Cannes’s Film Festival and Marché du Film are a yearly milestone for European film lovers and industry professionals. While audiences will be able to enjoy a full program of live screenings and premieres, professionals gather to network, promote their activity, and make business deals.
The EU presence at the Marché du Film is guaranteed by the encounter of European Commission representatives with the industry, notably through a visit to the highly innovative section Cannes Next, and by the Creative Europe MEDIA Pavilion.
Creative Europe MEDIA stand
The Creative Europe MEDIA programme sets up stands at the major international trade fairs for film and audiovisual content in Europe, as an essential part of its support to the promotion of European works. The stand facilitates the access of European professionals to these markets, offering participants to hold their meetings in the stand premises, business-to-business exchanges, and the knowledge-sharing that comes with the immersion amongst fellow professionals. Following a call for interest, 272 professionals from 183 companies representing 28 countries have been selected.
Professionals with a market accreditation are welcome to visit the MEDIA Pavilion (Village International Riviera, Pavilion 123) to find information about the MEDIA programme and its funding opportunities from May 14 to 22 May, from 9h to 7h. Additionally, the following activities are open without prior registration, on a first come first served basis.
- Showcase Breakfast “Writing European” on Sunday 19 May, 9h30-10h15. Discover innovative projects in the TV series genre with Full Moon Creative Lab and War Room Content. Speakers Claudia Droc and Emilie Blezat will share insights into European storytelling.
- Presentation of the funding opportunity Films on the Move on Monday 20 May, 9h30-10h30.
- Showcase of EU-supported projects under Innovative tools and business models grants on Monday 20 May, 16h-17h30. Discover cutting-edge technologies transforming the audiovisual sector - Blockframes and Archipel, Yamdu, Privio, and Filmmakers System. Industry experts will share insights into these innovative solutions.
EU-supported films presented and shortlisted for awards
This year, 16 films supported by the EU will be presented at the festival, 4 of them in the run-up for the renowned Palme d’Or. The titles below were supported through the Creative Europe MEDIA programme for their development and/or distribution or coproduction.
Competition
- Grand Tour, by Miguel Gomes (Portugal, Italy, France)
- All We Imagine as Light, by Payal Kapadia (India, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy)
- Limonov - The Ballad, by Kirill Serebrennikov (France, Italy, Spain)
- The Girl with the Needle (Pigen med nålen), by Magnus von Horn (Denmark, Poland, Sweden)
Cannes Premiere - Maria, by Jessica Palud (France)
Un Certain Regard
- When the light breaks (Ljósbrot), by Rúnar Rúnarsson (Iceland, France, Croatia)
- September Says (Sisters) by Ariane Labed (France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, UK)
- Armand, by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (Norway)
- Viet and Nam, by Trương Minh Quý (Germany, Philippines)
Semaine de la Critique
- The Brink of Dreams (Rafaat einy II sama), by Nada Riyadh, Ayman El Amir (Egypt, France, Denmark, Qatar, South Africa)
- Sauna Day (Sannapäiv), by Anna Hints, Tushar Prakash (Estonia)
La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
• Mongrel (白衣蒼狗), by Wei Liang Chiang, You Qiao Yin (Taiwan, Singapore, France)
Les courts en lice pour la Palme d’or
- Across the Waters, by Viv Li (China, Germany)
- Bad for a Moment (Mau Por Um Momento), by Daniel Soares (Portugal)
Immersive Selection, non-competitive works
- Emperor, by Marion Burger, Ilan J. Cohen (France, Germany)
- Gloommy eyes, by Fernando Maldonado, Jorge Tereso (Argentina, France, US)