong raise in worldwide rights sales Worldwide rights were up sharply (+112.6% to €29.9 million) and represented 15.8% of purchases of French programs in the world in 2016.

In 2016, the rise of multi-territorial sales was largely due to the development of video-on-demand platforms, which represented a new commercial outlet for French programs.

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Breakdown of French TV program sales by geographical region in 2016 (%)

Africa 3.6% Latin America 1.9% Worldwide rights 15.8%

Middle East 2.3% Western Europe 48.3%

Central and Eastern Europe 5.4%

Asia/Oceania 9.5% North America 13.2%

Source: CNC - TV France International.

French television program sales by geographical region (millions of €) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 trend 16/15 Western Europe 75.5 61.6 62.9 62.2 61.3 62.2 78.1 84.2 87.0 91.3 +5.0% North America 10.0 7.9 9.5 12.2 12.2 16.9 16.1 21.6 18.3 25.0 +36.7% Asia/Oceania 6.2 5.2 8.6 10.2 14.3 18.4 13.1 17.5 15.0 17.9 +19.7% Central and Eastern Europe 11.5 10.0 10.5 12.3 13.8 16.9 13.9 14.2 13.0 10.2 -21.7% Africa 5.7 4.9 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.8 3.7 6.1 7.0 6.8 -3.0% Middle East 4.5 4.7 4.6 3.4 3.4 4.9 6.5 5.3 5.7 4.4 -22.2% Latin America 1.9 2.9 2.3 3.7 4.1 5.9 5.8 4.8 4.2 3.7 -13.3% Worldwide² rights ------14.0 29.9 +112.6% Total1 115.3 97.1 100.4 105.6 110.6 127 137.1 153.8 164.2 189.1 +15.2% 1 Including sales to TV5 and CFI. 2 Transfer agreements for several territories around the world. Source: CNC - TV France International.

Also see www.cnc.fr: -the study L’exportation des programmes audiovisuels français en 2016 -the statistical series on the export of television programs

results 2017 181 Export revenues from French feature films

Methodology Revenues from abroad included in the following analysis are those received during the year 2016. Bearing in mind the significant gap between the signing of contracts and the payment of such, these revenues mostly relate to sales made in 2014, 2015, and the start of 2016. Revenues correspond primarily to the collection of minimum guarantees paid by foreign distributors. The sales concern as much the "all rights" sale (i.e. theaters, television, video, VoD, catch-up television) as the transfer of rights solely for "theaters", "television", "video", "VoD" or "catch-up television". The gap that normally appears between CNC data and Unifrance films data on the export of French films is explained by a different scope of analysis. Unifrance films counts box-office receipts for films released in 2016, while the CNC takes into account net receipts, including all showing media, by exporters in 2016 for films that were released in theaters in 2016 or earlier.

Declining export earnings for French films (-21.5%) In 2016, the export sales of French films reached €169.3 million, i.e. a fall of 21.5% compared to the record year of 2015. After two consecutive years of increase, the export earnings of French films in 2016 were once again comparable to the level of 2013. Although the export earnings of French films decreased in 2016, those related to the sale of foreign films rose 17.4% to €130.9 million. In 2016, foreign film sales accounted for 43.6% of French exporters' revenues, the largest share of the decade.

Export revenues by the films' countries of origin (millions of €)

350,0 321,4 327,3 300,9 300,3 300,0 264,5 274,6 111,5 250,0 226,5 233,2 89,6 127,4 130,9 194,1 189,6 91,8 109,2 200,0 76,5 89,6 62,7 48,3 150,0

215,8 100,0 211,3 194,0 172,6 156,7 165,4 169,3 131,4 141,3 136,9 50,0

0,0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 French films1 Foreign films

¹ Including French minority and majority co-productions. Source: CNC.

In 2016, the export sales of recent French films amounted to €140.7 million.

Foreign sales revenues for French "catalog" films (produced before January 1, 2013) rose by 2.0% to €28.7 million. In 2016, "recent" French films represented 83.1% of export earnings.

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Export revenues by date of production of French films (millions of €) 250,0 211,3 215,8 194,0 200,0 25,2 28,1 172,6 165,4 24,2 169,3 156,7 23,4 141,3 136,9 23,7 28,7 150,0 131,4 26,7 16,7 15,7 18,9

100,0 186,1 187,7 169,7 149,3 141,7 140,7 124,7 121,2 130,1 50,0 112,6

0,0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 recent films stock films Stock films: films produced more than three years ago. Recent films: films produced less than three years ago. Source: CNC.

A high concentration of revenues in key territories In 2016, sales abroad of French films remained fairly concentrated. The top 15 countries generated 75.6% of revenue (78.6% in 2015) and the first five countries represented 45.6% (53.7% in 2015).

The top fifteen countries in terms of French film export revenues in 2016 revenues market trend 16/15 (€ millions) share (%) 1 1 United States + miscellaneous countries 33.8 20.0 -25.2% 2 Germany and/or German-speaking regions 19.5 11.5 -31.0% 3 United States and/or English-speaking Canada 10.3 6.1 -3.1% 4 Italy 7.2 4.2 -29.3% 5 Russia 6.4 3.8 +46.5% 6 Japan 6.4 3.8 -11.3% 7 UK and/or Ireland 6.1 3.6 +35.8% 8 Belgium 5.8 3.4 +76.8% 9 Switzerland (non-German-speaking regions) 5.6 3.3 -21.7% 10 Spain 5.5 3.2 +10.5% 11 Benelux 4.7 2.8 -32.2% 12 Brazil 4.7 2.8 +70.5% 2 13 Latin America contracts 4.6 2.7 -4.8% 14 China 4.0 2.4 -23.1% 15 South Korea 3.4 2.0 -23.6% total top fifteen 128.0 75.6 -14.6% total 169.3 100.0 -21.5% ¹ Transfer agreements with an American distributor which is then responsible for distributing and broadcasting the work in the Americas and in other countries around the world. 2 Transfer agreements for several Latin American territories. Source: CNC.

results 2017 183 Western Europe regains status as leading export region for French cinema In 2016, Western Europe once again became the main destination region for French cinema with 38.1% of total revenues (€64.5 m, or -11.4% compared to 2015). In 2016, North America was the second largest destination region for French cinema with 28.2% of total revenues, or €47.8 million (-40.0%). In 2016, Asia took third place among buyers of French films: exports to this region fell by 15.4% compared to 2015, to €19.2 million. They represented 11.3% of total revenues in 2016. In 2016, Central and Eastern Europe remained the fourth biggest export region for French films. However, exports to this region dipped slightly (-6.6%) to €15.4 million in 2016. The share of the region was 9.1%. In 2016, the other geographical regions occupied a more limited position on the French film export market.

In 2016, North America was the second biggest region for French cinema with 28.2% of total revenues.

Breakdown of French film export revenues in 2015 by geographic region (%) Miscellaneous 2.9% Middle East 2.0% Oceania 1.2%

Latin America Africa 6.7% 0.5%

Central and Eastern Europe 9.1% Western Europe 38.1%

Asia 11.3%

North America 28.2%

It should be recalled that the "North America" region includes the "United States + miscellaneous countries" territory. Source: CNC.

Companies exporting French films: a highly concentrated sector Although the export market remained concentrated, it was a little less so in 2016. In fact, the top three export companies accounted for 59.7% of revenues collected for the sale of French films abroad in 2016, versus 66.2% in 2015. Five companies earned more than €10 million in 2016 and captured 74.4% of total French film revenue abroad.

Also see www.cnc.fr: -the study L’exportation des films français en 2016 -the statistical series on exporting films

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Sales of French short films abroad

Methodology Each year, Unifrance films conducts a study on the distribution and screening of French short films abroad. The results include sales reported by production and distribution companies, festival rentals and promotional sales to institutions, as well as sales to Arte, TV5 Monde and Canal+ Afrique.

Increase in export earnings of short films After two consecutive years of decline, the export sales of French short films rose by 9.7% in 2016 to €563.8 K. The number of transactions also increased by 9.3% to 1,285. 619 short films were the subject of a transaction in 2016, compared to 552 in 2015.

Foreign buyers prefer fiction short films As is the case each year, fiction was the leading genre in terms of revenues generated by the export of French short films abroad (66.0% in 2016, versus 63.0% in 2015), ahead of animation (29.6% in 2016, versus 30.0% in 2015) and creative/experimental documentaries (4.4% in 2016, versus 7.0% in 2015). However, animation was the leading genre for the number of transactions, ahead of fiction. In 2016, the first place in the list of French short film exports abroad was occupied by the work of fiction Une partie de campagne (A Day in the Country) in terms of turnover and by the animation program Le Repas dominical (Sunday Lunch) in number of transactions. The top places in the ranking, in terms of turnover or number of transactions, were largely occupied by works produced during the last three years. However, three catalog titles made it onto the list: works of fiction Une partie de campagne (A Day in the Country) (1936) and On purge bébé (Baby's Laxative) (1931), as well as the animated film The Monster of Nix (2011).

619 short films were the subject of a transaction in 2016.

Combined rights account for the majority of export turnover Combined rights and theatrical broadcast rights accounted for the majority of the rights granted to French short films abroad. In 2016, combined rights accounted for 52.8% of export sales, followed by television rights (25.0%), while theatrical sales accounted for 58.8% of transactions.

Western Europe was the leading export destination for French short films In 2016, Western Europe was the leading export region with 42.0% of the turnover of French short films and 48.6% of transactions. In Western Europe, Spain recorded 103 transactions for €85.1 K in turnover. The biggest importing country was Japan in terms of turnover (€ 89.4 K, or 15.9% of the total) in the Asia region.

Also see www.cnc.fr: -the study Le court métrage en 2016 -the statistical series on short films

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2017 key figures: €80.5 million admissions for French films abroad (+97.9% compared to 2016) €30.6 million for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets €12.7 million for Ballerina €4.8 million for Two is a Family

Methodology The results for French films in foreign theaters are collected by UniFrance. This data includes French films as defined in the CNC's approval and covers a total of 92 countries. Films are divided into two categories: films with majority French financing and films with minority French financing. The results for French minority films are not counted in the countries where they are majority films. The 2017 data presented here ends in March 2018.

Upward trend in theater admissions for French films After a listless 2016 with fewer than 50 million admissions, the figures for French films in foreign cinemas saw a significant upturn in 2017 with 80.5 million admissions (+97.9%) and €468 million in box-office (+81.7%). For the fourth time in six years, French cinema generated more admissions abroad than in French theaters. In addition, compared to 2016, the number of films exhibited in foreign theaters increased by 5% to 642 films. With a total of 60.7 million movie-goers in 2017, attendance for majority French productions increased by 124.3% compared to 2016 and represented 75.5% of the overall admissions for the year, versus 66.6% in 2016 and an average of 79.6% over the last decade.

Admissions for French films abroad (millions of €)

160,0

140,0 144,1 120,0 120,2 100,0 111,4 80,0 83,0 80,5 60,0 67,2 74,3

40,0 60,0 50,8 40,7 20,0

0,0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Source: UniFrance films (data updated for previous years).

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Box office revenue from French films abroad (millions of €)

1000,0 900,0 800,0 889,6 700,0 600,0 685,2 500,0 624,1

400,0 468,0 416,5 439,5 300,0 350,8 339,7 300,8 200,0 257,5 100,0 0,0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Source: UniFrance films (data updated for previous years).

Increase in the number of films attracting more than 100,000 admissions 76 French films totaled more than 100,000 admissions abroad in 2017, compared to 70 in 2016 and 60 on average since the beginning of the 2000s. However, the dispersion of admissions remains limited, with 63.8% of them concentrated on the top 5 titles of the annual ranking, against an average of 59.1% over the last decade.

A smaller share of admissions generated by French-language films As in 2014 and 2015, 2017 was dominated by a EuropaCorp production in English, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, which alone accounted for 38.1% of admissions for French films over the period. The number of admissions for French-language films rose 42.3%, but accounted for 47.4% of overall French cinema admissions in 2017, compared to 65.9% in 2016 and an average of 44.1% over the last ten years.

Diversity of French films abroad Although 2017 was marked by the strong showing of the film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, many French-majority-financed productions also enjoyed success abroad: Two is a Family by Hugo Gélin (4.8 million admissions), second in the annual ranking, followed by the film Overdrive by Antonio Negret (1.9 million). The ranking of the top ten French films abroad once again showcased the diversity of French production with the success of the animated film The Jungle Bunch: The Film, the comedies R.A.I.D; Special Unit, Christmas & Co and Penny Pincher!, as well as dramas like Elle and Miss Sloane.

results 2017 187 French films with the most foreign admissions in 2017 admissions Rank Title number of territories (in millions) 1 Valerian and the City of a thousand planets 79 30,646,137 2 Ballerina 75 12,713,393 3 Two is a Family 44 4,813,961 4 Overdrive 57 1,930,603 5 The Jungle Bunch - the film 38 1,221,319 6 I Am Not Your Negro 22 1,046,193 7 The Square 30 1,022,174 8 Elle 36 983,902 9 Call Me by Your Name 8 879,990 10 Renegades 28 827,015 11 Miss Sloane 37 734,322 12 R.A.I.D. Special Unit 14 638,531 13 Christmas and Co 14 598,766 14 Penny Pincher! 20 539,229 15 Frantz 30 526,498 16 I, Daniel Blake 38 523,982 17 Back to Burgundy 30 503,797 18 Mr. Stein Goes Online 21 492,894 19 Personal Shopper 41 490,983 20 With open arms 19 473,233 Source: UniFrance.

