French Association of Assistant Directors for Fiction Paris AFAR
Working with French crew: assistant directors and the AFAR network
If you're bringing a UK production to France, the crew structure will feel familiar but the networks are different. Easy Spaces works with production teams shooting across France, and one of the bodies worth knowing is AFAR, the Association Française des Assistants Réalisateurs de Fiction, the professional association for fiction assistant directors.
Who AFAR represents
In France, the assistant réalisateur is the equivalent of the first AD you'd hire on a UK shoot: the person running the floor, building the schedule, managing call sheets and keeping the shoot on time and on budget. AFAR is the professional body for these roles in French film and television fiction.
For a UK producer, AFAR matters because it's how the French side of your crew connects. It links producers and directors with qualified ADs, circulates job openings across its network, and supports the freelance production professionals you'll be hiring locally. Its reach covers the full production chain, from producers and directors to location managers and production managers.
Contact AFAR
c/o CST, 9 rue Baudoin, 75013 Paris, France
info@afar-fiction.com
Finding locations for your French shoot
Once your crew is in place, we handle the locations. Easy Spaces scouts apartments, houses, private properties, unusual spaces and outdoor settings across France, including Paris, for feature films, commercials and television.
