Highlights in Marché du Film

Asian countries are back!

We’re especially glad to welcome Asian countries back to the Marché du Film.

Finecut, Lotte Entertainment, CJ Entertainment, M-Line Distribution, Gaga Corporation for instance have already confirmed their participation, as well as the pavilions from South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Philippines or Thailand!

Animation Day on Sunday 22 May

A whole day dedicated to animation.

Attend Annecy Works-in-Progress pitching session in the morning, join inspiring conferences from our partners Annecy and Animation! (Ventana Sur) in the afternoon, and finish the day with a cocktail!

impACT Lab

The impACT Lab is designed to foster international co-production opportunities and guide producers to create more meaningful, sustainable and impactful films.

This series of workshops will feature emerging producers from partnering institutions.

Each workshop will feature emerging producers from partnering institutions and will take place online ahead of the Marché du Film, then in-person in Cannes. The workshops and networking events offers professionals an opportunity to exchange ideas, reflect on the current industry climate, engage in constructive debate and focus on the values inherent in a diverse film industry with content that speaks to all audiences.

The impACT Lab will cover key production issues including the evolution of funding in the current climate, the transition to sustainable production practices, and inclusion in every stage of production from script to screen and beyond. The program will mainly feature group sessions that will focus on topics such as sustainable market strategies and the definition of impactful content in the film industry and how it is evolving as time goes by.

The impACT Lab was designed specifically to help emerging producers develop essential skills needed for the ideal positioning of their projects in the global marketplace. The sessions will provide insider tips on how to best approach potential partners and create innovative funding opportunities to give these impactful projects greater scope on an international scale.

The goal of the workshops is to help emerging producers master the skills needed to get their impactful projects off the ground and better position co-production projects, all to produce higher quality films and build up a network of sustainable content producers across the globe.

Doc Day on Tuesday 24 May

A full-day event composed of keynotes, panel discussions and masterclasses, featuring inspiring doc filmmakers in selection at Cannes and high profile industry executives.

At the heart of the world’s n°1 film festival and market, Cannes Docs reaffirms the fundamental place and role of the documentary genre, and works at ever-strengthening its organic integration within the global film industry. To this end, Cannes Docs includes the annual Doc Day, an exclusive daylong celebration of documentary cinema and of its essential role in our contemporary societies.

Cannes Docs strongly intends to be as useful, relevant and welcoming as possible, for documentary filmmakers of all backgrounds and origins, as well as for all of the field’s predominant players.

Producers Network onTuesday 19 – Monday 23 May

The go-to place for producers!

Join a series of breakfast meetings and networking events specifically designed to create opportunities to build your peer network and get international co-production projects off the ground.

Countries under the spotlight to be announced soon.

Source: MarchduFilm