We Are UK Film hosted a Cannes Market panel today with participants from far and wide speaking about their experiences on international co-productions amid the coronavirus pandemic, and what the fu…
The “massive” independent production, with a budget of about 13M euros, has participation from BBC Films and the BFI as well as Swedish, French and U.S. input. Goodridge called it “a masterpiece of European financing… I’m kind of in awe there are so many partners on this film,” but noted that’s reflected in the story. The English-language film is set on a cruise liner in the world of fashion, and also on a desert island.
The government had already been reactive by covering 60% of pay for workers during the crisis, but that came with complications. “When you’re doing a co-production and some of the crew is employed in the UK, they don’t get anything. But German and French crew are getting very high support.” Going forward, this is a situation that won’t be so easy to get around. “I cannot have actors with no security and actors who are completely secure.
Matthew Metcalfe, of New Zealand’s GFC Films is starting a UK co-production next week and noted that’s down to “long relationships where there’s trust. Co-productions are about relationships, about trust, about getting to know people. It’s not enough to find a partner in another country; they should be mutually beneficial. It’s important to have an appreciation of that country and want to work with them.”said she believes the “signs are good for co-productions” going forward.
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