# Lumière Summit establishes shared cinema standards and Korea fund

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/lumiere-summit-launches-1-16b-france-korea-fund-and-new-global-cinema-standards/
- Published: 2026-09-07T11:09:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-07T17:16:04+00:00
- Topics: AI, Art, Asia, Culture, Entertainment, Environment, Europe, Film, Geopolitics, Government, Music, Politics, Science, Technology, World

## Key points

- Lumière Summit adopted five declarations on AI, piracy, gender equality and more
- France and South Korea announced a $1.16 billion joint film fund
- AI declaration ties training use to copyright payment and UNESCO oversight

## Summary

The Lumière Summit, held on 7 September 2026 at the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, concluded with countries and screen-industry bodies adopting five declarations covering artificial intelligence, piracy, gender equality, image education and environmental sustainability. Opened by President Emmanuel Macron, the gathering also launched the IRIS independent cinema initiative and announced a $1.16 billion France-Korea fund, positioning the summit as an attempt to set shared international standards for a rapidly changing screen industry. Signatories included France, South Korea, SACEM, Adami and the Motion Picture Association, with all five declarations left open for further countries and organisations to sign.

The AI declaration sets six principles, including bringing AI systems used in screenwriting, visual effects and dubbing within the scope of the 2005 UNESCO cultural diversity convention, guaranteeing fair payment for the use of copyrighted training material, and protecting creative employment and performers' rights to likeness and voice. The piracy declaration commits signatories to a permanent multilateral enforcement body, shared intelligence and cross-border site-blocking cooperation, building on existing frameworks such as ACE, the MPA, the EUIPO Observatory, WIPO ALERT and Interpol I-SOP. A gender equality declaration pledges equal pay and opportunity, stronger harassment prevention, and greater representation of women, extending measures France's CNC has tied to public funding since 2021, alongside separate declarations on image education and environmental sustainability.

## Coverage

- [Variety: France Launches Global Initiatives to Support Independent Cinema and Establish Framework for Alliance of State Film Commissions: Lumiere Summit](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/iris-independent-film-france-macron-lumiere-summit-1236853718/)
- [Variety: Emmanuel Macron Calls for Global Initiatives to Protect Film and Warns About Dangers of Social Media as Lumiere Summit Opens](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/emmanuel-macron-social-media-ai-lumiere-summit-1236853824/)
- [Variety: Toho Europe, Indonesia Film Fund, Cinepolis Pact Among Deals Unveiled at Lumiere Summit](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/toho-europe-indonesia-film-fund-cinepolis-pact-lumiere-summit-1236853717/)
- [Variety: France and Korea Launch $1.16 Billion Screen Industry Financing Partnership at Lumiere Summit](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/france-korea-billion-screen-industry-partnership-lumiere-summit-1236853711/)
- [Variety: Screen Industries Adopt Five Thematic Declarations at Lumiere Summit, Setting Terms on AI, Piracy, Gender, Education and the Environment](https://variety.com/2026/film/global/lumiere-summit-five-declarations-ai-piracy-gender-education-environment-1236853918/)

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