The 25th Unifrance Rendez-vous in Paris: report

Highlights

The world premiere of The Crime Is Mine, in the presence of a large part of the artistic team (François Ozon, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Rebecca Marder, Dany Boon, Édouard Sulpice, Régis Laspalès, Félix Lefebvre, Franck de Lapersonne, Évelyne Buyle, Myriam Boyer, Lucia Sanchez, etc.) and foreign buyers accredited to the Rendez-vous, followed by a cocktail reception.
A French Cinema Award given to Virginie Efira to pay tribute to her exceptional contribution to carrying the banner for French cinema across the globe, under the aegis of the Minister of Culture, and in the presence of the International Jury and the film teams of MyFrenchFilmFestival, and some of the 10 to Watch 2023 talents.
The 10 to Watch 2023 talents revealed.
The participation in the Cérémonie des Lumières of the international press, followed by a cocktail reception at the Hôtel de Ville de Paris, which was attended by many foreign journalists present in Paris at the invitation of Unifrance, and many winners of the Lumières 2023.

The 25th Unifrance Rendez-vous in Paris in a few figures

8 days of markets, screenings, meetings between international professionals around French cinema and audiovisual productions

Export Day

24 speakers at the 3rd Export Day, among which Olivier Becht, Minister for Foreign Trade

Film and audiovisual markets

422 film buyers
112 audiovisual buyers
41 film sales companies present at the cinema market
62 audiovisual distribution companies
81 film screenings, of which 43 were market premieres.
350 audiovisual programs accessibles via the screening-room
9 presentations of new audiovisual content during the French TV Screenings (fiction and documentary)
44 countries represented

Meetings with the international press

136 French film and audiovisual artists present
124 foreign journalists
81 films and 10 audiovisual programs promoted
838 interviews undertaken
10 emerging French talents in the 2023 edition of the 10 to Watch, revealed during a press conference

Unifrance would like to thank the exporters, audiovisual distributors, producers, artists, agents, journalists, buyers, and French and foreign partners who helped French cinema and audiovisual productions reach beyond our borders during the 25th Unifrance Rendez-vous in Paris.