TIFF is expanding its industry influence with the launch of an official content market, designed as a central hub for buying and selling screen-based projects, intellectual property, and immersive and innovative content across all platforms.
TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey and chief programming officer Anita Lee made the announcement on Thursday in Cannes, revealing that the market is in development thanks to a Cad $23 million investment from the Canadian federal government.
“What we’ve heard from the international industry at large is that TIFF is increasingly becoming a significant gateway to North America,” Lee told Variety, sitting down for an interview just a few hundred kilometers away from Cannes’ Marche du Film, which was an inspiration for TIFF’s version. “We have a fantastic culturally diverse, young, sophisticated audience. What the official market will allow us to do is create a hub and infrastructure for companies, producers, to come in from all around the world,...
TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey and chief programming officer Anita Lee made the announcement on Thursday in Cannes, revealing that the market is in development thanks to a Cad $23 million investment from the Canadian federal government.
“What we’ve heard from the international industry at large is that TIFF is increasingly becoming a significant gateway to North America,” Lee told Variety, sitting down for an interview just a few hundred kilometers away from Cannes’ Marche du Film, which was an inspiration for TIFF’s version. “We have a fantastic culturally diverse, young, sophisticated audience. What the official market will allow us to do is create a hub and infrastructure for companies, producers, to come in from all around the world,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
The Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film is gearing up for a 6% hike in attendance with numbers expected to hit close to 15,000 participants, according to projections revealed by executive director Guillaume Esmiol in the run-up to its opening Tuesday.
“We’ll only have the exact number at the end of the market but for now we’re looking at an increase of more than 6%,” predicts Esmiol, on the basis of a rise in registrations ahead of the market kickoff.
“Last year we announced the record-breaking attendance of just over 14,000 attendees. I expect we’re going to break that record again to be not far off 15,000.”
Around 4,000 feature films and projects from 140 territories will be on offer, with screening staking place in 33 venues, while the market will also host 200 different events, including 70 conferences, across its nine days running from May 14 to 22.
While the AFM, Toronto and even the Berlinale’s...
“We’ll only have the exact number at the end of the market but for now we’re looking at an increase of more than 6%,” predicts Esmiol, on the basis of a rise in registrations ahead of the market kickoff.
“Last year we announced the record-breaking attendance of just over 14,000 attendees. I expect we’re going to break that record again to be not far off 15,000.”
Around 4,000 feature films and projects from 140 territories will be on offer, with screening staking place in 33 venues, while the market will also host 200 different events, including 70 conferences, across its nine days running from May 14 to 22.
While the AFM, Toronto and even the Berlinale’s...
- 5/13/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The Cannes Market is deploying a three-pronged plan to assure better conditions for market attendees in booking tickets to festival screenings in anticipation of a record number of participants expected for its 2024 edition.
Initiatives include an improved algorithm, cracking down on no-shows and bolstering options for market badge-only catch-up screenings in order to “prioritise professionals,” explained Guillaume Esmiol, executive director of the Marché du Film.
Esmiol said Cannes Film Festival and the Marché have been working hand in hand for months to ensure more tickets are circulating. They hope to ease long-existing frustrations over not being able to secure tickets...
Initiatives include an improved algorithm, cracking down on no-shows and bolstering options for market badge-only catch-up screenings in order to “prioritise professionals,” explained Guillaume Esmiol, executive director of the Marché du Film.
Esmiol said Cannes Film Festival and the Marché have been working hand in hand for months to ensure more tickets are circulating. They hope to ease long-existing frustrations over not being able to secure tickets...
- 5/9/2024
- ScreenDaily
The new projects from two-time Palme d’Or winner Ruben Östlund (The Triangle of Sadness, The Square); Irish director Lorcan Finnegan (Vivarium and upcoming Nicolas Cage thriller The Surfer); and Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Smoczyńska, director of Letitia Wright/Tamara Lawrance-starrer The Silent Twins, will be pitching to potential backers at this year’s Cannes Investors Circle, an event organized by the Cannes film market that aims to bring together top art-house talent with producers and financiers.
The 2024 Cannes Investors Circle event, held on May 19 at the Plage des Palmes, will showcase 10 never-before-seen films in various stages of development to an exclusive group of investors and film financing experts. The projects range in budget from €1 million ($1.07 million) to more than €20 million ($21.4 million) and have been specifically curated by the market.
“The aim of the Marché du Film with the Cannes Investors Circle is to support artistically and financially
ambitious film projects,...
The 2024 Cannes Investors Circle event, held on May 19 at the Plage des Palmes, will showcase 10 never-before-seen films in various stages of development to an exclusive group of investors and film financing experts. The projects range in budget from €1 million ($1.07 million) to more than €20 million ($21.4 million) and have been specifically curated by the market.
“The aim of the Marché du Film with the Cannes Investors Circle is to support artistically and financially
ambitious film projects,...
- 4/30/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Association of Film Commissioners International (Afci) will make its debut in next month’s Cannes Marché du Film line-up when it hosts the inaugural Global Film Commission Network Summit.
The May 19 summit will focus on the role of film location selection and production strategies, in partnership with research and consulting firm Olsberg Spi, which will update on its 2019 study, ‘Best Practice in Screen Sector Development’.
Other topics will highlight choosing locations for authentic storytelling, indigenous community engagement, and dismantling location stereotypes. Attendees will include film commissioners, policymakers and senior-level studio and independent production executives.
Afci executive director Jaclyn Philpott said,...
The May 19 summit will focus on the role of film location selection and production strategies, in partnership with research and consulting firm Olsberg Spi, which will update on its 2019 study, ‘Best Practice in Screen Sector Development’.
Other topics will highlight choosing locations for authentic storytelling, indigenous community engagement, and dismantling location stereotypes. Attendees will include film commissioners, policymakers and senior-level studio and independent production executives.
Afci executive director Jaclyn Philpott said,...
- 4/23/2024
- ScreenDaily
The Association of Film Commissioners International is heading to Cannes.
For its 2024 edition, the Cannes film market, the Marché du Film, will debut the Global Film Commission Network Summit where, together with the Afci, industry executives will discuss, among other things, “selecting locations for authentic storytelling, indigenous community engagement and dismantling location stereotypes,” the Afci said. Attendees will include film commissioners, policymakers and production executives.
In a statement, Afci executive director Jaclyn Philpott said Afci’s presence at Cannes marks the growing significance of film commissions in production. “Our expanded presence at Cannes underscores Afci’s important role in the global screen sector,” she said.
Amid slashes in content spend by most studios, tax incentives granted by film commissions to shoot in certain jurisdictions are becoming more vital than ever. States and countries across the globe are increasingly creating tax credit programs to vitalize local economies. Last month, Japan opened...
For its 2024 edition, the Cannes film market, the Marché du Film, will debut the Global Film Commission Network Summit where, together with the Afci, industry executives will discuss, among other things, “selecting locations for authentic storytelling, indigenous community engagement and dismantling location stereotypes,” the Afci said. Attendees will include film commissioners, policymakers and production executives.
In a statement, Afci executive director Jaclyn Philpott said Afci’s presence at Cannes marks the growing significance of film commissions in production. “Our expanded presence at Cannes underscores Afci’s important role in the global screen sector,” she said.
Amid slashes in content spend by most studios, tax incentives granted by film commissions to shoot in certain jurisdictions are becoming more vital than ever. States and countries across the globe are increasingly creating tax credit programs to vitalize local economies. Last month, Japan opened...
- 4/22/2024
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Disney+, Max and Mubi are among the new participants of Cannes Film Market’s Streamers Forum, a series of conferences discussing the evolution of the streaming landscape. Clément Schwebig, Warner Bros. Discovery’s president of Western Europe and Africa, and Mubi CEO Efe Cakarel will deliver exclusive keynotes at the event.
Schwebig will make his debut on the Croisette in the run up to Max’s launch across 20 European countries on May 21, while Cakarel will give some insight on Mubi’s role in nurturing independent cinema.
This year’s roster will also bring together executives from AVOD services such as Pluto TV, as well as Filmin, the Spanish subscription-based streaming service primarily dedicated to independent films, and Greece’s Cinobo.
Pluto TV will kick off the program on May 16 at the Palais des Festivals with Oliver Jollet, exec VP and international general manager of Pluto TV, which launched 10 years ago...
Schwebig will make his debut on the Croisette in the run up to Max’s launch across 20 European countries on May 21, while Cakarel will give some insight on Mubi’s role in nurturing independent cinema.
