EUFCN Events @Marché du Film Cannes 2025

Producers Network Brunch | May 14 (11:00-12:30)

@Producers Club (Lérins)

The EUFCN is proud to be a partner of the Producers Network at Marché du Film 2025 in Cannes. Following a successful first collaboration in 2024, EUFCN will co-organize a Brunch Meeting as part of the Producers Network program. The objective of the partnership between the EUFCN and the Producers Network is to foster strong connections between active producers with Film Commissions across Europe.

The EUFCN Members participating this year are:

1. FILM in AUSTRIA (Austria)

2. German Film Commissions (Germany)

3. Hellenic Film Commission (Greece)

4. Netherlands Film Commission (Netherlands)

5. Portugal Film Commission (Portugal)

6. Screen Flanders (Belgium)

7. Southern Sweden Film Commission (Sweden)

8. Vienna Film Commission (Austria)

9. Vilnius Film Office (Lithuania)

Access to the Producers Network Brunch at the Producers Club is open only to Producers Network badge holders.

Lear more about the Guest of Honour Film Commissions at the Producers Network Brunch on May 14.

EUFCN Panel | May 17 (11:30-12:30)

@Palais Stage (Palais -1) & Online

Following its successful panel in 2024, the EUFCN has been invited by Marché du Film to host a new conference session in 2025.

Capitalizing on Collaboration: Harnessing the Power of Film Commissions in Europe | Presented by the EUFCN – European Film Commissions Network

This event, organised by the European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN), explores how collaborative work between producers and Film Commissions – including on projects from Wes Anderson’s newest film The Phoenician Scheme, to HBO’s limited series The Regime, to the Netflix series Billionaire Island – can drive meaningful change in local communities, boost economies, and contribute to a healthier screen sector across Europe.

Speakers:

Solveig Sigmond Ræstad – Midgard Film Commission Norway

Marijana Stoisits – Vienna Film Commission

Christiane Krone-Raab – Berlin Brandenburg Film Commission

Markus Bensch – Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures GmbH

Moderator: Leon Forde – Olsberg•SPI

The session will be a filmed and live-streamed hybrid event.

Marché du Film Cannes 2025 Conference Schedule

RISE & SHINE NETWORKING EVENT | May 19 (10:00-12:00)

@Film USA Pavilion 

The Rise and Shine Networking Event is a collaborative event organized and hosted by AFCI, AFCNet, EUFCN, Film USA and Nordic Film Commissions.

Join film commissioners, producers, and executives to the Third Annual Rise and Shine Networking Event for mimosas, canapés, and lively conversation.

This event is open to registered participants only.