EAVE May News 2026
- EAVE in Cannes 2026
press release
EAVE in Cannes 2026
EAVE is happy to announce the selection of 40 films in the OFFICIAL & SIDEBAR SECTIONS OF THE FESTIVAL, and 3 at ACID, as well as 8 works in progress at CANNES DOCS, 5 projects at LA FABRIQUE CINÉMA and 2 at the FRONTIÈRES PLATFORM, 12 out of 20 PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE, and close to 100 EAVE producers at the PRODUCERS NETWORK!
IN COMPETITION
- ALL OF A SUDDEN by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper
- COWARD by Lukas Dhont, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jacques-Henri Bronckart and Laurette Schillings, EAVE+ graduate Frans van Gestel
- FATHERLAND by Pawel Pawlikowski, producer: FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa
- FJORD by Cristian Mungiu, producers: EAVE graduates Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Katrin Pors and Jussi Rantamäki
- GENTLE MONSTER by Marie Kreutzer, producer: EAVE + graduate Alexander Glehr, co-producers: EAVE graduates Jonas Dornbach and Marie Kjellson
- THE DREAMED ADVENTURE by Valeska Grisebach, producer: EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
UN CERTAIN REGARD
In Un Certain Regard Jury: EAVE graduate Angèle Diabang
- BEN’IMANA by Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo, producer: EAVE graduate Samantha Biffot
- CONGO BOY by Rafiki Fariala, co-producer: EAVE graduate Caroline Nataf
- ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG by Abinash Bikram Shah, producers: PUENTES, EAVE+ and EAVE SLATE graduate Michael Henrichs, EAVE, PUENTES, EAVE+ and EAVE SLATE graduate Leonardo Mecchi, National Coordinator Latin America Tatiana Leite
- EVERYTIME by Sandra Wollner, producers: EAVE and EAVE SLATE graduate David Bohun, MW graduate Camille Chanel
- FOREVER YOUR MATERNAL ANIMAL by Valentina Maurel, producer: EAVE graduate Benoit Roland, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Nicolás Celis López
- EAVE Marketing Workshop project I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE by Katharina Rivilis, producer: EAVE and MW graduate Clemens Köstlin, co-producer: EAVE participant Olga Lamontanara
- LA MÁS DULCE by Laïla Marrakchi, co-producers: EAVE graduates Elisa Heene and Adrià Monés
- THE MELTDOWN by Manuela Martelli, producer: EAVE graduate Alex C. Lo
- ULYA by Viesturs Kairišs, producer: EAVE graduate Guntis Trekteris, co-producers: EAVE graduate Ieva Norviliene, EAVE graduate Malgorzata Staron and EAVE+ graduate Pille Rünk
- TTB project TITANIC OCEAN by Konstantina Kotzamani, producers: EAVE and TTB graduates Maria Drandaki, Romanian National Coordinator Radu Stancu, EAVE graduates Luisa Romeo, Nina Frese, executive producer: EAVE graduate Amy Gardner
OPENING FILM - OUT OF COMPETITION
- THE ELECTRIC KISS by Pierre Salvadori, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jacques-Henri Bronckart
CANNES PREMIERE
- MARY MAGDALENE by Gessica Généus, producer: EAVE graduate Anton Iffland Stettner
- THE END OF IT by Maria Martínez Bayona, producers: EAVE graduates Adrià Monés and Emilie Jouffroy, co-producers: EAVE graduates Dyveke Bjørkly Graver and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
