Spotlight Asia

Spotlight Asia

A Marché du Film program to foster film collaborations between Asia and the international film industry!

Program details

Key Dates: 15-18 May 2025 | See Schedule

Access: Marché du Film badge holders

Main Venue: Palais Stage (Pitching Session), Producers Club (Happy Hour & Presentation)

Target Audience: Distributors, Sales Agents, Festival Programmers, Producers and Co-Producers


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Spotlight Asia is the Marché du Film’s most recent initiative, created in partnership with Ties That Bind (organised by Fondo Audiovisivo FVG, EAVE, Far East Film Festival, TAICCA) and Focus Asia.

Dedicated to fostering increased film collaborations between Asia and the international film industry, this unique program provides an unparalleled opportunity for professionals worldwide to expand and enhance their industry networks and creative connections. It also serves as an ideal resource for potential co-producers seeking valuable insights into collaboration details, working dynamics, legal frameworks and the challenges inherent in ambitious projects.

The program now also highlights Asia’s dynamic and evolving intellectual property (IP) market, offering participants the opportunity to explore the latest IPs through an engaging pitching session, and provides facilitated access to fund representatives from diverse continents and features various networking events designed to foster collaboration within the international film community.

Spotlight Asia’s 2025 Program

Asian IP Showcase
15 May 2025 (12:00-13:00) | Palais Stage (Palais -1) & Online
This session will highlight Asia’s dynamic and constantly evolving intellectual property (IP) landscape, inviting participants to discover the latest IPs through an engaging pitching session, curated with the support of institutional partners from across Asia.

Spotlight Asia x Producers Network | Exploring Asia-Europe Co-Productions: Chie Hayakawa’s ‘Renoir’ and the Journey Between France and Japan
18 May 2025 (17:30-19:00) | Producers Club (Lérins)
After Plan 75 received the Camera d’Or Special Mention in Cannes, Chie Hayakawa returns with her second feature Renoir. This case study features the journey of its international co-producers, reflecting on the creative and logistical challenges of bringing the project to life.
Access is reserved for Producers Network badge holders or by invitation only.

Funds Presentation & Networking Lunch
18 May 2025 (11:00-14:30) | Producers Club (Lérins)
A dedicated event where international fund representatives present their funding schemes and co-production opportunities to producers, followed by a networking lunch designed to encourage further exchange, address remaining questions, and foster deeper discussions around collaboration with Asia.
Access is reserved for Marché du Film badge holders who have completed online pre-registration

COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS

Ties That Bind - Focus Asia

The Spotlight Asia program is supported by