Western Europe remains the biggest foreign consumer of French films in theaters For the second consecutive year, Western Europe was the leading export area for French films. With 24.7 million admissions, the zone accounted for almost one in three admissions for French cinema in 2017. The only territory in the region to reach the year's top 5, in fifth position, Germany recorded 4.9 million admissions, of which one million for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, and more than 900,000 for Two is a Family. Also worth noting are the successes of the films Ballerina by Eric Summer and Éric Warinen in Spain and Two is a Family in Italy, which both broke through the 1-million mark for admissions locally.

Mainly driven by the release of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets which accounted for 75% of the admissions for French films in the zone, Asia saw its admissions jump five-fold, pushing it into second place among French cinema export zones in 2017. With 13.4 million admissions (of which 11 million for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets), China again became the leading territory in terms of the number of admissions for French films in 2017, ahead of the United States (10.1 million admissions with English-speaking Canada).

Central and Eastern Europe accounted for 16.0% of French film admissions abroad in 2017, the highest figure since 2007. Like other territories, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and Ballerina dominated the ranking for the year and together generated more than half of French film admissions in the zone. With 3.2 million and 1.2 million admissions respectively in Russia, these two films were instrumental in allowing that country to become the third largest export market for French cinema in 2017. Despite a surge of nearly 75% in its admissions, North America dropped to fourth place for export zones in 2017 and accounted for 13.5% of French film admissions abroad. In the United States

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and English-speaking Canada, the film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets achieved 4.7 million admissions. French cinema witnessed another challenging year in Quebec with 800,000 admissions recorded.

With 10.5 million admissions, Latin America had a market share of 13.0%, the second highest level in ten years. The leading country in the zone, Mexico became the fourth export territory for French cinema with more than 5 million admissions, including 1.7 million for the film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

In Oceania, the ranking of French films was for once dominated by a film in French, Ballerina (450,000 admissions).

China, the leading territory for the number of admissions for French films in 2017, ahead of the United States (with English-speaking Canada).

Breakdown of French film admissions abroad in 2017 by geographic area (%)

Oceania 2,0 Africa & Middle-East Latin America 1,9 13,0

Western Europe 30,7

North America 13,5

Central and Eastern Europe Asia 16,0 22,9

Source: UniFrance.

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2017 Key figures: 985 million admissions in Europe (-0.7% compared to 2016) of which: 209.4 million in France 170.6 million in the United Kingdom 122.3 million in Germany 100.2 million in Spain 99.2 million in Italy 1.62 billion in China 1.24 billion in North America

In 2017, movie theater admissions in the European Union dipped slightly (-0.7%) to 985 million. Attendance decreased in Italy (-19.2%), France (-1.8%) and Spain (-1.6%) while it increased in Germany (+1.0%) and the United Kingdom (+1.4%). France remained the largest market in the European Union with 209.4 million admissions. In Russia, the number of admissions increased by 10.0% to 212.2 million in 2017. China confirmed its position as the world's leading market in terms of admissions with a total of 1.62 billion (+18.2%), ahead of the United States and Canada with 1.24 billion (-5.9%).

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Movie attendance in the main countries of the European Union in 2017 (millions of admissions)

France 209,4

United Kingdom 170,6

Germany 122,3

Spain 100,2 Italy 99,2

Poland 56,6

Netherlands 36,0

Belgium 19,6 Sweden 16,9 Portugal 15,6 Czech Republic 15,2 Romania 14,5 Denmark 12,4

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Initial estimates by the European Audiovisual Observatory indicate that movie theater admissions in the European Union dipped by 0.7% in 2017. Total cinema attendance stood at 985 million admissions (994 million in 2016), the second best year since 2004. In many countries, the number of admissions reached record levels, such as Poland, the and Slovakia.

France remained the largest market in the European Union in terms of admissions (209.4 million). It also had the highest national market share in the European Union, i.e. 37.4%.

In terms of attendance, the largest increases were seen outside the European Union. In Russia, attendance rose sharply (+10.0%) to break through the 200-million mark for the first time and settle at 212.2 million. Turkey recorded a sharp rise of 22.1% to 71.2 million in 2017. In Western Europe, attendance increased in the United Kingdom (+2.3 million admissions, or +1.4%) and in Germany (+1.2 million admissions, or +1.0%). Conversely, it was down in Italy (-13.3 million admissions, or -12.9%), France (-3.8 million admissions, or -1.8%) and Spain (-1.6 million admissions, or -1.6%). Most countries in Central and Eastern Europe saw rises in attendance, most notably in Slovakia (+18.1%), Romania (+11.3%) and Poland (+8.6 %). In Scandinavia, attendance increased in Finland (+3.4%), but decreased in Norway (-10.3%), Sweden (-4.9%) and Denmark (-4.5%).

According to the earliest information available, revenues generated by movie theaters in 2017 increased in 17 of the European Union markets for which data was available.

In 2017, the market share for national films was up in 11 of the 28 European Union markets. The countries which witnessed the largest growth in national film market share were Slovakia (+14.8 points), Hungary (+6.3 points) and Bulgaria (+6.0 points). Conversely, the biggest falls were recorded in Italy (-10.4 points) and the Czech Republic (-7.2 points). Turkey retained the biggest market share in Europe for national films (56.5%). It was followed by France at 37.4%.

Key figures for cinema in the five main European markets in 2017 France United Kingdom Germany Italy Spain national films produced1 222 1382 247 2232 2412 admissions (in millions) 209.4 170.6 122.3 99.2 100.2 trend (%) -1.8 +1.4 +1.0 -12.9 -1.6 average ticket price (€) 6.6 8.5 8.6 6.2 5.9 attendance index4 3.3 2.6 1.5 1.6 2.2 share of national film (%) 37.4 9.55 23.9 13.6 17.3 number of screens 5,913 41502 4,803 39173 3,625 1 Includes minority co-productions for Germany and Italy. 2 2016 figures. 3 2015 figures. 4 The attendance index is the ratio between the number of admissions and the population of a given geographic area. 5 In terms of revenues. British independent films only. Source: ANICA, BFI, CNC, FFA, ICAA, European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO).

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Germany According to figures presented by the Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), attendance in German movie theaters inched up 1.0% in 2017 to 122.3 million. Meanwhile, revenues rose 3.2% to €1.06 billion, the second highest level ever after the record set in 2015. The average ticket price increased by 2.1% to €8.63. The attendance index (the average number of annual admissions per inhabitant) rose to 1.48 admissions in 2017 (vs. 1.47 in 2016). All film nationalities combined, 587 new films were released on German screens in 2017, of which 152 were American, 140 films from the European Union Member States (excluding Germany) and 62 from other countries. 233 German films were released in 2017 (244 in 2016). The market share for German films rose to 23.9%. In 2017, 3D films in Germany generated 25.5 million admissions, representing 21.5% of total attendance (vs. 25.6% in 2016). The 2017 box office was dominated by the third installment of the comedy series Fack ju Göhte 3 (5.9 million admissions) which achieved the third best start for a German film. The rest of the top 10 was occupied by American films, with top spot going to Despicable Me 3 (4.6 million admissions), Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (4.4 million). The movie theater based expanded in Germany with 1,672 movie theaters in 2017 and 4,803 active screens (4,739 in 2016).

Cinema in Germany 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 feature-length films produced1 151 194 193 205 241 236 234 236 256 247 screens 4,810 4,734 4,699 4,640 4,617 4,610 4,637 4,692 4,739 4,803 admissions (in millions) 129.4 146.3 126.6 129.6 135.1 129.7 121.7 139.2 121.1 122.3 attendance index2 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 revenues (€ millions) 794.7 976.1 920.4 958.1 1,033.0 1,023.0 979.7 1,167.1 1,023.0 1,056.1 national film share (%)3 26.6 27.4 16.8 21.8 18.1 26.2 26.7 27.5 22.7 23.9 American film share (%)3 58.7 64.5 66.3 60.1 60.8 65.4 62.6 54.5 64.5 63.6 European film share (%)3 15.8 12.5 14.3 15.6 19.8 6.1 11.7 15.7 11.5 11.2 French film share (%)3 2.7 3.4 2.9 4.9 11.1 3.2 7.2 3.4 2.9 n/a 1 Includes minority co-productions. 2 The attendance index is the ratio between the number of admissions and the population of a given geographic area. 3 In terms of admissions. Source: CNC, according to Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), Spitzenorganisation der Filmwirtschaft (SPIO), Unifrance.

Belgium According to estimates by the Federation of Belgian Cinemas (FCB), the non-profit association Cinedata and the association of film distributors (ABDF), admissions to Belgian movie theaters rose slightly in 2017 to 19.6 million (+0.8%) after a sharp decline in 2016 (-8.2%). At the same time, revenues rose by 8.6% to €161.0 million. In terms of revenues, the market share of Belgian films was 8.4% (-1.2 points). In 2017, the Belgian box office was largely dominated by American films, which occupied the top ten places in the ranking. Beauty and the Beast dominated the ranking with 0.8 million admissions, followed by Despicable Me 3 (0.7 million admissions) and Fast & Furious 8 (0.6 million). The best performance for a Belgian film in 2017 was by the Flemish comedy F.C. De Kampioenen 3: Kampioenen Forever with 0.3 million admissions. Of the top ten Belgian films, nine were Flemish.

results 2017 193 Spain After a three-year upward trend, attendance at Spanish theaters fell slightly in 2017. Admissions stood at 100.2 million, representing a decline of 1.6% compared to 2016. Revenues generated by movie theaters in Spain decreased by 0.5% to €599.0 million in 2017. The market share for Spanish films reached 17.3%, down 1.2 points from 2016. Although a Spanish film dominated the ranking in the previous three years, it was an American film that topped the box office in 2017: Beauty and the Beast with 3.8 million admissions followed by Despicable Me 3 (3.7 million). The first Spanish film in the ranking was the animated film Tad and the secret of King Midaswhich came third with 3.2 million admissions. Another Spanish film made it into the top ten: Perfectos desconocidos, ranked seventh with 2.0 million admissions. Finally, after ten consecutive years of decline, the Spanish movie-theater base expanded again in 2017 to 3,625 screens, i.e. an increase of 2.0%.

Cinema in Spain 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 20171 feature-length films produced2 153 157 185 181 157 207 203 239 241 n/a screens 4,140 4,082 4,080 4,044 4,003 3,908 3,700 3,588 3,554 3,625 admissions (in millions) 107.8 110.0 101.6 98.3 94.2 78.7 88.0 96.1 101.8 100.2 attendance index3 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.2 revenues (€ millions) 619.3 671.0 662.3 635.8 614.2 506.3 518.2 575.2 602.0 599.0 national film share (%)4 13.5 13.2 15.6 15.8 17.0 13.5 25.5 19.4 18.5 17.3 American film share (%)4 71.7 70.8 69.2 69.0 59.7 69.5 55.6 62.0 68.1 66.5 European film share (%)4 10.9 12.2 12.6 13.2 17.8 24.1 39.5 35.2 12.1 13.4 French film share (%)4 2.1 3.0 4.3 4.4 7.2 1.2 4.1 3.8 2.2 3.9 ¹ Provisional data. 2 100% national films and majority co-productions. 3 The attendance index is the ratio between the number of admissions and the population of a given geographic area. 4 In terms of admissions. Source: CNC, according to the Instituto de la Cinematografia y de las Artes Audiovisuales.

Italy According to initial results from ANICA and Cinetel, movie attendance in Italy fell 12.9% in 2017 to 99.2 million admissions (113.8 million in 2016). Corresponding revenues jumped 11.9% to €612.5 million (vs. €695.1 million in 2016). The market share of national films (co-productions included) fell sharply to 18.3% in terms of admissions (28.7% in 2016). Italian films accounted for 16.9 million admissions in 2017, vs. 30.3 million in 2016, i.e. a drop of 44.2%. European market share (excluding Italy) was stable at 13.6% (+0.8 points), while US market share was up 9.9 points at 65.1%. In 2017, 536 new released films were screened, 3.2% less than in 2016. 218 of them were Italian films (co-productions included), 10 more than in 2016. 38 films were released in 3D, versus 40 in 2016. With 3.2 million admissions, the American film Beauty and the Beast took first place at the box office, followed by Despicable Me 3 (2.8 million admissions) and Fifty Shades Darker (2.2 million admissions). Two non-American films were in the top 10: these concerned the two Italian comedies L'ora legale and Mister Felicità which were in ninth and tenth place with 1.8 and 1.7 million admissions respectively. In 2016, the top two films at the box office were Italian. Eight national films generated more than €3.0 million in revenues (11 in 2016). In 2017, Warner Bros again dominated the distributors' rankings with a market share of 19.3%, ahead of Universal (17.9%) and Walt Disney (13.3%). The largest Italian distributor, 01 Distribution, took fourth place with a 10.2% market share.

