Cannes—the global Colosseum of film, is one of the most prestigious film festivals, held annually in the French Riviera. Apart from being a platform celebrating cinema, it's world's largest movie gathering of film industry professionals. Marche du Film, also known as the Cannes film market is held each year alongside the Festival de Cannes.
Unlike last year, India does not have any films in the main competition section of Cannes 2025, but there is a flurry of Indian films which are all set to leave their mark at the festival.
There are two Indian entries at Marché du Film section—Anupam Kher라이브 바카라 second directorial venture, Tanvi the Great, and Sudipto Sen's Charak.
Here's all you need to know about Marche du Film aka Cannes Film Market.
What is Marche du Film/Cannes Film Market?
Marche du Film, also referred as the business hub of Cannes, brings professionals from all across the world, with more than 15,000 participants from 140 countries each year, as per marchedufilm website.
Producers, distributors, buyers, sales agents, festival representatives and film institutions gather together to network, connect and do business under one roof and discover new films.
It is the business hub where cinema, and business opportunities come together. It empowers creatives, storytellers, and industry professionals, and also helps to unlock new business opportunities for the film industry.
The film market, brings together 300 exhibiting companies across 200 booths, where professionals get access to an unparalleled catalog of everything available in the market.
How did Marche du Film come into being?
Before Marché du Film was established, film production companies used to rent Antibes cinema rooms to showcase their films, while producers and professionals had business discussions at rented hotels and apartments during the Cannes film festival.
In 1950, Robert Favre Le Bret, Executive Director of Cannes, suggested a Cannes film market, which was rejected by the Cannes Film Festival committee. For a decade, Festival de la Rue d'Antibes (unofficial market for film industry) ran alongside the Cannes Film Festival.
It was after seeing the success of the film market, the committee finally gave a nod to include it in the programme. In 1959, the Marché du Film was officially established by two members of the Trade Union Chamber of French Film Producers, Émile Natan and Bertrand Bagge, with the patronage of Minister for Culture André Malraux and Robert Favre Le Bret.
When is Marché du Film at Cannes 2025?
The 2025 Marché du Film is scheduled to take place from May 13 and run till May 21, 2025 (with the Festival culminating on May 24).
This year Brazil is the official Country of Honour of Marché du Film. It will captivate the Cannes attendees with an exciting lineup of events, panels, programs, showcases.
