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Indonesia and France target 2027 launch for film co-production fund
Indonesia and France have agreed to expand cultural cooperation after a meeting in Paris on October 7 between their culture ministers, Fadli Zon and Catherine Pégard.
One key plan is an Indonesian film co-production fund, which Indonesia’s Culture Ministry is developing with technical support from France’s National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image.
The fund is targeted to begin operating in 2027.
The countries are also preparing a third Indonesia-France Film Lab and discussing ways to strengthen Indonesia’s presence at the Cannes Film Festival in 2028.
Their cooperation includes plans to conserve heritage sites in Indonesia, promote Indonesian arts in France, and exchange expertise in conservation and museum management.
The planned conservation work covers 10 sites and cultural assets across eight Indonesian provinces, including Borobudur Temple.
The initiatives are intended to create more opportunities for people in both countries to experience each other’s culture.
Indonesia and France are developing a film co-production fund targeted to begin operating in 2027.
The initiative was discussed by Indonesian Culture Minister Fadli Zon and French Culture Minister Catherine Pégard at a meeting in Paris.
France’s National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image will provide technical support for the fund.
The countries are also planning cultural projects and cooperation on heritage conservation, training and museum management.
- Who
- Indonesia and France, represented in the meeting by Culture Ministers Fadli Zon and Catherine Pégard.
- What
- They are developing a film co-production fund targeted to begin operating in 2027, alongside other cultural cooperation.
- When
- The ministers met on October 7, 2026. The fund is targeted to launch in 2027.
- Where
- The meeting took place in Paris.
- Why
- The fund is part of efforts to make cultural cooperation more concrete and reciprocal and expand opportunities for people in both countries.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We have a long and very rich cultural relationship. We want to make this partnership more concrete and reciprocal, while giving people in both countries greater opportunities to discover each other’s cultural wealth.
We need to translate our cultural commitments into concrete programs and exchanges of expertise.
The 2026-2027 Rimbaud literary residency program began, with French writer Louis-Philippe Dalembert as its first resident in Semarang.
Fadli Zon and Catherine Pégard discussed cultural cooperation at a meeting in Paris.
The Indonesia International Film Co-production Fund is targeted to begin operating.
Indonesia and France are discussing ways to strengthen Indonesia’s presence at the Cannes Film Festival.
- Fund target launch
- 2027
- Indonesian minister
- Fadli Zon
- French minister
- Catherine Pégard
- Technical support
- France’s National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image (CNC)
- Film lab
- Third Indonesia-France Film Lab planned for the JAFF Market
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