Festival du film social
The 25th image
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Edition n°8 - 2026
From 05 to 08 October 2026
Selection announcement date 01 July 2026
Dans toute la France , FRANCE
It is organized every year in October by the association La 25e image, across as many regions and cities as possible.
In 2025, it took place in 40 cities and 60 venues across mainland France.
The overall aim of the festival is to raise public awareness of the experiences of people in social difficulty and the realities of social work and intervention through film.
The festival can thus contribute to promoting social work, inspiring vocations, strengthening educational approaches, questioning professional practices, and more broadly raising awareness among all citizens, developing their empathy, and contributing to greater social cohesion within our society.
Films are selected based on two types of criteria:
- Cinematic quality: the film must be a work with artistic ambition, appreciated for the quality of its images, screenplay, direction, etc.
No format is excluded a priori.
- the way in which the film serves the objectives of the festival, in particular to highlight the uniqueness of people in difficult situations and/or initiatives social support.
Selection criteria
Production's date (Min)
2024
Duration (Max)
60’
Duration (Min)
4’
Category
Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Fiction
Production's date (Max)
2026
Subtitles requested
Screener :
If the film isn’t French mandatory subtitling in French or at least in English
Specific criteria
Please explain in one sentence how the film is socially relevant according to the expectations of La 25e image, the festival organizer, or describe it in a maximum of five words that represent the film.
Festival prize list
2025
- Grand Prix du jury de La 25e image - "Les Oubliés de la Belle Etoile" de Clémence Davigo
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