Marche du Film 2026 - Cannes

Let's talk rights, royalties, and the next era of distribution.

Arjun Mendhi and Mehdi Mimouni will be on the ground in Cannes May 12 to 18. We're hosting a panel at The Viewpoint and meeting people throughout the week. The first round is on us.

When
May 12 to 18, 2026
Where
Palais des Festivals, Cannes
Panel
Sun May 17 at 3:00 PM
Drinks on us

Grab a drink with Molten in Cannes.

If you are at MDF and want to talk rights, royalties, or the next era of distribution over a glass, the first round is on us. Pick a slot and we will buy.

Open booking - Arjun and Mehdi

Pick a slot, the first round is on us

Casual sit-down with one or both of us. Tell us what you are working on, we share what we are seeing in the market. The drinks are on Molten Cloud.

Cannes - venue confirmed once we agree on a time
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Featured panel

Catch us live at The Viewpoint.

A 45-minute conversation on how AI agents are reshaping international sales prep, with Arjun and Sonia Mehandjiyska of Electric Entertainment.

Featured panel - 45 min

How AI Agents Give Top Sales Teams an Unfair Advantage

Avails decks built in hours, not weeks. Royalty queries answered before the buyer asks. Rights conflicts caught before contract signature. See how the most data-fluent international sales teams are using AI agents to compress prep time and close gaps that used to need a full back office.

The Viewpoint - Palais des Festivals, Lerins, Upper Floor
Arjun Mendhi
Founder and CEO, Molten Cloud
Sonia Mehandjiyska
Head of International Distribution, Electric Entertainment
On the ground

Meet the team.

Both founders are in Cannes for the full window. Coffee on the Croisette, breakfast meetings, panel-side conversations, whatever works for your schedule.

Arjun Mendhi
Arjun Mendhi
Founder and CEO

Leads strategy, partnerships, and Molten's vision for the modern rights and royalties stack. Talk to Arjun about distribution architecture, AI in international sales, and where the next 18 months go for mid-size distributors.

Book with Arjun
Mehdi Mimouni
Mehdi Mimouni
Business Development Lead, EMEA

Building Molten's presence across Europe and the Middle East. Talk to Mehdi about regional licensing workflows, pan-European co-production rights, and what catalogue owners in EMEA are getting wrong about FAST and AVOD royalty automation.

Book with Mehdi
Conversation starters

What we'd love to talk about.

Topics most worth your hour at MDF.

01

Hybrid deal structures

Theatrical, PVOD, FAST, AVOD across territories. The avails workflow that breaks.

02

Performance-based licensing

Fees tied to viewership across 15+ platforms. Why the spreadsheet is a liability.

03

The consolidation effect

Fewer buyers, bigger deals. How mid-size distributors stay competitive.

04

AI in rights and royalties

Where AI agents save real time, and where they don't.

Get on the calendar

Three weeks. 100+ meetings.

Slots fill up fast at MDF. Pick a window that works and we'll confirm within 24 hours.

Book a 1:1 meeting