Melbourne, Mexico, Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo will feature physical screenings of many films selected in Cannes, the day after their official premieres and exclusively for film professionals

Benedetta by Paul Verhoeven

As the online Pre-Cannes Screenings are already in the starting blocks (from 21 to 25 June, exclusively for sellers and buyers, and without projections of the selected films during the 74th Festival de Cannes which will unfold on the Croisette from 6 to 17 July), the Marché du Film (whose traditional edition will take place from 6 to 15 July) has found a solution for professionals of certain countries unable to come to Cannes due to the current health restrictions.

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In a health situation that is becoming more and more favourable in France (face masks are no longer mandatory outdoors starting today, and the curfew will be completely lifted on 20 June, ten days earlier than planned), the Marché du Film has stated that “The regulations allowing foreigners to travel to Cannes have just been published and will allow professionals from a large part of the world to participate in the Marché du Film. Europe will be the most represented continent, with already 50% of its usual attendance, and the number of American professionals is growing day by day and already represents more than 10% of the accredited. The Marché will offer more than 500 screenings in Cannes and has decided this year to also organize industry screenings in 5 major countries.” 

These screenings will be organised for buyers, distributors, streaming platforms and festival programmers in Melbourne (Cinema Palace Como), Mexico City (Cinepolis Diana), Beijing (French Institute Auditorium), Seoul (Art Nine) and Tokyo (The Film School of Tokyo and Eurolive) on 8 and 9 July, then from 12 to 16 July, the day after the official screening in Cannes. To date, about thirty productions have given their agreement. Among them are Competition titles Benedetta [+see also:
film review
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film profile] by Paul Verhoeven, Casablanca Beats [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] by Nabil Ayouch, France [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Bruno Dumont
film profile] by Bruno Dumont, The Worst Person in the World [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Joachim Trier
film profile] by Joachim Trier, Paris, 13th District [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] by Jacques Audiard, Petrov's Flu [+see also:
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film profile] by Kirill Serebrennikov, Everything Went Fine [+see also:
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film profile] by François Ozon and Nitram by Justin Kurzel.

Also on the list of these exceptional screenings are films which will be unveiled in the Un Certain Regard section, such as Onoda – 10 000 Nights in the Jungle [+see also:
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interview: Arthur Harari
film profile] by Arthur Harari, Lamb [+see also:
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interview: Valdimar Jóhannsson
film profile] by Valdimar Jóhansson, La Civil [+see also:
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interview: Teodora Ana Mihai
film profile] by Teodora Ana Mihai, La Traviata, My Brothers and I [+see also:
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film profile] by Yohan Manca and Unclenching The Fists [+see also:
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film profile] by Kira Kovalenko, as well as other feature films which will be presented in the Official selection: Serre-moi fort [+see also:
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film profile] by Mathieu Amalric, Jane par Charlotte [+see also:
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film profile] by Charlotte Gainsbourg, JFK Revisited: Through The Looking Glass by Oliver Stone, Peaceful [+see also:
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trailer
film profile] by Emmanuelle Bercot, Tralala [+see also:
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film profile] by Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu and The Heroics [+see also:
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interview: Maxime Roy
film profile] by Maxime Roy.

This selection is completed, for now, by a film from Directors' Fortnight (Ali & Ava [+see also:
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film profile] by Clio Barnard) and three from Critics' Week (A Tale of Love and Desire [+see also:
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film profile] by Leyla Bouzid, Olga [+see also:
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interview: Elie Grappe
film profile] by Elie Grappe and Zero Fucks Given [+see also:
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interview: Emmanuel Marre and Julie Le…
film profile] by Emmanuel Marre and Julie Lecoustre).

(Translated from French)