ion) in visual effects. The total is expected to approach €1 billion ($1.16 billion) by year-end, approximately twice the prior-year figure, spanning live-action features and series, animation and visual effects for studios and streaming services from the U.S. and the U.K. to Belgium, Italy, Egypt and Indonesia, shooting at facilities from Épinay and the Studios de Paris to Provence and the Grand Lyon. The growth reflects the combined effect of enhanced tax incentives and strategic public investment through France's  Grande Fabrique de l'Image  program, which has expanded the country's studio capacity, technical infrastructure and workforce training.

The Lumière Partnership is one of several concrete commitments to emerge from the summit, which has gathered 300 participants from more than 60 countries.