The world's largest international film market, held alongside the Festival de Cannes each May at the Palais des Festivals, accrediting 15,000+ film industry professionals from 115 countries for nine days of sales, co-production negotiations, 1,500 market screenings and 250 industry events.
The Marché du Film is the commercial arm of the Festival de Cannes and the largest film trade market in the world, operating alongside the film festival's artistic competition each May. It provides the infrastructure for international film sales, co-production discussions, distribution negotiations and financing conversations across the global audiovisual industry. The 2026 edition features Japan as Country of Honour, 1,500 market screenings, 4,000+ projects and a programme of 250 industry events spanning nine days.
The programme includes dedicated market screenings, the Producers Network (breakfast meetings for 370 international producers), Cannes Next (innovation programme covering AI, virtual production and immersive storytelling), Cannes Animation (works-in-progress and networking), Cannes Docs (documentary-focused programme), and the new Cinemas Club (exhibition sector support). The market does not have a single conference track but distributes its 250 events across these dedicated programmes.
The Palais des Festivals is Cannes's central convention and event complex, hosting both the Festival de Cannes artistic programme and the Marché du Film commercial operations simultaneously. Additional market spaces, hotel suites and screening rooms are used across the city during the market period.
The Marché du Film is operated by the Festival de Cannes in partnership with the French National Cinema Centre (CNC). The market has operated since 1959 and has grown to become the primary global trading point for film and audiovisual content rights.
The Marché du Film operates as a separate, commercially oriented event co-located with the Festival de Cannes, which focuses on artistic competition and press screenings. Accreditation is separate: a market badge accredits for the Marché; a press or festival badge accredits for screenings and press events. Many professionals attend both.
The Producers Network is an exclusive programme within the Marché du Film welcoming 370 international producers for structured breakfast meetings. It is one of the most prestigious networking formats in the international film industry, focused on co-production and co-financing opportunities.
Cannes Next is the Marché du Film's innovation platform, covering AI applications in film production and distribution, virtual production, immersive storytelling and content technology. It runs through conferences, masterclasses and workshops over multiple days of the market.
Not suitable for: (1) independent filmmakers without commercial content ready for international market presentation; (2) technology companies without a specific film and media industry application; (3) professionals from entirely outside the audiovisual industry; (4) general public seeking film festival screenings (which require Festival accreditation, not market accreditation); (5) attendees without a commercial transaction reason for market accreditation.
The Marché du Film's nine-day window co-located with the world's most prestigious film festival is not coincidental: the concentration of acquisition executives, financiers and press in one place creates deal-closing conditions that no other audiovisual market in the calendar year can reproduce.
Badge registration requires prior accreditation; various badge categories exist for sales agents, producers, distributors, press and buyers. Accreditation is available at marchedufilm.com. Costs vary significantly by accreditation type and timing of registration.
The Producers Network provides structured morning meeting formats for selected producers. The market's broader networking happens through a combination of market screenings, hotel lobby meetings, yacht events during the festival period and the dedicated programme events.
12–20 May 2026 at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, 1 Boulevard de la Croisette, 06400 Cannes, France.
French and English. The market is bilingual; international programme events are primarily in English, while French content and local market sessions use French.
Japan's Country of Honour status means dedicated programme space, screenings and networking events focused on Japanese cinema, production infrastructure and co-production opportunities. A country pavilion and official events are organised under this designation.
| Official website | https://www.marchedufilm.com/ |
| Schedule | https://www.marchedufilm.com/schedule/ |
| Programmes | https://www.marchedufilm.com/mdf-programs/ |