MIP Innovation Lab

Tech-focused. Creatively driven.

The MIP Innovation Lab is where the entertainment industry experiences what’s next. Bringing together AI innovators, technology companies, studios, broadcasters, streamers and creators, it puts the tools and technologies transforming content creation, production, distribution and monetisation in the spotlight.

MIPCOM CANNES 2026 At a Glance Programme

Experience What’s Next

Discover technologies you can apply today.
Meet the companies shaping tomorrow.

Get hands-on with emerging technology, explore practical solutions to real business and creative challenges, and connect with the innovators building the next generation of entertainment tools.

Discover

Emerging technologies with real-world applications.

Experience

Live demos, products and solutions in action.

Test

Explore how new technologies could work for your business.

Meet

Connect with the innovators and companies behind the technology.

What You’ll Discover

AI

Tools transforming creation, production, localisation, rights management, discovery and workflows.

Production

Technology reshaping production, post-production and the way content gets made.

Streaming & FAST

Solutions powering content distribution, channels and streaming businesses.

Monetisation

Technology helping businesses unlock greater value from content and audiences.

Audience Technology

Tools changing how entertainment is discovered, understood and experienced.

Virtual Production

New technologies and approaches for creating ambitious content more efficiently.

See Innovation in Action

Live Demonstrations

See technology working in real time - not just hear about what it can do.

Innovation Talks

Hear how emerging technologies are tackling real creative and business challenges.

Product Showcases

Discover new solutions from technology companies looking to connect with the entertainment industry.

Hands-on Discovery

Co-production decision-makers

Try the tools, explore their potential and see how they could work for you.

Put Your Technology in the Spotlight

The MIP Innovation Lab gives technology companies a dedicated platform to demonstrate products, connect with entertainment decision-makers and show how their solutions can solve real industry challenges.

Exhibit at the MIP Innovation Lab