Cannes Film Festival

The Festival de Cannes is the most important film event in the world. 30,000 professionals are accredited each and every year at the Festival or Marché du Film, including 1,000 directors, 4,000 distributors, 5,000 producers and 4,000 journalists.

South West Screen supported 5 freelance writers/producers to attend Cannes this year. It proved to be highly productive and successful for all of the candidates.

"It was a heady experience to attend Cannes for the first time - like breathing in the business of film. For me, it underlined the critical importance of this market in terms of pitching projects, finding the right partners and making the best deals. I was amazed at the speedy and substantial progress I made with the project I took - turning it from a passion project towards being a viable finance-able film. The momentum provided by Cannes is huge."

- Abigail Davies, Independent Producer