From customs duties to trees, there was a lot to talk about at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. screen We’ll gather some key discussion points from this year’s event. This concludes tomorrow (May 24th) with the Palme d’Or Award-winning ceremony.
Mom moment
One company so far has dominated the Cannes contract. North America and the UK – Of 21 deals in competitive Irish films, 10 people went to Mbi. These include films that hold both territory, such as Lynn Ramsay. Die, my lovea company that paid $24 million over the weekend. For people like Oliver Hermanus, only released in North America The history of soundAnd of the two, it’s only UK-Ireland. Secret Agent and Sentimental value. Beyond these two markets, the company has covered further areas of competitive films, such as: alphaThere are Latin America and India. And – just SirItaly, Türkiye and India holds. The company currently owns at least two territory in nine of the 22 films in the competition.
Mbi is clearly big and fast in bids, pushing rivals out of the water and feeling that Spring Spree is giving them a strong release slate for the coming months, but other buyers may be frustrated by repeatedly locking out prices. With the Venice Toronto axis still not yet coming, we still can’t see how distributors manage packed slates during the awards season.
Neon has been another major player so far, retaining North American rights in five of the 22 competitive films It was just an accident and Sentimental value; Focus is three pre-acquired items, including Wes Anderson’s. Phoenician Schemeat the cinema this weekend.
Of the 22 films, 11 have no North American, UK or Ireland deals. New Wave and vegan revival.
Market activities for the UK are mixed
The market continued to actively respond to projects from British sellers, a very clear proposition. “If you’re clear about the right actor, the right director, the right pitch, and what genre it is and it doesn’t fall between the cracks, there’s a lot of activity,” said Sarah Lebutci, senior vice president of photo sales and distribution for the main character.
Similarly, KaleIdoscope CEO Spencer Pollard reported on his robust activity in the documentary A strange journey: A rocky horror story. “It was a title that attracted a lot of attention because it aims firmly at a particular audience and buyer, the public knows, and often loves IP,” he said. Click here for details.
French industry is preparing canal + cuts…
French local industry will go from over 600 million euros to 480 million euros in preparation for the potential consequences of Canal+ film budget cuts over the next three years. The cut shakes the local production and distribution industry in France, especially for more Autour-led independent films. The producers said their films, particularly those in budgets ranging between 4 million and 8 million euros, are worried that high-risk titles in terms of subjects and formats, are having problems with funding for the gap. Major distributors of foreign independent films have also ringed alarm bells and are afraid they will find Pay TV windows for more arter-driven titles, keys to acquisition strategies, and keys to ripple effects across the industry. Click here for details.
…But French sellers dominated the festival trade.
However, both local and international film sales from French sellers were strong in the MK2, which recorded six films this year’s competition, and was selling well on the MK2, which includes Kleber Mendonça Filho’s. Secret Agent To the neon of North America, Mascha Schilinski’s The sound of falling To Mbi in North America and other countries, and Jafal Panahhi’s It was just an accident Among several other major deals, to Mbi, including North American neon and the UK. Charade also managed multiple territorial transactions against Mbi. alpha Among other territories and vegans revival We found a home with fresh top distributors from glass cleaning at Les Films Du Losange.
Most French sellers said that trades take longer to close and market titles that are not official choices struggle to occur between noise, but the market continues to operate for the slate. Marie-Laure Montironi, International EVP at Pathe, where the festival opened the opening game I’ll leave someday The end of the festival from the title of the competition 13th, 13 nights – in Kabul hellcalling the market “more dynamic than Berlin.” Both films in the selection are on sale in full. The French studio also has a great interest in market titles such as two-part biographies. DeGort And Guillaume Canet was recently announced Karma It stars Marion Cotillard, who has already sparked great interest in scripts alone. Montiloni says the buyers “want a high-starred concept film and a big package.”
Will European industry bounce back?
