CineMart History
The International Film Festival Rotterdam launched CineMart 25 years ago as a regular film market. However, it quickly became apparent that there was a greater need for a new kind of platform to present projects looking for additional financing.
With that in mind, the IFFR remodelled CineMart as an effective co-production market, the first of its kind. Throughout its history, CineMart has proven to be an integral part of the film industry, providing an indispensable platform to support the realization of new film projects and heralding the start of each new ‘film year.’
The formula of introducing projects to potential co-producers, sales agents, television buyers, distributors and financiers in one-on-one meetings has proven to be so effective that many festivals have used the same blueprint to create their own co-production markets. CineMart is pleased to be working together with many of them, including Cannes, Berlin, Pusan, Hong Kong, Buenos Aires, Independent Features Project (IFP), Sithengi Film and Television Market, Paris Cinema and CineLink.
CineMart has a rich history of presenting daring, innovative and independent film projects. You can browse through previous selection below.
CineMart selection 2007CineMart selection 2006
CineMart selection 2005
CineMart selection 2004
CineMart selection 2003 For CineMart selections of previous years, please contact the CineMart staff.
Over the years more than 315 CineMart selected films have been completed and launched. Each year, around 20 CineMart titles premiere at major international festivals including Cannes, Venice, Locarno, Toronto, Berlin and, of course, Rotterdam.
For a complete overview of former CineMart projects which have been realised, please click
here.
