LA FABRIQUE CINÉMA 2026 invites EAVE Producers to meet the projects
EAVE partnership
Dear EAVE graduates,
EAVE is delighted to continue the successful partnership with La Fabrique Cinéma de l’Institut Français in Cannes.
La Fabrique Cinéma de l’Institut français is a program designed to identify and promote filmmakers and producers from developing countries. The program offers a tailor-made support to accompany debut or second film projects, along with a number of professional partners.
EAVE organizes special networking events at La Fabrique Cinéma during Cannes Film Festival, which consists of a pitching session, as well as one-on-one meetings sessions with the projects selected for La Fabrique.
EAVE producers will be invited to meet the international delegation of project representatives from emerging countries outside Europe.
The pitching session will be held in the Producers Club at Lérins in Cannes Market on Friday, May 15 between 3:30pm & 5:30pm, followed by a cocktail. You can join us if you are accredited with a Producers Network Badge. If not, as the entrance is upon invitation, so let us know by email and we will provide you an access at our event.
Then, the one-to-one meetings will be organized at a new place on the Institut Français area on Critics’ Week Beach on the following slots:
- Monday, May 18: 9:30am-12:30pm / 2:30pm-4pm
- Tuesday, May 19: 9:30am-12:30pm / 2:30pm-6pm
- Wednesday, May 20: 9:30am-12:30pm
The ten projects selected this year are:
- BRAZIL – The Last Dog On Earth by Nina Kopko, produced by Leticia Friedrich (Boulevard Filmes)
- ECUADOR – UFO’s In The Tropic by Rob Mendoza, produced by Isabel Carrasco (Cinema Verano)
- HAITI – Pays poète éternel directed and produced by Samuel Suffren (KITFILMS)
- KENYA – Strong Wind by Lydia Matata, produced by Ivy Kiru (AQ Pictures)
- MOROCCO – Laissées-pour-compte by Kenza Tazi, produced by Ayoub El Jamal (A.T.A. Production)
- NIGERIA – Till The Morning Comes by Dika Ofoma, produced by Blessing Uzzi (Bluhouse Studios)
- PALESTINE – Ping-Pong by Saleh Saadi, produced by May Jabareen (Philistine Films)
- TURKEY – Divine Poison by Nehir Tuna, produced by Gökçe Işıl Tuna (Yeni Sinemacilik)
- VENEZUELA/PERU – What We Don’t Say by Maria Saavedra, produced by Beto Benites (Cromauno Audiovisuales)
- VIETNAM – The River Knows Our Names by Huyên Chi Mai, produced by Trang Thy (Mayba Productions)
The project descriptions are available here: https://www.institutfrancais.com/en/programme/consulting-and-expertise/fabrique-cinema
For more information and to book your one-to-one meetings, you can contact Thibaut Bracq at La Fabrique Cinéma by May 6th (deadline). You can send him directly asap your wish list of projects and your available slots, and he will reply with proposals. Contact: thibautbracq@hotmail.com
Page published 20 April 2026. Updated 30 April 2026.
