Project-holders benefit from individual script-consultancy,pitch training, in addition to a collective session on the distribution, festival strategy and the short film festival circuit.
Hakim MAO
Script-consultant
Gaia MEUCCI-ASTLEY
Script-consultant
Franz RODENKIRCHEN
solace23
María VERA
Kino Rebelde
Gabriele BRUNNENMEYER
Pitching Coach
FOCUS WiP
Mentors and Experts
Project-holders benefit from mentoringsessions with dedicated experts,in accordance with the current stage of the work-in-progress, in addition to pitch training.
Gabriele BRUNNENMEYER
Pitching Coach
Qutaiba BARHAMJI
Editor, Director
Opal Hope BENNETT
American Documentary | POV
Ron DYENS
Sacrebleu Productions
Rana EID
Sound Editor
Wouter JANSEN
Square Eyes
Ben VANDENDAELE
Radiator IP Sales
Wim VANACKER
First Cut Lab
Eduardo WILLIAMS
Filmmaker
FOCUS COPRO’
Consultants and Experts
Project-holders benefit from plenary online sessions on film financing, sales, industry opportunities, and get prepared before the on-site gathering. Each project also benefitsfrom an individual consultancy on the co-production strategy.
Focus WiP 2026: the 5 short films in post-productionEvery year, the Focus WiP (Work-in-Progress) presents short films in production or post-production to the key players of the short film industry – distributors, programmers, producers, institution & fund representatives, industry platforms and buyers. Discover the five projects chosen for the 2026 Edition of the Short Film Corner | Rendez-vous Industry.
Interview: Tawfeek Barhom, Palme d’or – Short Film 2025While we await the announcement of the 2026 short film selection, we sit down with Tawfeek Barhom, winner of the 2025 Palme d’or – Short Film, who reflects on the...
