Motel checks in to French indie distribution scene
EXCLUSIVE: Founders Simon Robert and Guillaume De Castro are looking for US and UK films
Asian buyers hip to Cannes’ Gen Z titles
Although some sellers note fewer Chinese buyers than usual, there is still a strong Asian presence in town.
‘Deployed: Colombia’ to be first adaptation in series of Andy McNab’s Liam Scott novels
EXCLUSIVE: MasonMediaMatrix producing, Circus Studios handling sales.
How airlines buyers are navigating stiff challenges at Cannes
Budgets and competition for passenger attention from on-board high-speed internet connections are causing shifts in buyer behaviour.
Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s ‘Weary Sun’, Diao Yinan’s ‘Red Snow’ head to busy Memento
EXCLUSIVE: Turkish director Ceylan’s latest starts shooting next month.
Cannes Competition drama ‘Fjord’ starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve sells to UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: The family drama marks the first feature with an international cast for Romanian Palme d’Or winner Mungiu.
Blue Finch’s one-shot horror ‘Bury The Devil’ lands deals in North America and beyond
EXCLUSIVE: Germany, Poland, India and the MENA region have also locked in deals.
'Wind Up: The Movie’ with K-pop stars Jeno and Jaemin scores sales for Finecut
EXCLUSIVE: The South Korea sales agent continues to expand its slate with theatrical versions of short-form series featuring K-pop stars.
Samuel Goldwyn Films takes Liam Neeson’s ‘The Mongoose’ for US
Neeson’s longtime stunt double directs the action feature.
Oscilloscope, strikes international sales pact with TPC
EXCLUSIVE: Multi-year deal starts in Cannes with ‘Union County’
Hirokazu Koreeda’s Cannes Competition sci-fi ‘Sheep In The Box’ picked up for UK-Ireland
The Japanese sci-fi drama follows a married couple who decide to welcome a humanoid robot into their home as their son.
European buyers braced for “winner takes it all” Cannes market
“There is a concentration on a few arthouse titles,” said one leading German distributor.
Mackenzie Crook to direct debut feature ‘Mars Express’ starring Toby Jones
EXCLUSIVE: The films tells the extraordinary true story of an English couple’s mission to find life on Mars.
Sundance prize winner ‘Filipiñana’ heads to UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: A release is planned for autumn 2026.
Margreth Olin’s ‘The Horse’ rides into Cannes market with key presales
EXCLUSIVE: Film heads to Nordics, Italy, Spain, Portugal among others.
Amazon takes multiple territories on Neil Burger’s ’Barracuda’ with Anthony Mackie and Dafne Keen
EXCLUSIVE: Production underway in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Florence Pugh to star in and produce Matt Haig adaptation ‘The Midnight Library’ for Studiocanal, Blueprint
Studiocanal will release in UK-Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Benelux, Australia and New Zealand.
‘Detective Conan: Fallen Angel Of The Highway’ scores UK-Ireland deal with Trinity CineAsia
EXCLUSIVE: The animated feature marks the 29th instalment of the Japanese anime franchise.
Sundance prize-winner ‘Soul Patrol’ goes to Kino Lorber for North America
The documentary tracks the work of an all-Black special operations unit in the Vietnam War.
FKA twigs to star as Josephine Baker in Maimouna Doucoure’s biopic for Studiocanal
Film to shoot in autumn 2026; Studiocanal launching Cannes sales.
