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43rd session of the Residence of the Cinéfondation
For its 43rd session the Residence will welcome from October 1, directors Borbála NAGY, Judita GAMULIN, MAUNG SUN, Rongfei GUO, Juan CÁCERES and Sabine EHRL. Maung Sun will be the...
78th Venice Film Festival
Congratulations to the 6 directors encouraged by the Cinéfondation in official selection at the 78th Venice Film Festival!  
DIGGER directed by Georgis Grigorakis
Georgis Grigorakis presents his first feature film « DIGGER » (project La Résidence 2015), CICE art cinema award (Panorama section) at the 2020 Berlinale.
Palme d'or © Festival de Cannes - DR
Congratulations to the former directors of the Cinéfondation whose films have been awarded at Cannes!
Sørfond Pitching Forum
This year, the invitation to the Sørfond Pitching Forum is given to « Jilah And The Man With Two Names » directed by Yosep Anggi Noen, produced by Yulia Evina Bhara.
RITES - Damián Vondrášek
The Focus SCRIPT 1st edition – support program dedicated to short films in development – took place withing the 2021 SFC | Rendez-vous Industry edition. Collaborations developed with MIDPOINT Institute and Torino Short...
ALEGRIAS RIOJANAS
The 2nd edition of the Focus WiP – presentation of short films in production or post-production – took place on Wednesday, July 14th during the SFC | Rendez-vous Industry. This year, and for the...
Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis - Focus COPRO' 2021
The 3rd edition of the Focus COPRO’ – presentation of promising first feature film projects – took place on Tuesday, July 13th during the SFC | Rendez-vous Industry. Following the Pitch Sesion,...
TANG Yi & Jasmin Tenucci
PALME D’OR TIAN XIA WU YA (All The Crows In The World) directed by TANG Yi   SPECIAL DISTINCTION CÉU DE AGOSTO (August Sky) directed by Jasmin Tenucci   The Palme d’or and the...
Théo Degen, Yoon Daewoen, Carina-Gabriela Dasoveanu and Rodrigo Ribeyro - The winners of the 24th Cinéfondation Selection © Mathilde Gardel / FDC
The Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury comprised of Sameh Alaa, Kaouther Ben Hania, Carlos Muguiro, Tuva Novotny, Nicolas Pariser and Alice Winocour, has awarded the 2021 Cinéfondation Prizes during a...
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A moment shared by professionals that aims to ease participants pitch their film and future project to programmers, distributors, broadcasters and international buyers. SFC Breakfasts & Meet-Up are a not-to-be-missed...
Prize ARTE Kino Internation / Youtube 2021
As part of l'Atelier 2021, Evi Kalogiropoulou (Greece) won the Prize ARTE Kino International Youtube for her first feature film project « CORA », produced by NEDA Film.   Evi Kalogiropoulou receives a 10.000€...
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A more intimate format, in addition to our Panels, to interact around dedicated & essential topics. Find more about the 6 Keynotes developed in 2021.
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Discover the program of the 2021 Workshops.
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The Festival de Cannes is the perfect event to gather today’s actors of the Industry. Filmmakers, actors, editors, screentwriters… share their experiences and talk about their career. Discussions about the...
La Résidence 2021 and the Jury
A jury composed of Karim Aïnouz (director / La Résidence 2003), Florence Almozini (Associate Director of Programming at Film at Lincoln Center) and Gabrielle Dumon (producer) has awarded the project of...
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Understanding the stakes in the industry is essential when considering the development, production and distribution of a short film. A series of Panels dedicated to the major themes of the genre...
Focus COPRO' 2021
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...
Focus WiP 2021
The Focus WiP (Work in Progress) aims to highlight short film projects currently in production or post-production to key decision-makers, such as international festival programmers, distributors, institutions, producers and buyers. Find...
Focus SCRIPT 2021
The Focus SCRIPT aims to forge bonds with Visual Arts & Film Schools as well as European Producers during the SFC | Rendez-vous Industry. Thanks to this program, we spot...
DAS SPIEL | THE GAME © Roman Hodel
Since 2018, the Short Film Corner | Rendez-vous Industry develops various intiatives to support up-and-coming filmmakers, shining a light on their short & feature projects at different stages of development. Thanks to...