GREAT 8 SHOWCASE
- OUR SHARE OF SAND by Shalini Adnani, producers: EAVE graduate Michael Graf, EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas, MW graduate Alan McAlex
CANNES CLASSICS
- THE GOLDEN AGE by Bérenger Thouin, producer: EAVE graduate Carine Ruszniewski, co-producer: EAVE graduate Enrica Capra
SHORT FILMS COMPETITION
- NOBODY SAID ANYTHING by Tamara Todorović, producer: EAVE graduate Čarna Vučinić, co-producers: EAVE graduates Tena Gojić, Miljenka Čogelja and Katja Lenarčič
- SIREN’s SWIM by Lola Degove, producer: TTB graduate Judith Nora
CRITICS’ WEEK
In the jury: TTB graduate Donsaron Kovitvanitcha
Feature Film Competition
- A GIRL UNKNOWN by ZOU Jing, producer: EAVE graduate and group leader Didar Domehri,
- DUA by Blerta Basholli, producers: EAVE graduate Valon Bajgora, PUENTES graduate Britta Rindelaub, EAVE graduate Thomas Reichlin
- SIX MONTHS IN A PINK AND BLUE BUILDING by Bruno Santamaría Razo, co-producers: EAVE graduates Rachel Daisy Ellis, Katrin Pors, EAVE participant Giulia Triolo
- THE STATION by Sara Ishaq, producer: Interchange graduate Nadia Eliewat, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, EAVE graduates Koji Nelissen, Derk-Jan Warrink and Ingrid Lill Høgtun
Special Screenings - Feature Films
- FLESH AND FUEL by Pierre Le Gall, co-producer: EAVE graduate Patryk Sielecki
Short Films
- SKINNY BOOTS by Romain F. Dubois, executive producer: EAVE graduate Julie Groleau
Next Step Studio 2026
With Indonesia as the focus country for the inaugural Next Step Studio, EAVE and TTB graduate Yulia Evina Bhara is serving as a producer of the four short films:
- HOLY CROWD by Reza Fahriyansyah & Ananth Subramaniam
- ORIGINAL WOUND by Shelby Kho & Sein Lyan Tun
- ANNISA by Reza Rahadian & Sam Manacsa
- MOTHERS ARE MOTHERING by Khozy Rizal & Lam Li Shuen
DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT
- DEATH HAS NO MASTER by Jorge Thielen Armand, producer: TTB and EAVE SLATE graduate Stefano Centini
- DORA by July Jung, producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
- DOUBLE FREEDOM by Lisandro Alonso, co-producer: EAVE graduate Gilles Chanial
- GABIN by Maxence Voiseux, producers: EAVE graduates Cécile Lestrade and Palmyre Badinier
- LOW EXPECTATIONS by Eivind Landsvik, co-producer: TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin
ACID
- BLAISE by Jean-Paul Guigue and Dimitri Planchon, producer: EAVE graduate Alexandre Gavras
- PROMISED SPACES by Ivan Markovic, co-producer: EAVE graduate Jelena Radenkovic
- VIRAGES by Céline Carridroit and Aline Suter, co-producer: EAVE graduate Cécile Lestrade
MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS
- ROMA ELASTICA by Bertrand Mandico, producer: EAVE graduate Daniele Segre
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
- ASHES by Diego Luna, producer: EAVE+ graduate Valérie Delpierre,
- REHEARSALS OF A REVOLUTION by Pegah Ahangarani, producer: EAVE graduate Adrià Monés
- LES MATINS MERVEILLEUX by Avril Besson, producer: EAVE+ graduate Christophe Audeguis
I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE © Road Movies, Wolfskind Films, 8horses
