Exclusive: Cannes Marché du Film has unveiled the four film industry professionals who will select the projects for the second edition of its Investors Circle initiative.
The one-day event – taking place within the framework of this year’s market, running from May 14 to 22 – is aimed at connecting elevated, international feature film projects with film financiers and high-net worth individuals with a desire to invest in cinema.
This year’s selection committee comprises Arte France Cinéma CEO Remi Burah; French film and TV biz entrepreneur Serge Hayat; Georgian cinema professional Tamara Tatishvili, who is currently head of the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund, and Korean co-production expert Wonsun Shin.
The projects are gathered through a combination of networking and scouting as well as direct submissions to the Cannes Marché du Film up until February 29. The Selection Committee will meet throughout March to decide the final line-up.
Aleksandra Zakharchenko,...
The one-day event – taking place within the framework of this year’s market, running from May 14 to 22 – is aimed at connecting elevated, international feature film projects with film financiers and high-net worth individuals with a desire to invest in cinema.
This year’s selection committee comprises Arte France Cinéma CEO Remi Burah; French film and TV biz entrepreneur Serge Hayat; Georgian cinema professional Tamara Tatishvili, who is currently head of the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund, and Korean co-production expert Wonsun Shin.
The projects are gathered through a combination of networking and scouting as well as direct submissions to the Cannes Marché du Film up until February 29. The Selection Committee will meet throughout March to decide the final line-up.
Aleksandra Zakharchenko,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Guillaume Esmiol is gearing up for his first edition flying solo as the executive director of the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film, which kicks off in less than a week to run from May 16 to 24.
“We’re in the thick of it right now. There’s still a lot to tie up,” says Esmiol, who took over from long-time market boss Jérôme Paillard at the end of the 2022 edition.
On the back of current registrations, Esmiol is predicting record-breaking attendance this year as the travel restrictions of the pandemic recede into history.
“The numbers are good,” he says.
As of May 9, there were 11,200 accreditations, which is 15% more than for the same period last year, when the market registered a final figure of 12,100 accreditations in total.
“I think we could beat our 2019 record when there were just over 12,500 accredited guests,” says Esmiol. “It could be that people have registered earlier…...
“We’re in the thick of it right now. There’s still a lot to tie up,” says Esmiol, who took over from long-time market boss Jérôme Paillard at the end of the 2022 edition.
On the back of current registrations, Esmiol is predicting record-breaking attendance this year as the travel restrictions of the pandemic recede into history.
“The numbers are good,” he says.
As of May 9, there were 11,200 accreditations, which is 15% more than for the same period last year, when the market registered a final figure of 12,100 accreditations in total.
“I think we could beat our 2019 record when there were just over 12,500 accredited guests,” says Esmiol. “It could be that people have registered earlier…...
- 5/9/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Two months after Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravičius was murdered by Russian troops in Mariupol, Ukraine, his widow and co-director Hanna Bilobrova was at Cannes to screen the haunting and beautiful project they made together this year. The day before the premiere of “Mariupolis 2,” Bilobrova stood on a balcony watching the red carpet premiere for “Top Gun: Maverick” when the French air force sent its jets screaming across the skies and billowing smoke the color of the country’s flag. Having spent months in fear of those very sounds, Bilobrova shrunk to the ground on instinct and burst into tears.
“It’s a body memory,” she told me the next day, a few hours after the emotional premiere of her movie. “Life is dangerous. The headlines have statistics and bloody pictures. Nobody talks about what everyday life is like there.”
This year’s Cannes has been filled with contrasts between the...
“It’s a body memory,” she told me the next day, a few hours after the emotional premiere of her movie. “Life is dangerous. The headlines have statistics and bloody pictures. Nobody talks about what everyday life is like there.”
This year’s Cannes has been filled with contrasts between the...
- 5/22/2022
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
The traditional press conference in Paris on April 14 announced the Official Selection for its 75th edition. Meanwhile the Film Market is transitioning as Guillaume Esmiol is named Co-Executive Director of the Marché du Film and will work in tandem with Jérôme Paillard before Esmiol definitively replaces Paillard for 2023.
Jérôme Paillard and Guillaume Esmiol, Co-Executive Directors of the Marché du Film 2022
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As for the Marché, which Guillaume Esmiol joined in 2020 as Deputy Director in charge of development, clearly with the prospect of taking over new functions linked to the succession of Jérôme Paillard, they will work in tandem this year before Esmiol permanently replaces Paillard in 2023.
Guillaume Esmiol was formerly Innovation Director for TF1 Group and Marketing Director for the startup studio Wefound ― an experience that allowed him to bring his expertise in Digital, Media, and Innovation to the Marché.
Meanwhile, the managing team of the Marché will remain the same and is comprised of Maud Amson (Operations & Sales Director), Michèle Waterhouse (Administrative Director), Alice Kharoubi (Cinema Programming Director), Camille Rousselet (Head of Cinando), and Aleksandra Zakharchenko (Head of Programming).
Jérôme Paillard will conclusively step down from his functions in December 2022 during Ventana Sur, the co-production market that the Festival co-organizes with Incaa, each year in Buenos Aires.
