OFFICIAL SELECTION

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

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Registrations are closed since September 29. The official selection will be announced on December 12.

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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

VERTIGES

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

Opening / Closing

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

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

Special screenings

Screenings in the presence of jury members, meeting with Jean-Baptiste Durand, short films by residents of the Angers Workshops, Films d'ici and a special evening in tribute to Patrice Chéreau.
The selection will be announced in mid-December

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)

PRIZE LIST

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