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Japan IP Market to Return to Cannes on May 14-15, 2027
The Japan IP Market will return to Cannes on May 14-15, 2027, for its second year.
The Cannes Film Market and TIFFCOM, the content market of the Tokyo International Film Festival, are continuing their partnership.
The event connects Japanese rights holders with international producers and partners through pitches, meetings and industry discussions.
Its first edition took place in May 2026 as one of the initiatives linked to Japan being Country of Honor at the Cannes Film Market.
Companies including Kadokawa, Shochiku and Toei Company took part in that edition.
The market aims to help Japanese intellectual property reach global audiences through adaptations, acquisitions and new collaborations.
The 2027 participating companies and program will be announced in the months ahead.
The Japan IP Market will return to Cannes on May 14-15, 2027, for a second consecutive year.
Cannes Marché du Film and TIFFCOM will co-organize the event.
The announcement was made at TIFFCOM in Tokyo during a conference on international partnerships with Japan.
The first edition took place in May 2026 as part of Japan’s Country of Honour activities at the Cannes Film Market.
The market connects Japanese rights holders with international industry professionals through pitches, meetings and discussions.
- Who
- Cannes Marché du Film and TIFFCOM will co-organize the Japan IP Market.
- What
- The event will return to Cannes for a second edition.
- When
- May 14-15, 2027.
- Where
- Cannes, France.
- Why
- To connect Japanese rights holders with international industry professionals and create opportunities for adaptations, acquisitions and partnerships.
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The inaugural Japan IP Market took place as part of Japan’s Country of Honour activities at the Cannes Film Market.
The organizers announced at TIFFCOM that the market would return to Cannes in 2027.
The second edition of the Japan IP Market is scheduled to take place in Cannes.
- Dates
- May 14-15, 2027
- Organizers
- Cannes Marché du Film and TIFFCOM
- First edition
- May 2026
- Participating companies in 2026
- Kadokawa, Shochiku and Toei Company
- Announcement venue
- TIFFCOM, Tokyo
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What people are saying
The success of Japan, Country of Honour showed what can happen when a focused national presence creates lasting opportunities for the industry. The Japan IP Market is one of those outcomes: a collaboration that extends beyond a single edition and gives Japanese intellectual properties greater access to international partners.
By bringing them together in Cannes, we can help turn growing interest in Japanese content into concrete adaptation deals and acquisitions, while fostering new collaboration opportunities.
Meeting the international professionals who gather there and creating together with them is the key to nurturing Japanese IP into global content.
Through the continued partnership linking Cannes in May with the Tokyo IP Market in October, we are pleased to offer more professionals the opportunity to meet Japanese rights holders directly and discover the rich diversity of Japanese IP.