For its 42nd edition, which will take place at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes from October 12 to 15, 2026, MIPCOM will bring together between 11,000 and 12,000 industry professionals—including executives from television networks and streaming platforms, producers, and buyers—from more than 110 countries. As the leading international market dedicated to the co-production, acquisition, sale, and distribution of audiovisual content, MIPCOM is a major annual event for the global television and entertainment industry.
For the first time, in addition to its traditional booth and cocktail reception, Unifrance will present Next Docs from France, a new session showcasing a dozen premium French documentaries selected for their international potential.
Next Docs from France
The first editions of Next Docs from France will showcase a selection of dozen premium French documentaries.
Presented as the opening event of MIPCOM, this session offers accredited international buyers, decision-makers, and journalists exclusive access to a selection of ambitious and unique programs tailored for the international market.
Through a wide variety of topics, formats, and genres (current events, arts, general culture, history, pop crime, science, sports, true crime...), Next Docs from France showcases the creativity, innovation, and richness of French audiovisual documentary production. A selection designed to appeal to international audiences and meet the editorial needs of broadcasters and streaming platforms worldwide.
This session will take place on Monday, October 12, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès – Auditorium A (Palais 3), and will be open to all accredited attendees.
The documentaries presented
- Doomsday: Facing Global Threats (RMC Découverte et Story, 6x52'), produced by Kwanza and RMC Production, and distributed by Kwanza
- Apocalypse Civilizations: Rome (France 2, 2x45'), produced by Imagissime and Mediawan Kids & Family , and distributed by France tv distribution
- The Paris-Tokyo Job (or How to Rob a Yakuza) (CANAL+, 4x26'), produced by Andaman Films and distributed by STUDIOCANAL
- Cocaine, Europe Under the Influence (France Télévisions, 2x52'), produced by Program 33 and distributed by Mediawan Rights
- Diane Keaton, Fiercely Independent (ARTE France, 52'), produced by Temps Noir and distributed by The Party Film Sales
- William The Conqueror: The Making of a King (CANAL+, 3x45'), produced by Bonne Pioche Story and distributed by Incognita distribution
- Kim, the Diamond and the Grandpa Robbers (CANAL+, 4x40'), produced by Pernel Media ,, co-produced by CANAL+, and distributed by Arte Distribution
- Odysseus — The First Hero (RMC Découverte et Story, 52'), produced by AH! Production and distributed by Balanga
- The Creator, Inside Sam Altman's Head (France Télévisions, 3x26'), produced and distributed by StudioFact Rights
- Leo XIV: The Lamb and the Wolves (ARTE France,52'), produced by Capa, co-produced by ARTE France, and distributed by Studio TF1StudioFact Rights
- The Popes and the Jews (ARTE France, 52'), produced by ARTE France and distributed by Effervescence
- Ultra Trail Mont-Blanc, the race of their life (France Télévisions, 52'), produced by Seventine and Sixtine, and distributed by Seventinei
A cocktail reception will be held on Tuesday, October 13, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the Hôtel Croisette Beach Cannes – MGallery Collection, by invitation only. For this year’s event, Unifrance invites its guests to this new venue, just a short walk from the Palais des Festivals, for a convivial gathering to discuss and connect around French audiovisual creation.
The Unifrance booth
Alongside the more than 350 exhibitors expected to attend, Unifrance will have a booth located at the Palais des Festivals (P-1.E.1), where the organization will host 33 member companies.
The companies present at the Unifrance booth
- About Premium Content
- Ankama Animations
- Cinétévé Sales
- Effervescence
- EuropaCorp
- FESTIVAAL DISTRIBUTION
- Fighting Spirit
- Film & Picture
- Folivari International
- France 24
- Glance Médiamétrie
- GO-N Productions
- HARI International
- INA
- Incognita distribution
- Java Films
- Kwanza
- Logical Pictures International (The Jokers Films)
- Lukarn
- Madgic Distribution
- MIAM! distribution
- Millimages
- mk2 films
- Only Distrib
- Pathé Films
- Prime Entertainment Group
- Salaud Morisset
- Samka Group
- Seventine
- StudioFact Rights
- TAT productions
- The Bureau Sales
- The Party Film Sales