LES CINÉMAS DU MONDE | LA FABRIQUE CINÉMA DE L’INSTITUT FRANÇAIS
- DIVINE POISON by Nehir Tuna, producer: EAVE graduate Gökçe Işıl Tuna, co-producer: EAVE graduate Dorothe Beinemeier
- PING-PONG by Saleh Saadi, producer: EAVE participant May Jabareen
- THE LAST DOG ON EARTH by Nina Kopko, producer: EAVE graduate Letícia Friedrich, co-producers: TTB and EAVE SLATE graduate Stefano Centini and EAVE graduate Serena Alfieri
- THE RIVER KNOWS OUR NAMES by Mai Huyên Chi, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Alemberg Ang
- UFO'S IN THE TROPIC by Rob Mendoza, producer: PUENTES graduate Isabel Carrasco, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Fernando Epstein
FRONTIÈRES PLATFORM
Proof of Content
- AULKEN by Didier Konings, producer: EAVE graduate Monique van Kessel
- SPIRAL by Kourtney Roy, producer: EAVE graduate Amber Ripley
INVESTOR’S CIRCLE
Selected directors:
- Atsuko Hirayanagi (Japan/USA), producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Eiko Mizuno-Gray
- Magnus von Horn (Sweden/Poland), producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski
CANNES DOCS
Docs In-Process Showcases
In the jury: MW graduate Paulina Portela
- SISTERS OF THE UNION by Dan Popa, producer: EAVE graduate Line Sander Egede
- EAVE project FLOTSAM by Isa Rao, producer: EAVE participant Nadira Murray
- UNTITLED TIMBUKTU DOCUMENTARY by Simon Klose, producers: EAVE graduates Martin Persson and Elin Kamler
- LAND OF EVANESCENCE by Trang Nguyen Thi Xuan, producers: TTB graduates Wilfredo Manalang and Charlotte Lelong
- GAZA SUNBIRDS by Flavia Cappellini, producers: MW graduate Kristian van der Heyden and EAVE participant May Jabareen
- SISTERS by Tereza Bernátková, producers: EAVE graduate Dagmar Sedláčková and PUENTES graduate Natália Pavlove
Spotlighted projects
- RE:COLLECTION by Dane Dodds, producer: EAVE participant Antoinette Engel
- TIME HUNTER by Daniel Chein and Mushiva, producers: Creative Producer Indaba graduate Thomas Kaske, EAVE graduate Laura Kloeckner
Co-Pro Social Club
- EAVE SLATE graduate Eugenia Olascuaga Fierro
- EAVE graduate Inuk Jørgensen
CINEMA DE DEMAIN
FOCUS WIP
- TROPIC OF THE MOURNING GECKO by Stavros Markoulakis, producer: EAVE graduate Ioanna Bolomyti
PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE
- TTB and EAVE SLATE graduate Stefano Centini
- PUENTES graduate Xavi Font
- EAVE graduate Marion Guth
- EAVE graduate Sunna Guðnadóttir
- EAVE participant Maria Møller Kjeldgaard
- EAVE graduate Linda Mutawi
- EAVE MW graduate Agáta Novinski
- EAVE graduate Marianne Ostrat
- EAVE+ graduate Michela Pini
- EAVE graduate Dagmar Sedláčková
- EAVE graduate Danae Spathara
- EAVE graduate Olivia Sophie van Leeuwen
EAVE @ CANNES PRODUCERS NETWORK
EAVE is proud to be partner of the Cannes Producers Network! In the framework of this partnership 6 EAVE graduates have been selected:
- Alzbeta Janackova, SILK FILMS
- Emilie Jouffroy, ELATION PICTURES
- Jorgo Narjes, X FILME
- Kaouthar Hadidi, 3ÈME GENRE PRODUCTION
- Line Sander Egede, TAK FILMS / GREENGROUND PRODUCTIONS
- Lorena Bonadrovsky, BONDE FILMES
Also participating in the Cannes Producers Network (Producers Under the Spotlighted are highlighted):
