Cannes day 1: Buyers and sellers arrive early, Thierry Fremaux tackles politics

In the first episode of The Screen Podcast at Cannes, the team previews the market and festival. Host Wendy Mitchell is joined by Screen’s deputy editor Louise Tutt and UK and international reporter Ben Dalton to discuss the opening of the Cannes market and why buyers and sellers are arriving earlier every year. The trio also delves into Thierry Fremaux’s press conference which tackled politics, gender parity, and Oscar rule changes. The Screen Podcast will be running daily episodes during the festival, dropping each morning at 7:30am CET.

You can listen to Cannes day 1: Buyers and sellers arrive early, Thierry Fremaux tackles politics online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Cannes day 1: Buyers and sellers arrive early, Thierry Fremaux tackles politics is an episode from The Screen International Podcast by The Screen Podcast.

This episode is 00:19:03 long.

This episode was published on May 12, 2026.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The Screen International Podcast when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.