The Marché du Film is thrilled to announce the winners of the Goes to Cannes showcase: Carolina Maria de Jesus by Jeferson De, At Your Service by German Golub, and The Daughters by Daniel Romero Bueno.
Goes to Cannes is the Marché du Film’s works-in-progress showcase dedicated to promoting global film festivals, supporting promising talents and serving as a dynamic platform for industry networking.
This year’s edition expanded to include seven international film festivals and was further elevated by the introduction of three awards presented by A.H Media Production, Ciné+ OCS, and Sideral Cinema.
The 2026 Goes to Cannes winners are:
- CAROLINA MARIA DE JESUS (Brazil, France)
Presented by Festival do Rio
Winner of the A.H. Media Production Award (€10,000 prize)
Director: Jeferson De
Producers: Maria Gal, Clélia Bessa
Synopsis: Based on a worldwide bestseller. In the 1950s, waste picker Carolina Maria de Jesus overcame hunger and racism through writing. A visceral journey of a mother who transformed her diaries into a revolutionary outcry, becoming one of Brazil’s greatest literary icons. A true story of power and poetry. - AT YOUR SERVICE (Estonia, Germany)
Presented by Tallin Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF)
Winner of the Ciné+ OCS Award (€15,000 prize)
Director: German Golub
Producers: Evelin Penttilä, Marcos Kantis, Melanie Blocksdorf
Synopsis: Estonian police officer working in a small town next to the Russian border finds herself between a rock and a hard place after her family member commits a crime, as she must decide between saving her family, her career and herself; she decides to do it all. - THE DAUGHTERS (Spain, United Kingdom)
Presented by Tallin Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF)
Winner of the Sideral Cinema Award (€10,000 MG prize)
Director: Daniel Romero Bueno
Producers: Tamara Garcia Iglesias, Ferran Tomas Olalla
Synopsis: One night, a twenty-year-old girl is kidnapped by a stranger. The next morning, she wakes up in a house in the middle of the woods where three other young women live. There, she discovers that they behave like the kidnapper’s daughters. Her destiny is to become one of them.