Lumiere Declaration Sets 15 Principles for Global Film Governance, Calling Audience Attention ‘a Trust to Be Honored, Not a Resource to Be Captured’

The Lumière Declaration on the Future of Cinema and the Moving Image has been adopted at the Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, setting out 15 principles for global film governance.

The declaration was adopted Monday by representatives of countries, international organizations, film, television and gaming industry leaders, creators, festivals and cultural institutions from across the world. It was jointly presented by France and the Republic of Korea.

At the center of the declaration is a broad attempt to frame the future of cinema and moving images as a matter requiring international coordination across cultural, governmental and industry lines. The adoption brings together participants from sectors that increasingly overlap, including film, television and gaming, alongside festivals and cultural institutions.

One of the declaration’s most striking ideas is its framing of audience attention. The principles call audience attention “a trust to be honored, not a resource to be captured,” language that positions viewers not simply as consumers within an entertainment economy, but as participants whose engagement carries cultural weight.

The declaration’s title also signals a wider scope than traditional cinema policy alone. By referring to “cinema and the moving image,” the document places film within a broader audiovisual landscape that includes multiple screen-based forms and industries represented at the summit.

The Lumière Summit gathering in Saint-Paul-de-Vence brought together a range of international stakeholders at a moment when governance questions around screen culture are increasingly being discussed across borders and industries. While the available details identify the declaration’s adoption, its 15-principle structure and its international backing, further specifics about each individual principle were not included in the supplied material.

For the film world, the importance of the declaration lies in its collective nature: countries, industry leaders, creators, festivals and cultural institutions aligned around a shared statement on the future of cinema and moving images. Its adoption marks a formal step in articulating principles for how global screen culture should be approached by the institutions and industries that shape it.