Cannes chief Thierry Frémaux says French film model is spreading abroad

Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Frémaux said French money, the CNC and French professionals are "absolutely everywhere" in world cinema. Speaking at the CNC's 80th-anniversary event in Paris on 26-28 October, he said many countries are developing film-restoration programmes on the French model, Variety reported. Restoration means repairing and digitally cleaning old films.