INTERNATIONAL MARKET FOR FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION｜3RD CHARACTER

CALL FOR PROJECTS

Created in 2010 with the support of Sacem, the CNC, and the CNM, the International Market for Film Music Composition will be held on April 1–2, 2027, during the Festival international Music & Cinema Marseille (MCM) (March 29 – April 3, 2027).

This market brings together duos of project leaders behind audiovisual projects — short films, feature films, TV series, and video games — all seeking a composer to create the original score for their work. It offers the ideal conditions for directors, producers, and composers to connect and pair original music with an audiovisual project.

BEFOREHAND

The market is organized around a call for projects — short films, feature films, TV series, and video games, French or international — as well as a dedicated call for composers.

Once the projects have been selected, each project's artistic file will be sent to the composers chosen to take part in the market, one month before the Festival. The composers then have three weeks to work on musical excerpts, which they will present to the duos during the Festival in one-on-one meetings.

THE PROCESS

During the Festival, producers and directors will meet with each composer in individual interviews to assess the artistic qualities of their musical proposals. Composers will be invited to defend their creations and convince the duos of their vision and suitability for collaboration.

At the end of these one-on-one meetings, each project duo will consider a future collaboration with a composer, to whom they will entrust the score for their project.

Each duo will meet four to six composers. The meetings will take place on April 1 and 2, 2027.

NEW THIS YEAR

VIDEO GAMES

For its 18th edition, the International Market for Film Music Composition is opening its doors to the world of video games! If you have a video game project currently being financed, we'd be delighted to welcome your duo, the creator and the production studio director, and help you meet your future composers.

HOW TO APPLY

Registrations are opened from Tuesday, October 13 to Monday, December 14, 2026, at 11:59 pm.

Duos wishing to take part in this program must complete an application on our platform with the following elements:

To complete via the online form

Information regarding the project budget and financing, logline (max. 180 characters, including spaces), Synopsis (max. 500 characters, including spaces)
Director’s / Creator’s* statement of intent
Director’s filmography / Creator’s previous projects + biography (max. 300 characters, including spaces)
Presentation of the production company / production studio* (max. 1,000 characters, including spaces)
Biography of the producer / head of the production studio* (max. 300 characters, including spaces)

To upload via the online form

Script or treatment / Game Design Document* (PDF format)
Musical intent statement (PDF format)
Production company / studio* CV (PDF format)
Portrait photo of the project lead(s) (portrait orientation, minimum 3,000 px per photo)

Duos must be available on April 1st and 2nd, 2027. Application to the market is free of charge.

*Information followed by an asterisk applies specifically to video game projects.

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For more information, please contact Lou Battle at +33 (0)6 42 54 22 02 or by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..