International Film Festival for Emerging Directors in France
International A-list film festival call for entries for first and second feature and short films by emerging directors.
Premiere Requirements:
International Premiere
- Feature films must be the director’s first or second full-length cinematic work (fiction, documentary, or animation) exceeding 59 minutes,
- completed within the 12 months prior to the festival;
- must not have participated in any festival or film event (excluding markets) outside the country of origin (or anywhere, including France, for French features);
- must not have been shown on the internet, broadcast on TV, or commercially released anywhere, including the country of origin.
- Short films are eligible under separate regulations.
- Screening materials for features: upload of multiplexed file (progressive or de-interlaced, with burned-in subtitles if applicable), online link without restrictions, or DCP (prior validation required by Head of Film Department, with viewing link; no shipment to offices).
- Films in French or English require no subtitles; other languages require French or English subtitles.
- Only one version of the film will be previewed by the selection committee.