The time chosen for this transmission is special. The Marché du Film 2022 will, hopefully, be the true post-pandemic market after the difficulties that the industry faced in 2020 and 2021. However, the Marché must look ahead, reinvent itself and reflect on the issues that are now at the forefront.
The Board of Directors, Pierre Lescure, (and the new incoming President, Iris Knobloch) and Thierry Frémaux, hold the highest regards for Jérôme Paillard and the work accomplished by the Marché du Film under his leadership. They would also like to extend their sincerest gratitude for his unfailing commitment, his talent, and his constant creativity. Jérôme brought the Marché du Film to where it is today ― in high standing, a position that’s necessary to maintain as we navigate this ever-changing future.
Jérôme Paillard and Guillaume Esmiol, Co-Executive Directors of the Marché du Film 2022
If you are interested in SydneysBuzz Reports, you may have a free look at the work in progress for the Cannes Film Festival titles and the satellite fests, Directors' Fortnight, Critics' Week and Acid here. Please drop me a line if you like it or have suggestions at Sydney@SydneysBuzz.com
As for the Marché, which Guillaume Esmiol joined in 2020 as Deputy Director in charge of development, clearly with the prospect of taking over new functions linked to the succession of Jérôme Paillard, they will work in tandem this year before Esmiol permanently replaces Paillard in 2023.
Guillaume Esmiol was formerly Innovation Director for TF1 Group and Marketing Director for the startup studio Wefound ― an experience that allowed him to bring his expertise in Digital, Media, and Innovation to the Marché.
Meanwhile, the managing team of the Marché will remain the same and is comprised of Maud Amson (Operations & Sales Director), Michèle Waterhouse (Administrative Director), Alice Kharoubi (Cinema Programming Director), Camille Rousselet (Head of Cinando), and Aleksandra Zakharchenko (Head of Programming).
Jérôme Paillard will conclusively step down from his functions in December 2022 during Ventana Sur, the co-production market that the Festival co-organizes with Incaa, each year in Buenos Aires.
The time chosen for this transmission is special. The Marché du Film 2022 will, hopefully, be the true post-pandemic market after the difficulties that the industry faced in 2020 and 2021. However, the Marché must look ahead, reinvent itself and reflect on the issues that are now at the forefront.
The Board of Directors, Pierre Lescure, (and the new incoming President, Iris Knobloch) and Thierry Frémaux, hold the highest regards for Jérôme Paillard and the work accomplished by the Marché du Film under his leadership. They would also like to extend their sincerest gratitude for his unfailing commitment, his talent, and his constant creativity. Jérôme brought the Marché du Film to where it is today ― in high standing, a position that’s necessary to maintain as we navigate this ever-changing future.
- 5/10/2022
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
The Cannes Film Marché has unveiled the full lineup of its Ukraine in Focus program which will provide Ukrainian filmmakers and producers with networking, pitching and co-financing opportunities over two days during the Cannes Film Festival, on May 21 and 22.
Under the program, key market initiatives such as Goes to Cannes, Cannes Docs Showcase and the Producers Network will be skewed towards projects and executives from Ukraine in order to support the country which was invaded by Russia on Feb. 24 and has been at war since then. Deadline first reported the news that Cannes was planning a focus on Ukraine program.
The Producers’ Network, organized in collaboration with the Ukrainian Institute, will include six producers, including Denis Ivanov from Arthouse Traffic, Darya Bassel from Moon Man, Natalia Libet from Digital Religion, Sashko Chubko from Pronto Film, Olga Beskhmelnytsina from Esse Production House and Vladimir Yatsenko from ForeFilms.
Docs in Progress, presented...
Under the program, key market initiatives such as Goes to Cannes, Cannes Docs Showcase and the Producers Network will be skewed towards projects and executives from Ukraine in order to support the country which was invaded by Russia on Feb. 24 and has been at war since then. Deadline first reported the news that Cannes was planning a focus on Ukraine program.
The Producers’ Network, organized in collaboration with the Ukrainian Institute, will include six producers, including Denis Ivanov from Arthouse Traffic, Darya Bassel from Moon Man, Natalia Libet from Digital Religion, Sashko Chubko from Pronto Film, Olga Beskhmelnytsina from Esse Production House and Vladimir Yatsenko from ForeFilms.
Docs in Progress, presented...
- 4/13/2022
- by Patrick Frater and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Eleven of the projects are debut features.
European development programme Less Is More (Lim) has selected 16 feature film projects for its 2022 scheme, plus the 12 ‘development angels’ who will follow the development of the projects, and four tutors who will provide guidance to the selected teams.
Among the titles are Bethan, the debut feature of UK writer-director Zillah Bowes; and Deborah Viegas’ Brazilian-Portuguese debut feature Young Woman Seen From Behind.
Scroll down for the full list of projects, filmmakers and development angels
Eleven of the 16 films are from debut filmmakers, with four from second-time directors and one – Christian Volckman’s Herself – from a third-time filmmaker.
European development programme Less Is More (Lim) has selected 16 feature film projects for its 2022 scheme, plus the 12 ‘development angels’ who will follow the development of the projects, and four tutors who will provide guidance to the selected teams.
