26/05/2020 - The eighth edition of the market for work-in-progress screenings is showcasing 20 projects from Europe and Asia in partnership with four international festivals and markets

The Moths by Piotr Stasik, one of the works in progress from the New Horizons Polish Days (© Łukasz Bąk)

Adopting a reshaped format for its eighth edition, the Cannes Marché du Film’s “Goes to Cannes” initiative is all set to unspool its selection entirely online. This time, four international film festivals and markets from Europe and Asia will showcase their selection of a total of 20 projects that are currently at the post-production stage.

Following a similar pattern to the physical screenings, the Goes to Cannes online sessions will run from 22-23 June at the Marché du Film Online, and each of the screenings will be presented for two hours. Among the festivals joining this edition are three regular participants, the New Horizons International Film Festival from Poland, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival from Greece and the Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), while the newcomer is South Asia’s largest film market, the NFDC Film Bazaar from India.

The main change this year is the possibility for the attending accredited professionals to book meetings with the project holders during the Goes to Cannes Speed Meetings sessions, which will be held at the Marché du Film Online on 24 June.

Jérôme Paillard, executive director of the Marché du Film, mentioned: “While film festivals around the world are going through a transformation never experienced before, we wish to rally together to bring positive change to the film industry. We are proud to offer these major festivals and markets an online platform to help the filmmakers reach their audience in these unprecedented times.”

Here is the complete project selection for the eighth Goes to Cannes:

New Horizons Polish Days

Everyone Has a Summer – Tomasz Jurkiewicz (Poland)
Producers: Magdalena Sztorc, Przemysław Miękinia (Before My Eyes)

The Horse Tail – Justyna Łuczaj-Salej (Poland)
Producer: Marcin Malatyński (Indeks Film Studio)

The Last Mission – Jacek Bławut (Poland)
Producers: Anna Bławut Mazurkiewicz, Bartek Gliński (Aura Films)

The Moths – Piotr Stasik (Poland)
Producer: Paweł Kosuń (Centrala)

Wika! – Agnieszka Zwiefka (Poland/Germany/Finland/Italy)
Producers: Katarzyna Ślesicka, Ania Stylińska (My Way Studio), ma.ja.de, Pystymetsa, Stefilm

Thessaloniki International Film Festival

.Dog [+see also:
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Producers: Monica Nicolaidou, Effie Skrobola, Vassilis Tzanidis, Giorgos Kyriakos, Costas Lambropoulos

Esperanto – Stratis Chatzielenoudas (Greece)
Producer: Ioanna Petinaraki

Green Sea – Angeliki Antoniou (Greece/Germany)
Producers: Lilette Botassi (Inkas Films), Angeliki Antoniou (Angeliki Antoniou Filmproduktion), Jost Hering (Jost Hering Filme)

If it’s not OK it’s not the end – Salvador Muñoz Saiz (Greece/Spain)
Producer: Salvador Muñoz Saiz

Made in Vain – Michael Klioumis (Greece)
Producer: Louizos Aslanidis

Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum

The Borderlands – Samarth Mahajan (India)
Producers: Ashay Gangwar, Sunil Doshi (All Things Small)

Born to Be Second – Jian Fan (China)
Producers: Richard Liang, S Leo Chiang (FAN Film Studio)

Dear Immigrants: What Was Your First Meal? – Fei Pang Wong (Hong Kong)
Producer: Diana Cheung (Tonikaku Pictures Limited)

Ningdu – Lei Lei (Hong Kong/Netherlands/USA)
Producer: Isabelle Glachant (Chinese Shadows)

Olympic Halftime - Haruna Honcoop (Czech Republic/Greece/Slovakia)
Producer: Vít Janecek (D1film)

NFDC Film Bazaar

Fire in the Mountains – Ajitpal Singh (India)
Producer: Ajay Rai (Jar Pictures)

The Knot – Ashish Pant (India)
Producer: Kartikeya Singh (Route One Productions LLP)

Pedro – Natesh Hegde (India)
Producer: Rishab Shetty (Rishab Shetty Films)

Two Friends – Prasun Chatterjee (India)
Producers: Prasun Chatterjee, Prosenjit Ranjan Nath, Soumya Mukhopadhyay, Ivy Yu-Hua Shen (Kathak Talkies)

Shankar’s Fairies – Irfana Majumdar (India)
Producer: Nita Kumar (Nita Kumar Productions)