France, March 30 -- Since May 2024, an inquiry group of MPs at France's National Assembly has been tasked with identifying sexual harassment and assault on film sets in France. The committee has put forward proposals for new legislation to tackle the issue - for example, introducing intimacy coordinators on sets.

The inquiry committee, initiated by French actress Judith Godreche, has interviewed almost 100 people from the film, theatre and advertising industries.

Some of France's biggest male movie stars have also testified to the inquiry, saying they might have missed or even been guilty of inappropriate remarks before the #MeToo movement changed attitudes.

Jean Dujardin, an Oscar winner in 2012 for his turn in The Artist, as well as ...