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Marché du Film daily program May 21

Celebrating in Cannes, rain or shine! ANIMATE YOUR DAY   Don't miss out on all our special events dedicated to Animation Day!  Find new talents through our animated works-in-progress showcase and attend our panel discussions with animation experts and industry leaders!   See some of the highlights of our Sunday 21 May schedule!         ...

First look photo from the action-comedy Old Guy starring two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz

First look photo from the action-comedy Old Guy starring two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz(No Time to Die, Big Eyes, Inglourious Basterds), Lucy Liu (Strange World, Shazam! Fury of the Gods) and Cooper Hoffman (Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza). Directed by Simon West (The Expendables 2, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Mechanic), Highland Film Group is handling worldwide rights to the film which just wrapped production in Belfast.   Christoph Waltz and Cooper...

First look photo from the crime thriller Sleeping Dogs starring Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe

First look photo from the crime thriller Sleeping Dogs starring Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Avengers: Endgame), Marton Csokas (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Harry Greenwood (The Nightingale), Tommy Flanagan (“Sons of Anarchy”) and Thomas M. Wright (Universal Pictures’ Everest).  Nickel City Pictures is partnering with Highland Film Group on worldwide sales and principal photography...

VIDEO: AfroCannes Panel - The Future of Film Financing with Jon Gosier FilmHedge

  The CEO of Filmhedge,Jon Gosier, participated in a panel for AfroCannes 2023 at the Hotel Gray D'Albion in conjunction with the CEO of Hitlab, Michel Zgarka, Entertainment lawyer, Vinca Jarrett, and with the founder of Urbnworx, Keni Desai, where they discussed the future of film financing. In this panel they shared important insight on why they created their companies, what they were hoping to improve within the financial aspect of film making by getting funding and investments fo...

The Cannes Beat N°4

Cannes Marché du Film & Festival NEWSLETTER Coverage from our team in Cannes : Vanessa McMahon, Moira Sullivan, Aldo Nadal, Nicole Goesseringer Muj, Alice Kanterian, Nesta Morgan, Brice Anxionnaz and the blog patrol led by Bruno Chatelin your editor ! Cannes Festival & Marché du Film pre roll Newsletter  I Cannes Beat 1 I Cannes Beat 2 I Cannes Beat 3 I Cannes Beat 4 I Ca...

Day 1 at French Riviera International Festival in partnership with filmfestivals.com

Jon Gosier FilmHedge founder and Bruno Chatelin with French Riviera festival co founder Nicole Goesseringer Muj, Award ceremony at Belair Fine ART in Cannes ...

Marché du Film & Bridging the Dragon Sino-International Film Panel - Tuesday, 23 May

  The Sino-European producers association Bridging the Dragon together with Marché du Film will host on 23 May two panels on China. In collaboration with The One International Women's Film Festival, this year’s program will include a panel on the contribution of women in recent Chinese cinema.     PANEL I...

AmPav Program Schedule May 20, 2023

 Request your invitation now for Variety Day at The American Pavilion!   The American Pavilion is open daily from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm for members only.   Join us fro...

May 20 Daily News: Vampires and coins! Mantícora’s ‘While the Masters Sleep’ Gala and VR genre storytelling

  FANTASTIC GALAS Mantícora presents WHILE THE MASTERS SLEEP Santiago Alvarado / 90 min / 2023 / Spain Samuel and Lourdes are a humble marriage that take care of their Lord properties. The owner of the house i...

Do not miss the Film Finance Forum May 20: 2-5 pm in partnership with Filmfestivals.com

Full Program and Speaker Announcements! We look forward to seeing you today ...

First Look for Deep Water with Gene Simmons and Renny Harlin -

Legendary rocker and Kiss co-founder Gene Simmons, director Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, Deep Blue Sea) and Arclight Films’ Chairman Gary Hamilton are in Cannes to discuss is Deep Water with the worldwide buyers at a presentation during Cannes. The epic survival thriller is directed by Harlin and is scheduled to go into production later this year. The film is the first project greenlit under the newly announced Simmons/Hamilton Productions (w/t), a far-reaching partne...

Marché du Film May 20 program

    TOMORROW'S CINEMA STARTS HERE     Meet today's rising talents! This weekend, we are launching our programs spotlighting new works-in-progress, such as Goes to Cannes a...