This year’s roster will also bring together executives from AVOD services such as Pluto TV, as well as Filmin, the Spanish subscription-based streaming service primarily dedicated to independent films, and Greece’s Cinobo.
Pluto TV will kick off the program on May 16 at the Palais des Festivals with Oliver Jollet, exec VP and international general manager of Pluto TV, which launched 10 years ago...
- 4/19/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The Cannes Film Festival is leaning into the rise of multilingual adaptations of buzzy European films.
The festival unveiled the launch of Cannes Remakes, set to debut at the upcoming film market edition from May 14 to 22. The Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, in partnership with the Cnc – French National Center of Cinema and Moving Images, will spotlight a handpicked selection of the finest European intellectual property (IP) titles, ready to be remade into new film adaptations. The program is made with the support and collaboration of the Institute of Cinematography & Audiovisual Arts (Icaa) and the Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual-Italian Ministry of Culture (Dgca-MiC) and Cinecittà.
“Remakes are injecting a fresh dynamism into the film industry, hinting at a notable shift. We are excited to support this evolution through Cannes Remakes,” Guillaume Esmiol, Executive Director of the Marché du Film, said. “It’s not just about English-language remakes...
The festival unveiled the launch of Cannes Remakes, set to debut at the upcoming film market edition from May 14 to 22. The Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, in partnership with the Cnc – French National Center of Cinema and Moving Images, will spotlight a handpicked selection of the finest European intellectual property (IP) titles, ready to be remade into new film adaptations. The program is made with the support and collaboration of the Institute of Cinematography & Audiovisual Arts (Icaa) and the Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual-Italian Ministry of Culture (Dgca-MiC) and Cinecittà.
“Remakes are injecting a fresh dynamism into the film industry, hinting at a notable shift. We are excited to support this evolution through Cannes Remakes,” Guillaume Esmiol, Executive Director of the Marché du Film, said. “It’s not just about English-language remakes...
- 3/27/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film is launching a new initiative, bannered Cannes Remakes, aimed at fostering remake opportunities for European feature films that have proven successful in their home territories.
The inaugural program will include a pitching session of a curated selection of IP titles with potential, sourced from France, Spain and Italy. This will be followed by one-to-one meetings and a networking cocktail event for invited guests.
The new showcase is being organized in partnership with France’s National Cinema Centre (Cnc), which will host the half-day event on it’s Cnc beach at Cannes on May 20. The selection will be unveiled closer to the event.
The program aims to tap into the thriving IP remake market, which has blossomed in recent years, in large part thanks to increased investment from global streaming services.
European feature film properties that have done well on the remake market...
The inaugural program will include a pitching session of a curated selection of IP titles with potential, sourced from France, Spain and Italy. This will be followed by one-to-one meetings and a networking cocktail event for invited guests.
The new showcase is being organized in partnership with France’s National Cinema Centre (Cnc), which will host the half-day event on it’s Cnc beach at Cannes on May 20. The selection will be unveiled closer to the event.
The program aims to tap into the thriving IP remake market, which has blossomed in recent years, in large part thanks to increased investment from global streaming services.
European feature film properties that have done well on the remake market...
- 3/27/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The Cannes Marché du Film is partnering with France’s National Film Board (Cnc) on the launch of a new program called Cannes Remakes.
Set to take place on May 20 on the Cnc Beach, the half-day event will showcase a selection of European IP whose rights are available for film adaptations. The roster will be sourced from France, Spain and Italy. The program will include a pitching session, followed by a pre-arranged series of one-to-one meetings, as well as a networking cocktail event for invited guests.
In unveiling the program, organizers pointed out the market for adaptations has boomed in recent years, bolstered by the demand from global streaming services. They said film remakes, in particular, have established themselves as a lucrative avenue, providing “lower risk and proven marketability.”
“Remakes are injecting a fresh dynamism into the film industry, hinting at a notable shift. We are excited to support this evolution through Cannes Remakes,...
Set to take place on May 20 on the Cnc Beach, the half-day event will showcase a selection of European IP whose rights are available for film adaptations. The roster will be sourced from France, Spain and Italy. The program will include a pitching session, followed by a pre-arranged series of one-to-one meetings, as well as a networking cocktail event for invited guests.
In unveiling the program, organizers pointed out the market for adaptations has boomed in recent years, bolstered by the demand from global streaming services. They said film remakes, in particular, have established themselves as a lucrative avenue, providing “lower risk and proven marketability.”
“Remakes are injecting a fresh dynamism into the film industry, hinting at a notable shift. We are excited to support this evolution through Cannes Remakes,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Cannes’ Marché du Film has partnered with the Cnc, France’s national film body, to launch Cannes Remakes, a new programme that will curate a selection of European feature film IP with strong potential for international adaptations.
Cannes Remakes will showcase film IPs that have been successful in their original territories and aims to facilitate connections between international buyers and producers.
The inaugural half-day event is set to take place on May 20 on the Cnc beach on the Croisette. It will include a pitching session, presenting titles sourced from France, Spain and Italy with the most potential for feature adaptation...
Cannes Remakes will showcase film IPs that have been successful in their original territories and aims to facilitate connections between international buyers and producers.
The inaugural half-day event is set to take place on May 20 on the Cnc beach on the Croisette. It will include a pitching session, presenting titles sourced from France, Spain and Italy with the most potential for feature adaptation...
- 3/27/2024
- ScreenDaily
Cannes is getting into the remake business.
The Cannes film market, the Marché du Film, is launching a one-day event focused entirely on remakes and local-language adaptations of existing titles.
Together with the Cnc, the French national film board, and with support from Spain’s Institute of Cinematography & Audiovisual Arts (Icaa), Italy’s Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual-Italian Ministry of Culture (Dgca-MiC) and Rome-based studio Cinecittà, the Cannes market will host Cannes Remakes, a one-day event on May 20 highlighting handpicked European IP ready for new film adaptations.
The inaugural program will include a pitching session presenting a curated selection of IP titles from France, Spain and Italy judged to have the most potential for film adaptation. This pitching will be followed by a series of pre-arranged one-on-one meetings between IP holders and producers capped by an invite-only networking cocktail on the Cnc Beach.
The remake market is undeniably booming,...
The Cannes film market, the Marché du Film, is launching a one-day event focused entirely on remakes and local-language adaptations of existing titles.
Together with the Cnc, the French national film board, and with support from Spain’s Institute of Cinematography & Audiovisual Arts (Icaa), Italy’s Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual-Italian Ministry of Culture (Dgca-MiC) and Rome-based studio Cinecittà, the Cannes market will host Cannes Remakes, a one-day event on May 20 highlighting handpicked European IP ready for new film adaptations.
The inaugural program will include a pitching session presenting a curated selection of IP titles from France, Spain and Italy judged to have the most potential for film adaptation. This pitching will be followed by a series of pre-arranged one-on-one meetings between IP holders and producers capped by an invite-only networking cocktail on the Cnc Beach.
The remake market is undeniably booming,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fantastic Pavilion (Fp), the genre hub launched last year in Cannes, saunters back to the Croisette for its second edition, returning with a host of activities that include the Fantastic Galas, cocktails, and a showcase of genre video games as well as the second edition of the Fantastic Latido Award.
Welcomed by the Marché du Film as part of its ecosystem, the Fantastic Pavilion will pay tribute to this year’s country of honor with a cocktail celebration alongside the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (Niff) as well as a spotlight on Swiss films and Switzerland as a filming location in The Fantastic Pavilion Rue Morgue special edition magazine.
“The Pavilion makes its return to the Croisette, thanks to the overwhelming response by the community who has embraced the Pavilion in ways we couldn’t be more thankful for, their clamor was heard and we’ve answered. I’ve said...
Welcomed by the Marché du Film as part of its ecosystem, the Fantastic Pavilion will pay tribute to this year’s country of honor with a cocktail celebration alongside the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (Niff) as well as a spotlight on Swiss films and Switzerland as a filming location in The Fantastic Pavilion Rue Morgue special edition magazine.
“The Pavilion makes its return to the Croisette, thanks to the overwhelming response by the community who has embraced the Pavilion in ways we couldn’t be more thankful for, their clamor was heard and we’ve answered. I’ve said...
- 3/18/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Cannes Marché du Film has unveiled the four film industry professionals who will select the projects for the second edition of its Investors Circle initiative.
The one-day event – taking place within the framework of this year’s market, running from May 14 to 22 – is aimed at connecting elevated, international feature film projects with film financiers and high-net worth individuals with a desire to invest in cinema.
