However, the festival also has prepared a special program, which can be viewed on the website of the festival on the platform of the Marché du Film during the film market. It would be strange not to take advantage of this opportunity, because Marché du Film, according to forecasts, will bring together more than 8,500 participants for 250 virtual booths and 60 pavilions. For participants will be organized over 1200 online screenings and the rights of 2300 full-length films will be available for purchase.
In a specially released for the media the letter of the Cannes film festival said that “a new version of the Marché du Film is designed in such a way as to most accurately reflect traditional Cannes experience, as well as offer professionals the opportunity to attend more than 150 events – panel discussions, meetings and round tables, as well as exclusive concerts”.
So, in the first market day of the festival announces several events. They will open with a panel discussion “What can be the role of the European Union in shaping the future of the audiovisual ecosystem in Europe?”, in which will be attended by Pierre Lesur (President of the Cannes film festival), Tacho Benet (General Director of Mediapro), Marco Simenc (member of the Board of Directors of the European club of producers), Agnieszka Holland (film Director and honorary President of the Federation of European film Directors), Nico Simon (President of the Association of European cinemas) and Sabine Verheijen (chair of the culture Committee of the European Parliament).
With the events of the festival to the activities of the market if desired, and not go so full of the program. As, for example, to resist and skip the discussion with the member of the jury of the Cannes film festival 2012 and two-time winner of the award “Oscar” French conductor and composer Alexander Desplat, whose music adorns many worthy films. One of the last works in the film Wes Anderson’s “the French Herald,” included in the official selection of the Cannes film festival the year 2020. In the same meeting was attended and the British composer John Powell who resides in the United States and wrote soundtracks for such films as “the Bourne Supremacy” (2004), “the Bourne Ultimatum” (2007) and others. He also wrote the original soundtrack for the movie “Han Solo. Star wars. History” in 2018.
Online concert of American jazz, electronic, and soundtrack-like composer Mark Hicham, who was nominated for an Oscar for his work on Robert Redford’s “where the river flows” (1992), will help market participants to switch after a busy day.
the next day at the Cannes film festival to market – meeting with top management of the new streaming service HBO Max and a conversation about the details of its launch. And in the evening – live concert French pianist composer and artist Camilla Bazbaz, who wrote a number of original soundtracks for several filmmakers. On Wednesday evening, a scheduled online-a concert of world famous Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, joined by artist-experimenter and American musician Laurie Anderson.
on Thursday, the public attention is called to seize Chilean Director, producer and screenwriter Pablo Larrain, whose film “Jackie” brought him three nominations for “Oscar”. The public good, the member of which the EFA Cakarel, founder and General Director of service of experience project will focus on cinema in postpandemic the world.
This is only part of the claimed Cannes film festival program, but these names and events enough to understand – just in case and the Cannes film festival explores the art of online format. Who knows how the future will turn? But the direction is more than successful – both in terms of performances of professional filmmakers, and cultural events. Cannes keep the brand – is what they actually love. And everyone will be able to track virtual events on 22 and 26 June on the website of the Cannes film festival.