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Cinema in Italy 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 20171 feature-length films produced2 141 131 142 155 166 167 201 185 223 n/a screens 3,141 3,276 3,217 3,873 3,808 3,750 3,852 3,917 n/a n/a admissions (in millions) 111.6 111.2 120.6 101.3 100.1 106.7 98.3 106.7 113.8 99.2 attendance index3 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.9 1.6 revenues (€ millions) 645.0 676.1 772.8 661.7 637.1 646.3 600.1 664.3 695.1 612.5 national film share (%)4 28.2 23.8 30.4 37.5 26.5 31.0 27.8 21.4 28.7 18.3 American film share (%)4 60.4 63.5 60.2 48.6 53.2 53.7 49.7 60.0 55.2 65.1 European film share (%)4 9.0 12.5 11.7 13.8 18.2 10.8 17.2 15.5 12.8 13.6 French film share (%)4 4.0 1.9 4.1 4.6 7.7 4.0 5.7 4.6 2.1 4.6 ¹ Provisional data. 2 Includes minority co-productions. 3 The attendance index is the ratio between the number of admissions and the population of a given geographic area. 4 In terms of admissions. Source: CNC according to ANICA, Cinetel.

Netherlands According to statistics from Nederlands Filmfonds, admissions to Dutch movie theaters rose by 5.3% to 36.0 million in 2017 and revenues rose by 4.9% to €301.7 million. In terms of admissions, the market share for Dutch films was stable at 12.0% (-0.3 points). In 2017, the Dutch box office was dominated by Despicable Me 3 (1.3 million admissions). It was followed by Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Salazar's Revenge (1.0 million) and Beauty and the Beast (0.9 million). There were no Dutch films among the top ten. The best performance for a Dutch film in 2017 was a comedy Soof 2 with 0.4 million admissions, bearing in mind that the film had already clocked up 0.5 million admissions at the end of 2016. The attendance index reached 2.1 admissions per inhabitant in 2017 (2.0 in 2016).

Portugal According to provisional figures from ICA (Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual), movie attendance in Portugal rose 4.6% in 2017 to 15.6 million admissions. Total revenues increased by 6.4% to €81.6 million (vs. €76.7 million in 2016). In 2017, 375 new films were released, 154 of which were American and 167 European. The market share of admissions by national films was stable at 2.6% (+0.3 points compared to 2016). American films generated 77.4% of admissions (78.8% in 2016). Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais continued to top the distributors' ranking in 2017 with a market share of 64.3% in terms of admissions. It was followed by Big Picture 2 Films (23.1%). The film Fast & Furious 8 topped the 2017 box office with 0.8 million admissions and revenue of €4.3 million, ahead of Despicable Me 3 and Beauty and the Beast with 0.6 million and 0.5 million admissions respectively. The top ten was made up entirely of American films. Among the 38 Portuguese films released in 2017, the first in the standings was the film O Fim da Inocência with 0.1 million admissions. In 2017, Portugal had 571 screens (557 in 2016) divided between 173 theater venues. 92.1% of screens had digitized sound in 2017.

United Kingdom According to figures released by the (BFI), attendance at British movie theaters increased by 1.4% to 170.6 million admissions, versus 168.3 million in 2016. Revenues from British movie theaters rose by 4.1% compared to 2016, reaching £1.28 billion (€1.46 billion). In the UK - Ireland zone, the total box office rose by 3.7% to £1.38 billion, a new record in local currency. The top twenty films of the year generated £731.8 million (£663.7 million in 2016), or

results 2017 195 53.1% of the total box office. In 2017, six films exceeded £40 million (five in 2016) and 22 films exceeded £20 million (17 in 2016). The market share of British films in terms of revenue increased to 37.4% (versus 35.9% in 2016). Note that this rate includes inward investment films (partly-British works whose main production decision-makers are not British), British independent films and co-productions. Inward investment films took a market share of 27.9% of revenues (28.5% in 2016), while British independent films took 9.5% (7.4% in 2016). Eight of the top ten films of the year were sequels or film series. Star Wars 8: The Last Jedi topped the box office in 2017 with £81.4 million in revenues, ahead of Beauty and the Beast (£72.4 million) and Dunkirk (£56.7 million). Fifth place in the top 20 was taken by the first and only independent French-British film, Paddington 2 with £41.4 million in revenues. In total, five independent British films generated over £5 million in revenues (six in 2016).

Cinema in the United Kingdom 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 feature-length films produced1 249 273 330 304 308 293 262 215 138 n/a screens 3,610 3,651 3,671 3,767 3,817 3,867 3,909 4,046 4,150 n/a admissions (in millions) 164.2 173.5 169.2 171.6 172.5 165.5 157.5 171.9 168.3 170.6 attendance index1 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.6 revenues (£ millions) 849.5 943.8 988.0 1,040.0 1,099.0 1,083.0 1,058.0 1,241.6 1,227.5 1,278.2 national film share (%)3.4 31.1 16.7 24.0 35.7 32.1 22.1 26.8 44.7 35.9 37.4 American film share (%)3 65.2 81.0 71.8 60.6 61.3 72.7 65.8 51.1 58.9 n/a European film share (%)3 2.3 1.2 2.1 1.7 4.8 3.0 4.5 2.4 3.2 n/a French film share (%) - 0.8 1.4 1.8 4.3 0.7 1.9 2.0 0.7 n/a 1 100% British films and majority co-productions. 2 The attendance index is the ratio between the number of admissions and the population of a given geographic area. 3 In terms of revenues. 4 Includes films produced with US investments. Source: CNC according to the British Film Institute (BFI), Unifrance.

Switzerland According to figures provided by the Swiss Association of Film Exhibitors and Distributors ProCinema, admissions to Swiss movie theaters rose 1.0% in 2017 to 13.9 million admissions after sliding 7.1% in 2016. However, this increase was entirely thanks to German-speaking Switzerland with 9.3 million admissions (+3.2 %). At the same time, revenues amounted to 209.9 million Swiss francs (€188.8 million), i.e. an increase of 1.0%. Swiss films generated 0.9 million admissions for a market share of 6.7% (+2.2 points or the second best showing since 1995). The US market share reached 66.8% (-1.7 points compared to 2016) and the European market share 21.3% (-1.3 points). Three American films dominated the annual ranking, with Despicable Me 3 (0.5 million admissions), followed by Star Wars 8: The Last Jedi and Fast & Furious 8 (0.4 million). Fourth in the annual ranking and the only Swiss film in the top ten, was The Divine Order with 0.3 million admissions. In 2017, Switzerland had 585 screens, including 402 in German-speaking Switzerland (68.7%) and 157 in French-speaking Switzerland (26.8%).

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Lithuania Admissions rose 9.4% in Lithuania in 2017 to 4.0 million. In parallel, revenues increased by 14.0% to €20.2 million. The US market share decreased by 6.9 points to 64.6%, while the national market share reached 21.5% (+2.0 points). The ranking was dominated by two national films, including the comedy Three Million Euros, which ranked first with 0.2 million admissions and €1.3 million in revenues. In total, four Lithuanian films made it into the top 10. The first American film in the standings was in third position: Despicable Me 3 with €0.9 million in revenues.

Poland For the fourth consecutive year, admissions in Poland increased by 8.6% to reach a record high of 56.6 million in 2017. Revenues amounted to PLN 1.07 million (€251.9 million), an increase of 10.8% on 2016. The market share for Polish films shrank by 1.6 points to 23.4% of admissions. As in 2016, two national films dominated the box office: Listy do M. 3 and Botoks with 3.0 million and 2.3 million admissions respectively. In 2017, three Polish films made it into the top ten (five in 2016).

Czech Republic According to the Union of Distributors of the Czech Republic and Film New Europe, movie theaters in the Czech Republic recorded a 2.5% decline in admissions in 2017 to 15.2 million, after a record showing in 2016. Revenues were stable (-0.3%) and amounted to CZK 2.0 billion (€76.1 million). The national market share was 22.3%, down 7.2 points on 2016. Whereas in 2016, the Czech film Angel of the Lord 2 / Anděl páně 2 topped the box office, the 2017 ranking was dominated by two American films: Despicable Me 3 and Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Salazar's Revenge (0.6 million admissions each). The first Czech film, Po strništi bos, came third with 0.5 million admissions. In total, three Czech films made it into the top 10 (four in 2016).

Slovakia According to the Slovak Union of Film Distributors (UFD), attendance at movie theaters in Slovakia reached 6.7 million admissions in 2017, an increase of 18.1% over 2016, which was already the best showing in 20 years. The national market share reached 21.4% of admissions, whereas it was only 6.6% in 2016. The first two films in the ranking were Slovakian: All or Nothing and The Line (with 0.3 million admissions each). In total, there were four national films in the top 10, whereas it was entirely composed of American films in 2016. The first American film in the ranking was Despicable Me 3 also with 0.3 million admissions.

Romania According to estimates by the Romanian CNC and the European Audiovisual Observatory, movie theater attendance in Romania rose by 11.3% in 2017. Total attendance came to 14.5 million admissions, versus 13.0 million in 2016. Revenues increased 14.0% (in local currency) to €61.2 million. Admissions for national films fell sharply in 2017, from 485,000 in 2016 to 250,000 in 2017, for a market share of 1.7% (-1.8 points). The box office was dominated by American films Fast & Furious 8 with nearly 700,000 admissions, Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Salazar's Revenge and Star Wars 8: The Last Jedi.

results 2017 197 Russia According to Neva Film, movie theater admissions in Russia jumped 10.0% in 2017 and for the first time broke through the 200 million mark to reach 212.2 million. At the same time, revenues rose by 9.5% to 53.3 billion rubles (€808.2 million euros). The market share for national films increased to 23.2% of admissions (+5.8 points). The box office was dominated by the American film Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Salazar's Revenge ($41.2 million). In second place in the standings, the Russian film The Last Knight, distributed by Disney, became the biggest Russian hit in history with $29.7 million in revenues, ahead of Fast & Furious 8. Two other Russian films made it into the box office top ten, the rest being American films. In 2017, Russia had 4,794 screens, which is 9.7% more than in 2017.

Cinema in the Russian Federation 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 feature-length films produced¹ 78 76 70 65 69 66 84 92 92 88 screens 1,909 2,133 2,391 2,704 3,100 3,479 3,829 3,990 4,369 4,794 admissions (in millions) 123.9 132.3 155.9 159.5 157.0 177.1 176.0 173.7 192.9 212.2 attendance index2 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.5 revenues ($ millions) 830 736 1,057 1,155 1,200 1,370 1,200 715 726 913 national film share (%)3 25.7 24.5 15.8 17.9 16.1 18.4 18.7 15.8 17.3 23.2 American film share (%)3 81.0 68.1 71.6 72.7 69.1 66.9 78.3 55.4 59.0 57.4 European film share (%)3 13.0 7.3 11.0 8.8 3.7 n/a n/a 28.4 23.5 19.1 French film share (%)3 - 1.6 1.9 2.4 4.4 1.5 4.1 3.5 4.3 6.5 ¹ 100% national films. Data revised as of 2011. Since 2015: number of Russian films distributed. 2 The attendance index is the ratio between the number of admissions and the population of a given geographic area. 3 In terms of admissions. Source: CNC, according to NevaFilm and the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO).

Scandinavia

Denmark According to data published by the Swedish Film Institute, admissions to movie theaters totaled 12.4 million in 2017, representing a drop of 4.5% over 2016. National films achieved 2.5 million admissions, i.e. a national market share of 20.1% (-0.9 points on 2016). Whereas in 2016, two national films topped the box office, the 2017 ranking was dominated by American films with Star Wars 8: The Last Jedi (0.5 million admissions), Beauty and the Beastand Despicable Me 3 (0.4 million admissions). Two national films got into the top 10 for admissions: the comedies Three Heists and a Hamster and Small Town Killers (0.3 million admissions each).

Finland According to preliminary results published by the Finnish Film Foundation, Finnish movie theaters attained 9.0 million admissions (+3.4%) in 2017, this threshold being reached for the first time since 1983, while revenues were up by 9.8% at €100.0 million. With 27.0% of admissions, the national market share was down 1.6 points. As in 2016, a national film topped the rankings: The Unknown Soldier with 0.9 million admissions. Two other Finnish films made it into the top 10 in fifth and tenth place. The podium was completed by American films Star Wars 8: The Last Jedi (0.4 million admissions) and Despicable Me 3 (0.3 million admissions each).

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Norway According to the Film & Kino organization, after setting a record in 2016, movie theater attendance in Norway slumped 10.3% to 11.8 million admissions. The market share of national films also declined to 18.1% (-5.8 points), whereas the US market share reached 69.8% of admissions (+3.4 points). While in 2016, three national films dominated the ranking, only one Norwegian film ranked among the top ten in 2017: this was The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King which took second place with 0.4 million admissions. It was just behind Star Wars 8: The Last Jedi with 0.4 million admissions. The rest of the ranking was occupied by American films.

Sweden According to the Swedish Film Institute, admissions in Sweden amounted to 16.9 million in 2017 (-4.9% compared to 2016). The market share for Swedish films rose by 2.1 points compared to 2016 to reach 17.2%. The 2017 ranking for admissions was dominated by the comedy Solsidan by Felix Herngren and Måns Herngren with 0.8 million admissions and 92.4 million Swedish kroner (€9.6 million). A second Swedish film was in the top 10: this was the other comedy The 101-Year- Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared, by the same directors which made eighth place with 0.4 million admissions. Second in the ranking was Star Wars 8: The Last Jedi, with 0.7 million admissions.

