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The Breakfasts are an unmissable event to develop your network!  An opportunity for directors and producers to meet with key industry decision-makers. Festival programmers, distributors, industry platforms and buyers from...
Pitch Training and Feedback Sessions on Shorts Films are back in the Workshops schedule!  It’s also the comeback of the Meet The Experts, individual sessions held around various key thematics...
After last year’s success, the Festival is launching the video contest again, dedicated to young cinephiles of 3 Days at Cannes! And with a new edition comes a new theme....
Director, screenwriter and producer Maren Ade will preside over the short films and La Cinef Jury of the 78th Festival de Cannes. She will be flanked by director, screenwriter and producer Reinaldo Marcus...
Every year, the Focus WiP (Work-in-Progress) presents short films in production or post-production to the key players of the short film industry – distributors, programmers, producers, institution & fund representatives,...
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After last year’s duo with Emmanuelle Béart and Baloji, this year Italian director and screenwriter Alice Rohrwacher has been chosen to chair the Jury of the Caméra d’or. This award...
Training workshop for promising producers, the New Producers Room aims to build strong & enriching bonds, and allow the learning of many useful skills, from co-production opportunities for short films...
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Last year, Croatian director Nebojša Slijepčević won the Palme d’Or for his short film The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent, which immerses us in a passenger train stopped by...
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...
La Résidence welcomes its 49th session! Take a world tour with 6 Residents: Flóra Anna Buda from Hungarye, Andrea Gatopoulos from Italy, Xiwen Cong from China, Simon Maria Kubiena from...
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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...
The producer chosen by Go Short – International Short Film Festival & Screen Talent NL !
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.