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L’Atelier 2013
For L’Atelier’s 9th edition, 15 projects from 14 countries have been selected. Since its creation in 2005, L’Atelier has been stimulating creative filmmaking and encouraging the emergence of a new generation of filmmakers. By inviting directors and their producers to meet hundreds of potential partners during the Festival de Cannes, L’Atelier offers its participants access to international co-production, thereby maximizing their chances of completing their projects. So far, out of 126 projects presented over the last eight years, 83 have been completed and 29 are currently in pre-production.
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Rey
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Niles Attalah
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Chile
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Ciao Ciao
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Song Chuan
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China
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Out/In the Streets
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Jasmina Metwaly and Philip Rizk
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Egypt
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Lamb
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Yared Zeleke
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Ethiopia
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Je ne suis pas un salaud
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Emmanuel Finkiel
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France
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Stage Fright
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Yorgos Zois
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Greece
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Chenu
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Manjeet Singh
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India
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Holy Air
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Shady Srour
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Israel
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The House on Fin Street
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Amir Manor
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Israel
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Sworn Virgin
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Laura Bispuri
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Italia
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Me, Myself and Murdoch
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Yahya Alabdallah
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Jordan / Palestine
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Days of Cannibalism
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Teboho Joscha Edkins
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South Africa
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Memories of the Wind
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Özcan Alper
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Turkey
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Road Kill
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Yuichi Hibi
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U.S.A.
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The Heirs
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Jorge Hernández Aldana
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Mexico
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From May 17 to 23, L’Atelier will arrange meetings with the directors for film industry professionals interested in investing in their projects.
The Livre des Projets and the meeting request forms will be available online at the beginning of April on www.cinefondation.com.
The professionals willing to meet the directors and their producers will then be able to request a meeting and consult online a selection of our directors’ previous works.
CONTACT : Nicolas Rouilleault
L’ATELIER, Festival de Cannes / 3, rue Amélie, 75007 Paris
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Network18 Q4 revenue grows 9.7 per cent, EBITDA at Rs 30 crore
PAT improves to Rs 306.6 crore, margins steady amid cost pressures.
MUMBAI: Not all news is breaking, some of it is quietly improving. Network18 Media & Investments Limited appears to be doing just that, tightening losses and stabilising margins even as costs continue to weigh on the business. For FY26, the company reported revenue from operations of Rs 1,955.1 crore, up from Rs 1,896.2 crore in FY25, signalling modest top-line growth in a challenging media environment. Total income stood at Rs 1,978.2 crore, compared to Rs 1,913 crore a year earlier.
Profit after tax came in at Rs 306.6 crore for the year, a sharp turnaround from Rs 3,225.4 crore in FY25, largely reflecting the absence of large exceptional items that had inflated the previous year’s numbers. On a more comparable basis, the company’s operating performance showed signs of gradual stabilisation.
However, the quarterly picture remained under pressure. For the March quarter, Network18 reported a loss of Rs 53.1 crore, narrower than the Rs 98.1 crore loss in the same period last year, but still indicative of ongoing cost challenges.
Expenses continued to track high. Total expenses for FY26 stood at Rs 2,235.7 crore, up from Rs 2,197.8 crore in FY25. Key cost heads included operational expenses of Rs 765.9 crore, employee benefits of Rs 475.9 crore, and marketing, distribution and promotional spends of Rs 427.1 crore, underlining the continued investment required to sustain reach and engagement.
At an operating level, margins remained under strain. Operating margin stood at 2.33 per cent for FY26, marginally higher than 1.77 per cent in FY25, while net profit margin remained negative at -13.02 per cent, though improved from -14.89 per cent.
On the balance sheet, total assets rose to Rs 8,957.6 crore as of 31 March 2026, from Rs 8,317.5 crore a year earlier. Equity strengthened to Rs 4,958.7 crore, while borrowings increased to Rs 3,112.8 crore, reflecting a higher reliance on debt to support operations.
Cash flows told a mixed story. While financing activities generated Rs 83.9 crore, operating cash flow remained negative at Rs -24 crore, highlighting ongoing pressure on core cash generation. Cash and cash equivalents, however, improved to Rs 33.9 crore from Rs 1.8 crore.
The numbers point to a company in transition growing revenues, trimming losses, but still grappling with structural cost pressures. In a sector where scale often comes at a price, Network18 seems to be inching towards balance, one quarter at a time.
