Thursday 25

— Daily Screening Program

Every day, find your daily screening program in your welcome bag at the top of every page of the Marché du Film Online or download it here:

DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM HERE

— Spot the Composer

From Monday 22 to Friday 26, Spot the Composer will provide music lovers and industry professionals with opportunities to meet for potential collaborations or to enjoy online concerts from world-renowned composers.

From 19:00 to 19:45 (UTC+2), take part in Meet & Listen Chloé Thévenin, an online concert introduced by Philippe Azoury. Chloé was commissioned in 2012 by La Cinémathèque Française to compose the soundtrack for Hitchcock’s last silent film Blackmail (1929). She has also collaborated with filmmaker Lidia Terki on the film Paris La Blanche, and has just finished composing the soundtrack for director Laurent Cantet's Arthur Rambo.

 — Shoot the Book!

Co-organized with SCELF and Institut Français, Shoot the Book! will bring together 40 publishers (20 French publishers and 20 European agents/publishers) and International producers seeking future projects.

This operation will take place from 15:00 to 18:00 (UTC+2) in two stages:

• In the morning, the pitches session of Shoot the Book! will give publishers the chance to present 10 books selected by a jury of audiovisual professionals for their adaptation potential. Producers attending the Marché du Film Online will be given the opportunity to discover these stories from 10:30 (UTC+2)
• In the afternoon, from 15:00 to 18:00 (UTC+2), 40 publishers (20 French publishers and 20 international agents/publishers) will meet international producers to discuss potential projects « through one-to-one meetings »

As an addition to the program, participants will be able to attend the Special Shoot the book ! Talk on Adaptation on Friday 26 from 14:00 to 15:00 (UTC+2) conducted by Ben Croll (Variety) with Ed Guiney (producer of The Lobster, Normal people and Conversation with Friends) on the Marché du Film Online at the Pavillon des Cinémas du Monde / Institut français.

This event is organised by SCELF’s (Société Civile des Editeurs de Langue Française) and Institut Français. It is supported by the BIEF (Bureau International de l’Edition Française), the Centre Français de la Copie and the Sofia, the Frankfurter Buchmesse, Film Paris Region and ProHelvetia.

— Conference Highlights

What is cinema in a post-pandemic world? A conversation between Efe Cakarel and Pablo Larraín ⁠Keynote

The keynote will be held at 18:00 (UTC+2)

With the accelerated growth of streaming services and absence of cinemas for months, consumer habits and expectations have changed. The halting of production and cancelled festivals has also allowed filmmakers to reflect on new ideas. What will cinema look like in the future and how will it be watched?

Speakers : Efe Cakarel , Founder & CEO , MUBI ; Pablo Larraín , Director, Producer, Fabula

More information here.

Cannes NEXT Summit 2020: Keynotes from Innovators Changing the World of Film, Media and Tech

The keynote will be held from 12:00 - 16:30 (UTC+2)

Cannes NEXT summit is the annual highlight of the innovation track of the Marche du Film- Festival De Cannes focusing on the future of creativity, technology, and content with keynotes, showcases and presentations from visionary speakers to the exhibition of latest technologies, platforms, and business models.

Within the four and half hour keynote marathon of the 2020 edition expect:

• high-intensity insights to cutting edge content, IP and formats
• tech peeks from AI, data, blockchain to financing and rights management
• new horizons of storytelling in film, television, online and games
• and encounters with creatives and experts at the forefront of the industry

The NEXT 2020 summit topics include How to Host a Virtual Event for 1 million people, the role of game engines of enabling the next big creative step for cinema and global content franchises, Data + AI in the indie and studio movie business, the innovations in digital distribution exhibition infrastructure, a deep dive into the Streaming Wars, VOD during COVID and future of live streaming as the next global audiovisual medium, how to create and virtual characters, and how to produce cutting edge digital events and festivals.

Agenda

• 12:45 Conference Opening & Kickoff - Sten-Kristian Saluveer, AC Coppens
• 12:50 How to Host a Virtual Event for 1 million people! Miikka Rosendahl, Laura Olin
• 13:05 Using Game Engines to Build a Global IP. Christian Faber
• 13:20 Data + AI in the Movie Business: Cinelytic. Tobias Queisser
• 13:35 The New Distribution Infrastructure Revolution: Purely Capital. Wayne Godfrey
• 13:50 VOD at the time of Digital Festivals. David Wite
• 14:05 The New Distribution Infrastructure Revolution: Molten. Arjun Mendhi
• 14:20 Epic Games Keynote: Bringing the magic of movie-making back to the set. Marc Petit
• 14:50 Panel: The (New) Festival Reality. Katrine Kilgaard
• 15:05 Panel: The (New) Festival Reality. Tine Fischer, Jarod Neece
• 15:30 Streaming & OTT: Trends, Opportunities & Outlook to 2021. Andrew Rosen, Jack Davis
• 15:55 LiveStreaming as Future of Cinema & TV. Mark Ollila
• 16:10 Creating and monetizing global IP: Shadows. Dylan Flinn
• 16:25 Closing words

Speakers: Jack Davis, CEO, CryptTV; Christian Faber, CEO, Ex Lego Head of VP; Tine Fischer, CEO / Festival Director, CPH:DOX; Dylan Flinn, CEO, Shadows Interactive; Wayne Godfrey, Producer, Purely Capital; Katrine Kiilgaard, Deputy Director, Industry & Training, CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival; Arjun Mendhi, CEO, Molten; Jarod Neece, Senior Film Programmer, South By Southwest (SXSW); Laura Olin, COO & Partner, ZOAN AR; Mark Ollila, CEO, Kast; Marc Petit, General Manager, Unreal Engine, Epic Games; Tobias Queisser, CEO, Cinelytic; Andrew Rosen, CEO, Parqor, Miikka Rosendahl, CEO, ZOAN AR Studios

Moderators: AC Coppens, Marketing strategist, curator, speaker, The Creatives' Catalysts; Uri Levanon, CEO, Haste Media; Sten-Kristian Saluveer, Head of Next, Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes

More information here.

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— Match&Meet (by Talque)

Match&Meet (by Talque) will be your essential tool to request and organize chat and video meetings, meet participants who share similar market goals, schedule and access conferences, and participate in daily flash meetings.

Not yet on this network? Don't delay and download it now to experience the full Marché du Film Online experience. Open Match&Meet (by Talque) on your desktop (recommended) or on your mobile (iOS and Android). If you choose to use the app, download it by searching Cinando Match&Meet in your store and activate your account with your Cinando login. 

When registering, please make sure to answer all the questions to create your profile and click on the Get Started button. Once you are connected, choose the Marché du Film Online network (top left corner) to start organizing chat and video meetings and access conferences.

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