France TV Distribution Lands ‘Building Paris,’ a Documentary Offering an Immersive View of the City of Light’s Iconic Monuments (EXCLUSIVE)

The doc premieres at Sunny Side of the Doc, the international marketplace unspooling in La Rochelle, France, June 22-24

By Roberto Prieto

Roberto Prieto

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France TV Distribution has added the documentary “Building Paris” (“Construire Paris”) to its lineup and will premiere it at Sunny Side of the Doc, running June 22-24 and designed to bring the international documentary community together in France.

The doc focuses on 19th century Paris and the radical changes it went through after Emperor Napoleon III and Baron Haussmann set out to modernize the city. The filmmakers had exclusive access to famous monuments like Haussman’s Opera House and hidden locations beneath the city, combined with impressive VFX.

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