España, país invitado de honor en el Marché du Film del Festival de Cannes 2023

El Marché du Film He has invited Spain to be the next guest of honor in the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The Spanish participation will be organized by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, through ICEX Spain Export and Investment, and by the Ministry of Culture and Sport through the ICAA (Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts). This activity is also the result of collaboration with the Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructures, within the Plan “Spain, Hub Audiovisual of Europe”.

The mention of Spain as a guest country of honor is also a recognition of the Spanish audiovisual sector, which is reaping great international successes. The most recent in the film sector are 20,000 species of bees, which won three awards at the 73rd Berlinale, and Pacifiction and As bestas that triumph in the César Awards of French cinema, successes that add to those harvested in 2022 by Alcarràs de Carla Simón (Golden Bear 2022 in Berlinale) and El limpiaparabrisas de Alberto Mielgo (Best animated short at the Oscars 2022).

Spain is the second country to receive this privilege after India became a guest of honor in 2022.

“We are very proud to have Spain as guest of honor in this special edition,” says Guillaume Esmiol, Executive Director of the Marché du Film. “For my first year running the Marché, I am especially grateful and excited to have such a creative country in the 2023 edition. Spain will have a great presence in the programs of the Marché du Film and is eager to share with the entire professional community of cinema its ambitious plans to support international co-production and strengthen Spain as one of the main Hub audiovisual of Europe”.

El Marché du Film It is the most important professional meeting of the film industry at an international level. Organised within the Cannes Film Festival from 16 to 24 May 2023, it brings together 12,500 professionals from the audiovisual industry in Cannes each year to present around 4,000 films and projects under development in 33 screening venues.

Among the programming of Cinema from Spain for the edition of 2023 in the context of Spain as guest country of honor, the Spanish Spotlight within the Producers Network, the meeting for production professionals that brings together more than 400 producers from all over the world in the same space. Participation in the Producers NetworkIt is reserved for professionals who have produced in the last four years at least one feature film that has been commercially released in cinemas or on a content platform, ensuring the highest level of agreements. This initiative is part of the drive that is being given to international co-production by the Cinema from Spain in major international markets.

In addition, the Spanish projects will have a prominent presence within the program Goes to Cannes​. El Marché du Film He will dedicate one of these spaces to Spanish films in the post-production phase that are looking for their international premiere in prestigious festivals, as well as distribution and sales beyond the borders of Spain.

Spanish professionals in the animation, documentary and extended reality sector will also have a privileged place in the different activities of networking, round tables, workshops and conferences of the Animation Day, Cannes Doc and Cannes XR respectively. The programmes Cannes Next e ImpACTLooking to the future of the entertainment sector and the environmental impact and sustainability respectively, Spanish experts will be involved in each area.

The agreement extends to Short Film CornerIts mission is to promote connections between professionals in the direction, production, dissemination or promotion of short films, and in which it will highlight the collection of Spanish short films from school, welcoming also new creators and new creators who start their careers in the short film format and giving the opportunity to access the market also to emerging talent as a boost for the internationalization of their works and participate in training programs during their stay in Cannes.

Finally, the Plan "Spain, Hub Audiovisual of Europe" in a conference that will take place in the Palais Stage​. This country plan has 15 measures grouped around four axes, to promote national audiovisual production, the attraction of investments and economic activity, as well as the strengthening of companies in the sector, improving their competitiveness through digitalization and support for talent, reducing the gender gap. In 2022, it highlights the implementation of the centralized information point, the launch of the single point of contact for investors and the modification of the tax incentive regime for audiovisual production.

Cinema from Spain< is the umbrella brand created by ICEX Spain Export and Investment to promote the Spanish film industry in international meetings and present the attributes of our cinema in terms of talent, experience and new productions to the international film industry.

ICEX Spain Exports and Investments is a public business entity, part of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, whose mission is to promote the internationalization of Spanish companies to contribute to their competitiveness and add value to the economy as a whole, as well as attract foreign investments to Spain.

The Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA) is an autonomous body attached to the Ministry of Culture and Sport that plans policies to support the cinematographic sector and audiovisual production. Its functions include the promotion, promotion and organization of Spanish cinematographic and audiovisual activities in its three aspects of production, distribution and exhibition, with the objectives of developing the creation, increasing production and favoring the distribution of Spanish productions.

Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructures, belonging to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, is the body responsible for the coordination and execution of the actions contained in the Plan ‘Spain Hub