Rendez Vous 2026
Unifrance Rendez-Vous 2026 concludes with optimism for French TV landscape
The Unifrance Rendez-Vous 2026 in Le Havre finished after a pivotal third day that shifted the focus from the recent drop in export figures to actionable strategies for the future. Throughout Wednesday, conversations among international buyers and distributors centered on how the French audiovisual industry can adapt its recognized creative output to rapidly shifting distribution and consumption models.
Unifrance Rendez-Vous: turning high international circulation into long-term economic value
The Unifrance Rendez-Vous 2026 in Le Havre enters its final phase today, following a busy Tuesday that placed the shifting economics of French television exports at the center of the market’s discussions. The first full day of business sessions opened with the revelation that French audiovisual program sales reached €164.3 million in 2025, marking a 21.6% year-on-year decline and dropping to their lowest level since 2015.
Rendez-Vous opens with focus on export strategies and global partnerships
The 32nd Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre begins its core business sessions today, following an opening reception last night at the Musée d’art moderne André Malraux (MuMa). The four-day market, dedicated exclusively to French television programming, has gathered 135 international buyers from 85 companies to review a catalog of more than 400 titles, including approximately 50 exclusive properties.
Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre 2026: French audiovisual industry prepares for a new era
The Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre 2026 kicks off tomorrow, September 7, and will run through September 10, gathering the French audiovisual industry to explore the major shifts currently reshaping its landscape, with a curated focus on French fiction, documentary, and animation. The market is expected to host approximately 135 buyers, alongside 51 seller companies bringing 108 accredited sellers. A breakdown of acquisition profiles reveals that 36 percent are generalists, followed by documentary buyers at 28 percent, fiction at 27 percent, and animation at 9 percent.