Project-holders benefit from individual script-mentoring, pitch training, in addition to a collective session on the distribution, festival strategy and the short film festival circuit.
Gabriele BRUNNENMEYER
Pitching coach
Ali Cherri
Filmmaker, Artist
Alexandra HRONCOVA
CINEFILA
Hakim MAO
Script mentor
Gaia MEUCCI-ASTLEY
SCRIPT MENTOR
Franz RODENKIRCHEN
SCRIPT MENTOR
FOCUS WiP
Mentors & Experts
Project-holders benefit from mentoring sessions with dedicated experts, in accordance with the current stage of the work-in-progress, in addition to pitch training.
Qutaiba BARHAMJI
Editor, Filmmaker
Benoit BERTHE SIWARD
The Animation Showcase
Gabriele BRUNNENMEYER
Pitching coach
Rana EID
Sound designer
Shams MOHAJERANI
75East
Sebastián Sepúlveda
Editor, Director
Vuk VUKMANOVIC
Sound designer
FOCUS COPRO’
Consultants & 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 benefits from an individual consultancy on the co-production strategy.
This year, With the ongoing desire to support more short film projects in the making, and not only those that have been completed, the SFC | Rendez-vous Industry has created The Lab. On one hand, Writing Hub is dedicated to short films in development, offering filmmakers a privileged space to deepen their scripts and strengthen the foundations of their projects; on the other hand, Editing Room offers a focused framework for refining the editing and the harmony of short films on their way to completion.
Learn more in the supported projects in the dedicated section of our Industry Program.
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