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Directors' Talks & Masterclass 2023 © DR
Directors’ Talks & Masterclass 2023 The Festival de Cannes is the ideal event to bring together today’s filmmakers. Discussions about the creative process in making a short, medium or feature film – Masterclass and Directors’...
Focus COPRO' 2023
Focus COPRO’ 2023 The Focus COPRO’ has been launched in 2018 as a way to create synergies between the main decision-makers attending the Marché du Film and more experienced filmmakers part of Cannes...
The 2023 Caméra d'or: who are the contenders? © ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT / AFP
The 2023 Caméra d’or: who are the contenders? Long-awaited and scrutinised by cinema professionals from around the world, the Caméra d’or is awarded annually to the best debut film from the Official Selection and two independent sections, the...
Industry Panels 2023 © DR
Industry Panels 2023 Two Industry Panels in 2023: Distribution Q&A and Industry opportunities for shorts in development and post-production.
The directors of the 45th session of the Résidence of the Festival de Cannes © Mohammadreza Mayghani © Mohammad Keshvari - Tang Yi © Boyang Hu - Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan © Hannah Schierbeek - Diana Mashanova © DR - Morad Mostafa © Camille Dampierre - Laura Samani © Margherita Panizon
The new session of the Résidence of the Festival de Cannes Discover the six new residents!
Consultants, experts and mentors 2023 © FDC
Consultants, Experts & Mentors 2023 The SFC | Rendez-vous Industry warmly thanks all the consultants, experts and mentors involved in the support of the projects taking part in the Creative Programs.
Breakfast 2023 © DR
Breakfast 2023 A moment of exchange between professionals – the opportunity to pitch your film and your future projects to programmers, distributors, broadcasters and international buyers. The Breakfasts are an unmissable event...
New Producers Room 2023 © FDC
New Producers Room 2023 In order to offer more visibility to short film producers within major film events, the SFC | Rendez-vous Industry has created the New Producers Room. To stimulate the potential of...
Workshops 2023 © FDC
Workshops 2023 Discover below the programme of the Workshops 2023 organised within the framework of the SFC | Rendez-vous Industry.
Focus WiP 2023 © FDC
Focus WiP 2023 The Focus WiP (Work in Progress) aims to highlight short films currently in production or post-production to key decision-makers, such as international festival programmers, distributors, institutions, producers and buyers. Find...
Focus SCRIPT 2023 © FDC
Focus SCRIPT 2023 The Focus SCRIPT spots and highlights innovative talents and support them in the first steps of their next short film. Find below the six chosen projects for the SFC |...
Anaïs Demoustier © Rudy Marmet
Actress Anaïs Demoustier, President of the 76th Festival de Cannes Caméra d’or Jury Following Rossy de Palma in 2022, this year French actress Anaïs Demoustier will preside over the Caméra d’Or Jury of the 76th Festival de Cannes. The Caméra d’Or goes to...
Keynotes 2023 © FDC
Keynotes 2023 In addition to the Panels, Keynotes offer a more intimate format to discuss specific themes. Discover the two Keynotes organized in 2023.
Tutoring Sessions 2023 © FDC
Tutoring Sessions 2023 New at the SFC | Rendez-vous Industry 2023! 
The Short Films and La Cinef Selection of the 76th Festival de Cannes © FDC
Short Films and La Cinef Selections of the 76th Festival de Cannes Discover the Short Films and La Cinef student film selections in Competition at the 76th Festival de Cannes from May 16 to 27.
The Short Film and La Cinef Jury © Ana Lily Amirpour © Myrna Suarez - Charlotte Le Bon © Matthieu Delbreuve - Karidja Touré © Matthieu Dortomb - Ildyko Enyedi © Claude Medale / Getty Images - Shlomi Elkabetz © DR
Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi to chair the short film and La Cinef jury Flanked by Ana Lily Amirpour, Charlotte Le Bon, Karidja Touré and Shlomi Elkabetz, the Hungarian director and screenwriter Ildikó Enyedi will award the Short Film Palme d’or and the 3...
Laurène Fernandez, La Cinef 2022 joint 3rd prize © Jean-Louis Huppé / FDC
Meet Laurène Fernandez, La Cinef 2022 joint third prize winner A student in the Lyon CinéFabrique’s Images stream, last year Laurène Fernandez won joint third prize at La Cinef at the 75th Festival de Cannes for her debut short Humans are...
Jianying Chen, 2022 Short Film Palme d'or © Amandine Goetz / FDC
Meet Jianying Chen, 2022 Short Film Palme d’or winner Having won the 2022 Short Film Palme d’Or at the 75th edition of the Festival de Cannes with her film The Water Murmurs, Jianying Chen reflects on her time in...
Abinash Bikram Shah, winner of the 2022 Short Film Special Mention from the Jury © Amandine Goetz / FDC
Meet Abinash Bikram Shah, winner of the 2022 Short Film Special Mention from the Jury In 2022, short film Lori forever marked the history of the Festival de Cannes in two ways. Not only was it the first Nepalese film to make the Official Selection,...
Li Jiahe, La Cinef 2022 2nd prize © Maxence Parey / FDC
Meet Li Jiahe, La Cinef 2022 second prize winner A Film and Television graduate from Hebei University of Science and Technology, Li Jiahe won second prize at La Cinef during last year’s 75th edition of the Festival de Cannes....
Masha Novikova, La Cinef 2022 joint 3rd prize © Maxence Parey / FDC
Meet Masha Novikova, La Cinef 2022 joint third prize winner In a year marked by war erupting between Ukraine and Russia, Ukrainian director Masha Novikova draws us back to the first stirrings of the conflict with her 2022 short Glorious...