Professional activities

Opening of the Video Library and Short Film Market.

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.

Panelists :
Lucie Moreau, producer – Luxe for Film
Jonathan Slimak, producer – Tonnerre de l’Ouest
Moderator: Gaëlle Jones, producer – Perspective Films

Spotlight on her career – Spotlight on her career – screening of her shorts films and her first full-length feature : Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person. The screening is followed by a q&a session with the director

Photo : © Vivien Gaumand

You’ve got one hour to find as many treasures as you can and photograph them! This rally will lead you to discover Trouville beach and the surrounding area. At 2.15pm, the person with the most photos will win a prize. In the event of a tie, the most original images will receive a bonus. We’re counting on your creativity to bring us the best shots.

The La Cie 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 this kind of productions, and hear what industry professionals have to say.

Panelists :
Matthieu Lemaire, producer, author and director of commissioned films, president of La Compagnie des Réals
Matthieu Choquet, director and head of the O’Vidéo agency in Caen
Julien Guiol, author and director of commissioned films

Market opening cocktail reception

For two hours, Market participants from all walks of life will be seated at tables whose panels will change every twenty minutes. It’s a fast, efficient way to forge new professional links, which can then be pursued through other activities or on an informal basis. *by invitation only

In partnership with SODEC, bringing together buyers and other programmers face to face, Quebec distributors will present the latest additions to their 2024 catalog during speed-dating-style interviews. *by invitation only

Presentation of the advantages of virtual studios with LED screen walls ou Anna Doublet, Sony Europe’s virtual production expert, will share her experience of optimizing resources and accessing funding for projects using virtual set technology.

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

Panelists: 
Iz-Eddine Gourirran, president of the Khouribga International African Film Festival, president of the cinema and audiovisual Pan-African federation
Claire Diao, CEO of Sudu Connexion
Joël Tchédré, director and producer (Les Films du Siècle), creator of the Emergence Festival in Togo
Moderator: Gaëlle Jones, producer – Perspective Films

Presentation of the France Télévisions Young Producer award followed by a cocktail *by invitation only

The activity takes the form of successive presentations by acquisition managers (TV channels and VOD platforms) and programmers, followed by a brief question-and-answer session.

Highlighting her career – screening of her short films, followed by her first feature film: The Dreamer. The screening is followed by a q&a 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.

Panelists: 
Axel Scoffier, general secretary of Unifrance
Christine Gendre, head of short film department at Unifrance
Laurence Reymond, short film and XR project manager at Unifrance

Andrea Sponchiado, Head of the Unifrance Research Department

Axel Petit, Unifrance Film and Short Film Research Officer

Tiziana D’Egidio, Short Film Project Manager at Unifrance

Roundtable discussion on the circulation (access, distribution and export) of French-language short films, with speakers/representatives from Belgium, France and Quebec.

Panelists:

Axel Scoffier, general secretary of Unifrance (France)
Christine Gendre, head of short film department at Unifrance (France)
Annabel Sebag, head of sales at Miyu Distribution and member of the REC (France)
Nathalie Masset, coordinator of the Belgian Short Film Agency (Belgium)
Geneviève Kinet, project manager at Wallonie-Bruxelles Images (Belgium)
Sébastien Merckling, executive assistant at Spira and RDIFQ member (Quebec)
Moderator: Isabelle Le Guern, assistant director of Café des images and former general administrator of Off-Courts Trouville

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

Networking cocktail

For two hours, Market participants from all walks of life will be seated at tables whose panels will change every twenty minutes.It’s a fast, efficient way to forge new professional links, which can then be pursued through other activities or on an informal basis. *by invitation only

Dans les coulisses d’un film is a meeting proposed by Normandie Images with Claudia Bottino and Hélène Mitjavile, respectively director and producer of the short film “A 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.

The activity takes the form of successive presentations by acquisition managers (TV channels and VOD platforms) and programmers, followed by a brief question-and-answer session.

To celebrate the first award 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.

Panelists :
Laurie Pominville, producer of Après-coups and D’ici, d’ailleurs – Coop vidéo de Montréal
Rémi Potisek and Théo De Oliveira, directors of Les néandertaliens
Samuel Marolleau, director of Les oreilles ont des murs
Moderator: Gaëlle Jones, producer – Perspective Films

The official end-of-festival evening kicks off with the Prix de la critique debate, live in the Salon des Gouverneurs. Hosted by Claude Duty, this discussion between Pascal Le Duff, Chloé Caye and Alicia Arpaïa promises to be lively and animated, and will reveal the first winner of this 25th edition of the festival’s awards ceremony.

Closing of the Video Library and Short Film Market

Closing ceremony of the Festival, with awards ceremony and presentation of the various special projects carried out during the week.

Closing cocktail of the 18th Trouville Short Film Market