TV France International has opened an umbrella stand at the Licensing Show for its fourth consecutive year, featuring 14 companies. The event draws some 20,000 participants in New York city, including acquisition execs, publishers (paper and digital), players in mobile telephony, advertising agencies, licensing agents, manufactures of just about everything (toys, games, clothing, jewelry, food, etc.) and retailers, as well as mass retailers from North America, Latin America, Asia, and Europe.
The event has been officially approved by Ubifrance and falls within the framework of a French action plan for operators in Information and Communication Technologies. The French stand is open to all industrial segments that produce content and has received support from the Ministry of Foreign Trade. Several videogame companies are present alongside animated film producers, who always turn out in large numbers.
Participating companies are: Alphanim, Calt international, Carrère Group, Connection Events, Cluster Imaginove, Editions Glenat/Vents d'Ouest, Extra Live, Fashion TV, INA, Marathon Animation, Mediatoon, Millimages, Planet Nemo Animation and Taffy Ent.
TV France Int'l (www.tvfrance-intl.com) is an organization promoting French entertainment production around the world. It is comprised of 142 member companies and 22,000 programs. The website has French, English, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese versions.
