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Focus SCRIPT 2023 © FDC
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
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
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
New at the SFC | Rendez-vous Industry 2023! 
The Short Films and La Cinef Selection of the 76th Festival de Cannes © FDC
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Valerio Ferrara, La Cinef 2022 1st prize  © Maxence Parey
Fresh out of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Valerio Ferrara graduated straight from film school to the red carpet. Winning first prize at La Cinef in 2022, his short A...
The Cinef 2023 inscription deadline is postponed © Jean-Louis Hupé / FDC
The 76th edition of the Festival de Cannes will take place from 16 to 27 May 2023. You have one more week to submit your short and mid-length film school films...
Registration for the SFC | RENDEZ-VOUS INDUSTRY is open © FDC
The SFC | RENDEZ-VOUS INDUSTRY will take place during the second week of the 76th Festival de Cannes (dates to be announced soon). You have until 20 March 2023 to submit...
Submit a film 2023 © Joachim Tournebize / FDC
The 76th edition of the Festival de Cannes will take place from 16 to 27 May 2023. You can now submit your films to the Short Film Competition. The submission...
Films in the La Cinef and the Short Film Competition 2022 selections © FDC
Running as part of the Festival de Cannes’ Official Selection, which shines a light on the very best cinema from around the world each year, the short films competition and La...
Films in the La Cinef and the Short Film Competition 2022 selections © FDC
Running as part of the Festival de Cannes’ Official Selection, which shines a light on the very best cinema from around the world each year, the short films competition and La...
The Focus COPRO’ supports 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, three...
Abinash Bikram Shah & Jianying CHEN
PALME D’OR HAI BIAN SHENG QI YI ZUO XUAN YA (The Water Murmurs) directed by Jianying CHEN   SPECIAL DISTINCTION LORI (Melancholy of My Mother’s Lullabies) directed by Abinash Bikram Shah  ...
Les lauréats de Prix de La Cinef 2022 © Maxence Parey / FDC
The Short Films and La Cinef Jury presided by Yousry Nasrallah and comprised of Monia Chokri, Félix Moati, Jean-Claude Raspiengeas et Laura Wandel, has awarded the 2022 La Cinef Prizes...
ELECTRA. A POEM
The Focus WiP presents short films in production or post-production to international programmers, distributors, producers… attending the SFC | Rendez-vous Industry. Hiventy – technical partner of the Festival de Cannes –...