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Last year, Norwegian director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel won the Caméra d’or for his debut feature film, Armand, a psychological thriller set in a school, brilliantly led by Renate Reinsve. A...
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The Caméra d’or was created in 1978. It is not a section, but an official award given by the Jury each year to the best debut film presented in the...
They made their first steps on the Croisette at the Festival de Cannes last year, and on Friday, February 28, 2025, their talent was recognized at the 50th César Ceremony....
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Last May, Indian director Chidananda S Naik won the 1st Prize at La Cinef for his short film Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know… He reflects on his experience...
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The 78th International Cannes Film Festival will take place from May 13 to 24, 2025. We are looking forward to welcoming film professionals and lovers of the silver screen to...
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Forum dedicated to short film professionals, the SFC | Rendez-vous Industry fosters links between creation and industry. In 2025, it will take place from May 18th to 21st. During these...
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The 78th edition of the Festival de Cannes will take place from 13 to 24 May 2025. You can already submit your films for the Official Selection. The deadline for...
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Sofia Alaoui, Rudolf Fitzgerald-Leonard, Theo Montoya, Eglé Razumaité, Diwa Shah and Anastasia Veber are the six new filmmakers welcomed to the 48th session of La Résidence du Festival de Cannes....
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Over the years, the Résidence du Festival de Cannes has established itself as a key venue for many of the world’s emerging film talents. From October 1, 2024, to February...
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Halfdan Ullmann Tondel, and Presidents of the Camera d'Or jury Baloji and Emmanuelle Beart 
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At the 77th Cannes Film Festival’s Awards Ceremony, the Caméra d’Or Jury, co-chaired by Emmanuelle Béart and Baloji, rewarded the best first film from the 22 films in the running.
Croatian directpr Nebojsa Slijepcevic delivers a speech after he was awarded with the Short Film Prize for the film "The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent" during the Closing Ceremony at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 25, 2024. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)
During the Award Ceremony of the 77th Festival de Cannes, the short film and La Cinef Jury – presided by Lubna Azabal – presented its winners’ list among the 11...
Selected from 4 420 films, 11 shorts will be presented this year in Competition, coming from 10 countries : Azerbaijan, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Kosovo, Lithuania, Portugal and the United...
The Focus COPRO’ highlights talented filmmakers in the presentation of their first feature film projects to key decision-makers & industry platforms within the SFC | Rendez-vous Industry.  This year again,...
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The Short Films and La Cinef Jury presided by Lubna Azabal and comprised of Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, Paolo Moretti, Claudine Nougaret and Vladimir Perišić has awarded the 2024 La Cinef Prizes today during a ceremony held in the Buñuel...
La Cinef - Programme 4 - 2024
For its 27th edition La Cinef has selected 18 shorts (14 live-action and 4 animated films) from among the 2,263 submitted by film schools all over the world. This year’s...
The Focus SCRIPT aims to strengthen the bonds with Visual Arts & Film Schools and European Producers participating in the SFC | Rendez-vous Industry.  Through this program we highlight short...
La Cinef - Programme 3 - 2024
For its 27th edition La Cinef has selected 18 shorts (14 live-action and 4 animated films) from among the 2,263 submitted by film schools all over the world. This year’s...
La Cinef - Programme 2 - 2024
For its 27th edition La Cinef has selected 18 shorts (14 live-action and 4 animated films) from among the 2,263 submitted by film schools all over the world. This year’s...
The Focus WiP highlights short film projects in production or post-production by presenting them to key short film industry decision-makers: distributors, programmers, institutions, producers and buyers. 
La Cinef - Programme 1 - 2024
For its 27th edition La Cinef has selected 18 shorts (14 live-action and 4 animated films) from among the 2,263 submitted by film schools all over the world. This year’s...