Turkey According to estimates published by Antrakt Sinema, in 2017, admissions to Turkish movie theaters surged by 22.1% to 71.2 million (vs. 58.3 million in 2016). At the same time, revenues increased by 25.9% to reach a historic high of 871.0 million Turkish lira (€211.4 million). The market share of national films was 56.5% of total admissions (+3.1 points compared to 2016), the highest level in Europe. Top spot at the box office was once again occupied by a Turkish comedy, Recep Ivedik 5 which totaled 7.4 million admissions. By comparison, the 2016 ranking was dominated by the Turkish film Mountain II which totaled 2.9 million admissions. Two other national films completed the podium. In total, there were seven Turkish films among the top ten films for admissions in 2017 (nine in 2016). The first American film occupied fifth place: this was Fast & Furious 8 with 2.7 million admissions. Turkey had 3,013 screens in 2017, which is 187 more than in 2016.

North America

According to the figures presented by the MPAA, movie theater admissions in North America (-United States + Canada) fell by 1.24 billion in 2017 (-5.9%). The attendance index dropped to 3.6 admissions on average per inhabitant in 2017 vs. 3.8 in 2016. Revenues were also down, by 2.5% from the record level of 2016, matching the previous record of 2015. They amounted to $11.1 billion (€9.82 billion), versus $11.4 billion (€10.3 billion) in 2016. The average ticket price rose slightly to $8.97 (€7.94) in 2017 ($8.65 in 2016). Revenues from films screened in 3D fell to $1.3 billion (€1.6 billion in 2016). The number of new films released grew in 2017. A total of 777 films were distributed in American theaters (vs. 718 in 2016), 44 of which were in 3D (52 in 2016). The major American studios oversaw the distribution of 130 new released films in 2017 (139 in 2016). Independent studios distributed 68 more films than in 2016 (647 films, vs. 579 in 2016). According to comScore, five distribution companies recorded more than $1 billion in revenues in 2017, one more than in 2016:

results 2017 199 Disney, Warner Bros., Universal, 20th Century Fox and Sony. Disney dominated the 2017 ranking of distributors on the US market with a revenue down 20% at $2.4 billion and a market share of 21.6%. The top two films at the box office were distributed by Disney and exceeded $500 million in revenues: Star Wars 8: The Last Jedi ($517.2 million, or €457.8 million) and Beauty and the Beast ($504.0 million). In total, four Disney films made it into the top ten (six in 2016). Seven 3D films were among the top ten titles (nine in 2016). In 2017, the top five films at the box office picked up 19% of the box office, versus 18% in 2016. In 2017, the North American market generated 27.3% of worldwide film revenues (29.4% in 2016). They were up a significant 4.6% and totaled $40.6 billion in 2017 (€35.9 billion). This growth was due to the increase in international revenues (excluding the United States and Canada) to $29.5 billion (€26.1 billion), versus $27.4 billion in 2016. International markets represented 72.7% of global revenues for films in 2017, versus 70.6% in 2016. In North America, the movie theater base had 43,216 screens, up 1.3% from 2016. In the United States alone, the number of screens rose slightly in 2017 (+0.5%) with 40,393 screens (40,174 screens in 2016). there were 4,443 screens in theaters with one to four screens and 35,590 screens in theaters with five screens or more. The biggest circuit remained AMC Theaters, a subsidiary of the Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group, with 8,218 screens in 659 movie theaters. The number of digital screens increased by 586 compared to 2016. They represented 99.3% of the country's screens (+0.9 points compared to 2016). A further 212 screens were equipped for 3D during the year. The 15,530 3D screens represented 38.7% of digital screens in the United States.

Cinema in the United States 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 feature-length films produced¹ 479 446 490 499 476 455 481 501 510 544 screens 38,834 39,233 39,520 39,580 39,662 40,024 39,956 40,006 40,174 40,393 admissions (billions)3 1,340 1,420 1,340 1,280 1,360 1,340 1,270 1,320 1,320 1,240 attendance index2.3 4.2 4.3 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 revenues ($ billions)3 9.6 10.6 10.6 10.2 10.8 10.9 10.4 11.1 11.4 11.1 French film share (%)4 - 1.7 1.0 1.6 2.2 0.6 1.6 1.1 0.4 n/a ¹ These figures represent around 60% of the total production since they no longer include works with a budget of less than $1 million. Documentaries are excluded. 2 The attendance index is the ratio between the number of admissions and the population of a given geographic area. 3 United States + Canada. 4 In terms of admissions. Source: CNC, according to the Motion Picture Association of America, the National Association of Theater Owners, Unifrance

Latin America

Argentina According to estimates reported by Ultracine, attendance at Argentinean movie theaters in 2017 was 47.6 million admissions, i.e. down 2.5% from 2016. 2017 was, however, the third best year in history in terms of admissions. Due to inflation, the box office increased by 22.9% in 2017 to reach 4.8 billion pesos (€258 million). National admissions stood at 6.0 million, representing a market share of 12.6%, down 1.8 points. First place at the box office was taken by Despicable Me 3 (3.8 million admissions), followed by Fast & Furious 8 (2.7 million) and Beauty and the Beast (2.0 million admissions). Only one national film ranked in the top 10 in 2017, as in 2016: this was the comedy Mamá se fue de viaje which took fifth place with 1.7 million admissions.

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Brazil According to estimates established by ANCINE, movie attendance in Brazil slid 1.6% to 181.3 million admissions in 2017 (vs. 184.3 million in 2016). Nevertheless, total revenues were up 4.6% at R$2.7 billion (€754 million). National films generated 17.4 million admissions in 2017, a sharp drop of 42.7%. Their market share accounted for 9.6% of total admissions vs. 16.5% in 2016. Whereas a Brazilian film dominated the ranking in 2016, the first national film only came ninth in 2017: the comedy Minha Mãe é uma Peça 2: O Filme with 5.2 million admissions. The rest of the top 10 was entirely composed of American films and was dominated by Despicable Me 3 (9.0 million admissions), followed by Fast & Furious 8(8.5 million). Disney dominated the distributor rankings with a 19.1% market share of revenues. It was followed by Universal (18.2%) and Warner (17.3%). The number of screens continued to increase in 2017: Brazil now has 3,220 screens (+1.6%) spread across 779 theater venues.

Mexico According to estimates provided by the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE), attendance at Mexican theaters increased by 5.2% in 2017 to 337.9 million admissions, a new record for the past thirty years. Revenues reached 16.1 billion pesos (€756.8 million), up 9.0%. A total of 424 films were released in movie theaters, the highest level recorded. The 88 national films released in 2017 generated 22.4 million admissions, down 26.6% from 2016. Their market share accounted for 6.6% of total admissions (9.5% in 2016). The top spot in the box office went to the American animated film Coco which recorded 23.4 million admissions, beating a historical record for all films combined. It was followed by Fast & Furious 8 (14.2 million) and Despicable Me 3 (14.0 million). As in 2016, the ranking of the first ten films was entirely made up of American films. The first Mexican film at the box office, Hazlo Como Hombre, achieved 4.3 million admissions. Six Mexican films exceeded one million admissions (seven in 2016). The number of screens continued to increase in 2017, with 438 new screens over this period. Mexico has 6,633 screens.

Cinema in Mexico 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 feature-length films produced¹ 70 66 69 72 112 126 130 140 162 176 screens 4,497 4,568 4,818 5,166 5,360 5,547 5,678 5,977 6,225 6,633 admissions (in millions) 174 170 190 205 228 248 240 286 321 338 attendance index2 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.8 revenues ($ millions) 550 600 693 748 819 910 832 760 700 757 national film share (%)3 9.0 5.0 6.1 6.6 4.8 12.1 10.0 6.1 9.5 6.6 American film share (%)3 - - 90 89 86 79 87 84 87 88 European film share (%)3 - 3 3 6 4 4 2 8 2 4 French film share (%)3 - 2 1 1 3 1 0 3 0 1 ¹ 100% national films. 2 The attendance index is the ratio between the number of admissions and the population of a given geographic area. 3 In terms of admissions. Source: CNC according to IMCine.

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China According to the results reported by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT), Chinese movie theater admissions increased from 1.37 billion in 2016 to 1.62 billion in 2017, a rise of 18.2%. At the same time, revenues rose 22.3 percent to CN¥55.9 billion ($8.59 billion). The revenue growth rate even attained 30.3% in US currency. The market share of Chinese films in terms of revenues dropped by 4.5 points to 53.8% in 2016. Chinese films earned CN¥30.1 billion (+12.7 percent over 2016) while revenues from imported films increased by 35.1 percent to CN¥25.8 billion. As in 2016, the Chinese box office was dominated by a local film. With $870 million in revenues, the action movie Wolf Warriors II became the biggest Chinese hit in history. It outpaced the American film Fast & Furious 8 which, with $393 million, also set a record for an imported film. Four of the top five American box office films generated more revenues in China than in the United States. In total, five Chinese films were in the top ten, as in 2016. In 2017, the number of screens increased by 9,597 (+23.3%), an average of 26 new screens per day. With a total of 50,776 screens, China remains by far the country with the largest movie theater base in the world.

Cinema in China 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 feature-length films produced¹ 406 456 526 558 745 638 618 838 944 n/a screens 4,097 4,723 6,200 9,286 13,118 18,195 23,600 31,627 41,179 50,776 admissions (in millions) 210 264 290 370 470 631 830 1,260 1,370 1,620 attendance index2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.2 revenues ($bn) 0.6 0.9 1.5 2.0 2.7 3.5 3.9 6.8 6.6 8.6 national film share (%)3 61.0 56.6 56.3 53.6 45.0 58.7 54.5 61.6 58.3 53.8 American film share (%)3 - - - - 50.6 40.0 42.3 38.4 41.7 n/a French film share (%)3 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.2 1.2 0.1 n/a ¹ 100% national films. 2 The attendance index is the ratio between the number of admissions and the population of a given geographic area. 3 In terms of admissions. Source: CNC according to SAPPRFT.

South Korea According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), the movie theater attendance in South Korea reached 219.9 million admissions in 2017 (+1.3% on 2016) and remained above 200 million admissions for the fifth year in a row. Meanwhile, revenues were up 7.0% at $1.55 billion (€1.38 billion). The market share for Korean films in terms of admissions rose to 51.8% in 2017, versus 53.7% in 2016. Three local films topped the 2017 ranking, with first place going to A (12.2 million admissions). The first American film was Spiderman: Homecoming with 7.3 million admissions. In total, 494 Korean films were released in 2017 (337 in 2016) and seven national films made it into the top 10 (eight in 2016). The European market share (in admissions) rose from 2.1% in 2016 to 5.4%, while US market share rose from 41.9% to 38.5% in 2017.

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Hong Kong According to data released by the Hong Kong Motion Picture Industry Association, movie theater revenues fell for the second consecutive year in 10 years to HK$1.85 billion, or €210.1 million (-5%). 331 films were released in movie theaters in 2017 (348 in 2016), including 53 national films (61 in 2016). The top ten films in the standings were all American with, in particular, Beauty and the Beast (€7.6 million), Spiderman: Homecoming (€7.5 million) and Thor: Ragnarok (€5.9 million). The US market share therefore attained 86% of the total box office. The first local production at the box office was the film Love Off the Cuff with €3.4 million in revenues.

India According to a report by EY and FICCI published in March 2018, Indian movie theater revenues were up in 2017 (+12.5%) at 96.3 billion rupees (€1.3 billion), as against €85.6 billion rupees in 2016. Hollywood films were stable in terms of revenues at Rs. 8.0 billion, representing 0.8% growth and a market share of 13% of the total box office. Hollywood blockbuster hits included Fast & Furious 8, Spiderman: Homecoming and Thor: Ragnarok. In 2017, the top ten Hollywood productions represented 4.8 billion rupees, versus 3.4 billion in 2016 and 1.6 billion in 2015. Hindi movies accounted for 17% of releases, but almost 40% of the net box office. In total, nine Bollywood films broke through the one-billion-rupees barrier, up from seven in 2016. Among the year's Bollywood films, the epic Baahubali 2: The Conclusion became the biggest Indian hit in history with 52.5 million admissions for the dubbed Hindi version of this Telugu movie. Regional cinema went from strength to strength: regional films, spoken in the 29 other languages of India (Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam, etc.), accounted for 75% of releases and represented nearly half of the annual box office. At the end of 2017, India had about 9,530 screens in total, versus 9,481 in 2016. Although the number of single-screen movie theaters continued to decrease from 9,710 in 2009 to 6,780 in 2017, the number of multiplex screens continued to grow from 925 in 2009 to 2,750 screens in 2017. Four circuits dominated the landscape of cinema exhibition in India: PVR Cinemas (612 screens), INOX Leisure (488 screens), Carnival Cinemas (450 screens) and Cinepolis (315 screens). Despite these results, India remained one of the markets with the lowest cinema penetration rate, with around 8 screens per million inhabitants.

