Official Jury

The Pope of short films was born in Tunis, he is now established in Rouen. Director and screenwriter of many short films selected and awarded at various festivals, and feature films Girls Lost, Hairy (2002), Welcome to the Gite (2003) and Chez nous c’est trois (2013). He was production manager for short programs at CANAL+ from 1996 to 2001. He is a member of Normandie Images and President of the Les Arcs European Film Festival.

Ariane Louis-Seize is a Montreal-based filmmaker. She made her directorial debut with her short film “La peau sauvage”, a fantasy drama that travelled to over fifty festivals around the world and won numerous awards and nominations, including Best Fiction Short at the Gala Québec Cinéma and the Canadian Screen Awards. She then shot “Les petites vagues”, selected for the Berlinale and Canada’s Top Ten at TIFF. In 2018, Ariane wrote and directed “Les profondeurs”, followed by “Comme une comète” in 2019, both of which had their world premiere at TIFF and their Quebec premiere at the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma. With “Comme une comète”, Ariane wins a dozen awards around the world, as well as being nominated again for the Iris for Best Fiction Short at the Gala Québec Cinéma. “Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant” is her first feature film. This darkly humorous vampire comedy-drama will be released in autumn 2023.

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Casting director since 1998, with Laurent Cantet’s “Ressources Humaines”, Constance Demontoy has worked on more than a hundred casts, in films and series, including “Dix pour Cent”. Recent film credits: “Ma vie ma gueule” by Sophie Fillières (Cannes Film Festival 2024), “Moi capitaine” by Matteo Garrone, “Vermines” by Sebastien Vanicek, the AMC/Canal + series “Monsieur Spade” by Scott Franck, “Titane” (in collaboration with Christel Baras, Palme d’or 2021).