Cannes Festival – La Résidence for Young Filmmakers

CALL FOR ENTRIES 

• Edition: 53rd  
• Format: Screenwriting residence  
• Genre: Narrative feature film in development / First or Second Feature 
• Focus: Emerging international filmmakers under 35 years old 
• Website: Cannes Cinéma de Demain – La Résidence 

ABOUT 

• Entry fees: No 
• Competition: n/a 
• Requirement: The filmmaker’s previous short film(s) or first feature must have been selected at a Category A festival (Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto, Busan, San Sebastián, Locarno, Rotterdam, Sundance or Clermont-Ferrand).  
• Scope: International 
• Special sections: n/a  
• First and second feature competition: Yes – projects must be for a first or second fiction feature film.  
• Oscar’s qualifying short films: n/a 
• Award: n/a 
• Registration form: Cannes Website 

RESIDENCY IN NUMBERS 

• Total number of projects: 12 per year 
• Participants: 6 filmmakers per session / 12 filmmakers per year across two four-and-a-half-month sessions.  
• Audience size: n/a  
• Parallel Industry opportunities: No 
• Industry attendance: personalized screenplay development support and collective meetings with film professionals 
• Media Presence: n/a 

TELEFILM SUPPORT 

Eligible for International Promotion Program: Please consult the Appendices to the guidelines  

Promotion and Communications 
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