Studio Kremlin rose from an industrial wasteland in the French capital to become a thriving, community-embedded hub of filmmaking and other creative activities.
"Kremlin Studio started about twenty years ago, in Kremlin-Bicêtre area of Paris, hence the name. The developer of the Ivry Confluences urban development zone and the town hall then offered us to buy this factory, says Eric Ducher one of the creative media hub's co-founders:
"We discovered a factory that had been abandoned since 1977, and then over the years, we expanded," he explains. "And finally, in a few months, we will also open a food court that will serve both as a canteen for the teams that shoot here and will also be open to the world, to the neighbourhood. And, as the last part of our adventure, we will very soon open all our shooting sets to the public, which will allow us to host events or projects, cultural events.
"We welcome a wide range of projects, from films and series to commercials, fashion shoots, YouTube content, and TV shows. The only limit is space. The challenge for Kolok was to provide services that are adapted to the particular rhythm of the audiovisual industry. So we've developed flexible solutions to meet these needs.
"We're developing incubation programs. Currently, we're focusing on a series incubation program where we'll select five projects to mentor for 3-5 months before pitching them. We're also working on a partnership during a festival to showcase these projects to the public."
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