The much-anticipated Pitches Selection for the 2025 edition of Shoot The Book! has been unveiled, marking the continuation of an exciting collaboration between SCELF and the Marché du Film.
Organized by SCELF (Société Civile des Editeurs de Langue Française) and the Marché du Film, Shoot the Book! is proud to announce their Pitches selection of 12 books, which are new literary works from France, the US the UK, and Switzerland – handpicked for their strong potential to make the leap from page to screen..
Shoot the Book! will invite the selected authors and publishers to Cannes for the Pitches event, to be held on 15 May at the Press Conference Room of the Festival de Cannes, where they will present these riveting literary IPs to an audience of film & TV producers seeking future film projects.
In addition, publishers and producers will take part of the Rendez-Vous on 16 May for personalized one-to-one meetings to discuss adapting these literary works for film, television and other digital formats.
Organized by SCELF (Société Civile des Éditeurs de Langue Française) and the Marché du Film, Shoot the Book! is proud to announce its Pitches selection of 12 books — new literary works from France, the US, the UK, and Switzerland — handpicked for their strong potential to make the leap from page to screen.
Shoot the Book! will invite the selected authors and publishers to Cannes for the Pitches event, to be held on 15 May in the Press Conference Room of the Festival de Cannes, where they will present these riveting literary IPs to an audience of film and TV producers in search of future film projects.
In addition, publishers and producers will take part in the Rendez-Vous on 16 May for personalized one-to-one meetings to discuss adapting these literary works for film, television, and other digital formats.
The titles to be presented at this year’s 2025 edition:
TOMORROWS (LES LENDEMAINS) | FRANCE
Melissa Da Costa | Albin Michel
LEBENSBORN | FRANCE
Isabelle Maroger | Bayard Graphic
I’M STILL HERE | USA
Suzi Altman | Blue Ocean Press
THE MAVERICKS (LES FRANCS-TIREUSES) | FRANCE
Emmanuelle Hutin | Editions Anne Carrière
MOZART’S FORMIDABLE WIDOW (LA REDOUTABLE VEUVE MOZART) | FRANCE
Isabelle Duquesnoy | Editions de la Martinière
SOLAR ARCTIC (ARCTIQUE SOLAIRE) | FRANCE
Sophie Van Der Linden | Editions Denoël
THE MAN WHO SAW TOO MUCH (L’HOMME QUI EN A TROP VU) | FRANCE
Ali Arkady, Simon Rochepeau & Isaac Wens | Editions Futuropolis
LIVING THE DREAM (LIVING THE DREAM) | UK
Isabelle Dupuy | Jacaranda Books
CHARLY BROM’S DILEMMA (CHARLIE BROMS DILEMMA) | SWITZERLAND
Lukas Linder | Kein & Aber
THEY SAY SARAH (ÇA RACONTE SARAH) | FRANCE
Pauline Delabroy-Allard | Les Editions de Minuit
BEAUTY PARADE (BEAUTÉ PARADE) | FRANCE
Sylvain Pattieu | Plein Jour
THE ANONYMOUS HEROES SOCIETY(LE CERCLE DES HÉROS ANONYMES) | FRANCE
Pedro Correa | Verso