Japan According to figures released by the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan and Unijapan, attendance decreased from 3.2% in 2017 to 174.5 million admissions after reaching a particularly high level in 2016 (180.2 million admissions). In parallel, theater revenues increased by 2.9% to ¥228.6 billion (€1.80 billion) in 2017. 38 local films exceeded the mark of one billion yen (43 in 2016), versus 24 foreign films (19 in 2016). The number of films distributed in Japan increased from 1,149 to 1,187, including 594 Japanese films (-16 films compared to 2016) and 593 imported films (+54 films). Japanese films generated ¥125.5 billion in revenues in 2017 (-15.6% compared to 2016), representing a market share of 54.9% (63.1% in 2015). Totaling ¥103.1 billion, foreign films generated 45.1% of revenues in 2017 (vs. 36.9% in 2016). Whereas in 2016, the box office was dominated by the Japanese cartoon Your Name with ¥23.6 billion in revenue (€196 million), the top three places in the 2017 ranking were taken by American films with Beauty and the Beast (¥12.4 billion) Fantastic Beasts (¥7.3 billion) and Despicable Me 3 (¥7.3 billion). Two national films ranked among the top ten films of the year (six in 2016): Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter in fourth place (¥6.9 billion) and Doraemon: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kochi Kochi in ninth place (¥4.4 billion).

results 2017 203 Cinema in Japan 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 films distributed 806 762 716 799 983 1,117 1,184 1,136 1,149 1,187 screens 3,359 3,396 3,412 3,339 3,290 3,318 3,364 3,437 3,472 3,525 admissions (in millions) 160.5 169.3 174.4 144.7 155.2 155.9 161.1 166.6 180.2 174.5 revenues (¥ billions) 194.8 206 220.7 181.2 195.2 194.2 207.0 217.1 235.5 228.6 average ticket price (¥) 1,214 1,217 1,266 1,252 1,258 1,246 1,285 1,303 1,307 1,310 national film share (%)1 59.5 56.9 53.6 54.9 65.7 60.6 58.3 55.4 63.1 54.9 French film share (%)2 - 1.6 2.1 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.2 1.4 0.7 n/a 1 In terms of revenues. 2 In terms of admissions. Sources: Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Unijapan, Unifrance.

Oceania

Australia According to figures provided by the Motion Picture Distributor's Association of Australia (MPDAA), the revenue generated by Australian movie theaters totaled A$1.20 billion (€815 million) in 2017 (-4.6% compared to 2016). At the same time, admissions fell 6.9% to 85.0 million. The first place at the box office was occupied by Beauty and the Beast (A$48.0 million), followed by Star Wars 8: The Last Jedi (A$45.5 million) and Thor: Ragnarok (A$35.1 million). Only one Australian film was present in the top 50 at the box office: Lion by Garth Davis (A$29.5 million, seventh position) while there was none in 2016. Australian films' market share of revenues was 4.1%, or +2.2 points.

New Zealand According to figures released by the Motion Picture Distributor's Association (MPDA), revenue generated by New Zealand theaters reached NZ$189.7 million (€119.3 million) in 2017, down 8.2% compared to the all-time high reached in 2016. While first place at the box office in 2016 was occupied by a New Zealand film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople by Taika Waititi (NZ$12.2 million), the top film in 2017 was American: Thor: Ragnarok, also directed by Taika Waititi, with NZ$7.0 million in revenues. In 2017, the top ten was made up entirely of American films. Beauty and the Beast and Star Wars 8: The Last Jedi completed the podium with NZ$6.5 million and NZ$5.8 million, respectively.

Africa

South Africa According to the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), cinema receipts in South Africa rose by 5.0% to R1.19 billion (€79.3 million). The 23 national films released in 2017 (28 in 2016) totaled 45.2 million rand (€3.0 million), i.e. a sharp decline of 34.2%. The national market share therefore slid from 6.0% to 3.8%. Of the 23 South African films released in 2017, 13 were in Afrikaans. The US market share attained 73.6% in 2017. The top 20 was fully occupied by American films, with Fast & Furious 8(R72.8 million) out in front, followed by Jumanji: Welcome to the jungle and Despicable Me 3. The first national film in terms of revenues was the comedy Keeping Up with the Kandasamys with 16.4 million rand.

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Morocco According to the figures provided by the Moroccan Film Center, Moroccan movie theaters recorded 1.7 million admissions in 2017, versus 1.5 million in 2016 (+9.6 %). Revenues increased by 20.3% to 74.1 million dirhams (€6.6 million), versus 61.5 million dirhams in 2016. The market share in admissions of Moroccan films was also up sharply in 2017. The 74 Moroccan films being exhibited (68 in 2016) generated 30.5% of admissions versus 23.1% in 2016. The market share of American films decreased to 49.9% of admissions in 2017 (vs. 58.0% in 2016). Three Moroccan films occupied the top three places in the number of admissions: Lahnech, Au pays des merveilles and Lhajjates. In total, five Moroccan films featured among the first ten films, compared to two in 2016. In 2017, the base consisted of 61 movie theaters (64 in 2016), of which 55 had a digital projector (56 in 2016).

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6.1. Public funding

2017 key figures: €799.3 million of support including: €371.2 million for cinema €295.6 million for television €12.6 million for digital technology €119.9 million for cross-functional initiatives

€799.3 million in support for the cinema, television and multimedia sectors The CNC promotes the vitality of the film, television and multimedia sectors through the support funds that it manages. Its public policy serves two key purposes: to ensure the strong presence of French and European projects in France and abroad and to contribute to the diversity and renewal of creation. Spending on CNC's support for cinema, television and multimedia totaled €799.3 million in 2017.

In the cinema sector, the CNC provides automatic and selective support for the production, distribution and broadcasting of films. It also finances the film education policy for young audiences. Its mission is the conservation and promotion of film and film-making heritage. In the broadcasting sector, CNC's goal is to promote, via automatic and selective support, the production and creation of French and European television works to be broadcast on television channels and new media. The CNC also supports the creation of digital content for new media, and promotes the development of multi-platform content. The CNC provides cross-functional support to technical industries and innovation; it delivers aid in favor of video and video-on-demand production, contributes to the promotion of film and television programs abroad, participates in financing aimed at supporting regional French film and television production, and contributes to the bank loan guarantee fund established by the Institut pour le financement du cinéma et des industries culturelles (IFCIC). In addition, the CNC provides specific support to the cinema and television sectors in their transition to digital.

results 2017 207 Revenues from the support fund managed by the CNC1

Management costs

€36.7 million

Tax on movie theater admissions (TSA) €148.3 million

Net total 2017 €638.3 million Tax on publishers and distributors of television services (TST) €510.5 million

Video & VoD tax (TSV) €16.2 million

1 Executed in 2017.

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The CNC’s support fund

Virtually stable revenues In 2017, cinema, television and multimedia aid was financed by support fund taxes, by loans from the multi-year digital support reserve and export funds created for this purpose during previous financial years and by the repayment of advances.

The support fund is financed by three taxes allocated to the CNC: the tax on movie theater admissions (TSA), the tax on publishers and distributors of television services (TST) and the tax on video and video on demand (TSV). In addition, miscellaneous receipts, more modest in nature, supplement this funding: special levies on profits from the production, distribution or showing of pornographic films or films promoting violence; financial sanctions that can be imposed by the CSA.

In 2017, the gross tax revenue allocated to the support fund amounted to €675.0 million, a slight dip of 0.5% compared to 2016 (€678.7 million).

The revenue from the TSA in 2017 (€148.3 million) remained at a high level thanks to the strong showing by theater admissions. It was down 2% compared to 2016, a year marked by a record attendance (209.4 million admissions versus 213.2 million in 2016). For the record, since January 1st, 2016, the TSA has been gradually extended to film exhibitors established in the French overseas departments (its rate was 2% in 2017).

In 2017, the total revenue from the television services tax (TST) amounted to €510.5 million, a stable amount overall (+0.2%) compared to 2016 (€509.4 million). Revenue from the TST- Publishers tax (€290.2 million) was up 5.7%. As a reminder, the 2016 application of the tax had suffered from the effect of "rescaling" downward the proceeds from the TST in the first year of implementation of the abolition of the 5% mark-up previously applied to the calculation of monthly installments. The increase in revenue from the TST-Publishers tax in 2017 also stemmed from the rise in taxable revenue of certain long-standing publishers between 2015 and 2016, resulting in significant positive adjustments in 2017, as well as an overall growth in the taxable turnover of DTT channels (+10.4%). On the other hand, revenue from the TST-Distributors tax (€220.3 million) slid by 6.2% on 2016, when exceptional revenues were recorded arising from the tax audits carried out by the CNC. With these exceptional revenues stripped out, the yield of the TST-Distributors tax rose by 0.4%.

Lastly, revenue from the video and VoD tax (€16.2 million) fell by 8.2%, as a result of a further decline in the sales of physical video (-9.8% in value between 2016 and 2017) with the turnover from VoD being insufficient to offset this decrease. After examination by the European Commission, which considered that the CNC was no longer required to notify it of its various taxes, and following the publication of the decree of September 21, 2017, the twin measures to extend the tax on video services (TSV) to all digital platforms, French or foreign, free or paid, came into effect. In addition to the revenue opportunities offered by these two extension measures, they were of major symbolic importance due to the integration of these platforms into the support fund ecosystem.

results 2017 209 After taking management costs into account, tax revenue amounted to €638.3 million in 2017. Thanks to its own resources and tight control of its operating budget, the CNC was able to reduce its deduction for management fees in 2017 to €36.7 million versus the €37.8 million provided for in the initial 2017 budget.

In 2017, total support was €799.3 million (+2%). Automatic support amounted to €436.1 million, i.e. an increase of 4% (€418.8 million in 2016); this included the new automatic export support introduced in 2017. €350.5 million in grants were allocated in respect of selective support (excluding digital), i.e. up 1% on 2016. In 2017, the CNC continued to implement the exceptional investment plan for the digital sector to the tune of €12.6m, of which €9.5m devoted to the digitization of film heritage works, €2.4 million to investments associated with dissemination and digital preservation and €0.7 million to digitization and modernization of movie theaters in French overseas departments.

Total support came to €799.3 million, including €436.1 million in automatic support (i.e. 54.6% of aid), €350.5 million in selective support (43.9%) and €12.6 million for digital content (1.6%).

CNC support1

CNC support 2017: €799.3 m

cinema television transversal support €371.2 m €295.6 m €119.9 m

digital cinema €12.6 m automatic selective automatic selective automatic selective support support support support support support €200.0 m €171.2 m €221.8 m €73.8 m €14.4 m €105.5 m

video production & production & technical production €1.4 m creation creation industries €86.4 m €47.8 m €73.8 m €4.4 m

VoD distribution distribution €2.7 m video & VoD €39.6 m €15.3 m €7.5 m

export innovation exhibition exhibition €10.4 m and video €74.0 m €79.5 m games €14.0 m

promotion & cinema export distribution €27.0 m €28.6 m

other support €52.6 million (of which regional funds: €21.2 m) 1 Selective supports: new aid committed in 2017; automatic supports: rights generated in 2017.

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Cinema support

The support described in the rest of this chapter was that effectively distributed in 2017. CNC initiatives in support of the feature film industry comprise four main parts: support for creation, production, distribution and broadcasting of works intended for the widest of audiences and support for the preservation and restoration of film and film heritage.

Support for film creation support beneficiaries objectives 2017 results €1.6 million for 19 scriptwriting writers, supported or - scriptwriting scriptwriting support - script rewriting grants and 23 rewriting grants and unsupported by producers - development support 74 conception grants to back financial support for the commitments made by €2.5 million for 117 projects development of producers production companies for presented by 103 companies feature films scriptwriting and buying film rights Associations financed by the CNC (creation, promotion and guidance for writers, professional training): the Groupe de Recherche et d’Essai Cinématographique (GREC), Emergence, Abominable, Périphérie, the Association des cinéastes documentaristes (ADDOC), Tribudom, Gindou Cinéma, FilmDocumentaire.fr, Sopadin, Vidéadoc, Groupe Ouest, Maison du film court, Atelier du Cinéma Européen (A.C.E.), Arcadi

Support for feature film production support beneficiaries objectives 2017 results €62.2 m raised, of which €0.57 m used to repay loans, €10.4 m for preparation automatic support producers of feature to produce feature length or assistance1 and €51.2 m for production for film producers films short films investments1, including €609.04 K for short films (37 films) to produce films selected on 51 pre-production agreements for a total film directors and advance on receipts the basis of the script or after of €23.3 million and 19 post-production producers production agreements for a total of €1.9 million support for the to encourage producers to producers of feature creation of original use composers to create €524,000 for 57 grants provided films music original music - Franco-German support: 13 projects supported for €1.5 m - Franco-Canadian support: 1 project assisted for €200,000 support for - Franco-Greek support: 15 projects film directors and support for international co- international co- supported to the tune of €400,000 producers productions productions - Franco-Portuguese support: 17 projects supported to the tune of €400,000 - support for Franco-Italian development: 5 projects supported to the tune of €175,500 support for shooting to promote the production of producers of short and 8 projects supported to the tune of in the DOMs - Saint short or feature length films of feature length films €360,000 Pierre and Miquelon cultural interest for the DOMs €4.7 m for 48 films: 38 films at the co-production assistance for world cinema production stage (34 fictions and 4 producers works representative of world support creative documentaries) and 10 at the cinema finishing stage 1 Repayments are deducted and exclude premiums in the amounts raised.

results 2017 211 The cinema tax credit The film production tax credit allows a production company, within the limits of certain conditions, to deduct 20% or 30% of certain (so-called "eligible") production expenses from its taxation, up to a limit of €30 million per film.

In 2017, of the 222 French-initiative films that received investment approvals for financial support, 161 requested provisional tax credit approvals. Total eligible expenses for these 161 films is estimated at €475. The measure helps keep shooting expenditure in France. In 2017, 81% of French-initiative films kept more than 70% of their expenditure in France versus 73.8% in 2003, the year before the tax credit was introduced.

