The CNC at the 78th Festival de Cannes

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On the CNC beach

Wednesday, May 14^th

10:15am to 12:15pm - Invitation only
Young People Talk Together About their Big Screen Experience
Encounter organized by Région Sud, ACID, Les Écrans du Sud, in partnership with CNC – In French

Participants aged 15 to 25, with a wide range of cinematographic backgrounds, discuss their perceptions and habits of cinema-going, particularly in art-house cinemas, to explore motivations, obstacles and ways of making these cinemas more attractive and accessible to a diverse audience.

3:00pm to 5:30pm
The Residence of the Festival de Cannes: Pitching Session
In partnership with the Festival de Cannes – In French

12 international filmakers developing their 1st or 2nd feature film have been selected to take part in this year's Residence of the Festival de Cannes.
At the end of the pitches, two of the Festival Residents will receive the CNC prize, awarded by a jury made up of:

• Joséphine Bourgeois, executive Director, Projeto Paradiso
• Sebastian Lelio, director
• Jean-Christophe Simon, producer, Films Boutique and Parallel45

Thursday, May 15^th

9:45am to 12:00pm
Sexual or Gender-based Violence: What are the Next Steps for the French Film Industry After 5 Years of Actions?
Panel in partnership with Audiens – In French

Speakers:

• Erwan Balanant, deputy for Finistère, member of the Commission for Cultural Affairs and Education, rapporteur for the Commission of Inquiry into violence in the film, audiovisual, live performance, fashion and advertising industries.
• Iris Knobloch, President, Cannes Film Festival
• Nicolas Anthomé, producer, Bathysphere productions
• Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet, director
• Aude Hesbert, General Manager, HOPSCOTCH Cinéma
• Louise Lebecq, Social Affairs Delegate, Syndicat des Producteurs Indépendants (SPI) and President, CPNEF audiovisuel

Moderator: Marie Sorbier, journalist, France culture
Conclusion by Aurore Bergé, Minister for Equality between Women and Men and the Fight against Discrimination

3:00pm to 4:30pm
AFCAE 70th Anniversary
French Art House Cinema, an Inspiring Standard
Panel – French and English translations

Speakers:

• Guillaume Bachy, Exhibitor and President, AFCAE
• Lionel Bertinet, Director of Cinema, CNC
• Betty Ciatlos, ABC Toulouse
• Stéphane Demoustier, producer, Année zéro
• Marie-Ange Luciani, Producer, Les Films de Pierre
• Roxanne Sayegh, General Manager, Cinéma Beaubien, Cinéma du Parc and Cinéma du Musée (Montreal), member of the CICAE

Moderator: Sylvain Devarieux, deputy editor-in-chief, le film français

Friday, May 16^th

9:00am to 10:30am - Invitation only France-Austria co-production meeting - Full
Breakfast

11:00am to 12:30am
Aide aux cinémas du monde: Cannes case studies
Case studies - French and English translations

Speakers :

• Joaquim Sapinho, producer, Lib Films - Case study of Magellan b Lav Diaz -
• Alexandre Mallet-Guy, producer, Memento Production - Case study of Les Aigles de la République by Tarek Saleh
• Marie Legrand, producer, Les Films du Tambour - Case study of Il était une fois à Gaza by Arab and Tarzan Nasser
• Charles Gillibert, producer, CG Cinema - Case study of Resurrection by Bi Gan
• Christophe Bruncher, producer, Ici et là Productions, Eiko Mizuno-Gray and Jason Gray, Loaded Films - Case study of Renoir by Chie Hayakawa
• Juliette Schrameck, producer, Lumen - Case study of Sentimental Value by Joachim Trier

Moderated by : Jérémie Kessler, Director of European and International Affairs and Michel Plazanet, Deputy Director of European and International Affairs, CNC

Saturday, May 17^th

10:00am to 12:00pm
Cultural Diversity of the Past, Present and the Future
Panel in partnership with SACD – French and English translations

Part 1: From exception to cultural diversity: the origins of the Convention
By Jean Musitelli, former French Ambassador to UNESCO

Part 2: Cultural diversity today
By Audrey Azoulay, Director General, UNESCO

Part 3: What kind of cultural diversity tomorrow?