This year’s selection committee comprises Arte France Cinéma CEO Remi Burah; French film and TV biz entrepreneur Serge Hayat; Georgian cinema professional Tamara Tatishvili, who is currently head of the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund, and Korean co-production expert Wonsun Shin.
The projects are gathered through a combination of networking and scouting as well as direct submissions to the Cannes Marché du Film up until February 29. The Selection Committee will meet throughout March to decide the final line-up.
Aleksandra Zakharchenko,...
The one-day event – taking place within the framework of this year’s market, running from May 14 to 22 – is aimed at connecting elevated, international feature film projects with film financiers and high-net worth individuals with a desire to invest in cinema.
This year’s selection committee comprises Arte France Cinéma CEO Remi Burah; French film and TV biz entrepreneur Serge Hayat; Georgian cinema professional Tamara Tatishvili, who is currently head of the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund, and Korean co-production expert Wonsun Shin.
The projects are gathered through a combination of networking and scouting as well as direct submissions to the Cannes Marché du Film up until February 29. The Selection Committee will meet throughout March to decide the final line-up.
Aleksandra Zakharchenko,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Cannes’ Marché du Film will take place May 14-22, 2024.
Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film has selected Switzerland as country of honour at its 2024 global film market that runs May 14-22 during the annual festival.
Marché du Film will highlight Swiss content and talent across all sections of the market alongside promotion agency Swiss Films, in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Office of Culture and the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation Srg Ssr.
A Swiss delegation will include filmmakers, producers, and industry experts with the aim of nurturing international partnerships, seeking co-production opportunities and boosting projects in development. The country will...
Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film has selected Switzerland as country of honour at its 2024 global film market that runs May 14-22 during the annual festival.
Marché du Film will highlight Swiss content and talent across all sections of the market alongside promotion agency Swiss Films, in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Office of Culture and the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation Srg Ssr.
A Swiss delegation will include filmmakers, producers, and industry experts with the aim of nurturing international partnerships, seeking co-production opportunities and boosting projects in development. The country will...
- 12/5/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
The Cannes Film Market, which runs alongside the festival, has named Switzerland as Country of Honor for the 2024 edition that’s set to run May 14-22.
As part of the tribute, Cannes will highlight Switzerland’s contributions to the audiovisual industry and provide a platform for emerging Swiss talents and projects in development.
The showcase will be organized by the promotion org Swiss Films, in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Office of Culture and the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation Srg Ssr. A delegation of Swiss filmmakers, producers, and industry experts are expected to take part in several key events throughout the market, including those dedicated to fiction and non-fiction feature films, as well as immersive projects and innovation.
Switzerland has consistently ranked in the top ten countries attending the Cannes market. In recent years, the Swiss film industry has expanded and has earned critical acclaim with top European co-productions which...
As part of the tribute, Cannes will highlight Switzerland’s contributions to the audiovisual industry and provide a platform for emerging Swiss talents and projects in development.
The showcase will be organized by the promotion org Swiss Films, in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Office of Culture and the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation Srg Ssr. A delegation of Swiss filmmakers, producers, and industry experts are expected to take part in several key events throughout the market, including those dedicated to fiction and non-fiction feature films, as well as immersive projects and innovation.
Switzerland has consistently ranked in the top ten countries attending the Cannes market. In recent years, the Swiss film industry has expanded and has earned critical acclaim with top European co-productions which...
- 12/5/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Switzerland has been named the new country of honor for the upcoming Marché du Film, the 2024 Cannes Film Market, which will run May 14 to 22, 2024.
The small Alpine nation punches above its weight on the international film scene, in large part due to its positioning as an ideal co-production partner, with a skilled, multi-lingual workforce, top-end post-production facilities and competitive state support and tax incentives.
Cross-over successes, including Alice Rohrwacher’s La chimera, an Italian/Swiss/French co-production featuring The Crown star Josh O’Connor as a white-suited tomb raider; Anna Novion’s drama Marguerite’s Theorem, about a brilliant mathematics student (Raw actor Ella Rumpf) who decides to quit university; or Claude Barras’ Swiss-French stop-motion film hit My Life as a Zucchini (2016) point to the breadth and variety of the Swiss industry.
Switzerland is also strongly supportive of its new talent, including first-time director Carmen Jaquier, whose debut feature, Thunder, a period...
The small Alpine nation punches above its weight on the international film scene, in large part due to its positioning as an ideal co-production partner, with a skilled, multi-lingual workforce, top-end post-production facilities and competitive state support and tax incentives.
Cross-over successes, including Alice Rohrwacher’s La chimera, an Italian/Swiss/French co-production featuring The Crown star Josh O’Connor as a white-suited tomb raider; Anna Novion’s drama Marguerite’s Theorem, about a brilliant mathematics student (Raw actor Ella Rumpf) who decides to quit university; or Claude Barras’ Swiss-French stop-motion film hit My Life as a Zucchini (2016) point to the breadth and variety of the Swiss industry.
Switzerland is also strongly supportive of its new talent, including first-time director Carmen Jaquier, whose debut feature, Thunder, a period...
- 12/5/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Switzerland has been named as the Country of Honor at the 2024 edition of the Cannes Marché du Film, running alongside parent event the Cannes Film Festival from May 14 to 22.
The spotlight is being organized by promotional agency Swiss Films, in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Office of Culture and the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation Srg Ssr.
The Swiss delegation, featuring filmmakers, producers, and industry experts, will participate in the market’s programs dedicated to fiction and non-fiction feature films, as well as immersive projects and innovation.
The Marché du Film noted that Switzerland consistently ranks in the top ten attending countries of the event, partly thanks to the fact that the territory is a major player on the co-production scene.
Productions either led by Switzerland or involving Swiss partners that have made their mark in Cannes include Claude Barras’ stop-motion film My Life as a Zucchini, which world premiered in Directors...
The spotlight is being organized by promotional agency Swiss Films, in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Office of Culture and the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation Srg Ssr.
The Swiss delegation, featuring filmmakers, producers, and industry experts, will participate in the market’s programs dedicated to fiction and non-fiction feature films, as well as immersive projects and innovation.
The Marché du Film noted that Switzerland consistently ranks in the top ten attending countries of the event, partly thanks to the fact that the territory is a major player on the co-production scene.
Productions either led by Switzerland or involving Swiss partners that have made their mark in Cannes include Claude Barras’ stop-motion film My Life as a Zucchini, which world premiered in Directors...
- 12/5/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Jointly organized by Cannes’ Marché du Film with a Thierry Fremaux Cannes Film Week adding star auteur glamor, Ventana Sur turns 15 this week unspooling Nov. 27-Dec.1 at its usual venue of the Universidad Católica Argentina in Buenos Aires’ Puerto Madero, its most modern and most chic of districts.
Founded with Argentina’s Incaa film-tv agency in 2009, Ventana Sur has proved a modern addition to Latin America’s film landscape, adding international edge to national film industries then lifting off from Mexico City to Bogotá, São Paulo and Rio, Santiago de Chile and Buenos Aires, energized by new film laws modeled on Europe and a wave of new filmmakers: Think Chile’s Pablo Larraín, Mexico’s Carlos Reygadas, Pablo Trapero and Santiago Mitre.
As an arthouse industry worldwide experienced ever more challenges in clinching substantial theatrical sales abroad, Ventana Sur with forward-looking zeal launched sub-markets focusing on still remaining growth axes:...
Founded with Argentina’s Incaa film-tv agency in 2009, Ventana Sur has proved a modern addition to Latin America’s film landscape, adding international edge to national film industries then lifting off from Mexico City to Bogotá, São Paulo and Rio, Santiago de Chile and Buenos Aires, energized by new film laws modeled on Europe and a wave of new filmmakers: Think Chile’s Pablo Larraín, Mexico’s Carlos Reygadas, Pablo Trapero and Santiago Mitre.
As an arthouse industry worldwide experienced ever more challenges in clinching substantial theatrical sales abroad, Ventana Sur with forward-looking zeal launched sub-markets focusing on still remaining growth axes:...
- 11/27/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Latin America’s biggest audiovisual market runs November 27-December 1.
The 15th edition of Ventana Sur, the biggest audiovisual market in Latin America, is showcasing some of the best completed films, projects and works in progress (WiP) from across the continent from November 27-December 1.
Genre, animation and WiPs form the main axis of the five-day event in Buenos Aires, which is a collaboration between Argentinian film agency Incaa and Cannes’ Marché du Film. Further sections include Maquinitas, which is dedicated to video games, and Remakes, which reimagines older projects with a contemporary sensibility.