The measure has been reformed several times since its introduction. The tax credit ceiling thus increased from €1 million to €4 million on January 1, 2013 and the scope of eligible expenditures was extended to extras as well as transport, hotel and catering costs. In December 2013, the rate was increased from 20 to 30% for films under €4 million. In December 2014, for application as from January 1st, 2016, the 30% rate was extended to all films with a budget under €7 million, and increased to 25% for animated films. In the 2016 Finance Act, the tax credit rate was also increased to 30% for films in French of over €7 million, and its benefit was extended to foreign- language animated films or films with extensive visual effects (at the 30% rate) and to those where the use of a language other than French was justified by the script (at the 20% rate). The tax credit ceiling was also increased, from €4 to €30 million.

Selective support for distribution The CNC supports independent companies whose work contributes to the diversity of the films screened in movie theaters.

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Support for film distribution support beneficiaries objectives 2017 results 57 distribution companies raised €33.2 million for 170 films. In 2017, to finance a refundable 87 French-initiative films received guaranteed minimum based on automatic support distributors of films in bonuses for a total allocated amount film revenues in theaters for film distributors theaters of €4.1 million. and/or to bear part of the Among these films, 59 benefited publishing expenses from the 50% bonus and 28 films benefited from the 25% bonus distributors of new releases in theaters 3 procedures: - support on a film-by-film to encourage cultural diversity support for new basis by screening French and €10.5 million for 251 films and 25 releases - support for first films - foreign new releases in movie structural grants (1st board) advance on receipts theaters - support for distribution companies (production structure and programming support) heritage film distributors 2 procedures: - support for old films to promote the screening of old support for old films and retrospectives €850,000 for 48 films, 10 film cycles art house films in theaters (2nd board) - support for old film and 9 structural grants throughout the country companies (production structure and programming support) distributors of films in to renew and diversify the support for films theaters aimed at young offering for young audiences in aimed at young audiences theaters by financing teaching €173,000 for 14 films audiences (new released films and aids and accompanying (3rd board) re-released films) documentaries

Special support for short films In addition to the four specific forms of financial support, short films may qualify for additional means of support described in this chapter: automatic and selective television support for films financed by a TV channel, support for new production technologies, support from the Images de la diversité fund, automatic support for film producers, and support for shooting in the French overseas departments - Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Saint Pierre and Miquelon. In the context of all the various initiatives, the overall amount of support for the production of short films came to €13.15 million in 2017. A total of 535 films were produced in 2017 (i.e. the number of short films that obtained a theatrical exhibition license).

results 2017 213 Specific support for short films support beneficiaries objectives 2017 results to encourage the emergence of new pre-production support for producers scriptwriters and new forms of artistic €3.5m for 46 films short films creation support for rewriting short film directors or to encourage the rewriting of scripts €30,000 for 15 projects films producers support the accompaniment of 1st scholarship residence film directors €89,000 for 26 projects and 2nd films €3.6m for 35 companies to guide the development of (support for the production support for the short film producers companies that regularly produce program) and 6 companies production program short films (support for the development program) to honor films that did not receive post-production support for film directors and support as projects and to reward €339,500 for 36 films short films producers risk-taking by producers additional support for producers, directors to promote the creation of original original music and post- €100,500 for 32 projects and composers music production support

Support for film exhibition support for exhibition support beneficiaries objectives 2017 results to finance modernization €66.6 million raised, including €49.7 automatic support and equipment works, as million in the form of advances; 772 for movie theater movie theater operators well as to build new movie files concerning the registration of operators theaters €90.5 million in new works €10.4 million for 42 projects including 7 support for the to encourage the opening in the DOMs (€9.8 million for construction and of new venues in under- movie theater operators metropolitan France and €604 K in the modernization of served parts of the DOMs) totaling 148 screens, including movie theaters country 19 in the DOMs and 2 mobile units support for Art to encourage diversity in €14.9 million for 1,205 theaters movie theater operators House cinemas the range of films offered classed as Art House. support for movie to encourage movie theaters that favor theaters that favor the the screening of screening of 'challenging' €1.9 million for 32 theaters in Paris movie theater operators 'challenging' films in films and that implement and 10 outside Paris. the face of promotional policies in a competition competitive context operators (aid overseen by support for the €569,000 million for 3,700 prints the ADRC - agency for to promote greater access production of releases of 228 first-run films and 120 development of regional to films for movie theaters additional copies heritage films cinema) associations financed by the CNC (showing of films in movie theaters and cultural broadcasting): Association française des cinémas d’Art et Essai (AFCAE, French Art and Experimental Cinema Association), Groupement national des cinémas de recherche (GNCR, National Association for Experimental Cinemas), regional art-house movie theater operators associations, Agence de développement régional du cinéma (ADRC, Agency for Development of Regional Cinema), Agence du cinéma indépendant pour sa diffusion (ACID, Agency for Diffusion of Independent Films), Agence du court métrage (Short Film Agency), Association Documentaire sur Grand Ecran, Association française pour le cinéma d'animation (AFCA), Images en bibliothèques, Confédération des Ciné-clubs (COFECIC) and federations of accredited film clubs, Light Cone, Cinedoc, Collectif jeune cinéma and Pointligneplan (screening of experimental films), Ligue de l'enseignement (Fédérations d'éducation populaire), Carrefour des festivals, Association nationale des cinémas itinérants (ANCI). national events supported by the CNC intended to promote under-screened works: "Fête du cinéma d’animation" (October), "Mois du film documentaire" (November) and "Jour le plus court" (December).

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The support fund for the promotion abroad of feature films A new automatic support fund for the international promotion of feature films for the benefit of international sales agents is replacing existing selective aids. This innovative and evolving procedure was set up as of January 1, 2017, for an experimental period of three years, during which it will be evaluated. In 2017, €10.4 million of support was generated for the benefit of 553 films. Its functioning will be monitored by a committee tasked with identifying ways to improve its effectiveness and the impact of the funding granted.

Jointly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the CNC finances Unifrance films, an association whose mission is to develop French film exports and promote French film making abroad. The CNC also backs the Association des exportateurs de films (ADEF).

Films and film-making heritage The CNC is responsible for all heritage initiatives in the field of French cinema via its assignments for the collection, conservation, restoration and promotion of works. The CNC works in close collaboration with various public and private institutions tasked with conserving and disseminating film and film-making heritage, such as the Cinémathèque française and the Cinémathèque de Toulouse.

In fact, the CNC gives special importance to its film heritage policy, particularly with the conservation and promotion of over 115,000 films conserved at its Bois d'Arcy and Saint-Cyr- l'Ecole sites. In 2017, the budget for safeguarding and restoring heritage films totaled €1.2 million. 95 films were thus safeguarded or restored. In addition, 330 new films were digitized so that people could view them – via the CNC collections – at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) and on CNC premises at Bois d'Arcy. Since the spring of 2014, these digitized collections have also been available for viewing on the INA's multimedia consultation stations within its 6 regional branches and 20 regional libraries, media libraries or film libraries. The collections gained a further 1,460 items in 2017 corresponding to 4,262 articles. Registered in respect of the legal depository, 74 films (released between 2015 and 2017) were deposited on photochemical material and 144 films were deposited on digital copies.

The viewing spaces received 259 researchers for occasional or more long-term investigations. Numerous loans for external screenings also contributed to the promotion of the CNC collections: 730 films were thus loaned in 2017 for various events in France, Europe and in the world, as well as for the production of mixed works and video publishing.

In addition, the documentary database of works established by the CNC and shared with three other film heritage institutions (the Cinémathèque française, the Cinémathèque de Toulouse and the Cinémathèque de Grenoble) was enriched with the descriptions of 1,291 works in 2017.

results 2017 215 Support for the digitization and restoration of heritage films Support beneficiaries objectives 2017 results - make twentieth-century cinematographic works accessible to the widest audience in contemporary technologies and distribution Support for companies and organizations modes, €8.3 million for 127 digitization of holding exhibition rights for - promote the extension of legal offers on films heritage films films the Internet, - ensure the preservation and transmission of this heritage for future generations - accelerate the digitization of works and their availability to the public; - develop the legal online offer in HD and Support for physical offer on LD media, make available digitization and Right Holders € 781,000 for 40 heritage works, whether known or broadcasting of Video and Vod publishers films forgotten, with an optimal viewing quality; heritage films on - to ensure for holders of rights for VoD and video and Vod physical video on LD media a financial support significantly in advance of distribution in high definition 2017 provided the CNC with the opportunity to pursue its film and film-making heritage digitization and restoration plan, initiated in 2012, to support catalog holders with the promotion of their works across new digital broadcasting networks. Certain films, such as Belle de jour by Luis Buñuel, Léon Morin by Jean-Pierre Melville, La Ronde by Max Ophuls, Le Salaire de la peur (), (The Raven) and Les Diaboliques by Henri-Georges Clouzot were released in cinemas in 2017.

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Television support

CNC initiatives in support of the television industry focus on three main areas: support for creation, support for production, and support for the broadcasting of French television programs, notably outside France.

Support for creative television production support beneficiaries objectives 2017 results scriptwriting support: - 64 fiction projects for €1,225,000 - 50 documentary projects for €375,000 - 28 animation projects for €288,500 for fiction, documentary and to encourage the search support for development: support fund for animated programs: for new scriptwriters and - 6 fiction projects for €240,000 innovative - scriptwriting support for new talent for the - 44 documentary projects for €610,000 television scriptwriters creation of innovative - 20 animation projects for €487,500 broadcasting - development support for television production support for further development: production companies - 13 documentary projects for €683,000 support for rewriting (introduced in 2013): - 5 fiction projects for €72,500 - 4 animation projects for €18,000 producers of fiction films, to promote pre- support for animation, and documentary production writing and €12.4m for 485 projects development works, creation and recreation development of live shows to encourage the creation of pilots for difficult projects and new animation pilot animation producers conceptions with a view €268,000 for 12 animation pilots support to canvassing prospective partners, particularly overseas associations financed by the CNC (establishment, promotion and support of authors; professional training): European Television Conservatory (training of scriptwriters), Eurodoc (training in the European production of documentaries)

Support for television broadcasting support beneficiaries objectives 2017 results support for the producers and distributors to finance effective promotion of seeking to market their €2.9 million for 590 programs marketing tools television programs programs abroad For the Regards sur le cinéma event, the CNC acquires the rights to documentaries dealing with film, television and multimedia and intended for non-commercial television broadcasting within the French cultural network. This selection populates the Images de la Culture catalog, which comprises some 4,000 documentaries, mostly available in DVD format in media libraries, art and architecture schools, choreographic centers, as well as prisons. In 2017, more than 4,500 titles, in all formats, were sold to raise funds and for free public screenings. The budget for acquiring the Images de la culture catalog was just under €220,000. The CNC finances "TV France International", an association whose mission is to develop French film exports and promote French film making abroad.

results 2017 217 Support for television production support beneficiaries objectives 2017 results producers that have already €175.4 million1 including €55.4 million for to finance the produced and broadcast fiction, €62.3 million for documentaries, automatic support preparation or television programs on €26.7 million for animation and €30.9 for productions production of new French TV channels or online million for the adaptation of live shows for television works services television. €32.6 million1 including €15 million for advances on rights to finance the producers that have fiction, €7.9 million for documentaries, to automatic preparation or exhausted their automatic €7.5 million for animation and €2.2 million support for production of new support for the adaptation of live shows for production television works television. - producers without an automatic account €30.5 million1 including €6.5 million for - works for which the fiction, €7.4 million for documentaries, selective support for to finance the broadcaster's contribution is €11.6 million for animation, €1.9 million for the production of production of television too low the adaptation of live shows for television television programs works - short documentary works and €3.2 million for cultural interest - current affairs programs with magazine programs. content of cultural interest to back the €4.7 million for 114 programs, including 94 producers with an automatic development and adaptations of live shows for television, 14 "Web Cosip" television account production of television documentaries and 5 fictions and an works on the Internet animation program television programs produced to encourage the co- support for Franco- in co-production and production of television 7 development projects: 7 documentary Canadian co- qualifying for the bilateral works between France projects and no animation project productions agreement and Canada support for music to support the €300,000 for 25 music videos out of 71 videos (quality producers of video-clips production of high- projects examined, and €300,916 for 35 bonus) quality video clips reinvestment projects 1 Including support on account of "Web Cosip" and excluding additional support.

Television tax credit The television broadcasting production tax credit allows a production company, under certain conditions, to deduct part of its taxation from certain production expenses (so-called “eligible” expenses). From January 1st, 2016, the television tax credit has been 25% of eligible expenditures for fictional works and animated films and 20% for documentaries. However, the tax credit cannot exceed €1,150 per minute for a documentary work and €3,000 per minute for an animation work. In the case of other television fictional works, several ceilings have existed since January 1st, 2016 (from €1,250 to €10,000) depending on the work’s production cost per minute.

Fiction broadcast works produced in the framework of an international co-production whose production cost is covered for at least 30% by foreign funds and is greater than or equal to €35,000 per minute produced can be made in a foreign language. In this case, they must be the subject of a version delivered in the French language.

In 2017, 584 broadcast works obtained temporary approval for the tax credit. Total eligible expenditures for these works is estimated at €563 million.

This television tax credit helps to safeguard jobs and avoid the relocation of shooting and post- production expenses in a context of fierce international competition (introduction of a television tax credit facility in the UK, for example). The television tax credit aims to support the growth of

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production of ambitious fiction works, which are internationally oriented, by strengthening the structure and economy of the television sector, in particular, through support for French technical industries.

