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FILMHEDGE: A MODERN ALTERNATIVE TO MEDIA FINANCE BANKS FilmHedge simplifies the application and funding process to secure up to $10M for qualified film and television products. Media finance is just one click away. APPLY HERE   Official sponsor of the Producers Network The Producers Network is the go-to place for producers seeking to make the most out of their time in Cannes. Launched 16 years ago, the Producers Network welcomes more than 400 producers f...

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TomCat/Summer Hill Films/Meow! Dubbing line up with AI multi language dubbing

Let's Meet in Cannes! TomCat/Summer Hill Films' Catalog Now Available with AI Dubbing INCLUDED!   TomCat/Summer Hill Films/Meow! Dubbing will be in Cannes this year for the Marché du Film from May 14 to May. 20.  We will be located in the Riviera, Stand F3.  Please contact Ted Chalmers to set up a meeting or click below:     Are you looking for high-quality independent films to expand your of...

French Riviera Film Festival Announces 2024 Program and Unveils Official Festival Trailer

Scheduled from May 17-18, 2024, the sixth annual French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF), celebrating short film and short-form content from around the globe, is pleased to unveil its 2024 trailer and official program, the announcement was made today by festival co-founders Nicole Goesseringer Muj and Gotham Chandna. Official 2024 FRFF Festival Trailer: https://youtu.be/OKvdSpcnoQE?si=GzkMDxjzG1TMCg0i First la...

K2 Pictures is launching a new content fund - K2P Film Fund I for Japanese animation and live action films

Director Kore-eda_©MIKIYA TAKIMOTO Leading Japanese Producer Muneyuki Kii, a former Head Producer at Toei has launched a new film company based on his experience in all aspects of production - K2 Pictures. The company aims to create a new funding ecosystem for Japanese films to enrich local productions by returning profits traditionally accruing to film companies to both investors and creators, and it will also produce projects with emerging and established creators. Additionally, as par...

Unlock More With Your Film and TV Catalog Using AI Dubbing from Meow! Get your first film dubbed for FREE

  Going to Cannes to buy or sell content?  Maximize your investment by offering your films in  a variety of local languages.  Cutting-edge AI dubbing specialists Meow! Dubbing (www.meowdubbing.com), now makes it easier than ever to bring any film or TV show to your market with A.I. language dubs. During the Marche du Film, We will be located in the Riviera, Stand F3 from May 14 to May 19.  Please contact Ted Chalmers to set up a meeting or click belo...

Canadians in Cannes

  Canada Pavilion Stand 126 Canada will shine brightly on the Croisette during the 77th edition of Cannes Film Festival with 3 features and 1 short in official selection, 2 projects in the inaugural Immersive Competition, one feature in the prestigious Director’s Fortnight, and one short in Critic`s Week. The Canada Pavilion&nb...

Myriad Pictures picked international sales and distribution rights for survival action-thriller, WALKING SUPPLY

Myriad Pictures is pleased to announce that it has acquired international sales and distribution rights for survival action-thriller, WALKING SUPPLY from Ireland based Brick Lane Entertainment, Kemodo Entertainment, and Mountain Man Media. Myriad will commence sales at the Cannes Marche du Film. Celebrated stuntman Derek Barnes directs a script he co-wrote with stars James McDougall (BECKY) and Douglas Nyback (“Incorporated,” “Defiance”). Joel Labelle and Ian Matthews rou...

All the French films at the 77th Cannes Film Festival

The 2024 edition of the Cannes International Film Festival, which runs from May 15 through 25, offers another magnificent portrait of contemporary French cinema, with six French films vying for the Palme d'Or. And as is the case every year, France, the home of cinema and the cradle of numerous international co-productions, will be present in all sections, with a total of almost 100 titles produced or co-produced by France, including minority-French productions and shorts. The festiva...

Arab Cinema Center Celebrates 10 Years in Cannes

The Arab Cinema Center unveils a captivating lineup of high-profile events! From star-studded panel discussions to the prestigious Critics Awards for Arab Films ceremony (access by invitation only), the Arab Cinema Center will be shining a spotlight on the outstanding talent driving the industry's Golden Age in the Middle East and North African region.  Dive now into the panel lineup, happening at the Main Stage and the prestigious Plage des Palmes!  MAD World Presen...

Paul Wright and George MacKay Reunite For New Title MISSION

                     Credit: George MacKay Headshot - Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images Credit: Paul Wright Headshot – Photo by Nick Cooke.Filming has begun on Scotland based production MISSION, reuniting BAFTA winning collaborators Paul Wright (For Those In Peril) and George MacKay (Femme). Mission is a punk exploration of the psyche which follows alienated Dylan (MacKay) as he throws off the shackles of his solitary life in...

Protagonist Pictures Reveals First Look ahead of Cannes for the Ensemble Drama-Thriller PRESS YOUR LUCK

Sales, production and finance outfit Protagonist Pictures, announced today the new drama-thriller, Press Your Luck, starring Emmy and Golden Globe winner Paul Walter Hauser (“Black Bird,” Richard Jewell, I,Tonya). Set in 1984, Press Your Luck is based on the incredible true story of Michael Larson, an unemployed ice-cream truck driver from Ohio, who steps onto the game show “Press Your Luck” harboring a secret: the key to endless amounts of money. But his winning streak...

UNIFRANCE events in Cannes

  Unifrance will be present at the Critics' Week jury, Unifrance's Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris and the Cannes Film Festival, will also be presented on the Unifrance Terrace.   The Unifrance stand at the Marché du Film Unifrance will also be present alongside professionals through its 95-square-meter stand located in the Marché du Film (Riviera-L0), which can host meetings f...

