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The deadline to submit your project to Frontières Co-Production Market 2025 is a month away. Don't miss the opportunity to pitch to major companies and to mingle with the Genre film industry during our various activities!
by Sean Knowles
The Co-Production Market will take place in Montreal between July 23rd and July 26th, 2025 in conjunction with the Fantasia International Film Festival. Please no...
Watch the best moments from #MDF24! Our 9-day film market in Cannes broke all records with 15,000 participants and 250 industry events. Check the highlights to relive the energy, creativity, and connections that made this an extraordinary edition ! I trust you will enjoy the fast edit of this video, the energy and power attached to the market ambiance portrayed here.
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As part of the France-Brazil Season 2025 and in celebration of Brazil beeing Marché du Film 25 Country of Honor, the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) and the Marché du Film are collaborating to host the first-ever France-Brazil Co-Production Meetings on 20 May 2025 (9:00 to 13:00) in Cannes.
This exclusive event will give 10 selected Brazilian producers the opportunity to showcase their company, track record, a...
Building on the success of the Festival de Cannes’ Immersive Competition launched in 2024, the Marché du Film is proud to introduce the Immersive Market, a new B2B initiative designed to spotlight the latest advancements in immersive art.
This groundbreaking event will take place from 13 to 19 May 2025 aboard the Art Explora, an exceptionally large catamaran dedicated to hosting cultural projects. This extraordinary venue will provide a unique setting to fost...
The Marché du Film – the world's largest international film market and gathering for film professionals – is proud to announce Brazil as the official Country of Honour for its highly anticipated 2025 edition, taking place from 13 to 21 May during the 78th Festival de Cannes.
This prestigious recognition will shine a spotlight on Brazil’s dynamic audiovisual industry, its creative talents, and its longstanding commitmen...
The Marché du Film is delighted to announce the producers who were awarded Marché badges to attend this year's Cannes Docs and Producers Network programs.
Each year, the Marché du Film partners with festivals and markets worldwide to discover and celebrate outstanding projects and talents in production with Producers Network and in documentary filmmaking with Cannes Docs.
Cannes Docs awards the most promising documentary projects at major fe...
Microsoft, in partnership with the Marché du Film & Festival de Cannes, is launching a new, vibrant hub at the Majestic Beach (just a skip away from the Palais), inviting festival and market attendees to immerse themselves in the the world of AI and the potential it holds for the film industry.
During the first week in Cannes, Microsoft Café will host panel discussions, interactive demos and hands-on experiences, allowing festival & market participants to explore t...
As part of the France-Brazil Season 2025 and in celebration of Brazil as our 2025 Country of Honor, the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) and the Marché du Film are collaborating to host the first-ever France-Brazil Co-Production Meetings on 20 May 2025 (9:00 to 13:00) in Cannes.
This exclusive event will give 10 selected Brazilian producers the opportunity to showcase their company, track record, and projects to caref...
The Marché du Film – the world's largest international film market and gathering for film professionals – is proud to announce Brazil as the official Country of Honour for its highly anticipated 2025 edition, taking place from 13 to 21 May during the 78th Festival de Cannes.
This prestigious recognition will shine a spotlight on Brazil’s dynamic audiovisual industry, its creative talents, and its longstanding commitmen...
This year's forum will welcome 30West, CAA, Amazon Live, Imagine Entertainment, Bleecker Street, FilmHedge, Neom, and many more!
Winston Baker, leading global producer of entertainment conferences, will be hosting its highly anticipated 14th Annual International Film Finance Forum, in partnership with the Marché du Film, on the Main Stage of the Palais des Festivals during the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival on Friday 17 May 2024.
The International Film Finan...
As the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes opened its doors in Cannes today, the Marché du Film organizers anticipate setting a new historic record this year. With onsite registration is still ongoing, the 2024 market edition is expected to welcome over 15,000 accredited participants from more than 140 countries, surpassing last year’s record high of 14,000 onsite participants.
This year’s market promises to be a dynamic hub of activity and opportunity, feat...
Celebrating the Achievements of the Marché du Film Exhibitors at Cannes 2024.
