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Focus SCRIPT 2025

The Focus SCRIPT highlights promising filmmakers and supports them in the development of their first professional short film.

Find below the six chosen projects for the 2025 Short Film Corner | Rendez-vous Industry!

ENTRE CIEL ET MER (BETWEEN THE SKY AND THE SEA) 

by Bao Van Hoe & Loïc Meulenberg – Belgium  

L’ORMA DAL CHATSCHADER (THE HUNTER’S SOUL) 

by Arthur Prader – France / Switzerland

POR FORTUNA O POR DESGRACIA, TÚ NUNCA MORIRÁS (FOR BETTER OR WORSE, YOU WILL NEVER DIE)  

by Virginia Rita Luengo Spain 

PROMETEU (PROMETHEUS)  

by Matheus Moura Brazil 

VÉNUS CARNIVORES (CARNIVOROUS VENUS) 

by Chloé Wasp France  

VILLEFRANCHE  

by Léa Merle – France 

 

These projects have been chosen from the recent graduates of the collaborating Film Schools participating in the program:     

ECAM (Spain) ; EICTV (Cuba) ; HEAD (Switzerland) ; KASK (Belgium) ;  La Fémis (France) ; Le Fresnoy (France) 


The Focus SCRIPT offers a dedicated space for these recent graduates of Visual Arts & Film Schools, through a dedicated program and tailor-made mentoring on their scripts.  

It also facilitates the meeting of potential partners, such as (co-)producers, distributors and industry platforms through one-on-one sessions and dedicated encounters with various key decision-makers around specific topics designed for each project. 

This year again, the Focus SCRIPT is glad to collaborate with MIDPOINT Institute, ShorTO Film Market and Music & Cinéma Marseille who will grant support to three different projects. 

 

DISCOVER THE PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT

 

FOCUS SCRIPT PITCH & PRESENTATION  

Tuesday 20 May, 10:00 @Palais Stage   

The pitch session is followed by the presentation of the Focus WiP projets (short films in work-in-progress) and one-on-one meetings. 

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