The online version of Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes occurs 22 – 26 June with #Cannes Docs# also joining the online-only events and festivities.
Through virtual exhibitors, curated showcases of docs-in-progress, workshops, Doc Talks, co-production speed meetings, 1:1 consultations, and online get-togethers, Cannes Docs – Marché du Film recreates the essence of its physical incarnation culminating its 5th annual Doc Day.
Details on all the Cannes Docs – Marché du Film components are as below:
- Featured Exhibitors: Antidote, Antipode, Article Films, CAT&Docs, Cinephil, Dogwoof, Metfilm Sales, Rise and Shine World Sales, Ruth Films, and Sweet Spot Docs.
- Festival Partners: CPH:DOX, DOK Leipzig, IDFA, Ji.hlava IDFF, and Visions du Réel. This year, South Korea’s DMZ Docs (South Korea) and Brazil’s It’s All True – É Tudo Verdade also join as partners.
- Docs-In-Progress Showcases: Eight major international festivals and organizations will present their curated selection, including 4 docs-in-progress each. Find the full lineup of Docs-In-Progress showcases – HERE
- Cannes Docs Co-Pro Speed Meetings: 23 – 25 June with potential co-producers and funding partners connected with 14 spotlighted projects. Projects selected by Cinema For Change, CPH:DOX, DMZ Docs, DOK Leipzig, IDFA, IEFTA, Ji.hlava IDFF, La Fabrique Cinéma | Institut français, Visions du Réel and When East Meets West and more. Find the full lineup of Docs-In-Progress showcases – HERE
- Doc Talks: Talks on programming, distribution and creative aspects of the nonfiction field
- Hangouts: Four online informal Hangouts proposed by DAE – Documentary Association of Europe
- Workshops: “Doc Pitching Training, On and Offline” with Stefano Tealdi, “Film Marketing: Go Digital”’ with Alphapanda’s Mathias Noschis & Joanna Solecka; “Do the Right Thing: Best Practices for Documentary Makers and Producers” with Chris Perez & Madeleine Molyneaux, “Standing Out (in Times of Confusion) – Distribution Tips for Up-and-Coming Doc Filmmakers” with Hedva Goldschmidt. Find the full lineup of Cannes Docs Events – HERE
- Doc Day: Featuring Congolese documentary filmmaker #Dieudo Hamadi# in discussion with Directors’ Fortnight programmer and film critic Claire Diao.
- Screenings: SVOD platform #Tënk will offer 100 free 3-months trials to Cannes Docs participants offering Ibrahim: A Fate to Define (Dir. Lina Al Abed) and In Mansourah, You Separated Us (Dir. Dorothée-Myriam Kellou). French VOD publisher #UniversCiné will offer (French territory) Allende mi abuelo Allende (Dir. Marcia Tambulli Allende), Cinema Novo (Dir. Eryk Rocha), Visages Villages (Dir. Agnès Varda & JR), Samouni Road (Dir. Stefano Savona), For Sama (Dir. Waad Al-Khateab & Edward Watts), and La cordillera de los sueños (Dir. Patricio Guzmán).