Tine MIKKELSEN, ZENTROPA PRODUCTIONS * Steven RUBINSTEIN MALAMUD, GROM PRODUCTIONS * Marie GARRETT, XYZ FILMS * Inuk JØRGENSEN * Linus GÜNTHER, KLINKERFILM PRODUCTION * Laura KLOECKNER, SEERA FILMS * Evan HORAN, KEEPER PICTURES * Rogier KRAMER, LABYRINT FILM * Čarna VUČINIĆ, NON-ALIGNED FILMS * Maria KONTOGIANNI, WILD AT HEART * Carole KREMER, FILM FUND LUXEMBOURG * Daniele SEGRE, REDIBIS FILM * Mary Liza DINO, FIRE AND ICE MEDIA AND PRODUCTIONS * John LUNDSTEN, TACK FILMS * Ruta Adele JEKENTAITE, BALTIC PRODUCTIONS * Monique VAN KESSEL, MAKE WAY FILM * Alex Chen-Wen LO, CINEMA INUTILE * Marja PIHLAJA, TEKELE PRODUCTIONS * Thomas REICHLIN, ALVA FILM * Katja LENARČIČ, VERTIGO * Heejung OH, BREATHING FILMS, SEESAW PICTURES * Katia MONLA, INTERMEZZO FILMS * Krystyna KANTOR, SHIPSBOY * Gerard RODRIGUEZ, JAPONICA FILMS * Maximilian HASLBERGER, AMERIKAFILM * Nele PAVES, ESTONIAN FILM INSTITUTE * Natalia DĄBROWSKA, NEW EUROPE FILM SALES * Amber RIPLEY, GOODBYE PRODUCTIONS * Bongiwe SELANE, BLINGOLA MEDIA * Alemberg ANG, DALUYONG STUDIOS * Maria Stevnbak WESTERGREN, TOOLBOX FILM * Eliza JONES, GRAND SLAM FILM * Eliane FERREIRA, MUIRAQUITÃ FILMES * Biljana TUTOROV, WAKE UP FILMS, CIRCLE Training Initiative * Yohann COMTE, CHARADES * Jeanne-Marie POULAIN, ART ET ESSAI * Geoff ARBOURNE, INSIDE OUT FILMS * Beata RZEZNICZEK, MADANTS * Andreas KASK, NAFTA * Gilles CHANIAL, LES FILMS FAUVES * Roberto CAVALLINI, ALBOLINA FILM * Konstantinos VASSILAROS, STUDIOBAUHAUS * Kasia KARWAN, VELVET SPOON * Kasia KARWAN, THE MOONSHOT COMPANY * Evelin PENTTILÄ, STELLAR FILM * Lisa NYED, FILM I SKANE * Karen HARNISCH, FILM FORGE * Gentzane MARTINEZ DE OSABA, MARMOKA FILMS * Vincent QUÉNAULT, RED LION * Konstantina STAVRIANOU, GRAAL FILMS * Lucas ROSANT, MELIA FILMS * Theo TSAPPOS, THE SWEDISH FILM INSTITUTE * Eiko MIZUNO-GRAY, LOADED FILMS * Alexandra HOESDORFF, DEAL PRODUCTIONS * Donato ROTUNNO, TARANTULA LUXEMBOURG * Gints GRUBE, MISTRUS MEDIA * Martina BLEIS, BERLINALE * Jacques-Henri BRONCKART, VERSUS PRODUCTION, O'BROTHER DISTRIBUTION * Signe BYRGE SØRENSEN, FINAL CUT FOR REAL * Enrica CAPRA, GRAFFITI DOC, TAG FILM * Carlo D'URSI, POTENZA PRODUCCIONES * Natasa DAMNJANOVIC, DART FILM * Guillaume DE LA BOULAYE, ZORBA PRODUCTION * Simon DE SANTIAGO, MOD PRODUCCIONES * Sonya DI RIENZO, HAWKEYE PICTURES * Marta DONZELLI, VIVO FILM * Kestutis DRAZDAUSKAS, VILNIUS FILM CLUSTER, ARTBOX * Leticia FRIEDRICH, VITRINE FILMES, BOULEVARD FILMES * Katleen GOOSSENS, BULLETPROOF CUPID * Alessandro GROPPLERO, WHEN EAST MEETS WEST, TIES THAT BIND / FOCUS ASIA GENRE PROJECT MARKET, FVG AUDIOVISUAL FUND * Katrin KISSA, HOMELESS BOB PRODUCTION * Birthe KLINGE, FFA - GERMAN FEDERAL FILM BOARD / FILMFÖRDERUNGSANSTALT * Tatiana LEITE, BUBBLES PROJECT * Francine LUSSER, TIPIMAGES PRODUCTIONS * Leonardo MECCHI, ENQUADRAMENTO PRODUÇOES * Bernard MICHAUX, SAMSA FILM * Elizabeth MORGAN HEMLOCK, ARTURI FILMS * Patrice NEZAN ,LES CONTES MODERNES * Freddy OLSSON, BOKOMOTIV - FREDDY OLSSON FILMPRODUKTION, FOLKETS BIO, GÖTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL * Esko RIPS, NAFTA * Luisa ROMEO, FRIDA FILMS * Kristian TASKA, TASKA FILM * Alexandru TEODORESCU, SAGA FILM * Benedicte THOMAS, ARIZONA FILMS DISTRIBUTION * Ida WEISS, BELA FILM * Ryohei TSUTSUI, TRIXTA * Amanda Man-Yin TSENG, ENLA Media * David FRANCISCUS, PROTAGONIST STUDIOS * Judith LICHTNECKERT, DSCHOINT VENTSCHR FILMPRODUKTION * Konstantinos KOUKOULIS, PLANKTON
