Unifrance is organizing, on Monday 12 January, its sixth Export Day, which will take place between 2:30 pm and 6 pm at the CNC.
Created in 2021 by Unifrance, Export Day brings together distributors, broadcasters, producers, exporters, artists, and institutions from France and Europe each year to discuss the challenges of exporting French film and audiovisual works around the world.
Export Day takes place ahead of the 28th Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris, the world's largest market and press junket dedicated to French films and audiovisual works, which will be held from January 13 to 20, 2026.
The event's program
2:00 pm: Doors open
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm: Opening
- Introductory remarks by Gaëtan Bruel, President of the CNC
- Introductory remarks by Gilles Pélisson, President of Unifrance
- Introductory remarks by a representative of the French Ministry of European and Foreign Affairs
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm: French Cinema in the World in 2025
- Moderator: Gilles Renouard, Director of Cinema at Unifrance
- Participants: Carole Baraton, Co-founder of Charades, and Grégoire Melin, President of Kinology
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm: "3 questions": France, co-producer of world cinema
- Participants: Charles Gillibert, President of CG Cinéma, and Jérémie Kessler, Director of European and International Affairs at the CNC
3:45 pm – 4 pm: Conversation: MyMetaStories, new promotional strategies for new audiences
- Participants: Martin Dawson, Head of Unit – Media, European Education and Culture Executive Agency at the European Commission, Daniela Elstner, Executive Director of Unifrance
4:15 pm – 5 pm: French audiovisual works in the world in 2025
- Moderator: Sarah Hemar, Director of Audiovisual at Unifrance
- Participants: François Bertrand, Executive Director of Camera Lucida Productions and CPB Films, Caroline Duvochel, Executive Director of Ellipse Animation, Julie Tolza, Producer and Distributor at Seventine
5 pm – 5:45 pm: Demain en vues, envisioning tomorrow's world through images
- Moderator: Daniela Elstner, Executive Director of Unifrance
- Participants: members of the 2025-2026 jury: Nathan Ambrosioni, director and screenwriter, Suzy Bemba, actress, Arthur Robert, Founder and Artistic Director of OUEST Paris, and Alice Douard, director of Love Letters, recipient of the 2026 Demain en vues label.
5:45 pm: Closing ceremony
6 pm: Cocktail reception at the CNC
