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 for Unifrance member producers and exporters, and will provide an umbrella for two export companies: Octopolis.
This space will also be the venue where Unifrance teams will meet with their contacts: directors and selectors of foreign festivals, international distributors, representatives of VOD platforms, exporters, market managers, audiovisual attachés, cultural advisors, partners, and export professionals.
Two happy hours (by invitation only), conceived to encourage – in a convivial way – exchanges between French professionals and their foreign counterparts, are also planned, with a focus on international festivals and producers.
HIGHLIGHTS
Launching the Marché on the Unifrance Terrace with foreign distributors and French exporters
Unifrance's traditional cocktail reception, which honors foreign distributors and French exporters, will be held on Wednesday, May 15 on the Unifrance Terrace (by invitation only). This gathering, which marks the beginning of the Marché du Film, will be followed by numerous professional events that will be held either on the Unifrance Terrace or at the Unifrance stand, such as the working breakfast that will bring together French audiovisual attachés and Unifrance teams (May 17).
French documentaries on the Unifrance Terrace
On Thursday, May 16, Unifrance will join Cannes Docs & EURODOC to host, on the Unifrance Terrace, Cannes Docs' opening cocktail reception (by invitation only).
On the evening of May 16, the jury for the Oeil d'or documentary award will gather on the Terrace for dinner.
Meetings focusing on exports
Unifrance will participate at the lunch devoted to French cinema in the world organized by the CNC on its beach on Thursday, May 16, that will bring together some 100 French and foreign guests: institutions, distributors, festival directors, exporters, etc.
French animation on the Unifrance Terrace
On Sunday, May 19, Unifrance will join the Marché du Film / Animation Day, Annecy Animation Film Festival, and German Films / Animation Germany to host, on the Unifrance Terrace, a cocktail reception celebrating French animation (by invitation only).
French-speaking regions
On Monday, May 20, a working breakfast focusing on the French-speaking world will be organized with a dozen participants on the theme "What tools should be employed to promote French-language films in French-speaking countries?"
Short films on the Unifrance Terrace
- On Thursday, May 23, the 22nd Unifrance Short Film Awards will be announced in the presence of the recipients and the members of the 2024 Jury. The ceremony will be followed by a cocktail reception and diner bringing together the winners (by invitation only).
- In addition, Unifrance will participate in the Short Film Corner breakfasts.
THE 10 TO WATCH IN CANNES
Sofia Alaoui, Céleste Brunnquell, Stefan Crepon, Iris Kaltenbäck, Souheila Yacoub, and Unifrance will also produce video content (interviews, encounters, etc.) to promote this new generation of artists on social networks to foreign audiences.
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10 to Watch at Cannes benefits from the collaborative participation of the Cannes Film Festival, and the invaluable support of Screen International, L'Oréal Paris, and Davines.