India Takes Over the Cannes Market as Chinese Executives Are Stuck at Home
variety.comIndia is the country of honor at the Cannes Film Market and consequently a massive contingent from the country is descending upon the Croisette.
Variety understands that some 400 attendees are winging their way from India, and that French embassies across the country were working at capacity to issue visas.That stands in contrast with the attendance from other parts of Asia, further East.
Attendance of participants from Hong Kong and China is massively down compared with pre-COVID times. Korean companies are back in respectable numbers, with some attending a physical market outside their home country for the first time in over two years.
The solid attendance of Korean executives also reflects the selection of Korean films across multiple sections of the festival. “I’m very excited to be back in Cannes, it has been three years for us,” said Danny Lee, senior manager at Contents Panda, part of the Next Entertainment World studio.
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