The Blood Window genre section incorporates market...
The 15th edition of Ventana Sur, the biggest audiovisual market in Latin America, is showcasing some of the best completed films, projects and works in progress (WiP) from across the continent from November 27-December 1.
Genre, animation and WiPs form the main axis of the five-day event in Buenos Aires, which is a collaboration between Argentinian film agency Incaa and Cannes’ Marché du Film. Further sections include Maquinitas, which is dedicated to video games, and Remakes, which reimagines older projects with a contemporary sensibility.
The Blood Window genre section incorporates market...
- 11/24/2023
- by Emilio Mayorga
- ScreenDaily
While the lineup of Cannes Film Market’s newly launched initiative Cannes Investors Circle has remained under wraps, Variety has learned about four of the nine projects which were pitched during the invitation-only event.
The initiative was created by the film market’s new executive director Guillaume Esmiol to connect VIP private investors with select filmmakers and producers boasting a stellar track records. Curated by experts such as Medici’s Tamara Tatishvili, Arte Cinema’s Rémi Burah and financier Serge Hayat, the nine projects are budgeted between €2 million and €12 million. Among these are “Dracula: The Second Coming” directed by Radu Jude; “Rivo Alto,” directed by Clément Cogitore (“The Wakhan Front”) and produced by Jean-Christophe Reymond at Kazak Productions (“Titane”); “The Girl” directed by Marina Ziolkowski (“But You Look So Good”) and produced by Philippe Gompel (“Cherry”) at Manny Films; and “The Birthday Party” directed by Miguel Angel Jimenez (“Chaika”) and...
The initiative was created by the film market’s new executive director Guillaume Esmiol to connect VIP private investors with select filmmakers and producers boasting a stellar track records. Curated by experts such as Medici’s Tamara Tatishvili, Arte Cinema’s Rémi Burah and financier Serge Hayat, the nine projects are budgeted between €2 million and €12 million. Among these are “Dracula: The Second Coming” directed by Radu Jude; “Rivo Alto,” directed by Clément Cogitore (“The Wakhan Front”) and produced by Jean-Christophe Reymond at Kazak Productions (“Titane”); “The Girl” directed by Marina Ziolkowski (“But You Look So Good”) and produced by Philippe Gompel (“Cherry”) at Manny Films; and “The Birthday Party” directed by Miguel Angel Jimenez (“Chaika”) and...
- 5/22/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
”We want to be clear the market badge has priority over festival badges,” said Guillaume Esmiol.
Guillaume Esmiol, executive director of the Cannes’ Marché du Film has explained how this year’s record number of industry participants can access festival and market screenings as Cannes-goers attempt to get to grips with the ticketing protocols.
“We have a record 13,500 accreditations this year, we’re thrilled of course with the turnout, but this also means that there is more demand for ticketing and that has caused a certain amount of frustration among professionals,” said Esmiol. “But we want to be clear the...
Guillaume Esmiol, executive director of the Cannes’ Marché du Film has explained how this year’s record number of industry participants can access festival and market screenings as Cannes-goers attempt to get to grips with the ticketing protocols.
“We have a record 13,500 accreditations this year, we’re thrilled of course with the turnout, but this also means that there is more demand for ticketing and that has caused a certain amount of frustration among professionals,” said Esmiol. “But we want to be clear the...
- 5/20/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
The Cannes Film Festival’s market seems to have emerged from the Covid pandemic stronger than ever.
“The Marché du Film, the biggest international gathering of the film industry, is expected to make a history-breaking record this year,” organizers said late on Tuesday as the 76th edition of the festival was getting ready to open with Johnny Depp and his film from Maïwenn, Jeanne du Barry. “With registration still ongoing, the event is expected to welcome 13,500 accredited participants,” exceeding the previous record of 12,500 set in 2019 before the pandemic.
The 2023 edition of the market will feature more than 510 exhibitors onsite, including 60 pavilions in the Village International and more than 300 sales companies doing business inside the Palais des Festivals, according to organizers. There will be 1,200 market screenings available, or 1,500 when including the festival and sidebars.
The countries with the highest numbers of representatives so far are the U.S., France, the U.
“The Marché du Film, the biggest international gathering of the film industry, is expected to make a history-breaking record this year,” organizers said late on Tuesday as the 76th edition of the festival was getting ready to open with Johnny Depp and his film from Maïwenn, Jeanne du Barry. “With registration still ongoing, the event is expected to welcome 13,500 accredited participants,” exceeding the previous record of 12,500 set in 2019 before the pandemic.
The 2023 edition of the market will feature more than 510 exhibitors onsite, including 60 pavilions in the Village International and more than 300 sales companies doing business inside the Palais des Festivals, according to organizers. There will be 1,200 market screenings available, or 1,500 when including the festival and sidebars.
The countries with the highest numbers of representatives so far are the U.S., France, the U.
- 5/17/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Heidi Weitzer directed comedy starring Rumer Willis.
Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment is arriving on the Croisette with worldwide rights to comedy My Divorce Party and will be showing footage at the market.
Heidi Weitzer directed the film starring Rumer Willis, Michelle Meredith , Kimia Behpoornia, Sarah Hollis, and Desiree Staples.
My Divorce Party follows a woman as she gathers friends for a vacation to celebrate her impending break-up and gifts each of them $20,000 to spend so her soon-to-be ex cannot take her life savings.
The ensemble cast includes Dionne Gipson, Cap Peterson, and Laith Ashley. Adrienne Childress and Geenah Krisht...
Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment is arriving on the Croisette with worldwide rights to comedy My Divorce Party and will be showing footage at the market.
Heidi Weitzer directed the film starring Rumer Willis, Michelle Meredith , Kimia Behpoornia, Sarah Hollis, and Desiree Staples.
My Divorce Party follows a woman as she gathers friends for a vacation to celebrate her impending break-up and gifts each of them $20,000 to spend so her soon-to-be ex cannot take her life savings.
The ensemble cast includes Dionne Gipson, Cap Peterson, and Laith Ashley. Adrienne Childress and Geenah Krisht...
- 5/16/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
International sales talks underway on Croisette.
Jackrabbit Media has closed a North American deal with Level 33 on Oscar winner Tom Schulman’s high stakes gambling drama Double Down South and will continue talks with international buyers in Cannes this week.
The feature stars Lili Simmons as Diana, whose plan to win at gambling takes a dangerous turn when a local kingpin wants her to be the new attraction at his illegal gambling den. Kim Coates from Sons Of Anarchy also stars and the feature shot on location in Georgia.
Schulman, who won the original screenplay Oscar for Dead Poets Society,...
Jackrabbit Media has closed a North American deal with Level 33 on Oscar winner Tom Schulman’s high stakes gambling drama Double Down South and will continue talks with international buyers in Cannes this week.
The feature stars Lili Simmons as Diana, whose plan to win at gambling takes a dangerous turn when a local kingpin wants her to be the new attraction at his illegal gambling den. Kim Coates from Sons Of Anarchy also stars and the feature shot on location in Georgia.
Schulman, who won the original screenplay Oscar for Dead Poets Society,...
- 5/16/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Germany, Australia, Latin America among regions sold.
Highland Film Group has released the first look image and announced territory sales on the action thriller Gunner starring Morgan Freeman and Luke Hemsworth, which recently wrapped production in Alabama.
Dimitri Logothetis directed the film from a script by The Fast And The Furious franchise creator Gary Scott Thompson.
Hemsworth plays the title role of Special Ops veteran Lee Gunner, who takes his sons on a family fishing trip and must rescue them after they stumble upon a drug running operation and get kidnapped by the son of a jailed kingpin (Freeman).
Deals...
Highland Film Group has released the first look image and announced territory sales on the action thriller Gunner starring Morgan Freeman and Luke Hemsworth, which recently wrapped production in Alabama.
Dimitri Logothetis directed the film from a script by The Fast And The Furious franchise creator Gary Scott Thompson.
Hemsworth plays the title role of Special Ops veteran Lee Gunner, who takes his sons on a family fishing trip and must rescue them after they stumble upon a drug running operation and get kidnapped by the son of a jailed kingpin (Freeman).
Deals...
- 5/16/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Model Twiggy will be making her debut at the Cannes film festival.
Sadie Frost’s documentary feature Twiggy is wrapping production in Cannes.
The UK model is making her debut visit to the festival to film the final scene at Film Soho’s virtual production stage on Wednesday (May 17), which will double up as London’s Carnaby Street in the 1960s.
