The SFC | Rendez-vous Industry gives space to Cinema in its widest range of formats thanks to Masterclasses, Directors’ Talks and Industry Panels.
Presentation
While filmmakers, actors, editors, scriptwriters share their experiences and talk about their career ; film professionals question various key topics such as distribution, programming or promotion of short films.
Masterclasses & Directors’ Talks
During the previouseditions, wehad the pleasure to welcome:
Amjad Al Rasheed, Sacha Amaral, Jorge Cadena, Jane Campion, Nicolás Celis, Gilles Coulier, Jim Cummings, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, Ayman El Amir, Tania El Khoury, Omar El-Zohairy, Vladimir De Fontenay, Michel Franco, Michel Gondry, François Jaros, Ismael Joffroy-Chandoutis, Wanuri Kahiu, Evi Kalogiropoulou, Moly Kane, Naomi Kawase, Wu Ke-Xi, Abbas Kiarostami, Julia Kowalski, Bertrand Mandico, João Paulo Miranda Maria, Thessa Meijer, Yousry Nasrallah, Elena Lopez Riera, Yann Gonzalez, Jean-Gabriel Périot, Nada Riyadh, Chloé Robichaud, Saim Sadiq, Laura Samani, Erige Sehiri, Sebastián Sepúlveda, Abderrahmane Sissako, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Midi Z… and the filmmakers selected in the Short Films Competition.
Industry Panels
In 2024, we had the pleasure to welcome:
Justine Baillargeon – h264, Claire Diao – Sudu Connexion, Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck – Berlinale Shors, Nicolas Khabbaz – Beirut Short & Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival, Lotte Kircher – Industry consultant & moderator, Eva Krenner – THIS IS SHORT, Jing Haase – Swedish Film Institute, Émilie Poirier – Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montréal
The whole program of the Masterclasses, Directors’ Talks and Industry Panels, available on free access, is unveiled each year early May.
Are you looking for personalised advise and individual or small group discussions on select themes? The SFC | Rendez-vous Industry offers workshops, keynotes and tutoring sessions.
Do you want to participate in masterclasses, directors’ talks and industry panels? To do so, do not miss the opportunity to register in the 2024 edition of the SFC | Rendez-vous Industry.
News
News
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