The Rendez-Vous hosts some 50 exclusive screenings of hit scripted series, animated shows and acclaimed documentaries, including a special showcase of three of the year’s highlights.
Despite a new condensed program this year, the four-day Rendez-Vous will still see a full lineup of industry panel discussions, events and soirées, including the presentation France’s TV programming export figures for 2025 by promotional org Unifrance and the National Film Board (CNC).
France’s premiere TV market, the Rendez-Vous last year brought together some 150 buyers from 40 countries and more than 50 local distribution companies.
The titles in the spotlight this year include:
Credit: AH! Production
“Beasts of the Colosseum,” directed by Nicolas Brénéol, produced by AH! Production for Novo 19 and sold internationally by Balanga.
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“Swapped,” directed by Vania Leturcq and Savina Dellicour, produced by Lincoln TV for France 2 and distributed by France TV Distribution.
Set in 1889 Paris, the series follows Rose (Lula Cotton Frapier), a young mother and wet nurse who, when forced to give up her own child, secretly swaps her baby with that of Hélène de Gersande (Alexia Giordano), a mother grieving the sudden loss of her infant. It’s “in the vein of ‘Downton Abbey’ but in a French style,” says Julia Schulte, France TV Distribution’s senior VP of international sales.
Credit: Nicolas Velter/France Télévisions/Siècle Productions/Wild Bunch
Credit: DMLS Films (Banijay Group)/TF1/About Premium Content
Credit: Vivement Lundi!/Autour de Minuit/France Télévisions
Credit: Nicolas Velter/Incognita TV/Tripode Productions/Arte
Credit: Bande à Part Films/Les Films Pelléas/Gaumont Télévision
Credit: Elda Productions
Andana Films offers Tamara Erde’s timely two-part documentary “Gaza, a People’s History,” from Elda Productions and Kwassa Films, which explores the history of the 400 square-kilometer stretch of Palestinian land, wedged between Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea, once home to 2.23 million people. The production revisits key moments in the region’s history.
