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NEWS Tuesday 14 May 2019
DAY 1

THE BUZZ Juris Kursietis’ Oleg
OF THE DAY

MARCHÉ WELCOMES THE INDIE SALES

WORLD FOR 2019 EDITION LAUNCHES
BRUSSELS BASED
WORLD CINEMA
LABEL BEST
FRIEND FOREVER © DR

ARIS-BASED Indie Sales is
launching Best Friend Forever, a
new company based in Brussels
P dedicated to world cinema.
The companies have jointly announced a
© ALEXNDRA FLEURANTIN Kursietis’ second feature Oleg, which gets
first line-up of four films, including Juris
its world premiere at Directors’ Fortnight.
The line-up also includes Genevieve
Dulude-De Celles first feature, A Colony,
HERE is no doubt that the a new lounge for programmers and buyers Presenting new projects to market-goers has which was awarded the Crystal Bear at
the Berlinale this year and won Best Film,
business has changed,” said so they can avoid necessary security in always been part of the deal in Cannes. For Best First Feature and Best Actress at the
the Marché du Film’s coming in and out of the Palais, and hang the seventh time this year, the Marché is 2019 Canadian Screen Awards. The film
‘‘T executive director Jérôme around between films. offering International Film Festivals the gets its French premiere at Cannes Écrans
Paillard. “And, therefore, you have to pose Another new initiative, Meet the Streamers, possibility to showcase works-in-progress to Juniors.
the question of how do markets or festivals has been designed to connect VOD players sales agents, distributors or festivals. The company is also starting sales on two
need to change, correspondingly? We are with sales agents and producers. Five festivals are taking part in this Goes to projects in post-production: Atlantis, the
always evolving our model.” The event takes place on 21 May (15.00 to Cannes selection — Annecy International third feature by Ukrainian director
Judging by the fact that registrations going 17.00) at the Plage des Palmes. A selection Animation Film Festival, Hong Kong - Asia Valentyn Vasyanovynch; and Valley of
into the market are on a par with 2018, of streaming platforms will be introduced Film Financing Forum (HAF), Los Cabos Souls, the first fiction feature from
with more than 11,500 registered through a speed-meeting format to a International Film Festival, New Horizons Colombian-Belgian director Nicolas
marketeers — the number is expected to rotating selection of sales agents and International Film Festival, Thessaloniki Rincón Gille. Best Friend Forever will
exceed 12,000 by the close of the market — producers. Included in the line-up are seven International Film Festival and, for the first handle 10 films a year, with management
those efforts are paying off. platforms from five different countries: time, the Festival de Málaga. handled by Indie Sales’ head of marketing
New initiatives this year include the Match Filmin, Kinoscope, Mubi, Le Cinéma Meanwhile, the Marché du Film and the and festivals, Martin Gondre and former
and Meet app which matches delegates at Club, Nut Alone, Universciné DE Annecy Festival have created an Animation entertainment lawyer Charles Bin,
the market. The app will suggest (ContentScope) and Watcha Play. Day. Five feature films will be presented, alongside Indie Sales’ co-founders Nicolas
connections with co-producers, financiers “With everyone talking about Amazon and alongside a panel discussion examining Eschbach and Eric Névé. Both companies
and partners based on information Netflix, we believe it is our mission to adult animation in distribution. are in Cannes.
provided on what you are looking for. It highlight independent platforms with The event takes place on Sunday, 19 May “The first four titles perfectly reflect the
will then book meetings. different approaches and models and to from 09:30 at the Olympia Cinema, 5 rue cinema we want to defend: films with
Table spaces are being provided by the give sales agents an opportunity to know d’Antibes.✦ universal themes, from authors not yet
market which, this year, has also introduced them better,” Paillard said. Liza Foreman fully identified on the international
market, expressing a modern
cinematography, in phase with its times,”
FESTIVAL AND MARCHÉ PARTNER TO Gondre said.
“We try to think differently from the
HELP DELEGATES WITH CHILDREN traditional business models of sales
agencies,” Bin added. “We consider
producers as talents and want to offer a
THE MARCHÉ du Film and the Cannes feeding area; priority access for parents Parenting at Film Festivals raised funds new range of services alongside sales,
Film Festival have introduced a scheme with young children; and a VIP kit, that for the initiative through a from negotiating deals on the best terms,
designed to support delegates in includes a guide to family services crowdfunding campaign. More than 12 structuring co-productions, or gap
Cannes with babies and young children. available in Cannes. companies and institutions immediately financing by acting as an intermediary.
Titled Le Ballon Rouge, Where Children Le Ballon Rouge Kids Pavilion is in the contributed, including: Unifrance, We basically want to create a one-stop-
Are The New VIPs, the initiative is Village International, and is open from Cinando, EAVE, Wolf Kino, The Film shop for the internationalisation of a
understood to be the first of its kind for 10.00 to 18.00, until 21 May. Agency, Pyramide, Madman project.” ✦ Julian Newby
a major festival. It has been created by In a joint statement, Cannes Film Entertainment, ADEF, Europa
the newly-launched Parenting at Film Festival general delegate Thierry International, Film Constellation,
Festivals group, a support network Frémaux and Marché du Film executive Charades and Pathé Films. The UK’s
established to help parents and director Jérôme Paillard said: “There is parents group Raising Films and France’s NEWS THE OFFICIAL DAIL Y
guardians in the film industry whose much work to be done by major gender equality collective 5050X2020
jobs require them to travel widely. festivals to make their infrastructure also worked with Parenting at Film JOIN US ON US ON
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Le Ballon Rouge offers family-friendly and services family-friendly,” adding: Festivals to help establish Le Ballon
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badges for a carer and baby; a children’s major festivals and hope other festivals Julian Newby
pavilion; a baby-changing and breast- will follow.” www.facebook.com/cannesmarketnews

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