Fictions benefiting from the television broadcasting tax credit (CIA) kept 99.5% of their shooting days in France in 2017, compared to 85.4% for all fiction in 2004 (year before the introduction of the television broadcasting tax credit). This change can be explained by successive amendments made to the initiative, in a bid to make it more competitive in the face of foreign initiatives.

The television broadcasting tax credit has been reformed several times in order to make it more competitive compared to equivalent foreign tax schemes.

The most recent amendments to the television broadcasting tax credit, introduced in the 2016 finance law and authorized by the European Commission in March 2016, concerned fiction. In fact, since January 1st, 2016, the rate of the fiction tax credit has been 25%, as for animation. In addition, the ceiling of €1,250 previously applicable to all fiction was replaced by progressive ceilings according to the production cost of the work: - €1,250 (production cost < €10,000/min.). - €1,500 (production cost between €10,000 and €15,000 / min). - €2,000 (production cost between €15,000 and €20,000 / min). - €3,000 (production cost between €20,000 and €25,000 / min). - €4,000 (production cost between €25,000 and €30,000 / min). - €5,000 (production cost between €30,000 and €35,000/min). - €7,500 (production cost between €35,000 and €40,000 / min). - €10,000 (production cost > €40,000 / min.).

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Images de la diversité (Images of diversity) Set up in 2007 by the CNC and the National Agency for Social Cohesion and Equal Opportunities (ACSE, now CGET, General Commissariat for Equality of the Territories), the "Images de la diversité" fund's mission is to support works dealing with the diversity of the population and equal opportunities and helping to give a more faithful representation of the reality of French society and its components while writing a common history of the entire French population based around the values of the Republic. It also seeks to identify new forms of writing and young writers, especially from those neighborhoods assigned priority status by urban policy and who come from diverse backgrounds.

The originality of the "Images de la diversité" fund is three-fold: its theme, its cross-cutting nature (support for film, television, digital works and video games) and its intervention at all stages of the creation and exhibition of selected works. It can therefore concern support for preparation (writing and development), production or dissemination (distribution, video publishing). Since its creation, the "Images de la diversité" fund has supported more than 1,400 works from all sectors, genres and formats to the tune of nearly €31.5 million. Two commissions sat in 2017 to examine 147 applications and support 37 projects or works, totaling nearly €680,000.

International tax credit The Tax Rebate for International Productions (TRIP) aims to encourage the shooting and production of film and television works of fiction or animation, on French soil, when production is initiated by a foreign company.

Eligible works are approved by the CNC on the basis of a rating scale validating the work's relation to culture, heritage and the French territory. The tax credit is granted to a company whose executive production of the work is conducted in France. It represents 30% of main production expenses incurred in France, and can total up to €30 million.

In 2017, 52 projects received provisional approval: 16 feature films, 20 television fiction series, 14 animated television series and 2 animated feature films. For these 52 projects, the total projected investment in France was more than €220 million, representing 837 shooting days.

The works came mainly from the United States and the United Kingdom, but also from Germany, Sweden and China. Among the beneficiary works, it is worth mentioning The 15:17 to Paris by Clint Eastwood, Mission Impossible 5 by Christopher McQuarrie, the 7th season of the British series Death in Paradise shot in Guadeloupe, as well as episodes of series like the Romanoffs and The Patriot for Amazon Prime Video or Sense8 and Osmosis for Netflix.

This tax credit promotes the development of the film and broadcasting industry's activities, and boosts the competitiveness of French companies with positive effects on employment. It allows technical service providers to complete their activity and consolidate the utilization rate of their technical resources and expertise. It also fosters the proficiency of French teams in terms of directing and post-production (editing, visual effects, etc.) under the influence of big-budget productions, especially American.

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The effectiveness of the measure was estimated in 2014 in a report published by EY by calculating, for each euro of tax credit paid, the amount invested in the sector and associated tax revenues. For each euro of international tax credit paid, €7.0 is invested in the sector and as a result almost €2.70 of tax and social revenues are collected by the French State.

In order to strengthen its competitiveness in a context of international tax competition, particularly with the aim of attracting very high budget film shoots to French territory, the international tax credit has been modernized over the years. On January 1st, 2017, the minimum level of spending needed to access the measure was lowered from €1 million to €250,000.

Support for digital creation and for video games The CNC offers support specifically dedicated to artistic projects within a digital environment. This funding is intended to cover the whole field of digital creation, considered in a broad sense: video games, television projects for new media, and experimental works of contemporary creation.

The support fund for video games represents selective funding to foster creation and innovation in the video game sector. It is mainly composed of two support measures to accompany the creation of businesses at the pre-production (manufacturing expenses for a prototype) or production stage (support for the creation of intellectual property). The fund is supplemented by a third funding facility to support professional events.

The New Media fund supports innovative television projects that include web features in their process of creation and broadcasting. The supported projects are characterized by their diversity: these are digital series, interactive documentaries or films in virtual reality. All phases of a project are supported (writing, development and production).

Finally, DICRéAM represents selective assistance in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and the National Book Center to support digital writing projects in all fields of contemporary art (visual arts, live shows, literature, etc.). The projects are supported in development and production. The measure is supplemented by funding for distribution.

Support for digital creation and for video games support beneficiaries objectives 2017 results €2.9 million for 38 projects, of which video game €719,900 for 7 pre-production assistance fund to support creation, innovation, projects, €2.2 million by way of 25 (CNC / Ministry of development studios research and development in grants for the creation of intellectual Economy and the video game industry property projects and €145,000 for Finance aid) 6 events related to video games promote the development of €3.7 million for 129 projects: 39 television projects specifically beneficiaries of writing support support fund for designed for the new digital (€302,800), 56 beneficiaries of writers or producers new media projects media, stimulate the renewal development support (€1.3 million), and diversification of creative 34 beneficiaries of production modes support (€2.1 million) support the creation of funding measure experimental artistic works €1.0 million for 98 projects: 38 for multimedia and artists and production developing digital textualities development grants, 44 production digital art creation structures in all fields of contemporary grants and 15 distribution grants (DICRéAM) creation

results 2017 221 Video game tax credits The video game tax credit allows companies active in this sector and operating in France to deduct from their taxes 30% of the sums spent on creating a game.

Since its introduction in 2008, this measure has benefited nearly 95 video game development studios that make up a vibrant and multi-faceted fabric of companies at the service of creation. Since its strengthening in 2015, the tax credit has demonstrated its effectiveness by managing to attract productions with increasingly high budgets, favoring employment, the structuring of the sector and the worldwide success of original creations developed in France.

The 2017 finance law introduced a new revaluation of the system by raising the rate from 20 to 30%. The 2017 figures reflect the attractiveness of the system and the increased production capacity in France: 34 projects received provisional approval for a total eligible expenditure amounting to €134 million, representing financial support of around €40 million.

The fight against piracy Established in 1985, the Association de lutte contre la piraterie audiovisuelle (ALPA, French broadcasting piracy protection association) is an association that brings together various players from within the film and television industry concerned by piracy. Partly financed by the CNC, its purpose is to fight all forms of piracy, whether in physical format or on the Internet. Copyright infringement is enforced by sworn agents.

Support for video (physical and on-demand) Since 1994, the CNC has developed automatic and selective support schemes for the publication of physical video, which now serve to promote DVD and/or Blu-ray publishing. Selective schemes are now accompanied by additional aid designed to encourage video publishers to offer sub-titling for the deaf and hearing-impaired and audio description for the blind and visually impaired. In parallel, a selective scheme for VoD was set up in 2008. It supports holders of VoD rights and VoD publishers to encourage the use of catalogs, the diversity of the offering, and the showing of French and European works on VoD.

In 2015, CNC supplemented existing initiatives by creating automatic support for VoD, as well as increased support for activities linked to final downloading.

In order to accelerate the digitization of works and their availability to the public in optimal quality as part of enhanced legal offers, and especially on the Internet, the CNC has reinforced its systems to support digitization and distribution in VoD in high definition (HD) or video publishing on Blu-Ray Disc (LD), by setting up a common facility dubbed NUMEV as of the last quarter of 2015.

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Support for video (physical and VoD) support beneficiaries objectives 2017 results video publishers that market approved French to finance the purchase of automatic support feature films released less video exhibition rights for €2.9million for 43 projects for video publishing than six years prior, or recent French films short film programs to encourage publishing work relating to feature films (film, €4.5 million for 319 individual selective support for television or direct-to-video) of projects and 43 editorial programs, publishers of videos video publishing special cultural interest given representing a total of 614 publishing the economic conditions of projects their distribution to fund manufacturing and promotional expenses for automatic support publishers of on-demand VoD broadcasting of recent 2.2 million raised by 10 on-demand for video on- media services French films as well as media service publishers demand (VoD) expenditures on improving the service €1.86 million for: - 45 projects in support of the VoD to encourage the use of editorial program, including 19 VoD selective support for VoD rights holders catalogs, the diversity of the rights holders and 26 on-demand Video on Demand publishers of on-demand offering, and the showing of media service publishers. (VoD) media services French and European works - 140 individual projects received on VoD individual VoD support in a sum of €125,477

Support for technological innovation and technical industries  support for projects Support for new production technologies (NPT) supports risk taking by producers when using innovative technologies (digital special effects, virtual images, development of special processes). This support is available to all film and television projects, regardless of their genre (fiction, animation, documentary, live show recreation), their dimension (3D or otherwise) and their format (short film, feature-length film, unitary, series, pilot). In 2017, anxious to enhance the artistic contribution of digital visual effects to the overall visual project of the work, the CNC upgraded support for new technologies in production towards visual and sound creation funding (selective support or direct allocation)

 support for companies Financial support for technical industries backs investments by technical providers of film and television creation. This measure was revised and widened at the end of 2013. The RIAM (Research and Development in Broadcasting and Multimedia), a partnership between CNC and Bpifrance, supports research and development work undertaken by companies working in television and multimedia.

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(NPT/3D) & visual television works that use - enhance the artistic €9.9 million for 197 projects and sound creation innovative techniques, contribution of digital visual funding (selective especially 3D production effects support and direct allocation) support for companies to support investment linked to financial support for technical film and animated digital technologies, to support €4.8 million for 134 projects technical industries image industries equipping, modernizing and restructuring companies. support for research companies that carry out €3.0 million, including €1.7 million in to encourage research and and development in research and development CNC grants (in addition to a development activities within broadcasting and in film, television, refundable advance by Bpifrance) for the industry's companies multimedia (RIAM) videogames and new media 30 projects The CNC finances the CST (Commission Supérieure et Technique de l'image et du son), an association whose mission is to promote technical progress likely to improve the quality of audiovisual expression, from the initial creation through to the final broadcast, and to ensure respect for works and for the quality of their restoration.

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Cooperation with local government authorities

The CNC's local agreements policy CNC's agreements policy implemented with local government authorities sets out to make the film and television sector a hub of local cultural and economic development through close co-operation between local and central government. It covers support for the creation, production and facilitation of shooting, as well as actions for film education, cultural dissemination, film exhibition and film and film-making heritage.

The multi-year film and television cooperation agreements concluded with French regions and the regional directorates for cultural affairs (DRAC) constitute an instrument for dialog, negotiation and the implementation of joint initiatives with a threefold objective: consistency of the actions undertaken, transparency of the initiatives and traceability of the funding deployed. Each year, they lead to financial implementation agreements that state the commitments made by each party. Sub- regional authorities (departments, communities of communes) can, if appropriate, be associated with these agreements.

Following the major consultation and the meeting with the new regional executives in 2016, the CNC proposed a renewed and strengthened framework for 2017 to 2019 for this fifth generation of the agreement: renewed because it makes it possible to take into account the specificities of each of the territories and reinforced because the CNC proposes to support new actions: - deployment of the Talents en court operation; - the establishment of a residency grant with €1 from the CNC for €2 from the local authority; - support for local television stations that fund creation as part of the €1 from the CNC for €3 from the local authority initiative to encourage local television to finance creation; - support for the employment of mediators in movie theaters as part of the €1 from the CNC for €2 from the local authority initiative; - the revival of film clubs by calling on young people doing civic service.

The agreements comprised four main sections: -the first concerns scriptwriting, development, film and television production, as well as the facilitation of shooting and the development of the sector. It is backed by the local authority concerned (support is granted selectively, subject to opinions reached by specialized committees) and by a matching contribution from the CNC issued from the support fund; -the second part concerns cultural dissemination and artistic education, via initiatives supported at national level by CNC such as Lycéens et apprentis au cinéma and Passeurs d’images and support for regional arts education centers. It is financed by the local authority and by the regional directorates for cultural affairs (DRAC) and, for some 30 film festivals of national or international interest, by CNC funding from its support fund. -the third concerns film exhibition, and sets out to allow the authorities, the DRAC, and the CNC to specify their involvement in favor of theaters, and to hold in-depth consultations and systematically exchange information. -the fourth part focuses on films and film-making heritage supported by local government authorities, the DRACs and CNC, which plays a role in a dozen regional film libraries. It helps

results 2017 225 identify and enhance partners’ actions relating to the digitization of films and their actions designed to promote heritage film availability.

As part of the agreements, the CNC's direct intervention methods are the following: -with the local authorities, the CNC defines funds for each category: support for scriptwriting and development, support for short films, support for feature films, and support for television production, etc; -the contribution of the CNC is a fixed amount for Talents en court, writing and development funding and new media funding set up by the local authorities; for the production funding the "€1 from the CNC for €2 from the local authority" system is applied; -the CNC limits its financial participation to €2.0 million per year and per agreement; -regional offices responsible for the facilitation of shooting (also referred to as regional film commissions) also receive support for the first three years of their operation as do the regional image education centers, during the first year of their creation.