The threat of tariffs before President Trump’s award appears to be taking action for European politicians, policymakers and producers at this year’s festival, with a series of interventions highlighting the need to support funding and regulation of independent production, local narratives and public films that nurture diverse industries.
A large number of senior European politicians have been coordinated to show support for the industry, including MEP Emma Lafovich, who called on the European Commission to “oppose American cultural nationalism,” and appealed to the Ministers of Culture from 22 European countries (including France’s Rachida Dati), and who called on MEP Emma Lafovich, who called for a joint letter urging greater support for the distribution of European films. Another Cannes politician, MEP Laurence Farreng, said, “What’s going on with Trump is a chance for us.” Learn more here.
Talk about customs
Sellers and buyers agree that the market has done their best to ignore the threat of Trump’s tariffs. However, it was not realistic to forget that entirely throughout the festival. British Minister of Creative Industry Chris Bryant headed to Cannes to throw his support behind the British film industry and helped stabilize the ship at an event jointly arranged by BAFTA, BBC Film, BFI and Film4. Bryant did not directly address the tariffs, but he told the room:
During the opening night, Hollywood actor Robert De Niro received the prestigious Palme de Orle and called Trump’s proposed tariffs “unacceptable.” US filmmaker Richard Linklater speaks at a press conference titled his French shot and French competition New Wavehe was determined that tariffs would not “occur.” We Film director Wes Anderson joked about the topic on the presser for his German shot competition title Phoenician Schemeasks: “Can you lift the movie at customs?”
French actor Juliet Binoche, a Cannes ju umpire, said at a ju umpire’s press conference he “can’t answer” about tariffs, but “you know he’s fighting. Similarly, Cannes director Thierry Fremeux calmed his answer to questions about it at a press conference before the festival. “The game is too early (to comment),” he said.
Important Darling
screen’The s Cannes ju umpire grid hasn’t seen one outstanding title this year (think it) Toni Eldman 3.7 in 2016 or 2018 combustion (with the current record holder 3.8). Sergei Roznita’s victory score for the Stalin drama was 3.1 seconds Two prosecutors – One of the first titles of the premiere – and Palme D’OR Winner by Jafar Panahi It was just an accidentthere are no titles above 3 on average.
Some films have sharply divided critics. Oliver Lux syrup I got some 4 stars (excellent, best ratings), but also scored 1, 2, 0 zero (bad). Joachim Triers Sentimental valueLynn Ramsay Die my loveOliver Hermanus’ The history of sound and vegan revival All received both top and bottom marks from critics.
Mario Martone Outside The grid is supported by 1.1, and the worst score on the grid is not historically (Shawn Pens) The last face (I got a shocking 0.2 in 2016), followed by Julia Ducluenau’s alpha 1.5. Her previous movie, titaniumwon just 1.6 in 2021 and Parmedollar.
Korean sellers were forced to adapt
Some Korean sellers said they didn’t make a single deal with European buyers in this year’s market. Others had to diversify their slates to adapt to the challenges, such as Barunson E&A, the studio behind the 2019 Palme D’OR Winner Parasitesexpanding to Indonesia. Global interest in the South Korean content that erupted around the time Parasites And it appears to be continuing throughout the pandemic. The lack of Korean character in official selection for the first time in 12 years was a major blow to sellers who could usually rely on fires around the world that won the Cannes title. Major companies such as CJ ENM were absent this year. Click here for details.
Palm Tree Incident
Producer of the two-week title for a Japanese director Brand new landscape One of their teams called for a “quick investigation” after being injured by a palm tree in a fallen Croisette.
The incident took place on Saturday, traditionally one of the busiest days at the festival, with a 3m high palm tree falling to producers of Japanese company Wrestling Pros Entertainment in front of Mademoiselle grey-based Barriere Beach. The producer was taken to hospital with “fractures to the nose and part of the body” and reportedly was in “stable” Wednesday.
The incident raised concerns about the safety of Cannes palm trees, and called on the producer’s statement “seeking precautions to ensure that such an accident does not occur again in the future.”
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