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OFFICIAL SELECTION

Revealing new European directors through a selection of a hundred first films, this is one of the main objective of the Festival.

The call for entries for the next edition will be online mid-June.

Search for a film selected in previous editions (in french)

Find the films of the official selection 2023

Find the complete programme of the 2023 edition
(in french)

competition© Sarah Makharine

Competition

Young European filmmakers are invited to Angers to present their first films to the audience, industry professionals and press. About 100 films are screened in 7 official categories: European feature films, Diagonales, European and French short films, European student films, European animated films and Short films for kids.
Scrips are read in public by professional actors.
The selection will be announced in mid-December
 
hors competition© Anti-worlds Petit FilmFrakas Productions

VERTIGES

Unreleased films in previews and "cartes blanches" to discover nuggets and references of genre cinema.
The selection will be announced in mid-December
 
© Carole Bethuel

Opening / Closing

The opening and closing ceremonies are followed by a film preview.
The selection will be announced in mid-December
 
© Diaphana

Previews

A selection of previews, presented by the film teams, in collaboration with the French independent distributors.
The selection will be announced in mid-December
 

© Gebeka Films

Special screenings

Screenings in the presence of jury members or special guests, short films by residents of the Ateliers d'Angers, a film concert...
The selection will be announced in mid-December

 
© Judicaël Perrin

JURYS

The Feature Film, Short Film and Diagonales juries will be announced in early January.
 

AWARDS

Find the list of prizes awarded to the films in competition.
(2023 list)