International creation laboratories

At the heart of the festival, more than 200 filmmakers, artists and technicians from around the world come together for a week of crazy creation. Short films made in less than 72 hours, animation, live shootings, muziklab, music videos and much more.
Equipped with the latest equipment by our partners, and surrounded by experienced technicians, professionals and amateurs work side by side in front of your eyes to create more than 60 films in one week.
No selection, no censorship, no competition for these works. The laboratory is based on meeting and mutual aid according to Kino’s philosophy: “Do well with nothing, do better with little, but do it now” to which we allow ourselves to add “… And together.”

This year again, the Off-Courts Creative Lab is evolving to surprise you and offer you new challenges: two separate production sessions, each with their own unique features 🙂

Session 1 – KABARET : from Sunday, September 7th to Tuesday, September 9th

Session 2 – KINOWORLD : from Sunday, September 7th to Thursday, September 11th

How to apply ?

SESSION 1: KABARET EVENING

Screening on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.

A return to the KINO spirit for this session, which will emphasize the spirit of improvisation, sharing, and spontaneity at the origins of the Kino movement.

No selection process; everyone is welcome to introduce themselves and participate in the creation!

The Kabaret spirit will be highlighted, with the opportunity for you to consider your project as a show as much as a film.

A silent film dubbed live on stage? It’s possible!

A film that interacts with the audience? It’s possible!

One watchword: creativity.

Be sure, of course, to inform the Labo team in advance of your ideas so that everything goes smoothly during the screening.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

• Open to all
• Mandatory production meeting: Sunday, September 7th at 9:00 a.m. in the OFF Village
• No advance registration
• Screening limited to 30 films – Quickies under one minute will be accepted (and encouraged) without limits.
• 3-minute films MAX (credits included).
• Pre-assembled filming kit provided
• Festive Kabaret screening on Tuesday, September 9th, 2025 at 8:00 p.m.

A new technical feature: we will provide teams with “all-in-one” camera and sound kits for teams not accompanied by technicians.

SESSION 2: KINOWORLD

Screening on Thursday, September 11, 2025.

Part of the festival’s closing night, this screening will be reserved, as a priority, for invited guests, films by invited student groups, and special festival projects.

Want a chance to be one of the guests? All nationalities, including France and Quebec.

Submit your application by clicking on the link below before June 30 : https://forms.gle/hNw19dS6S8FHAp1t6 

For all others, Quickies of less than one minute (including credits) will always be accepted and encouraged without limits.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

• Participants subject to prior selection:
• Applications must be submitted via the online form before June 30, 2025
• Announcement of selection: July 20
• Mandatory production meeting: Sunday, September 7, at 9:00 a.m. at the OFF Village
• Surround meeting: Tuesday, September 9, at 9:00 a.m.: Presentation of invited student projects and additional requests
• 5-minute film maximum (credits included).
• Access to the equipment store
• Screening on Thursday, September 11, 2025, at 8:00 p.m.

Production meetings

Unlike previous years, there will be only one production meeting on Sunday morning, September 7th, starting at 9:00 a.m., covering the projects from both sessions, in the Lab courtyard.

To ensure that this meeting doesn’t last too long, it will prioritize introducing the project leaders and a brief overview of the guest technicians and actors.

The Lab’ Courtyard

The Lab’ Courtyard will then remain open for spontaneous mini-meetings, during which guest technicians will be able to brief you on the use of the equipment, the rules of the Editing Lab, etc.

To inaugurate the courtyard, a mini-meeting will be held, again on Sunday the 7th, at 2 p.m., for a large “actors’ market.” Microphone introductions, speed dating, and a photo gallery will be featured. This will be an opportunity to take a more relaxed time to work on your castings and, simply, to meet each other.

Kino Kabaret screenings

Two screenings

Tuesday, September 9 and Thursday, September 11 at 9 p.m.

Special projects

Each year, during the event, directors and artists meet to take advantage of the effervescence of the lab as a host theater for unique creations.
The projects implemented this year will be:

• Music video lab: : to create music videos for guest musicians at the festival.
• Youth lab: : which allows students from Lycée Marie-Jo and Sorbonne Nouvelle to take advantage of the Off-Courts week to create a short film in the labs.
• Senior lab : set up in partnership with the ARA which allows our seniors to explore the world of cinema for a week.

Many thanks to our technical partners, essential to the creation

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