Market Premiere for Best For Fests "Sibel's Silence" director Aly Yeganeh in attendance May 21 1.45pm

AXXON MEDIA  is very pleased to invite you to the screening of SIBEL'S SILENCE  by ALY YEGANEH The Sunday 21th of May at the PALAIS H at 01:45 PM  IN PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTOR    wwww.axxon-media.com You can meet us on our booth RIVIERA F2 CREATIVE EUROPE       TRAILER   ...

Magnum Beach Cannes Inauguration Night

    For 10 years now, Magnum® has hosted some of the biggest celebrities to walk the red carpet here in Cannes. The brand is setting up shop this year at 50 boulevard de la Croisette, where it will roll out an iconic program and their popular beach events. Last night we attended the Inauguration night of the Magnum® Beach Cannes and thoroughly enjoyed our experience. We enjoyed drinks from an open bar and of course, the ice cream bar. We were able to create our own Magnum®...

Marché du Film Conferences/Panels Saturday, May 20th, 2023

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European Audiovisual Observatory | The European Cinema Sector - Diverging Paths?  ⁠Panel ​ May 20, 2023, 09:30 - 11:30 GMT+2 ​ Main Stage (Riviera) & Online The European Audiovisual Observatory invites you to our traditional Saturday morning conference in Cannes! This year we're looking at the increasingly diverging paths and polaris...

IEFTA, in conjunction with Arab Cinema Centre, and MAD Solutions Presents “The Critics Awards for Arab Films Ceremony" May 20

IEFTA, in conjunction with Arab Cinema Centre, and MAD Solutions Presents “The Critics Awards for Arab Films Ceremony" And Special Honor To UNHCR   The International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA) returns to Cannes for the Thirteenth Year with film programs, panels, awards, and cocktail receptions. IEFTA promotes cultural diversity and international understanding and engages the art of cinema. Central to the IEFTA mandate is discovering and developing new film ta...

GFM Animation, Threshold Entertainment and Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment have partnered on animated feature film ‘X FACTOR"

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GFM Animation, Threshold Entertainment and Syco Entertainment have announced a new animated feature film ‘X FACTOR IN THE JUNGLE'.    The movie is based on Simon Cowell’s multi award winning singing competition phenomenon TV series The X Factor. The series has run for 20 years with 178 international adaptations with artists discovered by The X Factor – including artists such as One Direction, Fifth Harmony, Little Mix, Olly Murs, Leona Lewis and James ...

International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA) to host the 6th edition of REFUGEE VOICES IN FILM program may 20

International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA) To Present Film Programs, Panels, Awards & Receptions  At The 2023 Marché du Film & Cannes Docs Events At Festival De Cannes   IEFTA And United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Present The 6th Edition of REFUGEE VOICES IN FILM   Screening and Q&A - Saturday 20th May at 11.30am - 1pm @ Palais J   Please note only people accredited with a Marché du Film, Press or Festival badge can atte...

Film USA Pavilion Programming for 19 May 2023

    Film USA Pavilion Programming for   19 May 2023       ...

The Cannes Beat N°3

Cannes Marché du Film & Festival NEWSLETTER Coverage from our team in Cannes : Vanessa McMahon, Moira Sullivan, Aldo Nadal, Nicole Goesseringer Muj, Alice Kanterian, Nesta Morgan, Brice Anxionnaz and the blog patrol led by Bruno Chatelin your editor ! Cannes Festival & Marché du Film pre roll Newsletter  I Cannes Beat 1 I Cannes Beat 2 I Cannes Beat 3 I Cannes Beat 4 I Ca...

Impact of Writers Strikes on the Film Industry

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  "… the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike poses unique challenges for deals despite wide excitement over the recent theatrical box office resurgence and what seems to be the end of coronavirus woes for production," Variety writes. Although deals are still being made at the Cannes Film Festival, the writers strike has caused these deals to be more selective. Scripts that have been finished prior to the strike are generally good to go, whereas scripts that require rew...

Marché overview of events May 19

We hope that you had a blast yesterday night during the Opening Party of the  Marché du Film hosted by the Spanish Film Academy - Goya Awards 2024 & Spain Film Commission. Now that festivities & events have officially kicked in, get ready for so much more! Discover some of the highlights of our Friday 19 May schedule!        Global Virtual Production S...

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