Behind the Glamour: Business Highlights from the 78th Cannes Film Festival

The 78th Cannes Film Festival has officially wrapped; the final films have been screened, the red carpets walked, and the Palme d’Or awarded. But insiders know that the real business is done behind the scenes; the less-than-glamorous meetings between producers and distributors are really where the festival has its effects. And 2025 was no different.__

Festival de Cannes business insights

Day 1 The 78th Festival de Cannes has officially kicked off, and so has the business of the industry. Day 1 saw countless deals made between studios, filmmakers, and countries from around the world.  Closer Media is on the hunt for international auteur filmmakers, The New York-based producer-financier is in Cannes with Oliver Hermanus’s The History__