Times are changing, the industry is evolving, and the Marché du Film is here to help you navigate through it all!
See what’s trending with this recap spotlighting some of the most inspiring conferences at #MDF22…
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On the morning of 10 May, internationally renowned Iranian documentary filmmakers Mina Keshavarz and Firouzeh Khosravani were arrested in Tehran after their homes were searched and their personal and professional belongings such as mobile phones, harddrives and laptops were confiscated. On 17 May, Keshavarz and Khosravan were released on bail and banned from leaving the country for six months. There has been no official charge since their arrest.
Firouzeh Khosrovani is a graduate ...
Agnieszka Holland, President of the European Film Academy
Academy members Damir Ibrahimovic (producer, Bosnia & Herzegovina), Simon de Santiago (producer, Spain) and Jasmila Žbanić (director, Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Academy members Anne Lajla Utsi and Liisa Holmberg (International Sami Film Institute)
Organised by the European Fil...
Guillaume Canet, Philippe Parreno, Nicolas Winging Refn, Amira Casar, Agnès Godard, Emmanuel Sprauel, Séverine Serrano & Dominique Rouchon were in attendance at the Pierre Angénieux Tribute to celebrate: DARIUS KHONDJI (A.F.C., A.S.C) - Pierre Angénieux Tribute 2022 & cinematographer of 2022 Official Competition Cannes title Armageddon Time by James Gray
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Gilles Marini, Nicole Goesseringer Muj, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vincent De Paul
International Artistic Excellence Honored at Fourth Annual French Riviera Film Festival with Indian Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui Receiving Industry Excellence Award
Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski and Industry Excellence Awards to Danish Filmmakers Martin Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson; Turkish actor Cansel Elçin and Italian actress...
A BUBBLE STUDIO DESTINATION
KAJAWOOD STUDIOS comes as the result of a Joint task between Miika J. Norvanto and Timo Puustinen. Together they built a unique studio ecosystem, located an hour and a half by plane from Helsinki set to welcome productions from all over the world. Currently under construction, the studio is a combination of the latest technology including a led screen and technical capabilities, designed facilities, concept-to-production-to-distribution ‘know-h...
101 Films International, the UK based sales division of Amcomri Entertainment, has boarded worldwide sales for new comedy SciFi fantasy film This is The Night Mail.
Written by Joanne Reay (MindGamers), This is the Night Mail stars a plethora of well-known and beloved talent including Stephen Fry (Bright Young Things), Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous) and Matt Lucas (Little Britain).
Andrew Goth (MindGamers) and Joanne Reay have directed the film which is cu...
Campari played host to Breaking Through The Lens, an organisation that connects female-identifying and non-binary directors to finance, for an afternoon that unveiled the organisation’s Finalist Projects that would later be pitched to the industry. This initiative is one of its kind and completely result-driven with a comprehensive portfolio of success stories.
Among the illustrious guests, Kathryn M. Moseley from One Two Twenty Entertainment, one the main supporters of thi...
Alice Rohrwacher brings her short, “Le Pupille,” which she wrote and directed, to The French Riviera. The Italian filmmaker is a two-time Cannes prize winner for her notable features, “The Wonders” and “Happy as Lazzaro.” Shot on Super 16 and in 35mm format, “Le Pupille” is set to premiere during Rohrwacher’s scheduled masterclass as part of Cannes’ “Rendez-vous With...” series on May 27 at Salle Debussy.
Five-tim...
The PRIZE of the ECUMENICAL JURY will be awarded SATURDAY MAY 28
Since 1974, the Ecumenical jury is invited by the Cannes Film Festival to award a Prize to a film in the official competition. SIGNIS and INTERFILM elect a jury composed of six members, coming from different cultures and countries. Renewed each year, they are professionals in the cinema field as journalists, critics, theologists, teachers... They are members of one of the Christian Church and are open to interreligious dialogue....
...Guillaume Esmiol in conversation with Bruno Chatelin, about Guillaume's background in tech, media and innovation (with the TF1 Group), developping the new features in the current Marché du Film 2022 and the plans for the future edition which he will be running solo (with his team). He currently serves as co executive director of the Marché du Film and will take over from Jérôme Paillard who was having his last year in office.
Bruno Chatelin was able to sit do...