Twiggy is being produced by UK studio Film Soho, who is teaming up with virtual production specialist Disguise and metaverse company Hadean for the end of shoot.
Twiggy is UK filmmaker Frost’s second documentary as director, following Quant.
Sadie Frost’s documentary feature Twiggy is wrapping production in Cannes.
The UK model is making her debut visit to the festival to film the final scene at Film Soho’s virtual production stage on Wednesday (May 17), which will double up as London’s Carnaby Street in the 1960s.
Twiggy is being produced by UK studio Film Soho, who is teaming up with virtual production specialist Disguise and metaverse company Hadean for the end of shoot.
Twiggy is UK filmmaker Frost’s second documentary as director, following Quant.
- 5/16/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Black Mass from director Devanny Pinn and starring Jeremy London (Mall Rats), Lisa Wilcox (Nightmare of Elm Street 4: The Dream Master), Eileen Dietz (The Exorcist), Mike Ferguson (Amityville Uprising), Jennifer Wenger (Tales of Halloween), Greg Tally (Bermuda Island), Eve Hamilton (Mutilator 2), and Lew Temple (The Walking Dead will have it’s world premiere at Palais J at the Croisette at Cannes Marche du Film Festival on Sunday, May 21st at 6:15pm.
Inspired by real events, Black Mass is set over a 24-hour period in Florida during the winter of 1978 when college girls were being stalked by a serial killer.
Cannes Marche du Film
The Marché heads into this year’s market with a new executive director in Guillaume Esmiol, who co-directed the 2022 edition alongside longtime leader Jerome Paillard and is taking on his solo duties for the first time at this year’s May market.
It is...
Inspired by real events, Black Mass is set over a 24-hour period in Florida during the winter of 1978 when college girls were being stalked by a serial killer.
Cannes Marche du Film
The Marché heads into this year’s market with a new executive director in Guillaume Esmiol, who co-directed the 2022 edition alongside longtime leader Jerome Paillard and is taking on his solo duties for the first time at this year’s May market.
It is...
- 5/15/2023
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here, and with Cannes just a few days away we’ve got plenty for you to digest in this week’s newsletter. You can subscribe here.
Cannes You Feel It
Final weekend arrives: Film execs are frantically packing suitcases, polishing pitches and tying down meetings, in between squeezing in haircuts or getting their nails done, as the countdown for the 76th Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film enters its final weekend. More than 12,500 cinema professionals will descend on the Croisette this year, with the Marché du Film head Guillaume Esmiol telling Deadline this week that the event will likely break its attendance record of 2019 – in a sign the pandemic is well and truly over. One of the biggest returning territories will be China, with more than 250 professionals registered to attend against just 55 in 2022. Liz expertly explores what this might mean for business in this analysis piece.
Cannes You Feel It
Final weekend arrives: Film execs are frantically packing suitcases, polishing pitches and tying down meetings, in between squeezing in haircuts or getting their nails done, as the countdown for the 76th Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film enters its final weekend. More than 12,500 cinema professionals will descend on the Croisette this year, with the Marché du Film head Guillaume Esmiol telling Deadline this week that the event will likely break its attendance record of 2019 – in a sign the pandemic is well and truly over. One of the biggest returning territories will be China, with more than 250 professionals registered to attend against just 55 in 2022. Liz expertly explores what this might mean for business in this analysis piece.
- 5/12/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Mena 360’ will spotlight the production and film financing opportunities in the Arab world.
The Cannes Market has partnered with Saudi Arabia’s Neom Media Industries and Arab Cinema Centre to host a conference on the fast-growing opportunities in production, finance and talent in the Middle East and North Africa.
Titled ’Mena 360: Accessing the Largest Untapped Market’ in the World, it will run as part of the Cannes Next programme and comprise three panels exploring the best ways for the international industry to secure financing, partners, locations and talent from the region.
Mena executives and talent due to speak on the panels include Wayne Borg,...
The Cannes Market has partnered with Saudi Arabia’s Neom Media Industries and Arab Cinema Centre to host a conference on the fast-growing opportunities in production, finance and talent in the Middle East and North Africa.
Titled ’Mena 360: Accessing the Largest Untapped Market’ in the World, it will run as part of the Cannes Next programme and comprise three panels exploring the best ways for the international industry to secure financing, partners, locations and talent from the region.
Mena executives and talent due to speak on the panels include Wayne Borg,...
- 5/11/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Guillaume Esmiol is gearing up for his first edition flying solo as the executive director of the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film, which kicks off in less than a week to run from May 16 to 24.
“We’re in the thick of it right now. There’s still a lot to tie up,” says Esmiol, who took over from long-time market boss Jérôme Paillard at the end of the 2022 edition.
On the back of current registrations, Esmiol is predicting record-breaking attendance this year as the travel restrictions of the pandemic recede into history.
“The numbers are good,” he says.
As of May 9, there were 11,200 accreditations, which is 15% more than for the same period last year, when the market registered a final figure of 12,100 accreditations in total.
“I think we could beat our 2019 record when there were just over 12,500 accredited guests,” says Esmiol. “It could be that people have registered earlier…...
“We’re in the thick of it right now. There’s still a lot to tie up,” says Esmiol, who took over from long-time market boss Jérôme Paillard at the end of the 2022 edition.
On the back of current registrations, Esmiol is predicting record-breaking attendance this year as the travel restrictions of the pandemic recede into history.
“The numbers are good,” he says.
As of May 9, there were 11,200 accreditations, which is 15% more than for the same period last year, when the market registered a final figure of 12,100 accreditations in total.
“I think we could beat our 2019 record when there were just over 12,500 accredited guests,” says Esmiol. “It could be that people have registered earlier…...
- 5/9/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Market
The Cannes Film Market has launched Cannes Investors Circle, which will commence with a keynote introduction by Liesl Copland, Participant’s executive VP, content and platform strategy, who will offer her perspective on the modern media landscape. The initiative will also feature a panel discussion titled Navigating Film Finance in a Changing World that aims to offer insights on global financing and market trends in 2023 and beyond. The panelists will include Elisa Alvares, finance expert at Jacaranda Consultants; Rikke Ennis, CEO of REinvent Studios; Emilie Georges, co-founder and CEO of Paradise City; Mike Goodridge, U.K. producer at Good Chaos who is also presenting Jessica Hausner’s “Club Zero” in the festival’s official competition; with film festival consultant Wendy Mitchell moderating.
The event will also include an invitation-only session where VIP private investors will listen to pitches of nine new global film projects at the investment stage. The...
The Cannes Film Market has launched Cannes Investors Circle, which will commence with a keynote introduction by Liesl Copland, Participant’s executive VP, content and platform strategy, who will offer her perspective on the modern media landscape. The initiative will also feature a panel discussion titled Navigating Film Finance in a Changing World that aims to offer insights on global financing and market trends in 2023 and beyond. The panelists will include Elisa Alvares, finance expert at Jacaranda Consultants; Rikke Ennis, CEO of REinvent Studios; Emilie Georges, co-founder and CEO of Paradise City; Mike Goodridge, U.K. producer at Good Chaos who is also presenting Jessica Hausner’s “Club Zero” in the festival’s official competition; with film festival consultant Wendy Mitchell moderating.
The event will also include an invitation-only session where VIP private investors will listen to pitches of nine new global film projects at the investment stage. The...
- 5/9/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film has unveiled a new exclusive event, bannered the Cannes Investors Circle, aimed at connecting high-caliber, global feature film projects with private investors.
Unfolding May 21 at the market’s new Plage de Palmes beachfront venue, the afternoon event will present nine in-development projects with international potential to a select group of no-more than 50 private investors.
Details of the projects are under wraps, but the market has revealed they are budgeted at up to $13 million (12 million euros) and involve producers and directors who have previously won the Cannes Palme d’Or or Berlin’s Golden Bear.
Participant Executive Vice President, Content and Platform Strategy Liesl Copland, will kick off the meeting with a keynote fireside conversation, offering her unique perspective on the modern media landscape, which will be open to all market badge-holders.
The entertainment industry veteran took up her newly-created role at...
Unfolding May 21 at the market’s new Plage de Palmes beachfront venue, the afternoon event will present nine in-development projects with international potential to a select group of no-more than 50 private investors.
Details of the projects are under wraps, but the market has revealed they are budgeted at up to $13 million (12 million euros) and involve producers and directors who have previously won the Cannes Palme d’Or or Berlin’s Golden Bear.
