A gentle monsternew feature project by Austrian director Marie Kreutzer (Cornate), won the 2025 Artekino International Award in Cannes Investor Circle this year. Producers Alexander Glehr and Johanna Scherz of producers Ag Produktions received a €20,000 ($22,000) reward at a private marketing conference that released the third edition of the MarchéDu movie’s selected investment platform.

Kreutzer said of her victory, "I was surprised in the most positive way. Filmmaking is a very big mountain, and what happened before the premiere - making a movie - is a long climb. So we really need people who want to support the cinema and love the movie - which is why conference investors are very important. So far, I have had a great conversation with these investors. The script has inspired their interest and they are eager to learn more about the project."

During the 78th Cannes Film Festival, investor Circle once again held at Palmes’ Pallage Des Palmes, once again convening top film financiers and stock investors to exclusively demonstrate ten new Auteur-driven projects. The invitation only included speeches from several internationally recognized directors, including Jessica Hausner, Sebastián Lelio, Lukas Dhont and Jasmila Žbanić.

The campaign aims to connect bold, creative vision with long-term supporters, with a budget ranging from €3 million to €9 million ($3.3 million – $10 million). Paris-based law firm 111 Avocats has been supported in its investor preparations. This year's selection is led by Aleksandra Zakharchenko, director of film industry planning at Marché Du, as well as a jury, which includes Remi Burah (France Cinéma), Serge Hayat, Tamara Tatishvili (Tamara Tatishvili (Hubert Bals Fund) and Marcin olcin oluczaj (New European Film Sales).

also A gentle monsterthe 2025 investor circle lineup includes coward From Luke Dhent (Belgium), produced at the party by Michale Dhant; disorderDirected by Giacomo Abbruzzese (Italy) and produced on Dugong Films by Marco Alessi and Giulia Achilli; youDirected by Kornél Mundruczó (Hungary) and directed by Mike Goodridge in Good Chaos, Ilya Stewart and Balthazar de Ganay of Hype Studios; maternal loveDirected by Eliza Hittman (USA) and produced by Paul Mezey and Andrew Goldman's current company; On land and on sea. Chilean poetproduced by Sebastián Lelio (Chile) by Pablo Larraín of Rocío Jadue, Juan dedioslarraín and Fabula; Quo Vadis, Aida - Missing PartDirected by Jasmilažbanić (Bosnia and Herzegovina) produced by Damir Ibrahimović in DeBlokada; BiaomaDirected by Marcela Said (France/Chile), produced by Carole Scotta, Barbara Letellier and Eliott Khayat of Haut et Court; and Toxicdirected by Jessica Hausner (Austria), produced in the Coproduction office by Schubert's Johannes Schubert and Philippe Bober.