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Marseille, future capital of cinema? This is the wish of Emmanuel Macron, who last September had promised money to develop the sector already very active in the Marseille city.
What partly characterizes Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône) is its light and spectacular landscapes. The world of cinema has understood this well, and it is not uncommon to find filming in the city. That day, it is about a telefilm for France Televisions. Pierre Gallo, the production manager, is installed in the Phocaean city for 20 years. “We move to Marseille when we have worked in Paris, when we want to take advantage of the good weather“, he confides.
Marseille interests American cinema
Jérôme Cornuau, the director of the film, is also convinced by Marseille. “The municipality is very familiar with filming and therefore everything is going really well. I had a filming experience in Los Angeles, and I feel like it’s kind of the same“, he testifies. Even the Americans seem to start to share this point of view. The Marseillais indeed perhaps crossed Mark Damon last year, present for the shooting of the film Stillwater …
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