Behind the scenes of the Cannes Film Festival, the Film Market is in full swing

The red carpet, the stars and the beach… The Cannes Film Festival has begun.

But the sequins, "it's actually quite incidental, notes Caroline Vié, journalist for

, specializing in cinema for more than 20 years.

Cannes is above all a meeting place for professionals, to talk about film projects”.

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, we take you behind the scenes, behind the scenes.

Where the biggest business event of the film industry of the year takes place, the Film Market, little known to the general public.

Since 1959, this professional event has taken place at the same time as the festival.

In 2022, the Marché du Film represents: 12,500 participants, 4,000 films screened, 121 countries combined.

This exhibition for film professionals is the most important of the year.

“As for the Sunday morning market, we come to fill our shopping basket… But with films”, summarizes Caroline Vié in this episode to listen to above.

There are the sellers, the film producers and the buyers, the distributors, like UGC or Pathé.

“In this hall where all the stands are, two products are sold: finished films, which are waiting to be screened in theaters, and films in development, which are seeking funding.

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"The Agricultural Show of Cinema"

“Since the arrival of digital, the face-to-face market seems less important than before.

There are fewer screenings now, because professionals send each other [remotely] [viewing] links”, underlines Caroline Vié.

If the Covid-19 pandemic has slowed down the production and sale of films, “I do not think that the death of the Marché du Film is near, continues the specialized journalist.

We see it this year, people are so happy to meet again.

This is our own Agricultural Show.

Why should it be stopped?

“, she asks.

Listen to the rest of the interview with Caroline Vié by clicking in the player above.

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