Cannes NEXT – Swiss Innovation Day
19.05.2024
SWISS INNOVATION DAY at Cannes Next, an executive conference and innovation-driven business development platform dedicated to exploring the future of the entertainment sector.
Opening Cannes Next
Wednesday 15th May 2024
18:00 - 19:00
Main Stage
More information will follow.
Panel: To Power or Not To Power Your Feature film by AI?
Exploring Case Studies from Europe's Leading Feauture Length AI Filmmakers and Studios
Wednesday 15th May 2024
16:00 - 18:00
Main Stage (Riviera) & Online
Powered by Creative Europe Media
Speakers:
Jorge Caballero, Researcher / Producer, Artefacto Films
Mads Damsbo, Creative producer, Kasper A.I.
Anna Giralt Gris, Director / Filmmaker and researcher, Artefacto Films
Simon Jaquemet, Writer / Director / Producer, 8horses
Piotr Winiewicz, Film director, Kaspar A.I., Tambo Film
Moderator:
Sten-Kristian Saluveer, Strategic Advisor, Head of Cannes Next Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes
Pitching Session
Thursday 16th May 2024
14:00 - 15:30
Main Stage (Riviera) & Online
Partner: Largo.AI
Largo.AI is teaming up again with Cannes Next this year to host " Producers Pitching Their Projects, powered by AI Forecasts ” — a high-intensity "shark tank" pitching session where global producers with projects in-development will go face-to-face with forecasts powered by Largo's revolutionary production intelligence platform.
Conference – SWISS FILMS presents:
The Future of Storytelling – Crafting Immersive Narratives
Sunday 19th May 2024
16:15 - 17:15
Palais Stage (Palais -1) & Online
Speakers:
- Anaïs Emery, Artistic and executive director, Geneva International Film Festival and Geneva Digital Market (GIFF)
- Simon de Diesbach, XR Director
- Salar Shahna, Director of Business Development Sensoryx and President World XR Forum
- Antoine Cayrol, Founder and Producer Atlas V
Host:
- Laetitia Bochud, Managing Director Virtual Switzerland
With immersive and XR productions increasingly present at major film festivals, this panel looks at the production and distribution of immersive works from a variety of perspectives.
In cooperation with Cinéforom and GIFF
Swiss Innovators Cocktail and Rendez Vous
A get-together of innovation, networking, and drinks hosted by SWISS FILMS. Discover the cutting-edge ideas shaping the future of the audiovisual industry as Swiss innovators share their latest projects.
Sunday 19th May 2024
15:00 - 16:00
ViewPoint (Lérins)
Partners: Largo.AI, Superposition, Copresence, Udimu, Sensoryx, European Film Awards Lucerne 2024, Film Commission Zurich
Find the full schedule of the Marché du Film 2024 here!
Switzerland as the Country of Honour is an initiative by the Marché du Film, organized by SWISS FILMS in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Office of Culture (FOC) and SRG SSR.