The Bookie & The Bruiser from ANTON starring Vince Vaughan and Adrien Brody

Vince Vaughs photo by Sam Jones. Writer/director S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk Best Director Sitges Film Festival) reunites with his frequent collaborator Vince Vaughn (Dragged Across Concrete, Brawl In Cell Block 99) and Oscar© winner Adrien Brody (The Pianist, The Grand Budapest Hotel) on the new gangster thriller The Bookie & the Bruiser. Anton will introduce the film to international distributors at the upcoming Marche du Film. UTA Independent Film Group and Range Media Partners...

Judith Godrèche's short film: Moi aussi selected at the 77th Festival de Cannes

© Maneki Films The Festival de Cannes, which runs from May 14 to 25, will present French actress, director, screenwriter and producer Judith Godrèche's new short film, which highlights the stories of victims of sexual violence. These individual experiences add to her own, underscoring their sadly universal nature. The Festival de Cannes thus wishes to give resonance to these personal accounts.   Cinema looks at the world, and sometimes, calls it out. Through gestures o...

Cannes Classics 2024 Full line up

© Festival de Cannes   The Cannes Classics selection, created twenty years ago, once again features celebrations, restored prints and documentaries. It will be marked by the presence of great artists: Faye Dunaway, Wim Wenders, Sylvia Chang, Costa-Gavras, Raymond Depardon, Marco Bellocchio, Ron Howard, Frederick Wiseman, Dong-ho Kim, Montxo Armendáriz and more, to visit the history of cinema with those who preserve and restore our heritage, those who distribute and show film...

Napoléon by Abel Gance (1st period) opening Cannes Classics at the 77th Festival de Cannes

Napoléon by Abel Gance (1st period)! A legend known to cinephiles the world over, a major work of the silent era, one of the most monumental restorations in the history of filmmaking will be unveiled on May 14 as a world premiere: Napoléon by Abel Gance (1st period), in a version resulting from a colossal, passionate effort by the Cinémathèque française, with the support of the CNC. (photo: Still from the film Napoléon by Abel Gance © La Cin&e...

The Second Act Quentin Dupieux's new comedy to open the 77th Festival de Cannes May 14

Quentin Dupieux's Le Deuxième Acte (The Second Act), the latest film from the prolific French director and screenwriter, who is also a musician, will open the forthcoming Festival de Cannes. Presented Out of Competition as a world premiere on the Croisette on Tuesday, May 14, this four-part comedy will be released in all French cinemas on the same day.   To launch the festivities of the 77th edition, a daring and unpredictable artist will stride the red carpet at the Grand Th&e...

9 Days to Go...till Film Finance Forum 2024: Final Fireside Chat

  To finish up the afternoon full of Industry Executives we are happy to announce our Final Fireside Chat!   ...

Switzerland, 2024 Country of Honour at this year's market: check the full program!

  Organized by the promotion agency Swiss Films, and in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Office of Culture and the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR, the Marché du Film is excited to present an incredible program of events to celebrate Switzerland's audiovisual innovations and promote emerging Swiss talents & projects across all our key programs.   ...

LA Native: New Series from Amplify Pictures

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Amplify Pictures, the pioneering independent studio behind HBO’s Emmy-winning 100 Foot Wave and the upcoming Legends for Nat Geo/Disney+, has greenlit development on the new comedy series LA Native, it was announced today by Amplify Pictures CEO Joe Lewis. The half-hour scripted series is written and created by Siena East (Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s Clone High for HBO Max, Fox’s Grimsburg) with Chadd Gindin (Fox’s Grimsburg, Netflix’s Murderville and Santa C...

Explore the 2024 Streamers Forum line-up of the two-day panel event

Explore the 2024 Streamers Forum: the new streaming trends, the key players...!       Join us for an ALL-NEW lineup of captivating discussions on the streaming business! Discover the latest trends in streaming, dive into the latest insights on FAST and AVOD models, and come explore strategies for balancing theatrical and digital releases! Check out t...

Hong Kong Films @Cannes 2024

Events program: 14-22 May 2024   Hong Kong Trade Development Council, with the support of Create HK & the Hong Kong Film Development Council jointly organize the first-ever “Hong Kong Films@Cannes 2024”, a mutual events program.   Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Hong Kong Film Development Council and Create Hong Kong will be present on the Hong Kong Pavilion at International Village 117 and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council on the Ho...

Pathé handles international sales for Sorrentino’s PARTERNOPE

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Pathé is thrilled to reunite with Italian director Paolo Sorrentino and Fremantle to handle international sales for Sorrentino’s PARTHENOPE.   PARTHENOPE stars, in alphabetical order, Dario Aita, Celeste Dalla Porta, Silvia Degrandi, Isabella Ferrari, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Biagio Izzo, Marlon Joubert, Peppe Lanzetta, Nello Mascia, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri, Daniele Rienzo, Stefania Sandrelli and Alfonso Santagata, and is in Official Selection in Competition at t...

In the 100th year of MGM, MGM+ launched on Prime Video: The Lion roars again!

In the 100th year of MGM, MGM+ launched on Prime Video: The Lion roars again! Iconic is the word that comes readily to mind. The circular logo through which the lion roars, before making way for the movie to follow, and the credo inscribed above it, in a band: Art Gratis Artis (Art for Art’s Sake, a principle many might question). MGM stood for Metro Goldwyn Mayer, itself a merger of three banners. The company was born in April 1924 out of a merger of Goldwyn Pictures, Louis B. Mayer pr...

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