Participant Executive Vice President, Content and Platform Strategy Liesl Copland, will kick off the meeting with a keynote fireside conversation, offering her unique perspective on the modern media landscape, which will be open to all market badge-holders.
The entertainment industry veteran took up her newly-created role at...
- 5/9/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Participating in the Goes to Cannes initiative for the very first time, Australia’s Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival has unveiled titles selected for its works-in-progress showcase: Four feature films and one documentary.
“It is the first time that Goes to Cannes has a partner from Australia and it’s also the first time when we have a festival dedicated to LGBTQ films and content. It’s also a part of our impACT initiative, which supports diversity, inclusion and sustainability in the film industry,” observes Guillaume Esmiol, executive director at Marché du Film.
Fawzia Mirza’s “The Queen of My Dreams” and Poppy Stockell’s dark comedy-drama “Triple Oh!” – “about a mismatched pair of queer ambulance paramedics who get hands-on with life, death, and each other,” teases the director – will be presented, as well as “Sunflower” by Gabriel Carrubba.
“For me, the mood of the film is sensual. It’s tender,...
“It is the first time that Goes to Cannes has a partner from Australia and it’s also the first time when we have a festival dedicated to LGBTQ films and content. It’s also a part of our impACT initiative, which supports diversity, inclusion and sustainability in the film industry,” observes Guillaume Esmiol, executive director at Marché du Film.
Fawzia Mirza’s “The Queen of My Dreams” and Poppy Stockell’s dark comedy-drama “Triple Oh!” – “about a mismatched pair of queer ambulance paramedics who get hands-on with life, death, and each other,” teases the director – will be presented, as well as “Sunflower” by Gabriel Carrubba.
“For me, the mood of the film is sensual. It’s tender,...
- 5/5/2023
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
The Cannes Market has hitched up with the Ties That Bind and Focus Asia organizations to launch Spotlight Asia, a new industry support structure. Debuting during this year’s Cannes film festival, the program aims to foster greater film collaboration between Asia and Europe.
Spotlight Asia will take the form of a series of round table discussions, short presentations and networking events between May 16-24. They will cover genres ranging from fiction to animation.
The collaborative events will especially focus on the tools that potential co-producers from Europe and Asia need to equip themselves with in order to navigate the different forms of cooperative working, ranging from introducing existing funding opportunities to helping navigate each country’s specific laws and production functionalities.
It will also be the first time that the Marché du Film welcomes international film fund representatives to gather under the same room in order to guide producers through their different funding systems.
Spotlight Asia will take the form of a series of round table discussions, short presentations and networking events between May 16-24. They will cover genres ranging from fiction to animation.
The collaborative events will especially focus on the tools that potential co-producers from Europe and Asia need to equip themselves with in order to navigate the different forms of cooperative working, ranging from introducing existing funding opportunities to helping navigate each country’s specific laws and production functionalities.
It will also be the first time that the Marché du Film welcomes international film fund representatives to gather under the same room in order to guide producers through their different funding systems.
- 4/25/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The Marche 2023 is the first under the solo leadership of executive director Guillaume Esmiol.
As Cannes’ Marché du Film gears up for its 2023 edition under new executive director, Guillaume Esmiol, Screen spotlights the people, places and elements to expect from this year’s Marché.
New leadership, new motto
The Marché heads into this year’s market with a new executive director in Esmiol, who co-directed the 2022 edition alongside longtime leader Jerome Paillard and is taking on his solo duties for the first time at this year’s May market.
The Marché’s new official tagline this year is ‘The heart...
As Cannes’ Marché du Film gears up for its 2023 edition under new executive director, Guillaume Esmiol, Screen spotlights the people, places and elements to expect from this year’s Marché.
New leadership, new motto
The Marché heads into this year’s market with a new executive director in Esmiol, who co-directed the 2022 edition alongside longtime leader Jerome Paillard and is taking on his solo duties for the first time at this year’s May market.
The Marché’s new official tagline this year is ‘The heart...
- 4/11/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Spain has been named as the country of honor for the upcoming edition of the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film running May 16 to 24.
The showcase comes amid a $1.7B government-backed drive by Spain to become a major European film and TV player, under its “Spain, Audiovisual Hub of Europe” plan.
The Ministry Of Industry, Trade & Tourism’s business-faced body Icex Spain Trade & Investment and the country’s Institute of Cinematography & Audiovisual Arts (Icaa) are leading the focus.
It will showcase Spanish talent and content across all formats, ranging from cinema to documentary, animation and extended reality.
The focus is supported and funded by two major Spanish government economic growth initiatives – the “Spain, Audiovisual Hub of Europe” plan and its post-pandemic “Recovery, Transformation & Resilience” plan.
The “Spain, Audiovisual Hub of Europe” plan has a planned public investment of $1.7B (1.6B euros) for the period from 2021 to 2025 and aims to...
The showcase comes amid a $1.7B government-backed drive by Spain to become a major European film and TV player, under its “Spain, Audiovisual Hub of Europe” plan.
The Ministry Of Industry, Trade & Tourism’s business-faced body Icex Spain Trade & Investment and the country’s Institute of Cinematography & Audiovisual Arts (Icaa) are leading the focus.
It will showcase Spanish talent and content across all formats, ranging from cinema to documentary, animation and extended reality.
The focus is supported and funded by two major Spanish government economic growth initiatives – the “Spain, Audiovisual Hub of Europe” plan and its post-pandemic “Recovery, Transformation & Resilience” plan.
The “Spain, Audiovisual Hub of Europe” plan has a planned public investment of $1.7B (1.6B euros) for the period from 2021 to 2025 and aims to...
- 3/7/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The Cannes film market, the Marché du Film, will this year pay tribute to the Spanish movie industry, naming Spain its official country of honor for 2023.
Spain is the Marché’s second country of honor, following India last year. The tribute is meant to spotlight a nation’s film industry across the spectrum, from features and documentaries to animation and extended reality. Spain’s ministries of trade and investment and its Institute of Cinematography & Audiovisual Arts (Icaa) will work together with the Marché to highlight Spanish content and talent in Cannes this year. The umbrella promotional group Cinema from Spain will again be on-site to boost the presence of Spanish industry professionals.
“We are proud to have Spain as our country of honor for this special market edition,” said Marché executive director Guillaume Esmiol. “For my first year as the head of the Marché, I am particularly grateful and thrilled...
Spain is the Marché’s second country of honor, following India last year. The tribute is meant to spotlight a nation’s film industry across the spectrum, from features and documentaries to animation and extended reality. Spain’s ministries of trade and investment and its Institute of Cinematography & Audiovisual Arts (Icaa) will work together with the Marché to highlight Spanish content and talent in Cannes this year. The umbrella promotional group Cinema from Spain will again be on-site to boost the presence of Spanish industry professionals.
“We are proud to have Spain as our country of honor for this special market edition,” said Marché executive director Guillaume Esmiol. “For my first year as the head of the Marché, I am particularly grateful and thrilled...
- 3/7/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
More than 70 speakers from 17 countries, including “Skam” showrunner Julie Andem, “It Takes Two” game creator/filmmaker Josef Fares, and top commissioners from Viaplay, Netflix, Amazon Studios, Dr, Svt, Nrk and Yle will take center stage at Göteborg Film Festival’s TV Drama Vision.
The festival’s flagship drama confab will run Feb. 1-2 both on-site in Sweden’s second largest city, and online, with all streamed sessions open to accredited professionals.
A record 542 delegates – including 39 online visitors – have signed up for the sold-out event, set under the overarching theme “Navigating Disruption and Cultivating Talent.”
”It’s been a challenge to set the core of this year’s program, considering the drastic changes in the drama industry, fuelled by the macroeconomic uncertainties, streaming wars and changing strategies,” acknowledges TV Drama Vision honcho Cia Edström. “But our top industry guests will offer inspiring best-practices on how to navigate these changing times, cultivate talent and innovate in storytelling.
The festival’s flagship drama confab will run Feb. 1-2 both on-site in Sweden’s second largest city, and online, with all streamed sessions open to accredited professionals.
A record 542 delegates – including 39 online visitors – have signed up for the sold-out event, set under the overarching theme “Navigating Disruption and Cultivating Talent.”
”It’s been a challenge to set the core of this year’s program, considering the drastic changes in the drama industry, fuelled by the macroeconomic uncertainties, streaming wars and changing strategies,” acknowledges TV Drama Vision honcho Cia Edström. “But our top industry guests will offer inspiring best-practices on how to navigate these changing times, cultivate talent and innovate in storytelling.