This year’s Marché du Film marked a historic and record-breaking edition, boasting over 15,000 accredited participants and more than 500 exhibitors in Cannes. This impressive turnout contributed to a vibrant and highly successful event.
Congratulations are in order for all the Palais exhibitors whose films triumphed at Cannes, earning some of the festival’s m...
Cannes Investors Circle, the Marché du Film’s exclusive gathering of top film financing experts and investors, concluded its second edition today with resounding success.
This year’s high-profile event, held during the 77th Festival de Cannes at the Festival & Marché’s official beachside venue Plage des Palmes, featured panels with leading international experts in film and media financing. The panels were followed by a private pitching sessi...
The Marché du Film is thrilled to announce the winner of the first-ever Goes to Cannes Award: "Don’t Let the Sun (Catch You Crying)," directed by Jacqueline Zünd and produced by Louis Mataré and David Fonjallaz.
Selected by Goes to Cannes Partner Festival Solothurn Film Festival, this delicately dystopian drama is set in a place of unbearable heat, where people are desperate for human warmth. Jacqueline Zünd‘s remarkable storytelli...
The winners of the Docs-in-Progress Awards have been revealed. Through collaboration with partnering organizations, these prestigious awards honor the most promising documentaries in the final stages of production and are highly esteemed within the documentary filmmaking industry.
Every year, Cannes Docs collaborates with global institutions to showcase meticulously chosen documentaries in their final stages of production, poised to enter the circuit within weeks or months. Across eight...
Ydalie Turk is a South African, Lebanese actress and writer. She is known for The Grand Bolero (2021), Ma Lina (2022), and the upcoming feature Trifole (2024). She graduated from The New York Film Academy in 2018 with a BFA in drama and has since been working in both theatre and film. In 2022 she was named one of MovieMaker magazine's screenwriters to watch for The Grand Bolero (2021). In 2022 she co-founded Holding Thumbs Productions with her frequent collaborator Casey-Anne...
Ken Kao
Josh Rosenbaum
Ken Kao is CEO and Producer of Waypoint Entertainment and Josh Rosenbaum serves as Head Executive and Executive Producer for Waypoint, which is a full-service film production and financing company best known for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Academy Award-winning THE FAVOURITE (2018). They have also been behind such films as MID-90s, SONG TO SONG (2017), KNIGHT OF CUPS (2015), THE NICE GUYS (2016), and more.
Josh and Ken's latest ...
Writer, director Tom Van Avermaet is a Belgian filmmaker known for his unique blend of surrealism and melancholia. His acclaimed short films, “Dreamtime” (2006) and “Death of a Shadow” (2012) (starring Matthias Schoenaerts), have garnered significant recognition both nationally and internationally. “Death of a Shadow” won the European Academy Award (European Film Award) for Best European Short and was nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Live Acti...
Filmmaker Bess Kargman
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Bess Kargman, known for her documentary short “Coach” (2013), which won the Jury Award at Tribeca Film Festival in 2013, screened her breakthrough feature documentary film “Diane Warren: Relentless” (2024) at SXSW where it held its World Premiere. It tells the up close and personal story of renowned and prolific multi academy award-winning singer/songwriter Diane Warren, featuring interviews ...
Actor, Producer, Director, David Lipper, CEO of Latigo Films, has worked on dozens of films and series throughout his profession; his recent producing titles include "My Favorite Girlfriend" (2022), "Freud's Last Session" (2023), "Not Without Hope" (2025), "Hotel Tehran" (2025), starring Liam Neeson and Zachary Levi, "Off The Grid" (2025), starring Josh Duhamel and Greg Kinnear. He directed a film he wrote called "The Neglected" (...
UK producer Gareth Wiley spent his time after university working with some of the world’s leading investment banks (including Salomon Brothers and UBS Warburg) in London, Hong Kong, and New York. A lifelong fascination with the film business resulted in him leaving banking in 2002 and since then, Gareth has worked with (amongst others), Woody Allen, Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, and Javier Bardem and with Oscar winning director Alex Gibney. Furthermore, he has served ...
