SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- From May 12-20, Costa Rica is participating once again in the Cannes Film Festival and the Marché du Film, one of the world's leading audiovisual markets, with a delegation made up of 11 companies from the audiovisual sector and the official premiere of the feature film , by Costa Rican filmmaker Valentina Maurel.
The film was selected in the section – "Una Cierta Mirada" in Spanish – making it the second Costa Rican production to premiere in an official section of the Cannes Film Festival (the film premiered in 2022).
said Costa Rican filmmaker, .
Led by PROCOMER (Trade and Investment Promotion Agency of Costa Rica), together with the Costa Rican Film Commission, the Costa Rican delegation is made up of companies dedicated to audiovisual development, production, post-production, and distribution, including Café Cinema, Café Televisión, Medina Films Productions, Cymbiola Films, Low Light Films, La Pájara Cine, Incendio Cine, Tres Tigres, and Atomica Films.
said , General Manager of PROCOMER.
During the Festival, which brings together producers, distributors, platforms, studios, and investors from the international audiovisual industry, the companies hold strategic meetings and participate in networking activities aimed at generating co-production, distribution, and investment attraction opportunities for the domestic audiovisual sector.
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As part of the country's presence in Cannes, Costa Rica has an COSTA RICA stand within the Marché du Film, where the country's capabilities in audiovisual services and film production are promoted.
The space incorporates an experience called "Discover the sounds of Costa Rica", designed to show different regions of the country through soundscapes of the Caribbean, the rainforest, cities and volcanic areas, among others. The activation seeks to present the natural and cultural diversity of the country from a perspective linked to the audiovisual narrative and the positioning of Costa Rica as a film destination.
During the festival, the winning projects of Fantastic Lab, an initiative of the Fantastic Pavilion of the Marché du Film de Cannes in alliance with the Costa Rica Media Market, focused on the development of genre film projects (fantasy, horror, and science fiction) in Central America and the Caribbean, will also be announced.
All these projects will have the opportunity to hold meetings and networking sessions with international production companies during the 2026 edition of the Costa Rica Media Market, which returns this July.
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