The Sicilian Ministry of Tourism and the Sicilia Film Commission present « Sicily, Women, and Cinema » at the Cannes Film Festival – May 23th 2022
This year, the Sicilia Film Commission and the Sicilian Ministry of Tourism, Sport and Entertainment is attending the Cannes Film Festival through a dedicated expositive place called Casa Sicilia based at the Majestic Hotel. The venue is destined to the photographic project « Sicily, Women and Cinema ». ...
NEUTROGENA STUDIOS SHORT FILM
IF MY VOICE RANG LOUDER THAN MY SKIN
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE AT THE AMERICAN PAVILION'S EMERGING FILMMAKER SHOWCASE
Neutrogena Studios short film IF MY VOICE RANG LOUDER THAN MY SKIN, had its international premiere at the American Pavilion’s Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. The short film is one of the first two films from the studio’s First Frame Program, produced in partnersh...
The Saudi Film Commission (SFC) today announced that the highly anticipated up to 40% cash rebate program "Film Saudi" is now functional and open for applications via a dedicated platform for film productions.
Saudi Arabia is set to become a world-class center for production, with the “Film Saudi” program providing major incentives for local, regional, and international film producers to base their creative projects in the Kingdom, whilst supporting the screen sector to ...
Josh Harris, Mickey Vetter Jon Gosier, Jimmy Jean-Louis
Jimmy Jean-Louis
Kristina Wang, Jessia Truong
Carina Velva
Actor and Haitian Ambassador at Large Jimmy Jean-Louis hosted the 2nd Annual GHESKIO Fundraiser in Cannes this past Sunday at the Carlton Beach Club. GHESKIO is the world renowned health, social services, and HIV/TB research center in Haiti, serving over 100,000 patients annually for voluntary counseling and HIV testing...
Directed by Benoit Lelievre, SPRING, SEEING HONG KONG AGAIN is a superbly photographed short documentary on the rapid recuperation of Hong Kong, ranked among the three most important global financial centers, from the corona virus pandemic. In early 2022, twenty thousand cases of Covid were reported; the number of infections reached one million when the 5th wave hit. When the city opened again for public and private events and full business activities at the end of spring, t...
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Take center stage in Cannes, blast your press releases and invites
Take center stage in Cannes, blast your press releases and screening invites..
Coverage from our team in Cannes May 17 - 28: Vanessa McMahon, Moira Sullivan, Quendrith Johnson, Nesta Morgan and the blog patrol led by Bruno Chatelin your editor !
Our annual Cannes fun event took place May 23 !
Cann...
Jérôme Paillard in conversation with Bruno Chatelin
2022
Zoom interview with Jérôme Paillard Head of the Cannes Market discussing the 2022 edition of the Marché du Film, his last edition as head of the Market. (Guillaume Esmiol will be taking over from Paillard for next year's edition.)
An informal discussion with Bruno Chatelin about Jérôme's career, his dear memories and some of the key decisions he took in the developpment of what bec...
Photo credit: Credit Vittorio Zunino Celotto Getty Image
French version: HERE
In her honor, Kering and the Cannes Film Festival were pleased to welcome Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Lindon, Valeria Golino, Paolo Sorrentino, Audrey Diwan, Lola Quivoron and Raymond Depardon on the occasion of the official dinner of the 8th edition of Women In Motion.
In her honor, Kering and the Cannes Film Festival were pleased to welcome
Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Lindon, Valeria Golino, Paolo Sorrentin...
A new Produire au Sud Workshop with the support of the French Embassy in Brazil, French Institute in Paris,
Nantes Metropole and Recife City Council
The international film festival, Festival des 3 Continents, along with the Projeto Paradiso foundation are pleased to announce the launch of a new Produire au Sud workshop in Recife, Brazil, in 2022 as the official announcement has just been made at Cinema do Brazil stand at Cannes International Film Festival.
The call for entries opens today...
We are pleased to share the first look photo from Tearepa Kahi’s action thriller Muru starring Cliff Curtis (Avatar 2, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw), Jay Ryan (IT Chapter Two), Manu Bennett (The Hobbit trilogy) and Simone Kessell (San Andreas) from Arclight Films. The film is based on the 2007 Tuhoe police raids in New Zealand - activist Tame Iti was wrongfully arrested under suspicion of domestic terrorism – he appears as himself in Muru.
Arclight Films - MURU...
