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DAY 7
Monday 20 May 2019

Marché du film VILLAGE
Events
20/05

NEXT INTERNATIONAL
11:00 – 12:00
Nostradamus Report:
Relevance In A New Reality EVERY DAY, A FOCUS ON A PAVILION AT THE VILLAGE
Speaker INTERNATIONAL. TODAY, THE UK CINEMA PAVILION.
• Johanna Koljonen
(Nostradamus/Göteborg Film Festival),
Sweden
Conference Room, Palais -1
12:00 – 13:00
Our Planet – The Power Of Film To Effect Change:
From AI Economy To Ocean Impact
Speaker
• Dr Dwayne Menezes, founder & director
(Polar Research and Policy Initiative – PRPI), UK
Moderator
• Danielle Turkov Wilson, founder & director
(Think-Film Impact Production – TFIP)
Conference Room, Palais -1
DOC CORNER

10:00 – 11:30
Docs In Progress Norwegian Showcase
Doc Corner Screening Room
11:00 – 12:40
Experts Consultations
Doc Corner
11:30 – 13:00
Docs In Progress Chilean Showcase
Doc Corner Screening Room The UK Film Centre flies the flag in Cannes for British film production © DR
14:30 – 17 :00
Special Screening/4 Wips La Lucarne, ARTE UK FILM CENTRE CELEBRATES
Doc Corner Screening Room
15:45 – 16:45 UK FILMS AT FEST.
Doc Meets
Doc Corner
17:00 - 18:00 HE UK Film Bajard and producers Geradine and a range of information
Doc Talks Hosted By IDFA Centre is O’Flynn and Bertrand Faivre in including a UK Films For Sale
Moderator promoting the competition with Little Joe; and brochure, a UK Films Screening
• Orwa Nyrabia, UK industry and filmmaker Asif Kapadia whose Schedules, Guides to
artistic director (IDFA) ‘‘T films at Cannes, Diego Maradona is screening out of Co-Producing with the UK and on
providing opportunities for competition,” she adds. British Certification and Tax Relief.
GOES TO CANNES professionals to meet and make Filmmakers Waad al-Kateab and The UK Film Centre is well located
14 :00 – 16 :00 connections, get advice and Edward Watts, whose film For in the International Village
Thessaloniki Goes To Cannes information on making films in Sama has its European premiere in (pavilion 116), close to the Marché
Palais K, Level 4 the UK and with UK partners,” the festival’s Special Screenings Riviera entrance. “There are two
says Katie Ellen, BFI senior selection, are also taking part in a UK co-productions in this year’s
manager, international. discussion about how films can Cannes competition, both of which
This year, the pavilion is effect social change. have been backed by the BFI, as
welcoming international experts as The BFI and its partners in the UK well as other UK films and
speakers on a range of topical Film Centre (British Council, co-productions screening in other
industry themes, including British Film Commission, Creative parts of the festival, and new titles
developments in storytelling England, Film London, Screen being presented in the Marché,”
formats, working with online Scotland, ScreenSkills) are she adds. The UK film sector is
platforms, how blockchain celebrating all the UK films and thriving. Last year saw the growth
companies are transforming the co-productions being screened in in cinema admissions in the UK
industry, how the UK is working to Cannes by providing details to reach their highest level since 1970,
sustain its collaboration with delegates on festival and market representing a 3.7% increase on the
Europe, and how the film industry screenings, showcasing filmmakers previous year. “The market share
within the events programme. The
can foster a more inclusive
of independent UK films at the box
ALL PHOTOS © ÉRIC BONTÉ/1000IMAGES to be hosting headline events open at www.weareukfilm.com. increase from 9.5% in 2017 and at
programme of events can be found
workforce. “We are also delighted
office in 2018 was 11.7%, an
the third highest point in a decade.
The UK Film Centre also provides
to all delegates with director Ken
Last year also saw the second
Loach, screenwriter Paul Laverty
free meeting space for UK festival
and producer Rebecca O’Brien in
delegates to have their business
highest level of production spend
meetings with international
on record across film and high-end
competition with Sorry We Missed
contacts and partners either in the
You; writer/director Jessica
television production,” she says.✦
Hausner, co-writer Géraldine
pavilion or on its terrace with a cafe
Liza Foreman

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