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French art directors battle shrinking budgets and unpaid overtime

ADC President Anne Seibel warns that rising demands and slashed budgets are forcing French art departments into a crisis, prompting a push for time-tracking software and aggressive set recycling.

May 21, 2026
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The financial squeeze hitting the European film industry is having a direct, physical impact on set construction and art department crews. Anne Seibel, the Oscar-nominated production designer (Midnig…

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