OFF Encounters

On the first weekend of the festival, all screenings of competitive programs will be followed by Q&As with the filmmakers present.

France 1: Saturday 7 – 1pm | France 2: Sunday 8 – 1pm | France 3: Sunday 8 – 6pm | Quebec 1: Saturday 7 – 3:30pm | Quebec 2: Sunday 8 – 3:30pm | Quebec 3: Sunday 8 – 8:30pm.

Presentation of the Burano and Venice 2 cameras with optics: Laowa Ranger FF zooms (28-75mm T2.9 and 75-180mm T2.9 in PL mount) and Xeen Meister primes (35/50/85mm T1.3 in PL mount).

The workshop will be led by Forest Finbow, Chief Operator, and Jean-Yves Martin, Sony CineAlta EU camera specialist.

You’re all welcome to join us for a chat about these cameras from the Sony CineAlta range.

This initiation is presented by Christian Laurence, co-founder of the Kino movement. Is this your first Kino? Come and get advice from the Kino sensai to get your project off on the right foot!

If you want to be autonomous in your Kino project, come and take the accelerated sound recording course with our guest sound recordists from the creative labs. They’re friendly and helpful, and can even give you a refresher on certain concepts.

Creating a short film is an artistic and collaborative adventure, at the heart of which lies the writer/producer relationship.
This masterclass explores the essential dynamics of this collaboration. It’s aimed at scriptwriters, emerging filmmakers and all film aficionados who want to understand what’s at stake in this teamwork.

Highlighting her career – screening of four of her short films and her first feature: “Humanist vampire seeking consenting suicidal person”.

The screening is followed by a discussion with the director.

Photo : © Vivien Gaumand

The La Compagnie des Réals label, represented by its president Matthieu Lemaire (producer and director), Julien Guiol (label director) and Matthieu Choquet (director and head of the O’vidéo agency in Caen), invites you to a unique round table on commissioned films.

Join us for a discussion on the market for commissioned films, and hear what industry professionals have to say.

Anna Doublet, Sony Europe’s virtual production expert, will share her experience of optimizing resources and accessing funding for projects using Sony Crystal LED wall technology. This conference is aimed at producers wishing to explore the opportunities offered by virtual production with Crystal LED walls, focusing on the financial and practical aspects of organizing the shooting of short films. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to understand how to effectively integrate virtual production into your projects, while taking advantage of available subsidies and optimizing your resources.

Presentation of the current state of short film distribution on the African continent and discussion to better understand its specificities.

Spotlight on her career – screening of three of her short films and her first feature: “The Dreamer”.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with the director.

Photo : © Woojeong Lee

Report on the study carried out by Unifrance on the export of immersive works and French short films to international festivals.

Roundtable discussion on the circulation (access, distribution and export) of French-language short films, with speakers/representatives from Belgium, France and Quebec. *The discussion will be preceded by a report of the Unifrance study on short film exports.

After their residency at Jets d’Ancre, participants in the “Pointe Courte” program pitch their projects to professional producers and an audience. Jets d’Ancre is an association dedicated to supporting and nurturing film and audiovisual authors.

Behind the scenes of a film is a meeting proposed by Normandie Images with Claudia Bottino and Hélène Mitjavile, respectively director and producer of the short film “À trois” (supported and hosted by the Normandy Region, in partnership with the CNC and in association with Normandie Images). The screening of the film will be followed by a discussion with the director and producer about their careers and the film itself, and the challenges of production, from idea to distribution.

The film: À trois by Claudia Bottino, produced by Melocoton Films – 2022, with Bastien Bouillon, Lucie Debay, Sigrid Bouaziz, Morgane Confais

Synopsis: Julien, 28, is visiting his daughter Cléa, 6, whom he hasn’t seen in a while. As the little girl seeks his attention, Julien pulls out all the stops to return to Cléa’s mother Lucie, this time to stay and resume a life together.

To celebrate the award of the first prize for documentary short films at Off-Courts Trouville, we invite you to a round-table discussion on the raison d’être of documentary, its diversity in both approach and form, and how it sheds light on what too often remains in the shadows of the unspoken and the unseen.

The official final evening kicks off with the Critics’ Prize debate, live at the Salon des Gouverneurs. Hosted by Claude Duty, this discussion between Pascal Le Duff,
Chloé Caye and Alicia Arpaïa promises to be passionate and lively, and will reveal the first winner of the 25th edition of the festival’s awards ceremony.