Among the titles are Bethan, the debut feature of UK writer-director Zillah Bowes; and Deborah Viegas’ Brazilian-Portuguese debut feature Young Woman Seen From Behind.
Scroll down for the full list of projects, filmmakers and development angels
Eleven of the 16 films are from debut filmmakers, with four from second-time directors and one – Christian Volckman’s Herself – from a third-time filmmaker.
- 3/1/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Guillaume Esmiol will take over when Paillard steps down in 2023.
Guillaume Esmiol has been named co-executive director of the Cannes Marché du Film, working alongside Jérôme Paillard for the 2022 edition before taking over from Paillard in 2023.
Esmiol was appointed the Marche’s deputy director in charge of development in 2020, with a view to eventually taking over from Paillard. He was previously innovation director for the TF1 Group and marketing director for the start-up studio Wefound.
The Marche confirmed the management team would remain the same. It is comprised of Maud Amson (operations and sales director), Michèle Waterhouse (administrative director), Alice Kharoubi...
Guillaume Esmiol has been named co-executive director of the Cannes Marché du Film, working alongside Jérôme Paillard for the 2022 edition before taking over from Paillard in 2023.
Esmiol was appointed the Marche’s deputy director in charge of development in 2020, with a view to eventually taking over from Paillard. He was previously innovation director for the TF1 Group and marketing director for the start-up studio Wefound.
The Marche confirmed the management team would remain the same. It is comprised of Maud Amson (operations and sales director), Michèle Waterhouse (administrative director), Alice Kharoubi...
- 2/11/2022
- by Louise Tutt
- ScreenDaily
Overall participation expected to be close to 2019 numbers despite fewer international arrivals.
The 2021 hybrid Ventana Sur is underway in Buenos Aires this week (November 29-December 3) with a handful of new programmes and organisers anticipating overall participation to be close to 2019 numbers even though fewer people are flying in from overseas, particuarly from outside Latin America.
After a lengthy shutdown due to the pandemic that brought Argentina’s audiovisual industry to its knees as the entire Latin American region suffered, cinemas have begun to reopen and the summer is bringing hope of a return to some kind of normality.
It remained...
The 2021 hybrid Ventana Sur is underway in Buenos Aires this week (November 29-December 3) with a handful of new programmes and organisers anticipating overall participation to be close to 2019 numbers even though fewer people are flying in from overseas, particuarly from outside Latin America.
After a lengthy shutdown due to the pandemic that brought Argentina’s audiovisual industry to its knees as the entire Latin American region suffered, cinemas have begun to reopen and the summer is bringing hope of a return to some kind of normality.
It remained...
- 11/30/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
WarnerMedia’s HBO Max and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi will be highlighted at next month’s Cannes Marché du Film Online’s focus on streaming platforms, as the world’s film industry seeks to get a stronger handle on the possible role of streaming platforms in future movie financing and distribution business models.
HBO Max’s keynote is described as its first international presentation following its May 27 launch.
With ad-supported platforms building as an alternative to subscription-based services and only a minority of art films gaining significant theatrical release outside their country of origin , the Marché’s Meet the Streamers conference strand, now totally online, will also feature Avod service Tubi and arthouse platforms Filmin, from Spain, U.S. service Kino Marquee and Sweden’s Draken Film.
“The previous edition’s takeaways showed us the need to connect the various parts of the industry, tied together by constantly emerging streaming...
HBO Max’s keynote is described as its first international presentation following its May 27 launch.
With ad-supported platforms building as an alternative to subscription-based services and only a minority of art films gaining significant theatrical release outside their country of origin , the Marché’s Meet the Streamers conference strand, now totally online, will also feature Avod service Tubi and arthouse platforms Filmin, from Spain, U.S. service Kino Marquee and Sweden’s Draken Film.
“The previous edition’s takeaways showed us the need to connect the various parts of the industry, tied together by constantly emerging streaming...
- 5/14/2020
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Meet the Streamers, an event fully dedicated to connecting key VOD players with international sales agents and producers was held on 21 May from 3pm to 5pm at the Plage des Palmes. A handpicked selection of established and newly launched international streaming platforms met in a speed- meeting format, a rotating selection of sales agents and producers for sessions of 20 minutes.
As VOD is more than ever an essential part of worldwide distribution, this is a time designed to focus on propositions, discovery and exchange. Whether to update the industry about their new curatorial needs or marketing strategies or to tell rights holders about the launch of new products and initiatives, these platforms now have a dedicated Cannes event.
Meet the Streamers also highlights the rising diversity of the VOD world and aims to shine a light on a variety of exciting initiatives throughout the world with seven platforms from five different countries — Filmin,...
As VOD is more than ever an essential part of worldwide distribution, this is a time designed to focus on propositions, discovery and exchange. Whether to update the industry about their new curatorial needs or marketing strategies or to tell rights holders about the launch of new products and initiatives, these platforms now have a dedicated Cannes event.
Meet the Streamers also highlights the rising diversity of the VOD world and aims to shine a light on a variety of exciting initiatives throughout the world with seven platforms from five different countries — Filmin,...
- 6/3/2019
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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