Shoot the Book! | Marché du Film

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Bridging literature and cinema, one adaptation at a time!

Program details

Key Dates: 15-16 May 2025

Access: Marché du Film badge holders

Main Venue: Meeting Area (Level -1), Press Conference Room (Palais des Festivals)

Target Audience: Publishers, Producers

Contact:  Industry Programs

Shoot the Book! is an initiative designed to turn top literary works into films — all through a lively two-day event in Cannes!

Initiated by SCELF (Civil Society of French-Language Publishers) and the Marché du Film — Shoot the Book! presents each year a curated selection of books ripe for screen adaptation.

The program invites publishers to attend the event in Cannes, providing a platform for them to connect with international producers who are keen on adapting the latest and hottest IPs in literature.

For film producers, Shoot the Book! offers a unique opportunity to discover fresh literary film projects and spark new collaborations through its main events: Pitching Session, Rendez-Vous (one-to-one meetings) and an annual Masterclass to identify the latest practices, trends and major players in the audiovisual rights markets.

Learn more about Shoot the Book!’s upcoming events!

Masterclass
15 May 2025 | Les Cinémas du Monde Pavilion – Institut français
In partnership with l’Institut Français, this year’s masterclass will feature insights into Brazil’s IP adaptations markets with expert speakers from the French cultural network abroad and RIO2C.

Pitches
15 May 2025 | Press Conference Room, Palais des Festivals
Publishers will present and pitch books — selected for their strong potential for screen adaptation — in front of an audience of film & TV producers seeking future projects.

Rendez-Vous
16 May 2025 | Meeting Area (Level –1), Marché du Film
Publishers and producers convene for one-to-one meetings to discuss potential projects and adapting literary works for film, television, and other digital formats.

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Presenting Shoot the Book!’s 2025 Pitches Selection

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 | 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

About SCELF – Civil Society of French-Language Publishers

SCELF (Civil Society of French-Language Publishers) is a collecting society established in 1960. It represents French book publishers and manages the collection of adaptation rights from other French collecting societies for its members.

In recent years, SCELF has been organizing events and partnerships to promote film and TV adaptations, and to enhance the publisher’s role in managing authors’ rights. Shoot the Book! is the first international event organized by SCELF.

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Shoot the Book! is organized by the SCELF (Société Civile des Editeurs de Langue Française) and the Marché du Film:

With the support of Centre National du Livre, Film Paris Region, Centre Français d’exploitation du droit de Copie, SOFIA, Pro Helvetia, BIEF, TAICCA and Frankfurter Buchmesse: