David Findley

Feature length, 90 min.

Set-wise, need a field or pasture, one or two private homes (interior and exterior), some kind of local business (bar, bakery, butcher, etc), and general exteriors around village common areas, like fountain, park, etc. Could also use a stream , pond, or lake for some exterior scenes.

I don't think it matters too much, so long as it is a small town or village that would put up with a very minimal crew shooting a digital movie (SD, possible uprez later), and local actors that might be interested in participating for deferrals , so my costs are as low as possible. I assume it would be better for me to just find a small hotel or room for rent where ever I shoot, so I could really shoot the movie anywhere, so long as it is economical. By the way, do you know what the French Film Commission requires in the way of liability insurance. They generally require a million dollars here, minimum. My project requires no stunts, explosions, or car chases, it is more along the lines of a Jim Jarmusch-style piece. Thanks very much Laurent. Dave

She's actually going to be in Paris, at American University.

Thanks for all the responses. I should dispel any suggestion that I am a professional. I've had some film school, was a professional still photographer for many years, but currently practice law. However, I've shot four short digital films, managed to get one in a small film festival, and am planning a feature length shoot in the fall here in Nashville, utilizing actors from a local theatre group who want the experience and to have something for their reel. With my daughter going off to France, I got an idea for a kind of Kafka-eske kind of movie that would take place in a small village somewhere in Europe, and I thought if I could make some contacts with a small community theatre troupe in France, and find a village to shoot in, I could work a similar deal, ie, some token payment and a copy of the film in exchange for their participation (plus an agreement for deferrals, if the thing makes any money). This may be too far-fetched to work, but you all have given me some starting points, and I appreciate it. Dave

Here's the deal: my daughter's going to school in France. I'm working on a kind of interesting script that takes place in a foreign country, which could be France. What I thought is if I could find the equivalent of a local acting troupe in some outlying village that would be interested in participating in the project, I could shoot it in a couple of weeks while visiting my daughter. I understand that there is going to be resistance to American filmmaker coming in to shoot French film, etc, but what I need right now is some info on finding regional acting groups in small towns in France and info on regulations for shooting in France. Anybody know where I can find any of this? Thanks. Dave Findley