Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) has partnered with the Marché du Film, the world’s largest film market, at the prestigious Festival de Cannes, 13–21 May 2025.
In 2025, AFF is once again partnering with the Marché du Film to showcase Australian filmmaking as part of the Marché ‘Goes to Cannes’ platform. The initiative offers South Australian filmmakers and national AFFIF alumni the opportunity to attend a program of activities at the Marché du Film Festival de Cannes – the world’s largest film market.
The objective of this initiative is to connect local filmmaking talent with the global market. Participating filmmakers will be introduced to the Cannes film market, and to select sales agents, distributors, programmers, and other industry participants.
Feature filmmakers with works in progress (feature fiction, documentary or animation) are invited to submit Expressions of Interest by midday, Monday 17 March 2025. All filmmakers, both South Australian and national AFFIF alumni, must have a work in progress (already shot, in post) seeking market investment, sales or international festival selection that can contribute to South Australia economically, culturally or creatively.
The AFF Goes to Cannes activity includes:
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Presentation of FIVE works in progress to Marché delegates as part of the Marché du Film’s Goes to Cannes platform
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Participation in a facilitated series of roundtable talks with global industry representatives (sales agents, festival programmers, investors etc.)
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Networking opportunities and facilitated introductions
Selected projects will receive support for one representative (producer*) to attend the Cannes Marché. This will include:
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Accommodation
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Marché du Film accreditation
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A grant of up to $5,000 toward flights and on the ground expenses
*It is encouraged that both producer and director attend the Marché as a team, wherever possible.
Selected filmmakers will be required to fully participate in the daily program of activity provided by AFF. Participants will also be required to:
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Submit a post-market report
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Give the AFF Goes to Cannes initiative an end credit in their film
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Share daily photographs and videos to a central AFF depository for use in marketing and promotion
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Participate in publicity and marketing activities relating to the initiative in the lead up to, during and after AFF Goes to Cannes as requested by AFF.
Expressions from First Nations filmmakers are strongly encouraged.
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