Discover Irish Film at the Festival de Cannes and Marché du Film 2025
Posted: 8th May 2025
The 78th Cannes Film Festival runs from 13 - 25 May 2025, with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland attending the festival and hosting the Irish Pavilion at the Marché du Film.
Stand Information
Connect with the Irish film industry at Cannes and the Marché du Film 2025, at Pavilion no. 132 in the International Village.
The Irish Pavilion opening hours this year are:
- Tuesday 13th May: 13.00 - 18.00
- Wednesday 14th May: 9.30 - 18.00
- Thursday 15th May: 9.30 - 17.30
- Friday 16th May: 9.30 - 16.30
- Saturday 17th May: 9.30 - 16.00
- Sunday 18th May: 9.30 - 17.30
- Monday 19th May: 9.30 - 18.00
- Tuesday 20th May: 9.30 - 18.00
- Wednesday 21st May: 9.30 - 17.00
Through the Irish Pavilion, Screen Ireland continues its commitment to promoting Irish films selling in the market, new Irish titles coming to market, Ireland as a film location and the Section 481 tax incentive.
- For information on filming in Ireland, our Production in Ireland brochure is available for download here.
- To find out about the Irish tax credit, Section 481, click here.
- You can find more information about official European co-production here.
Screen Ireland at the 2025 Marché du Film Conference
Screen Ireland is proud to present Ireland: a Creative Powerhouse for Production at the 2025 Marché du Film Conference.
The Irish screen industry and Irish stories on screen have been experiencing a wave of growth and success in recent years - led by creative talent at every level. Join us for this panel to find out more about Ireland's position as a global production hub, and why the country is fast becoming a creative powerhouse to be reckoned with.
The panel will take place on Friday 16th May at 10am on the Palais Stage and online. More information is available on the Marché du Film's conference schedule. Follow Screen Ireland's social media channels and newsletter to stay up to date as panellists are announced.
Screening at the Marché du Film 2025
Re-Creation
Re-Creation follows a fictitious trial where twelve members of a jury must decide whether British journalist Ian Bailey is guilty of the murder of French filmmaker Sophie Toscan Du Plantier in 1996. Based on real events, the film reconstructs the deliberations of the twelve jury members and presents a case that ultimately invites the viewer to draw their own conclusions. The cast includes Colm Meaney, Jim Sheridan, Vicky Krieps and Aidan Gillen. The film will make its World Premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival.
- Directors: Jim Sheridan, David Merriman
- Production Company: Hells Kitchen
- Sales Agent: Latido Films
- Screenings: Wednesday 14th May at 1.30pm in Palais J and Saturday 17th May at 1.30pm in Olympia 9
The Wolf, The Fox & The Leopard
In David Verbeek's The Wolf, The Fox and The Leopard, a feral girl who has spent her life living among wolves is taken on an odyssey through contemporary human life while the threat of climate apocalypse looms. The film stars Jessica Reynolds, Nicholas Pinnock, Marie Jung, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnese, Eoin Duffy, San Shella and Naomi Kawase. The film will make its World Premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival.
- Director: David Verbeek
- Production Company: Feline Films
- Sales Agent: LevelK
- Screenings: Tuesday 13th May at 6.15pm in Olympia 6 and Wednesday 14th May at Olympia 6 online (by invite or request)
Sanatorium
Shot on location in Ukraine, Sanatorium takes viewers inside Kuyalnik Sanatorium on the outskirts of Odesa, a vast Soviet-era health retreat where visitors undergo traditional treatments, find community, and navigate a summer like no other - despite the war unfolding around them. The film offers a striking and deeply human portrait of resilience, longing, and the pursuit of solace in an uncertain world. The film received its World Premiere earlier this year at CPH:DOX.
- Director: Gar O'Rourke
- Production Company: Venom Films
- Sales Agent: Met Films
- Screening: Wednesday 14th May at 9am in Palais D
Christy
Two estranged brothers, with a chequered background in the care system, grapple with their past and resolve to unite over one summer in Cork city.
Christy received its World Premiere at the 2025 Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), where it won the Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury.
- Director: Brendan Canty
- Production Company: Sleeper Films
- Sales Agent: Charades
- Screenings: Tuesday 13th May at 3.45pm in Arcades A and Wednesday 14th May at 5.45pm in Olympia 3
Julián
Wide-eyed Julián spends a summer of discovery in Brooklyn with his Abuela. Nearly strangers, they brace themselves for tense conversations and new adventures. Julián explores the magic of his Caribbean heritage, Abuela’s Brooklyn neighborhood and his own assertion that he is really a mermaid!
Cartoon Saloon presents a first look at their next animated film Julián on Sunday 18th May at 10am in Palais K as part of the Annecy Animation Showcase. Julián is the feature debut of director Louise Bagnall, and is proudly supported by Screen Ireland. The showcase is part of Animation Day 2025, a collaboration between Cannes' Marché du Film and the Annecy Festival.
- Director: Louise Bagnall
- Production Company: Cartoon Saloon
- Screening: Sunday 18th May at 10am in Palais K
Selling at the Marché du Film 2025
One Night Only
- Director: David Gleeson
- Production Company: Wide Eye Films
- Sales Agent: Myriad Pictures
500 Miles
- Director: Morgan Matthews
- Production Company: Port Pictures
- Sales Agent: Beta Cinema
Fran the Man
- Director: Stephen Bradley
- Production Company: Forty Foot Pictures
- Sales Agent: CAA Media Finance (USA), Level K (ROW)
Saipan
- Directors: Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn
- Production Company: Wild Atlantic Pictures
- Sales Agent: Bankside Films
Feed
- Director: Marco van Belle
- Production Company: Ripple World Pictures
- Sales Agent: Metro International Entertainment
Power Ballad
- Director: John Carney
- Production Company: Treasure Entertainment
- Sales Agent: WME Independent
Ready or Not
- Director: Claire Frances Byrne
- Production Company: Gaze Pictures
- Sales Agent: Bankside Films
No Ordinary Heist
- Director: Colin McIvor
- Production Company: Picture Locked Productions
- Sales Agent: Epic Pictures
Chasing Millions
- Director: Stephen Burke
- Production Company: Mammoth Films
- Sales Agent: LevelK
Four Letters of Love
- Director: Polly Steele
- Production Company: Port Pictures
- Sales Agent: Cornerstone Films
Father, Mother, Sister, Brother
- Director: Jim Jarmusch
- Production Company: Hail Mary Pictures
- Sales Agent: Match Factory
Hallow Road
- Director: Babak Anvari
- Production Company: Hail Mary Pictures
- Sales Agent: XYZ Pictures
Learning to Breathe Under Water
- Director: Rebekah Fortune
- Production Company: Wildcard
- Sales Agent: Bankside Films
Sharp Corner
- Director: Jason Buxton
- Production Company: Kobalt Films
- Sales Agent: NEON
Blue Road - The Edna O'Brien Story
- Director: Sinéad O’Shea
- Production Company: SOS Productions
- Sales Agent: Submarine Entertainment, Indox Films
Beat the Lotto
- Director: Ross Whitaker
- Production Company: True Films
- Sales Agent: Met Films
A Want in Her
- Director: Myrid Carten
- Production Company: Inland Films
- Sales Agent: Syndicado
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