ABSTRACT
Film policies are not solely developed by state agencies, but are also devised and implemented by organizations known as 'quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations' or 'quangos.' One such organization benefitting from state subsidies and fulfilling state missions in France is the Pole Media Grand Paris. The Pole Media Grand Paris is a media cluster whose goal is to provide tools and services to build a stronger media industry. When the Pole started to be active, in 2003, its first decision was to create the Commission du Film de Seine-Saint-Denis. The Commission was created to generate economic, media and cultural impacts. Film France is a state-funded agency, supported by the Centre National du Cinema et de l'Image Animee (CNC). It coordinates the network of forty local film commissions, including the Commission du Film de Seine-Saint-Denis. Its mission is to attract foreign audiovisual production activity in France.
