New Pavilions at the Village International

ECUADOR

Our goal is to go back to Cannes and show the world what we do, giving a positive image of Ecuador, as a country that produces film, audiovisual content and promoting it as a great business location.

Mauricio Cadena

Head of cinematographic and audiovisual diffusion

Instituto de Cine y Creacion Audiovisual

Pavilion Ecuador, Pavilion #217

POLAND

The possibilities of co-production with Poland have never been greater and we want to be open and accessible to anyone interested in cooperating with us. I am convinced that our new Polish Cinema Pavilion will accomplish this.

Robert Baliński

Head of International Relations Department

Polish Film Institute, Pavilion #117

JAPAN

Our aim is to expand the international exposures of the Japanese films abroad supported by the Agency of Cultural Affairs for around 15 years, with the presence of the filmmakers, producers,and performers who will be attending Cannes Film Festival.

Kayo Yoshida

International Relations Department

UniJapan, Pavilion #104

KBS - PAVILLON AFRIQUES

The Pavilion Afriques is a business platform dedicated to the monetization of content coming from the African continent and its diaspora. With 16 countries represented including Nigeria and Jamaica, buyers and professionals will have plenty to choose from.

Karine Barclais

President, Comité d’Organisation du Pavillon Afriques Pavilion Afriques, Pavilion #213

PAVILLON ACA - CINEMAS D'AFRIQUES

The Pavilion will be a place to discover talents fom subsahaharian french-speaking Africa through round-table meetings, project pitching and networking events between international and African professionals.

Aminata Diop Johnson

Founder and President, African Cultural Agency

Pavillon ACA – Cinémas d’Afriques, Pavilion #223

PAVILION THE GREAT SILK ROAD

The Great Silk Road Pavilion has been created to strengthen the cinematographic community between the countries of The Great Silk Road (China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan...) so that their talented directors and production companies are given the opportunity to showcase their projects and find potential partners..

Mukhamed-Rassul Serik Al-Farabiuly Kozdibay

President, KOZ Productions

Pavilion The Great Silk Road, Pavilion #218

Pavilion Design Award

The Marché du Film organizes the 2nd edition of the Pavilion Design Award to celebrate the involvement and creativity of the pavilions in the Village International.

On Thursday, May 16, a jury composed of Beki Probst (EFM former director), Rosalie Varda (Artistic Director), Clara Geliot (Figaro Magazine reporter) and Pierre Lescure (Festival de Cannes’ President) will visit the 15+ pavilions that are competing for the Award before then selecting the winner, who will succeed Switzerland, the winner of 2017.