- 1/23/2023
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
Further winners include ‘Gaspar’ from Indonesia and ‘Sima’s Song’ from Afghan director Roya Sadat.
Myanmar project Future Laobans, directed by Maung Sun and produced by jailed filmmaker Ma Aeint, won the Busan Award at the Asian Project Market today (October 11).
The project picked up the 15,000 cash prize in Busan. Currently in script development, Future Laobans is about three young scavengers in Myanmar who smuggle a jade stone across the border with dreams of becoming millionaires.
Filmmaker Ma Aeint was jailed in Myanmar in April on charges of anti-junta activity and is serving a three-year sentence. She was mentioned as...
Myanmar project Future Laobans, directed by Maung Sun and produced by jailed filmmaker Ma Aeint, won the Busan Award at the Asian Project Market today (October 11).
The project picked up the 15,000 cash prize in Busan. Currently in script development, Future Laobans is about three young scavengers in Myanmar who smuggle a jade stone across the border with dreams of becoming millionaires.
Filmmaker Ma Aeint was jailed in Myanmar in April on charges of anti-junta activity and is serving a three-year sentence. She was mentioned as...
- 10/11/2022
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Incoming market head talks enticing professionals back to the Palais, plans for the future and potential price hikes.
Cannes Marché du Film’s co-executive director Guillaume Esmiol has been working closely with outgoing head Jérôme Paillard at its buzzy 2022 comeback edition, ahead of moving into the top job in 2023.
He spoke to Screen about his impressions as the market recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic with its biggest physical edition since 2019 and plans for the future.
How was the lead-up to the market?
There were a lot of questions. It was difficult to gauge the mood in the industry. Were they going to come?...
Cannes Marché du Film’s co-executive director Guillaume Esmiol has been working closely with outgoing head Jérôme Paillard at its buzzy 2022 comeback edition, ahead of moving into the top job in 2023.
He spoke to Screen about his impressions as the market recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic with its biggest physical edition since 2019 and plans for the future.
How was the lead-up to the market?
There were a lot of questions. It was difficult to gauge the mood in the industry. Were they going to come?...
- 5/28/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Final figures show there were 12,872 professionals accredited to the market as it returns to full strength.
The Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film roared back to life this year to the sound of a red-carpet flypast by French air force jets to mark the world premiere of Top Gun: Maverick on the second day (May 18) of the event.
The classy Cannes launch of the film, which is predicted to gross 180m worldwide this opening weekend after being held back for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, took on a special significance for theatrically- focused US professionals in town,...
The Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film roared back to life this year to the sound of a red-carpet flypast by French air force jets to mark the world premiere of Top Gun: Maverick on the second day (May 18) of the event.
The classy Cannes launch of the film, which is predicted to gross 180m worldwide this opening weekend after being held back for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, took on a special significance for theatrically- focused US professionals in town,...
- 5/28/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
“Alex Honnold: The Soloist” and “Glimpse” were awarded at Cannes Xr x VeeR Future Awards on May 22, named best VR story and best VR interactive experience respectively. The winners were announced by jurors Zhang Ziyi and Bad Robot’s Hannah Minghella, who judged 18 shortlisted VR works alongside Michel Reilhac, Vicki Dobbs Beck, Kari Skogland and Doug Chiang.
The event, marking the third year of the partnership, took place online on a shared metaverse called “Alexandria,” created by Cannes Xr and NewImages Festival.
Directed by Jonathan Griffith, two-part series “Alex Honnold: The Soloist” follows the famous rock climber and the star of “Free Solo,” using the latest VR panoramic shooting technology.
“That’s how I fell in love with VR straight away: it’s the best way to bring people into our alien world of climbing,” Griffith tells Variety about “the absolute passion project” of his career.
Also behind “Everest VR:...
The event, marking the third year of the partnership, took place online on a shared metaverse called “Alexandria,” created by Cannes Xr and NewImages Festival.
Directed by Jonathan Griffith, two-part series “Alex Honnold: The Soloist” follows the famous rock climber and the star of “Free Solo,” using the latest VR panoramic shooting technology.
“That’s how I fell in love with VR straight away: it’s the best way to bring people into our alien world of climbing,” Griffith tells Variety about “the absolute passion project” of his career.
Also behind “Everest VR:...
- 5/24/2022
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
“You’ve got to know when it’s time to leave,” Cannes Festival head Thierry Frémaux joked to laughter at a packed farewell cocktail on Monday to Jerôme Paillard. “Thanks to you all for being here, the old guard, getting older every year, including myself. And again, one word for you, Jérôme: Merci.”
Meanwhile Paillard, looking young for his 66 years, stood beside Frémaux and beamed. The complicity between Fremaux and Paillard was evident at the drinks party which was meant to be a farewell, but also served as a homage.
“He’s one of the fundamental builders of the Cannes Festival since without its economy and trade, neither cinematographic creation nor the trajectory of the Festival would have enjoyed the same reputation or impact,” Cannes Festival president Pierre Lescure
Many will share Lescure’s sentiment. For 27 years, Paillard has run the Cannes Marché du Film, overseeing and powering its extraordinary growth.
Meanwhile Paillard, looking young for his 66 years, stood beside Frémaux and beamed. The complicity between Fremaux and Paillard was evident at the drinks party which was meant to be a farewell, but also served as a homage.
“He’s one of the fundamental builders of the Cannes Festival since without its economy and trade, neither cinematographic creation nor the trajectory of the Festival would have enjoyed the same reputation or impact,” Cannes Festival president Pierre Lescure
Many will share Lescure’s sentiment. For 27 years, Paillard has run the Cannes Marché du Film, overseeing and powering its extraordinary growth.
- 5/24/2022
- by Marta Balaga and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Glimpse, an interactive animated film from Swan Song writer-director Benjamin Cleary and Michael O’Connor and featuring the voices of Taron Egerton and Lucy Boynton, and a VR project following Alex Hannold, the subject of the Oscar-winning climbing documentary Free Solo, have won the prizes of the Cannes Xr program that is part of Cannes’ Marché du Film.
Glimpse, which won the VeeR Future Award – Best VR Interactive Experience, follows a heartbroken panda named Herbie (Egerton) who examines the memories of his relationship after recently breaking up with his deer girlfriend Rice (Boynton). The original score is by Julianna Barwick. The project is a co-production of Cleary and O’Connor’s Mr. Kite and Albyon, the studio branch of the Atlas V group. It is Albyon’s first co-production. Lee Harris produced for Electric Skies.
Alex Honnold: The Soloist VR won the VeeR Future Award – Best VR Story prize. Directed by Jonathan Griffith,...
Glimpse, which won the VeeR Future Award – Best VR Interactive Experience, follows a heartbroken panda named Herbie (Egerton) who examines the memories of his relationship after recently breaking up with his deer girlfriend Rice (Boynton). The original score is by Julianna Barwick. The project is a co-production of Cleary and O’Connor’s Mr. Kite and Albyon, the studio branch of the Atlas V group. It is Albyon’s first co-production. Lee Harris produced for Electric Skies.
Alex Honnold: The Soloist VR won the VeeR Future Award – Best VR Story prize. Directed by Jonathan Griffith,...
- 5/24/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Over the past nearly 30 years, as the international film business became more complex, two certainties remained: the Cannes Film Market still ranked as the biggest movie emporium in the world, and overseeing it was the energetic Jérôme Paillard.
Now, having driven attendance up from 2,000 in 1995 to over 12,500 in 2019 and year-on-year growth for every edition save 2002’s and 2008’s, Paillard is stepping down. The 2022 Cannes Film Market — Marché du Film in French — will be his last, as he passes the baton to its new executive director, Guillaume Esmiol.
For many, it will seem like the passing of an era.
“I’m not that young anymore. I have things to do with my life and to have time to do them with my wife and family,” Paillard says.
Also, he adds, with all the changes facing the industry, the Cannes Film Market has to be “re-invented and I thought I was not...
Now, having driven attendance up from 2,000 in 1995 to over 12,500 in 2019 and year-on-year growth for every edition save 2002’s and 2008’s, Paillard is stepping down. The 2022 Cannes Film Market — Marché du Film in French — will be his last, as he passes the baton to its new executive director, Guillaume Esmiol.
For many, it will seem like the passing of an era.
“I’m not that young anymore. I have things to do with my life and to have time to do them with my wife and family,” Paillard says.
Also, he adds, with all the changes facing the industry, the Cannes Film Market has to be “re-invented and I thought I was not...