The Nomadic Film Space - conceived by Yetu (Un)limited
The African & Diasporic Audience Development Think Tank - A Cannes Marché du Film Session - May 15 – 10:00–12:00 (Hotel Canopy)
The African & Diasporic Audience Development Think Tank was initiated in 2025 by Yetu (Un)limited ; its pilot edition was held in Salvador, brazil, in partnership with the mostra de cinemas africanos, generating case studies, qualitative audience design frameworks, and the first edition of an ongoing publication. This cannes 2026 session is the second iteration of its traveling workshop. The think tank combines market research with the development of endogenous audience design methodologies — moving beyond reporting toward the co-creation of tools, templates, and a support mechanism dedicated to growing revenue-generating audiences for African cinema. the cannes session will showcase the brazil pilot findings and set the strategic framework for the future of this innovative platform.
Yetu (Un)limited is a collaboration between African producers (EAVE graduates Melissa Adeyemo, Yanis Gaye, Carol Kioko, Creative Producer Indaba graduate Chloé Ortolé) who met at the EAVE Producers Workshop 2023.
https://variety.com/2026/film/global/nomadic-film-space-traveling-market-africa-cannes-1236739489/
May 16
11:30–12:30
EAVE IMPACT THINK TANK REPORT: Producing Under Pressure: Producer Care and Sustainable Practice
- in partnership with impACT Marché du Film
A presentation of the 2026 EAVE Impact Think Tank, bringing together practical tools and new perspectives to help producers strengthen well-being across personal life, family life, and work life, while rethinking how the wider screen sector can better support the mental health of independent producers.
Moderator: Tamara Dawit (Gobez Media, Canada, Ethiopia)
Speakers: Rebecca Day (Film in Mind, UK), Linda Mutawi (Fikra, Sweden), Heejung Oh (Seesaw Pictures, South Korea/Netherlands), Steven Rubinstein Malamud (GROM Productions, Netherlands)
@ Palais Stage, Level -1, Palais des Festivals & Online
May 17
15:30-16:30
EAVE workshop in Cannes: Designing Equitable Co-productions
- in partnership with impACT Marché du Film
Based on the EAVE Impact Think Tank 2025 report, this hands-on session will give actionable strategies on how to make co-productions more equitable, inclusive and transparent. Gain practical tools to build co-productions grounded in shared ownership, balanced power, and sutainable cross-border partnerships. Explore collaborative approaches to project design, inclusive budgeting, and fair contracting.
Speakers: EAVE expert Tamara Dawit (Gobez Media, Canada, Ethiopia), EAVE expert Jennifer Sabbah-Immagine (The Copro Agency, France)
@ Producers Club (Lérins)
EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp
EAVE Deputy CEO Satu Elo
during May 16 - 19
At the European Pavilion No. 124, International Village
Contact: satu@eave.org
