2 weeks Ago By Melanie Goodfellow
The Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film has unveiled the 10 directors who will pitch their upcoming feature film projects at its third Investors Circle meeting. The one-day event unfolding on May 18 at the market’s Plage des Palmes venue aims to connect auteur directors and their elevated international projects with film financiers and private investors. This year’s director cohort includes Belgium’s Lukas Dhont , whose second film Close shared Cannes Grand Prix in 2022; Hungarian festival regular Kornél Mundruczó , who won the Un Certain Regard Prize in 2014 for White God, as well as Austrian Cannes regular Jessica Hausner.
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Te market said the projects spanned a wide variety of cinematic styles, languages and production scales, the ten selected projects carry budgets ranging from €3M to €9M ($3.4M-$10.2M).
“As new economic models continue to emerge, the Marché du Film reaffirms its role as a global accelerator for innovative film financing,” said Guillaume Esmiol, Executive Director of the Marché du Film. “For its third edition, the Investors Circle is quickly becoming a reference point for those looking to engage in equity-driven support for independent film. We are proud to provide a platform where auteur cinema and financial strategy align.
” The Marché du Film runs from May 13 to 21..