Speakers:

• Laurence Farreng, Member of the European Parliament
• Chris Marcich, President, EFAD
• Iris Kaltenbach, filmmaker
• Marianne Slot, producer, Slot Machine

Moderator: Pascal Rogard, General Delegate, SACD
Closing remarks by Stéphane Séjourné, Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, European Commission

3:00pm to 4:30pm
Everything, Everywhere, All in France
Panel – In English

Speakers:

• John Bernard, producer, Peninsula
• Anthony Fabian, writer and director
• Mike Gibson, VFX consultant, AMC Studios

Moderator: John Hopewell, journalist, Variety

Sunday, May 18^th

10:00am to 12:00pm
The Renew of French filmmaking
Panel – In French

Presentation of the study “Les premiers films d'initiative française : production et diffusion” by Cécile Lacoue, Director of Studies, Statistics and Forecasting, CNC

Part 1: Renewal through the people behind first films

Part 2: Renewal through local stories

Speakers:

• Jérôme Batout, philosopher, author of La revanche de la Province (The Revenge of the Province)
• Amélie Bonnin, director
• Antoine Chevrollier, director
• Muriel Meynard, producer, Agat Films - Ex nihilo
• Agathe Riedinger, director
• Anne-Dominique Toussaint, producer, Les Films des Tournelles
• Thierry Wong, producter and manager, Ciné Nominé

Moderator: François Busnel, Chairman of the CNC Screenplay Support Commission

3:00pm to 5:00pm
The European model of cinema, leading by example
Panel in partnership with EFADs – French and English translations

Introduction by Alain Berset, Secretary General, Council of Europe

In the presence of Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner for Intergenerational Equity, Youth, Culture and Sport

Part 1: Backing Europe’s Stories: The Power of Public Support in a Vibrant Cinema EcosystemSupporting European narratives: the power of public funding in a dynamic film ecosystem

• Giuseppe Abbamonte, Director, European Commission, DG Connect
• Jeanne Brunfaut, president, Directrice du Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel (CCA)
• Chris Marchich, President, Efad
• Moderator: Rebecca Leffler, journalist

Supporting Ukrainian cinema
With Olivier Henrard, Managing Director, and a presentation of the film Militantropos, selected for the Fortnight, by the film team.

Part 2: Europe’s Model at work: featuring Europe’s Cinematic SuccessesThe European model in action: real-life stories of European film success
Presentation and moderation by : Sevara Irgacheva, General Secretary, EFAD

Part 3: Supporting Ukrainian cinema
Speakers : 

• Eugene Rachovsky (Ukraine), producer of Militantropos
• Dagmar Sedlackova (Czech Republic), producer of Caravan
• Maria Zamora (Spain), producer of Romeria
• Maria Ekerhovd (Norway), producer of Sentimental Value 
• Marta Krzeptowska (Poland), producer of Que ma volonté soit faite

Presentation and moderation: Sevara Irgacheva, General Secretary, EFAD

Monday, May 19^th

9:30am to 11:00am
Cannes Remakes: Pitching Session
In partnership with the Marché du Film

3:00pm to 4:00pm
France – South Korea: a major creative partnership
In partnership with the KOFIC and the City of Cannes – Korean, French and English translations

Tuesday, May 20^th

10:00am to 12:00pm
Doc Day Morning
In partnership with the Marché du Film – In English
 

10^th anniversary of the oeil d’or award
Presentation of the OEil d’or Award by Julie Gayet, President of the 2025 Jury, followed by a special contribution by filmmaker and activist Waad al-Kateab, winner of the 2019 OEil d’or Award for her BAFTA-winning, Oscar-nominated debut documentary film, For Sama.

Conversing beyond the unspeakable
Documentary film as a tool for humanity and active resistance
Filmmaker Sepideh Farsi in conversation with Murtada Elfadl, culture writer, critic, and film curator, about her film Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (ACID Cannes 2025).

Real talk
The intricacies of doc curation in film festivals
The programmers’ perspective
With the participation of Paul Grandsard (Festival de Cannes), Michael Stütz (Berlinale),
Ania Trzebiatowska (Sundance) & Pamela Biénzobas (Locarno).
Moderated by film curator, critic and journalist Eric Hynes.


3:00pm to 4:00pm
Writing Residencies: How to improve Filmmakers’ Support?
Panel – In French

Part 1: Restitution of the report “Résidences: un état des lieux” by Raphaël Laforgue, author and programmer

Part 2: Situating and rethinking residencies in the film creation landscape

Speakers:

• Léa Colin, Director, CÉCI-Moulin d'Andé
• Xavier Kawa Topor, General Manager, NEF Animation
• Anne Luthaud, Managing Director, GREC

Moderator: Raphaël Laforgue, author and program

Wednesday, May 21^st

10:00am to 11:30pm
Film Heritage Broadcasting: How to Attract New Audiences?
Panel – In French

Speakers:

• Cédric Klapisch, director
• Franck Loiret, Managing Director, La cinémathèque de Toulouse
• Rodolphe Lerambert, Head of Heritage Department, CCRA
• Anne-Laure Brénéol, distributor, Malavida

