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PROXIMA directed by Alice Winocour.
Alice Winocour (#LAtelier 2011) presents her new film “Proxima”, which won the Jury Prize at the last San Sebastian Film Festival and a Special Mention at the TIFF 2019. Sarah...
THE ORPHANAGE (PARWARESHGAH), directed by Shahrbanoo Sadat
Shahrbanoo Sadat (#LaRésidence 2010) presents her new film “The Orphanage (Parwareshgah)” in Competition at the last Directors’ Fortnight. In the late 1980s, 15-year-old Qodrat lives in the streets of Kabul...
Little Joe, directed by Jessica Hausner
Jessica Hausner (La Sélection 1999) presents her new film “Little Joe” in Competition at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival. Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a...
Raven Johnson, Urška Djukic, Zi Gao, Payal Kapadia, Rhys Jones, Chiang Wei Liang
Since October 1st, 2019, the Residence welcome the 6 directors selected for session 39: Payal Kapadia (India), Rhys Jones (Great Britain), Wei Liang Chiang (Singapore), Zi Gao (China), Raven Johnson...
Waiting for the Barbarians, Ciro Guerra
Ciro Guerra (L’Atelier 2007) presents his new film « Waiting for the Barbarians” in Competition at the 76th Venice Film Festival and in preview at the 45th Deauville American Film...
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Asif Kapakia (La Sélection 1998) presents his new film “Diego Maradona”. Diego Maradona is constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage from Maradona’s personal archive with the full support...
City of last things - Win Ding Ho
Wi Ding Ho (L’Atelier 2009) presents his new film “City of last things”. The story follows Lao Zhang, a depressed, ex-police officer pining for a lost love and fighting with...
ROJO - Benjamin Naishtat
Benjamin Naishtat (La Sélection 2010) presents his new film “Rojo”. In Argentina during the mid-1970s, Claudio is a middle-aged, happily married lawyer with a comfortable life in a deceptively placid...
Ciné Open Bar with Formatova
Ciné Open Bar with Formatova dedicates a special screening to Cinéfondation short films. 9 of the films presented in Cannes in 2018 and 2019 will be screened on Saturday June 29th at 5:00 p.m....
The Dive
Yona Rozenkier (L’Atelier 2017) presents his first feature film “The Dive (Hatzlila). It is Thursday and another war is hitting the northern part of Israel hard. Three brothers reunite in...
CERDITA (PIGGY)
The Pitch Session of the Focus CoPro’ 2nd edition – program dedicated in highlighting promising first feature films projects – took place on Tuesday, May 21st at the Short Film Corner. For the very...
Focus WiP 2019
The Focus WiP (Work in Progress) aims to present short film projects currently in production or in post-production to dedicated international decision-makers from the short film Industry – distributors, festival programmers, institutions, film...
 © Directors Talk to Directors : Melina León & Danielle Lessovitz
Two directors in Selection this year (Director’s Fortnight and Un Certain Regard) share their artistic journey, their vision of Cinema and of’ the Industry, and will discuss the various stages that...
Cinéastes des courts métrages en Compétition 2019 © FDC
On this very special day, after the official screening of Short Films in Competition in the morning, meet the directors! They will discuss their films, their experiences, their doubts and...
 © Masterclass - Le Montage : Sebastián Sepulveda & Vladimir Durán
When a director questions a film editor… Images and sounds make one, the rhythm of a film is built and the meaning appears. This mariage is crucial in Cinema. Editing...
Vasilis Kekatos & Agustina San Martín © Loïc Venance - AFP
On Saturday, May 25th, during the Closing Ceremony, Claire Denis – Short Film and Cinéfondation Jury President – has awarded the Short Film Palme d’Or and a Special Mention.
Rerun of the Palmares of the Cinéfondation
The Cinéfondation Selection and the Short Films in Competition 2019 will be screened on May 28th in Paris at the Cinéma du Panthéon. Reprise of the Festival Short Films on...
Jury et Lauréats de la Cinéfondation 2019 © Deborah Neris / FDC
The Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury headed by Claire Denis and including Stacy Martin, Eran Kilirin, Panos H. Koutras et Cãtãlin Mitulescu has awarded the 2019 Cinéfondation Prizes during a ceremony...
PIA BORGE
They will have the floor to talk all about cinema! They have made short films, still make short movies, produce, have seen their films selected in various festivals around the...
Doc corner © FDC / MDF
Valued for a long time by the festivals, short documentaries appear to have become more popular of late. Initiatives such as professional forums, dedicated grants, and new specialised online platforms...
Claire Denis © C. Alvarez / Getty Images
An unmissable event at the Short Film Corner! Meet with the Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury President.  This year, Claire Denis is ready to look back on her film career...