The La Cinef school film selection, the Caméra d’or Prize for best first feature film, the Short Film Competition: each year, the Festival scours the international film production for the talents of tomorrow. This demanding prospecting acts as an accelerator of notoriety and renews the horizon of the cinema.
VOLCELEST
OOTIDĖ
SANKI YOXSAN
LES BELLES CICATRICES
RRUGËS (En route)
ACROSS THE WATERS
PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS (Une parfaite étrangeté)
TEA (Thé)
AMARELA (Jaune)
L’HOMME QUI NE SE TAISAIT PAS
BAD FOR A MOMENT (Mau Por Um Momento)
Supporting promising young filmmakers in different areas of creation, all the way up to looking for funding and submission to festivals. That’s one of the missions of the Festival de Cannes with respect to the Cinéma de Demain.
3 initiatives to boost creation: FOCUS WiP supports work-in-progress short films, FOCUS SCRIPT supports screenplays in development and FOCUS COPRO' supports debut feature film projects.
12 foreign directors are welcomed at the Paris writing residence to work on their 1st or 2nd feature film.
Diwa SHAH
Eglé RAZUMAITĖ
Rudolf FITZGERALD LEONARD
Anastasia VEBER
Theo MONTOYA
Sofia ALAOUI
Passing on a love of film also means preparing cinema for the future. With 3 Days in Cannes, masterclasses, tutoring, workshops, conferences and more, there is a rich offer for future professionals and film lovers alike.
Karim Aïnouz
2024 : MOTEL DESTINO, in Competition at the 77th Festival de Cannes
2023 : FIREBRAND, in Competition
2021 : MARINHEIRO DAS MONTANHAS, Special Screening
2019 : A VIDA INVISÍVEL DE EURÍDICE GUSMÃO (THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF EURÍDICE GUSMÃO), Un Certain Regard Prize
2012: Member of the La Cinef and Short Film Jury
2004: He took part to the 7th session of the Résidence
2002: MADAME SATA, in selection Un Certain Regard
Payal Kapadia
2024 : ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT in Competition
2019 : She took part to the 39th session of the Résidence
2017 : AFTERNOON CLOURDS selected at La Cinef
Nadine Labaki
2024 : Member of the Feature Films Jury
2018 : CAPHARNAÜM selected at Un Certain Regard (Jury Prize)
2011 : ET MAINTENANT ON VA OÙ selected at Un Certain Regard
2004 : She took part to the 9th session of the Résidence
Rungano Nyoni
2024 : ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL selected at Un Certain Regard
2023 : Member of the Feature Films Jury
2013 : She took part to the 26th session of the Résidence
Sergei Loznitsa
2024 : L’INVASION selected at Special Screenings
2022 : THE NATURAL HISTORY OF DESTRUCTION (Special Screenings)
2021 : BABI YAR. CONTEXT (Special Screenings)
2018 : DONBASS selected at Un Certain Regard (Directing Prize)
2017 : UNE FEMME DOUCE selected in Competition
2014 : MAÏDAN (Special Screenings)
2012 : DANS LA BRUME selected in Competition
2010 : MON BONHEUR, 1st film selected in Competition
Andrea Arnold
2024 : BIRDS selected in Competition
2021 : President of Un Certain Regard Jury
2021 : COW selected at Cannes Première
2016 : AMERICAN HONEY selected in Competition (Jury Prize)
2012 : Member of the Feature Films Jury
2009 : FISH TANK selected in Competition (Jury Prize ex-aequo)
2006 : RED ROAD 1st film selected in Competition (Jury Prize)
Asmae El Moudir
2024 : Member of Un Certain Regard Jury
2023 : She took part to the 46th session of the Résidence
2023 : LA MERE DE TOUS LES MENSONGES 1st film selected at Un Certain Regard (Directing Prize)
Developing your network to give your project the best chance of success is essential. This is why the Festival, the largest gathering of film professionals in the world, offers various initiatives to put you in touch with each other.
