Cannes 2025
ScreenUK Industry will be at the UK Pavilion in Cannes in May to celebrate UK films and co-productions in official selection, showcase our incredible talent and services, and help international professionals connect with the UK screen sector.
This year we are joined by the British Film Institute, British Council, British Film Commission, Creative Wales, Ffilm Cymru Wales, Film London, Northern Ireland Screen, Screen Scotland and ScreenSkills.
The UK Pavilion aims to be inclusive and accessible to all. If you have any enquiries related to accessibility or need assistance, please get in touch by email industry@screenuk.org or phone 07934892750 (number available once the Pavilion opens).
Where To Find Us
Pavilion 122
Village International-Riviera
1 Boulevard de la Croisette
06400 Cannes
France
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Contact UsEvents Schedule
9:30 - 11:00
Working with the UK: How to navigate the UK's new AVEC
Ask our experts about the UK's AVEC and how the new enhancement could support your project.
11:30 - 12:30
Talent Talk: Urchin
Join us to celebrate the directorial debut of Harris Dickinson (Triangle of Sadness, Babygirl, Scrapper).
14:00 - 15:00
The Art of Being a Minority Co-Producer
A conversation about co-productions from the perspective of the minority party, with speakers from Germany, Canada, the Netherlands and the UK.
16:00 - 17:00
Meet the UK Festivals
UK film festival directors share their views on cinema, creativity and the international circulation of independent films.
9:30 - 11:00
Working with the UK: A New Opportunity with Post-Production and VFX
An opportunity for independent producers and filmmakers to meet UK Post-Production and VFX companies, and gain valuable insight from the British Film Commission and UK Screen Alliance.
11:30 - 12:30
Creativity and Disability: When Challenges Spark Innovation
Join us for a conversation with filmmakers, sharing their experiences of inclusive spaces for disabled professionals in the film industry.
14:00 - 15:00
Talent Talk: My Father's Shadow
Join us for a compelling conversation around Akinola Davies’s first feature film, premiering in ‘Un Certain Regard’.
15:30 - 16:30
Beyond the Binary: Best Practices for a Gender Inclusive Industry
Join this much-needed conversation around allyship and how we can all create better practices.
11:30 - 12:30
AI: Routes to a Desirable Future
Filmmakers, screenwriters, VFX artists and music composers discuss working with AI.
14:00 - 15:00
The Rise of Indigenous Languages
Join us for a deep dive into independent film production in indigenous languages.
16:00 - 17:00
International Co-productions: Case Studies
A session to discover all the intricacies of international co-productions.
11:30 - 12:30
The Charm of Genre: How Genre Films Travel Across the Borders
Thriller, crime, body horror: join our panel of experts for a fascinating conversation around genre films.
14:00 - 15:00
Talent Talk: Immersive Stories. TRAILBLAZER and tAxI.
Meet the talent behind two enthralling immersive stories selected at Cannes Immersive: TRAILBLAZER and tAxI.
16:00 - 17:00
Talent Talk: Pillion
Join us for a discussion with British writer-director Harry Lighton, who makes his feature directorial debut with PILLION (Un Certain Regard).
Meet The Experts
Anna Mansi | Director of Video Games & Certification | BFI
Book a session with Anna to discuss the UK’s Audio-Visual Expenditure Credits (AVEC) and the Enhanced AVEC (IFTC).Anna can provide advice and guidance on the qualifying criteria for the AVEC and the IFTC including the Cultural Test and the UK’s co-production treaties. The Certification Unit at the BFI is the first point of contact for producers and production companies wishing to qualify in order to claim the UK’s expenditure credits.
Enquire NowLiz Muggeridge | Director of Business Partnerships & Enterprise | BFI
Book a session with Liz to discuss commercial partnership opportunities at the British Film Institute (BFI). The Business Partnerships & Enterprise team specialise in creating and delivering innovative and impactful film partnerships, sponsorship, training and content for international and UK based brands and organisations.
Enquire NowGuy Rimay-Muranyi | Head of Partnership Fulfilment | BFI
Book a session with Guy to discuss commercial partnership opportunities at the British Film Institute (BFI). The Business Partnerships & Enterprise team specialise in creating and delivering innovative and impactful film partnerships, sponsorship, training and content for international and UK based brands and organisations.
Enquire NowEssential Info
BFI Filmmaking Fund brochure
DownloadFilm London brochure
DownloadFfilm Cymru Wales Talent brochure
DownloadBritish Film Commission brochure
DownloadUK Sales agents in Cannes 2025
DownloadUK Features Catalogue 2025
DownloadUK Films Screening at Cannes 2025
DownloadUK Producers attending Cannes 2025
DownloadBritish Council UK Film Festival Guide
DownloadUK Global Screen Fund Brochure
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Event Videos
Talent Talk: URCHIN
Watch writer-director Harris Dickinson, producer Archie Pearch, and director of photography Josée Deshaies reflect on the making of URCHIN.
Meet the UK Festivals
Directors from four of the UK’s leading film festivals share their views on programming, audiences, and what makes UK festivals distinct.
The Art of Being a Minority Co-Producer
A practical guide for producers navigating minority co-productions across borders. Hear from industry leaders from Telefilm Canada, Netherlands Film Fund, FFA Germany and the BFI.
Talent Talk: MY FATHER'S SHADOW
Go behind the scenes of My Father’s Shadow, the feature debut from BAFTA-nominated and Sundance-winning director Akinola Davies Jnr, selected for Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2025.
Talent Talk: PILLION
The team behind PILLION discuss the making of the debut feature taking Cannes 2025's Un Certain Regard by storm.
Creativity and Disability: When Challenges Spark Innovation
A powerful conversation exploring how working with disabled filmmakers, actors and crew can push the industry toward more inclusive, imaginative and innovative filmmaking.
Beyond the Binary: Best Practices for a Gender Inclusive Industry
Tune in to this much-needed conversation around allyship and how the industry is exploring ways to be more inclusive.
The Charm of Genre: How Genre Films Travel Across Borders
Producers and sales agents share how genre film resonate across borders and why it remains a powerful global sales tool.
AI: Routes to a Desirable Future
An international panel of researchers and practitioners discuss the road that the industry is travelling in with artificial intelligence and its impact on the near future.
The Rise of Indigenous Languages
Producers, distributors and funders discuss the power of storytelling in underrepresented languages.
Talent Talk: Immersive Stories TRAILBLAZER and tAxI
The creators behind immersive works TRAILBLAZER and tAxI explore the creative potential of VR, AI and multisensory experience design.
International Co-Productions: Case Studies
Producers behind BRING THEM DOWN and LOMU share real-world insight into building filmmaking partnerships across borders.