Moderator: Perrine Quennesson, journalist

11:30am to 12:15pm
130^th Anniversary of The “Cinématrographe” in 2025: Overview of Lumière Projects
Presentation of The Institut Lumière

Presentation by Maelle Arnaud, Head of Programming and Film Collection, Institut Lumière

3:00pm to 4:00pm
Les Glaneurs et la Glaneuse Platform: First Films of an Educational Project
Presentation – French and English translations

Speakers:

• Hannah Sutherland, student, City University of New York
• Andrea De Bedout, student, Columbia University
• Behrang Garakani, Professor, Columbia University

Moderator : Peter Debruge, journalist and film critic, Variety

4:00pm to 5:00pm
The Ideal Cinémathèque of The Suburbs of The World: the expansion of the initiative
Presentation and encounters with the Ateliers Médicis and the Centre Pompidou – In French

Speakers:

• Liza Alster, manager, La Cinémathèque idéale des banlieues du monde
• Julie Bertuccelli, director and president, Cinémathèque du documentaire
• Rachid Djaïdani, director

Moderator: Elsa Charbit, CIBM development officer

Thursday, May 22^nd

11:30am to 12:30pm
Press Conference – Moteur ! Contest, Season 9
In French

In the presence of: Euzhan Palcy, director, president of the Moteur ! jury.

Speakers:

• Marlène Dolveck, Managing Director, SNCF Gares & Connexions
• Samuel Le Bihan, actor and patron of the association Moteur!
• Jean-Marc Mormeck, General Manager, Oriane, Île de France Region
• Jacky Ido, actor, slammer and comedian.

3:00pm to 4:00pm
Film and European Solidarity
Panel organized by the Prix de la Citoyenneté, in partnership with Unis-Cités
In French

Speakers:

• Lucas Belvaux, director and president of the jury
• Delphine Coulin, director
• Muriel Coulin, director
• Lionel Baier, director
• Isabelle Chenu, journalist

Moderators: Sarah Rinaldi, Senior European Official, European Commission
and Julie-Jeanne Regnault, General Manager, European Producers Club (EPC)

Friday, May 23^rd

10:00am to 4:30pm
10^th Edition of Cinéma Positif Day

10am. to 10.15am: Opening
10:15am to 11:15am: Cinema and AI: ethical, artistic and economic issues & possibilities and limits, from creation to reception
11:15am. to 12:15pm: Cinema and the Environment: focus on the Year of the Sea
12:00pm to 12:30pm: Presentation of the Semaine du Cinéma Positif Prize
12:30pm to 1:30pm: Cinema & Education: Presentation of the L'Odyssée du Cinéma Positif project
1:30pm to 2:30pm: Screening of positive short films
2:30pm to 3:15pm: Women & Cinema: Equality, diversity, respect, responsibility - What commitments for the film industry? What regulations, what changes?
3:15pm to 4pm: Cinema & Inclusion: From neighborhoods to the steps of Cannes: Professional inclusion in the film industry

And also

Meet Us at The Film France-CNC Pavilion

From May 14^th to 24^th, from 9:30am to 6:30pm
The French Film Commission and its network of local film commissions invite you to learn more about filming in France at Village Riviera – Cannes
Pavilion n°101 | International Village Riviera

Wednesday, May 14^th from 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Presentation of a study : Employment in the Film and audiovisual industries
By Audiens with CNC and Film Paris Region
Free Entrance

Village Innovation

Saturday, May 17^th from 10am to 10:45am
Faster, higher, stronger - how technological advances in VFX are boosting creativity
With Mac Guff and MPC, in partnership with Marché du Film

Saturday, May 17^th from 11am to 11:45
Built for the Future: Smart, Green & VFX-Ready Sets
With TSF Studios and Provence Studios, in partnership with Marché du Film
Village Innovation | Pantiero

Environmental Transition

Sunday, May 18^th from 3:30pm to 5:00pm
The CNC’s Public Policies and some European features
Invitation only
BNP Paribas Terrasse

Monday, May, 19^th from 11 :30am to 12:30pm
How the CNC supports sustainable productions
Pavillon n°101 | International Village Riviera

International Coproduction Workshops

Saturday, May 17^th from 1:00pm to 7:00pm
Coproduction workshop with Caucase
Invitation only
Adosom Windsor Hotel

Saturday, May 18^th from 2:00pm to 6:00pm
Coproduction workshop with Morocco
Invitation only
Morocco Pavilion

Thursday, May, 20^th from 9:30am to 1:30pm
France-Brazil Co-Production Meetings
> More information
Producers Club - Palais des Festivals, Lérins

CNC Talent Program

Tuesday, May, 15^th from 14:00am to 15:30am
Pitching session of CNC Talent program residents
> Register here
Pavilion n°101 | International Village Riviera