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2021 Short films and Cinéfondation Jury © AFFIF
The Jury for Short Films and the Cinéfondation film school competition will be awarding the Short Film Palme d’or to one of the 10 films in Competition, and the three Cinéfondation...
The former Jeune Cinéma directors in Cannes 2022
Find the 20 former Cinéfondation directors in Selection at Cannes 2021.
L'Atelier 2021
L’Atelier de la Cinéfondation is hosting its 17th edition this year and inviting 15 directors to the Festival de Cannes whose projects have been considered particularly promising. Together with their...
Short Film Corner | Rendez-vous Industry 2021
As announced earlier this year, the 74th Festival de Cannes will take place from Tuesday, July 6th to Saturday, July 17th, 2021.   Find more information regarding the Short Film Corner...
La Résidence of the Cinéfondation
For its 42nd  session the Residence will welcome from March 1st directors Sameh Alaa, Lucía Aleñar Iglesias, Behzad Azadi, Marta Hernaiz Pidal, Inbar Horesh and David Pinheiro Vicente.
Submissions 2021 © FDC
Submission of films for the 2021 Cinéfondation Selection is now open ! The deadline is 26th March 2021.
Sameh Alaa, winner of the 2020 short film Palme d’or © Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
By hosting a three-day “Cannes 2020 Special” of screenings on the Croisette for Cannes general public to whom the Festival wished to send a sign of goodwill, the Festival de...
Le Jury et les lauréats de la Cinéfondation 2020 © Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images
The Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury composed of Damien Bonnard, Rachid Bouchareb, Claire Burger, Charles Gillibert, Dea Kulumbegashvili and Céline Sallette, has awarded the 2020 Prizes of the Cinéfondation film...
2020 Jury for Short Films and the Cinéfondation film school competition © RR
The “Cannes 2020 Special” event runs from 27 to 29 October 2020 and marks the Festival’s return to its home turf, in a homecoming that puts the emphasis on short...
YALDA, A NIGHT FOR FORGIVENESS, directed by Massoud Bakhshi. © Somaye Jafari / JBA production
Massoud Bakhshi (L’Atelier 2010) releases his new feature film “YALDA, A NIGHT FOR FORGIVENESS”, Grand Jury Prize at the 2020 Sundance Festival and Best and Special Mention for best screenplay...
Dea Kulumbegashvili © Jorge Fuembuena
The film BEGINNING directed by Dea Kulumbegashvili triumphed at the 2020 San Sebastian Film Festival, where she won the Best Film Golden Shell and the Best Director, Best Actress and Best Screenplay awards....
Erenik BEQIRI, Orkhan AGHAZADEH, Thessa MEIJER, Henning BECKHOFF, Saleh KASHEFI and Rafael MANUEL.
For its 41st session La Résidence will welcome from October 1st directors Erenik BEQIRI, Orkhan AGHAZADEH, Thessa MEIJER, Henning BECKHOFF, Saleh KASHEFI and Rafael MANUEL.
SOLE, directed  by Carlo Sironi
Carlo SIRONI (La Résidence 2017) releases his first feature film “SOLE”, Lanterna Magica Prize at the 76th Venice International Film Festival and selected at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival.
www.cannes2020.festival-cannes.fr © FDC
Over the past few weeks, the Festival has gradually been announcing the films that made its 2020 Official Selection list. From feature and short films to those produced by the...
POMPEI, directed by John Shank
John Shank (#LaRésidence 2002) releases his new film “POMPEI”, selected at the Toronto International Film Festival and at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.
ABOU LEILA, directed by Amin Sidi-Boumédiène
Amin Sidi-Boumédiène (L’Atelier 2016) releases his new film “ABOU LEILA”, selected at the 2019 Critics’ Week.
Malmkrog, directed by Cristi Puiu
Cristi Puiu (L’Atelier 2006) releases his new film “MALMKROG”, best director prize (Encounters Section) at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cinéfondation 2020 © DR
Following on from the Official Selection, the online Marché du Film and the short films, the Festival de Cannes reveals Cinéfondation’s 2020 Selection of films submitted by film schools from...
The blond one (un rubio), directed by Marco Berger
Marco Berger (La Sélection 2008) releases his film “THE BLOND ONE”, selected at the 2019 Chéries-Chéris LGBTQ+ Paris Film Festival.
Chiang Wei Liang and Samuel Ishimwe
A jury composed of Anne-Dominique Toussaint, László Nemes and Dennis Lim awarded the project of a director from each of this year’s sessions. These two directors will each receive a...
ArteKino et Sorfund awards
This year again, our partners ArteKino International and SØRFOND took part in the meetings of Atelier 2020.