In 2017, the amount of money committed under the 17 agreements signed came to €142 million (30% more than in 2016.

Commitments under the three-year agreements between the State, the CNC and the regions (millions of €) State Local CNC total 2017 (DRAC) authorities Creation 1.00 4.74 5.74

of which "Talents en court" 0.06 0.11 0.17

of which the residency grant 0.30 0.86 1.16

of which funding for writing and development 0.35 3.30 3.65

of which support for residencies 0.29 0.47 0.76

New media 0.46 1.29 1.75

Cinema production 9.95 28.44 38.39

of which short films 2.40 4.84 7.24

of which feature films 7.55 23.60 31.15

Television production 8.68 19.68 28.36

of which direct support for television production 8.09 17.21 25.30

of which support for local TV channels' COMs 0.59 2.47 3.06 (contracts of objectives and means) Support fund total 20.09 54.15 74.24

hosting of shootings 0.07 6.21 6.28

development of the sector 6.00 6.00

Total for creation, production and shooting 20.16 66.36 86.52

Dissemination - "Education à l'image" 6.19 8.75 23.21 38.15 of which cultural dissemination 5.35 3.22 14.64 23.21 of which "Education à l'image" 5.53 6.80 12.33

of which film clubs 0.42 0.68 1.10

of which dissemination of the aided works 0.42 1.09 1.51

Exhibition 0.45 0.71 12.38 13.54 of which direct support to theaters 9.84 9.84

of which support for the movie theater networks 0.71 1.60 2.31

of which support for mediators 0.45 0.94 1.39

Heritage conservation 2.12 0.16 2.10 4.38 Total 28.92 9.62 104.05 142.59

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In total, the amounts committed by the CNC in the context of the 2017 financial amendments amounted to €29 million, of which €20.1 million for creation and production support funds and €6.2 million for cultural dissemination. This included support for the relaunch of film clubs and €0.45 million for the support of mediators and €2.1 million for regional film libraries. The local government authorities committed a total of €104.1 million, and the DRACs €9.6 million. In ten years, amounts committed by the State (CNC+DRAC) jumped from €10.1 million in 2004 to €38.5 million in 2017, a rise of 281%. During the same period, local authority agreements rose from €35.5 million to €104.1 million, or an increase of +192%. For all joint parties, there was an increase of 211% between 2004 (€45.6 million) and 2017 (€142 million).

The 2017-2019 agreements cover all regions and 10 departments (Alpes-Maritimes, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Côtes d'Armor, Dordogne, Haute-Savoie, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, the Drôme Department, and Seine-St Denis), the Eurométropole of Strasbourg and the Paris Muncipality as well as the Valence conurbation.

The attractiveness of the territory reinforced by the facilitation of shooting The territorial policy of the CNC associated with the impact of the tax credits allow France to remain an appealing country for shoots which is also enhanced by the efforts of the 40 shooting facilitation offices, whose actions are coordinated by Film France, supported by the CNC. They propose free assistance on various types of services: information on shooting locations and potential locations; finding technicians, actors and extras (possibility of casting in most facilitation offices); administrative procedures, assistance with shooting authorizations; logistics and other information (vehicle rental, accommodation, etc.); provision of production offices, documentation; relations with the press and local authorities.

results 2017 227 Renewing audiences and acting for citizenship

Around the two traditional areas of image education and audience development, the CNC is initiating a new project: the promotion of citizenship, for a budget of €4.8 million.

Educate young people in images throughout their journey Ecole et cinéma, Collège au cinéma and Lycéens et apprentis au cinéma take students into movie theaters with follow-up work in class on the basis of educational documents. In the 2015-2016 school year, they reached over 1.6 million students, or 12.4% of French students, and generated nearly 3.8 million admissions. In addition, teaching of the cinema-TV specialization in the high- school program concerned 135 classes. The Jean Renoir Awardgiven out to a film by high-school students, and initiated by the Ministry of National Education, concerned 50 classes in 2015-2016. Passeurs d’images, a visual image education initiative outside school time, is underpinned by two complementary actions: screenings (special showings in movie theaters and outdoors) and practical work (production and programming workshops). It reached more than 220,000 people around 2,000 actions thanks to nearly 1,200 partners, 20% of which were movie theaters. The CNC supported the creation of the new national coordination initiative, Passeurs d’images, in 2017 which will also oversee Des cinés la vie !

Make cinema an exemplary sector in terms of citizen engagement For people with disabilities or who are hospitalized, the CNC supports the associations Cinéma différence, Retour d’image and Cine-sense, an organization that supports professionals when it comes to the accessibility of works and screens for the sensory disabled and Rêve de cinéma, which organizes film screenings for hospitalized children. For offenders, the CNC supports the coordination of Des cinés la vie ! and the association Résonance culture. Des cinés la vie ! screens short films for young offenders. In 2016-2017, this system concerned 1,361 young people in 234 youth judicial protection structures. Résonance Culture, a resource center, supports the initiative Images en mémoire, Images en miroir, which is aimed at offenders and inhabitants of deprived neighborhoods. In the context of shared creation workshops, directors accompany amateur participants in a process of appropriation of archive images proposed by the INA and the CNC. To open up access to "auteur" cinema and encourage young people to speak in front of others, the CNC has relaunched film clubs in high schools, by calling on young people doing civic service while continuing to support film club federations. 1,000 young people were mobilized. Since the creation of this initiative in 2015, 3,800 screenings have attracted 67,000 movie-goers.

1,000 young people in civic service mobilized to revive film clubs

Les Enfants des Lumière(s) for young people in priority education zones allows them to make short films with professionals. For the most disadvantaged, Cinéma solidaire, created by the CNC, has made it possible, with the help of young people in civic service, to screen free movies. In 2016-2017, 33,500 people in 489 structures were able to discover films through 1,580 screenings.

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Promoting the diversity of work

Support for associations and events The CNC supports national associations and events promoting under-screened works such as documentaries, short films, animation and experimental cinema, for a budget of €2.5 million. Among these various associations, L’Agence du court métrage (Short Film Agency), l’Association du cinéma indépendant pour sa diffusion (ACID) and the l’Association française du cinéma d’animation (AFCA, French Association for Animation Films) defend the distribution of these works. In 2017, Documentary Film Month attracted more than 150,000 movie-goers in 3,145 showings organized in nearly 2,200 structures. 82% of the showings were accompanied by a meeting or debate; la Fête du cinéma d’animationmobilized more than 200 structures for 950 events.

The CNC promotes the dissemination of documentary works through its catalog of non-commercial rights Images de la culture. The IDC catalog also disseminates the works supported by the fund Images de la diversité (in liaison with the CGET). In 2017, 4,500 DVDs were sold to raise funds for free public screenings.

In order to promote the exhibition and distribution of television and film works, the CNC supports some forty festivals of national and international interest in a sum of approximately €7 million, including the , the International Animation Film Festival of Annecy, the FIPA (International Festival of Audiovisual Programs) of Biarritz, the International Short Film Festival of Clermont-Ferrand, the Premiers plans festival of Angers and the La Rochelle International Film Festival.

results 2017 229 6.2. Sex equality in the sector

A male-dominated industry According to data published by the audiovisual professions observatory based on data collected by the Audiens group, the broadcasting sector (television broadcasting, film and audiovisual production, radio broadcasting, image and sound technical services) employed more than 207,000 people in 2016, of which 41% women and 59% men. Generally speaking, women are under- represented in the industry compared to the French economy as they represent 48% of the French workforce. In 2016, women represented 42% of the workforce in the film and broadcasting production sector, 43% in television broadcasting, 41% in radio broadcasting and 30% in the image and sound technical services sector.

Rise in the number of films made by women In ten years, on the basis of an increase in the number of approved films (+25.0%), the number of approved films directed or co-directed by women increased from 50 in 2008 to 81 in 2017, i.e. a rise of 62.0%. In parallel, the number of films directed by men increased by 15.3% over the period. The share of women who directed or co-directed approved films rose from 20.8% in 2008 to 27.0% in 2017.

Approved films according to the director's gender (%) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 men 79.2 78.7 80.1 76.0 75.6 75.5 77.9 77.3 76.3 73.0 women 17.9 19.1 18.4 20.7 21.1 21.2 20.2 21.0 20.5 23.3 mixed 2.9 2.2 1.5 3.3 3.2 3.3 1.9 1.7 3.2 3.7 total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Source: CNC.

More and more films directed by women: +62.0% in ten years versus just +15.3% for men.

A gap in average budgets that is tending to narrow The average budget for films directed by women was lower than that for films directed by men. The average budget for French-initiative films directed by women was €3.47 million in 2017 compared to €5.51 million for those directed by men. The gap tended to narrow over the period. In the space of ten years, the average budget for films directed by men decreased by 24.0%, while that of films directed by women increased by 4.5%.

Average budget for French-initiative films according to the film director's gender (millions of €) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 men 7.25 5.37 5.92 6.14 5.69 5.59 4.35 4.70 6.52 5.51 women 3.32 4.06 3.70 3.49 3.45 3.19 2.83 3.50 2.58 3.47 total 6.42 5.10 5.48 5.47 5.10 4.90 3.94 4.38 5.47 4.90 Source: CNC.

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The emergence of a new generation of women directors In ten years, the share of first films directed or co-directed by women steadily increased, from 27.0% in 2008 to 37.5% in 2017, reflecting the arrival of a new generation of women directors. Most importantly, the proportion of women directing what was at least their third film, increased from 28% in 2008 to 39% in 2017, confirming the consolidation of the careers of those women directors who have been able to break into the profession.

First films according to the film director's gender (%) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 men 73.0 75.3 72.6 66.2 72.7 71.2 687.8 70.7 65.8 62.5 women 24.3 22.3 27.4 29.6 20.8 25.8 28.8 26.7 31.6 31.9 mixed 2.7 2.6 0.0 4.2 6.5 3.0 3.4 2.7 2.5 5.6 total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Source: CNC.

In 2017, virtual parity was reached in CNC committees.

CNC committees now enjoy virtual parity In 2017, 53 selective financing scheme committees, composed of 935 members, met within the CNC. In 2017, virtual parity was reached in the composition of CNC committees with 51% women, compared to 40% in 2013.

Composition of CNC committees (%) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 men 60 N/A 59 61 49 women 40 N/A 41 39 51 total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Source: CNC.

Advance on receipts from the CNC, an example of women's project management As part of the advance on receipts from the CNC, selective financing scheme for feature film production, 31% of projects submitted in 2017 were directed or co-directed by women (25% in 2016). In 2017, just over half (52%) of advances for the production of a first film were granted to projects directed or co-directed by women (32% in 2016). Overall, (1st and 2nd board), in 2017, 38% of the advances were granted to projects directed or co-directed by women (28% in 2016). Within this aid, the success rate of projects directed by women (11%) was higher than that of men (9 %).

One-third of the film directors of short films are women The presence of women as directors of short films is gradually growing. In 2009, 29.3% of short- film directors were women, while in 2016, almost one-third of short-film directors were women.

results 2017 231 Short films according to the director's gender (%) 100% 29,3 28,9 29,3 29,6 32,0 33,7 38,0 32,3 75%

50% 70,7 71,1 70,7 70,4 68,0 66,3 62,0 67,7 25%

0% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

men women

Source: CNC.

Feminization of the animation sector According to data published by the Audiens group, women are increasingly present in the sector of animated films and visual effects. This feminization process began in 2009. Before that date, women accounted for 40% of the permanent workforce (permanent and temporary contracts under common law) and since then, this share has been 43%.

The share of women among newcomers to the sector aged 20 to 25 years is rising. In 2008, women accounted for 30% of these newcomers, compared to 45% in 2016. In 2016, out of all casual employees (French CDDU work contracts) in the animation and visual effects sector, women accounted for 32.4% of the workforce (compared to 29.6% in 2007) and they had an average hourly wage equal to 0.90 times that of men or 10% less than men.

Numbers of casual employees (CDDU) in the animation and visual effects sector (%) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 men 70.4 71.2 72.3 71.8 70.8 71.2 70.3 70.0 69.6 67.6 women 29.6 28.8 27.7 28.2 29.2 28.8 29.7 30.0 30.4 32.4 total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Source: Audiens

The animation and visual effects sector is growing more feminine: 45% of newcomers were women in 2016 versus 30% in 2008.

The proportion of women grew faster in the visual effects sector The number of women in the visual effects sector grew more rapidly over ten years (+38.7%) than that of men (+31.3%). In 2016, women accounted for 27.7% of the workforce in the visual effects sector while men accounted for 72.7%. In this sector, in 2016, women held 30.4% of permanent jobs (permanent and temporary contracts under common law) and 25.2% of casual jobs (excluding artists).

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Employees in the visual effects sector (number of individuals) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

men 1,833 2,140 2,170 2,337 2,497 2,035 2,064 2,155 2,102 2,407 women 666 759 712 824 878 868 779 840 804 924 total 2,499 2,899 2,882 3,161 3,375 2,903 2,843 2,995 2,906 3,331 Source: Audiens.

Also see www.cnc.fr: -the study L’emploi dans les effets visuels numériques -the study Femmes et cinéma : réalisation, production, formation

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