- 5/10/2022
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
The traditional press conference in Paris on April 14 announced the Official Selection for its 75th edition. Meanwhile the Film Market is transitioning as Guillaume Esmiol is named Co-Executive Director of the Marché du Film and will work in tandem with Jérôme Paillard before Esmiol definitively replaces Paillard for 2023.
Jérôme Paillard and Guillaume Esmiol, Co-Executive Directors of the Marché du Film 2022
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As for the Marché, which Guillaume Esmiol joined in 2020 as Deputy Director in charge of development, clearly with the prospect of taking over new functions linked to the succession of Jérôme Paillard, they will work in tandem this year before Esmiol permanently replaces Paillard in 2023.
Guillaume Esmiol was formerly Innovation Director for TF1 Group and Marketing Director for the startup studio Wefound ― an experience that allowed him to bring his expertise in Digital, Media, and Innovation to the Marché.
Meanwhile, the managing team of the Marché will remain the same and is comprised of Maud Amson (Operations & Sales Director), Michèle Waterhouse (Administrative Director), Alice Kharoubi (Cinema Programming Director), Camille Rousselet (Head of Cinando), and Aleksandra Zakharchenko (Head of Programming).
Jérôme Paillard will conclusively step down from his functions in December 2022 during Ventana Sur, the co-production market that the Festival co-organizes with Incaa, each year in Buenos Aires.
The time chosen for this transmission is special. The Marché du Film 2022 will, hopefully, be the true post-pandemic market after the difficulties that the industry faced in 2020 and 2021. However, the Marché must look ahead, reinvent itself and reflect on the issues that are now at the forefront.
The Board of Directors, Pierre Lescure, (and the new incoming President, Iris Knobloch) and Thierry Frémaux, hold the highest regards for Jérôme Paillard and the work accomplished by the Marché du Film under his leadership. They would also like to extend their sincerest gratitude for his unfailing commitment, his talent, and his constant creativity. Jérôme brought the Marché du Film to where it is today ― in high standing, a position that’s necessary to maintain as we navigate this ever-changing future.
Jérôme Paillard and Guillaume Esmiol, Co-Executive Directors of the Marché du Film 2022
If you are interested in SydneysBuzz Reports, you may have a free look at the work in progress for the Cannes Film Festival titles and the satellite fests, Directors' Fortnight, Critics' Week and Acid here. Please drop me a line if you like it or have suggestions at Sydney@SydneysBuzz.com
As for the Marché, which Guillaume Esmiol joined in 2020 as Deputy Director in charge of development, clearly with the prospect of taking over new functions linked to the succession of Jérôme Paillard, they will work in tandem this year before Esmiol permanently replaces Paillard in 2023.
Guillaume Esmiol was formerly Innovation Director for TF1 Group and Marketing Director for the startup studio Wefound ― an experience that allowed him to bring his expertise in Digital, Media, and Innovation to the Marché.
Meanwhile, the managing team of the Marché will remain the same and is comprised of Maud Amson (Operations & Sales Director), Michèle Waterhouse (Administrative Director), Alice Kharoubi (Cinema Programming Director), Camille Rousselet (Head of Cinando), and Aleksandra Zakharchenko (Head of Programming).
Jérôme Paillard will conclusively step down from his functions in December 2022 during Ventana Sur, the co-production market that the Festival co-organizes with Incaa, each year in Buenos Aires.
The time chosen for this transmission is special. The Marché du Film 2022 will, hopefully, be the true post-pandemic market after the difficulties that the industry faced in 2020 and 2021. However, the Marché must look ahead, reinvent itself and reflect on the issues that are now at the forefront.
The Board of Directors, Pierre Lescure, (and the new incoming President, Iris Knobloch) and Thierry Frémaux, hold the highest regards for Jérôme Paillard and the work accomplished by the Marché du Film under his leadership. They would also like to extend their sincerest gratitude for his unfailing commitment, his talent, and his constant creativity. Jérôme brought the Marché du Film to where it is today ― in high standing, a position that’s necessary to maintain as we navigate this ever-changing future.
- 5/10/2022
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
Festivals
The Cannes Film Market has added to its previously announced Ukraine in Focus program, which will provide Ukrainian filmmakers and producers with networking, pitching and co-financing opportunities over two days during the Cannes Film Festival, on May 21 and 22. A panel discussion titled “Ukrainian Cinema: From Surviving to Thriving Again: How the Global Film Community Can Come Together to Support the Country’s War-Torn Industry” will take place on May 21.
In addition the market has confirmed the full endorsement and patronage of Ukrainian Films Now, an initiative promoted by Eave, First Cut Lab, and When East Meets West, which aims at gathering a pool of European regional and national film funds to support Ukrainian films at a late post-production stage to complete the final financial gap.
“We hope that these initiatives will allow Ukraine’s cinema and audiovisual industry to not only survive in the challenging context, but to thrive...
The Cannes Film Market has added to its previously announced Ukraine in Focus program, which will provide Ukrainian filmmakers and producers with networking, pitching and co-financing opportunities over two days during the Cannes Film Festival, on May 21 and 22. A panel discussion titled “Ukrainian Cinema: From Surviving to Thriving Again: How the Global Film Community Can Come Together to Support the Country’s War-Torn Industry” will take place on May 21.
In addition the market has confirmed the full endorsement and patronage of Ukrainian Films Now, an initiative promoted by Eave, First Cut Lab, and When East Meets West, which aims at gathering a pool of European regional and national film funds to support Ukrainian films at a late post-production stage to complete the final financial gap.
“We hope that these initiatives will allow Ukraine’s cinema and audiovisual industry to not only survive in the challenging context, but to thrive...
- 5/4/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
India will be the official country of honor for the Cannes Film Market (May 17-25) this year.
This is the first time the market is having an official country of honor and the new tradition will be continued annually with different nations at future editions.
There s a neat coincidence: India is celebrating its 75th year of independence from British rule. The Cannes festival is also celebrating its 75th anniversary.
The market celebrations will kick off on May 18 at the Majestic Beach with an introduction from market executive directors Jérôme Paillard and Guillaume Esmiol and a welcome address from Anurag Singh Thakur, India’s Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
India will be prominently visible throughout the festival this year. Actor Deepika Padukone is on the jury for the main feature film competition. Indian filmmaker Shaunak Sen’s Sundance grand jury prize winning documentary “All That Breathes” is showing as a special screening.
This is the first time the market is having an official country of honor and the new tradition will be continued annually with different nations at future editions.
There s a neat coincidence: India is celebrating its 75th year of independence from British rule. The Cannes festival is also celebrating its 75th anniversary.
The market celebrations will kick off on May 18 at the Majestic Beach with an introduction from market executive directors Jérôme Paillard and Guillaume Esmiol and a welcome address from Anurag Singh Thakur, India’s Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
India will be prominently visible throughout the festival this year. Actor Deepika Padukone is on the jury for the main feature film competition. Indian filmmaker Shaunak Sen’s Sundance grand jury prize winning documentary “All That Breathes” is showing as a special screening.
- 5/2/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Cannes Film Festival says it is anticipating in-person industry attendance at its 2022 edition to be “much higher than last year”, with the vast majority of delegates set to make the trip.
Last year, the French fest reported 10,000 total registrations for its market, split roughly evenly between on-site and online attendance. That total was in line with 2020, when the event was entirely digital due to lockdowns, with 10,000 professionals registering for the virtual market.
In 2019, pre-Covid, Cannes saw more than 12,500 industry delegates jet to the Riviera. Currently, registration numbers are tracking below 2019, but the fest is expecting many to make last-minute decisions amid degrees of ongoing uncertainty.
Jerome Paillard, who is set to oversee his final Marche du Film before handing over the keys to Guillaume Esmiol, told Deadline that this year the event was forecasting only 10 of delegates to be virtual attendees, with the remainder traveling to France.
Paillard added that the U.
Last year, the French fest reported 10,000 total registrations for its market, split roughly evenly between on-site and online attendance. That total was in line with 2020, when the event was entirely digital due to lockdowns, with 10,000 professionals registering for the virtual market.
In 2019, pre-Covid, Cannes saw more than 12,500 industry delegates jet to the Riviera. Currently, registration numbers are tracking below 2019, but the fest is expecting many to make last-minute decisions amid degrees of ongoing uncertainty.
Jerome Paillard, who is set to oversee his final Marche du Film before handing over the keys to Guillaume Esmiol, told Deadline that this year the event was forecasting only 10 of delegates to be virtual attendees, with the remainder traveling to France.
Paillard added that the U.
- 4/6/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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