Three films co-produced by the TF1 group win awards at the 2015 Colcoa Festival in Los Angeles

Boulogne-Billancourt, April 30, 2015

Three films co-produced by the TF1 group 
win awards at the 2015 Colcoa Festival in Los Angeles

Through its two cinema subsidiaries, TF1 Films Production and TF1 Droits Audiovisuels, the TF1 group is a leading partner of film creation and seeks to support all types of cinema and enhance their distribution.
 
The Group is delighted by the success of the three feature films having won awards at the 19th Colcoa Festival in Hollywood. It would like to congratulate the talented individuals that helped to create these works, which touched theatre audiences and Hollywood critics alike. 

The Colcoa Festival, created in 1996, is the major event dedicated to French film in Los Angeles. Every year, some 40 French productions are presented to a jury made up of industry professionals, critics and film lovers.

This year, the jury presented awards to three films co-produced by the TF1 group:

Once in a Lifetime (Les Héritiers), directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, won: the LAFCA (Los Angeles Film Critics Association) Critics Special Prize and the Audience Special Prize.
The film was co-produced by TF1 Droits Audiovisuels.
Starring: Ariane Ascaride, Ahmed Dramé, Noémie Merlant   
The film is available on VOD at MYTF1 VOD

The Audience Special Mention award went to Memories (Les souvenirs), directed by Jean-Paul Rouve.
The film was co-produced by TF1 Droits Audiovisuels.
Starring: Michel Blanc, Annie Cordy, Mathieu Spinosi
DVD out on May 20, 2015

Number One Fan (Elle l'adore) by Jeanne Henry, co-produced by TF1 Films Production, won the LAFCA Critics Special Mention Prize.
Co-produced by TF1 Films Production
Starring: Sandrine Kiberlain, Laurent Lafitte, from the Comédie-Française
The film is available on VOD at MYTF1 VOD

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About TF1 Droits Audiovisuels

Founded in 1995, the TF1 Droits Audiovisuels subsidiary acquires and distributes rights in France and internationally.
Its subsidiary, TF1 International (owned 34% by UGC Images) is one of France’s main rights sellers worldwide, operating in all the main marketplaces including Los Angeles, Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Toronto.
In France, TF1 Droits Audiovisuels also distributes films in theatres through its 34% stake in UGC Distribution.
TF1 Droits Audiovisuels also has a substantial portfolio of audiovisual rights, marketed through the subsidiary’s catalogue of films and TV drama as part of second-cycle sales.  

About TF1 Films Production

TF1 Films Production co-produces and buys feature films. It acquires broadcasting rights for the TF1 channel as well as co-producer shares, through which it is entitled to a share of the income generated by the films.
Through these investments, TF1 is honouring its commitment to dedicate 3.2% of advertising income to co-producing European films (of which 2.5% for works produced in French).
In 2014, 18 films co-produced by TF1 Films Production were released in cinemas (compared with 19 in 2013), taking a total of 37.7 million tickets (18.4 million in 2013). Nine of the 18 films topped the one million ticket mark, including Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu? (12,236,166), Supercondriaque (5,268,599) and Lucy (5,201,019).