Cannes 2025
Screen UK 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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Cannes Do's and Don'ts
A panel of international festival experts offer their advice and experience on navigating your path for 10 days on the Croisette!
How to start working in the international film industry
An in-depth discussion between lab providers and participants.
Positive Action for a sustainable screen
Hear from industry specialists on how they are succeeding to make the film industry sustainable.
Talent Talk: How to Have Sex
Director Molly Manning Walker talks about her first feature How to Have Sex.
Talent Talk: Aftersun
Meet writer/director Charlotte Wells who will talk about her debut feature Aftersun.
Talent Talk: The Old Oak
The art of International co-production with Rebecca O’Brien, Ken Loach’s producer.
International co-productions: case studies
The session takes us behind the scenes of two international co-productions funded by the UK Global Screen Fund.
Talent Talk: Robbie Ryan
An exclusive conversation with award-winning director of photography Robbie Ryan (Birds, Kinds of Kindness, Poor Things, the Old Oak, Fish Tank).
Supporting creativity across the UK: film funders in conversation
Gathering six UK public funders in conversation, the session explores the funds’ national and international ambitions, the strategies to empower emerging talent in a new media landscape, and their approach to creativity and risk.
Challenges and opportunities in the international circulation of UK films
Our panel of international sales agents and distributors discuss how UK films travel across borders.
How the UK’s new AVEC works
This session unpacks the details of the UK’s new Audio-Visual Expenditure Credits which were introduced at the start of this year.
Developing new audiences: international case studies
Our panel of international experts discuss innovative projects and release strategies to reach new audiences.
Working together: how to find your international partner
The session explores how filmmakers can leverage their participation in international co-production forums and markets to forge sustainable partnerships and gain access and visibility beyond national borders.
Storytelling across media: film, TV, interactive formats and games
Meet our panel of creatives, working across film, television and games, and discover how they are playing with different media, experimenting new ways of telling stories.
Talent Talk: Santosh
Writer-director Sandhya Suri, producer Mike Goodridge and BBC FILM director Eva Yates guide us through Santosh, the narrative directorial debut of writer-director Sandhya Suri.
Talent Talk: Maya: The Birth of a Superhero and Evolver
A deep dive into two immersive works, both featuring in Cannes Immersive Competition. Artists Poulomi Basu and CJ Clarke bring us behind the scenes of Maya: The Birth of a Superhero, an immersive story following an ordinary girl as she...
