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The Grande Région short film festival
Copyright association MiH
Edition n°5 - 2025
From 10/15/2024 to 02/15/2025
Selection announcement date 20 March 2025
Villerupt, FRANCE
No entry fees for this festival
This year, Jean-Luc Couchard will be our guest of honor.
We will be pleased to offer: an afternoon at the Grand Longwy media library (F-54), an evening at the Ciné Starlight (CNA) in Dudelange (L), a date at the Villerupt town hall (F-54) and a date at L'Arche (a third-party venue for the arts, music and new technologies).
Cinephiles and neophytes, young audiences, families and enthusiasts: this festival offers you a wealth of discoveries and emotions.
Calls for films are open only to filmmakers: from Eastern France: Ardennes, Aube, Marne, Haute-Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, the European Collectivity of Alsace (Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin), Vosges, and the Greater Region: Germany (Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate), Belgium (Wallonia) and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Amateur category - Call Open
Closing
No entry fee
Films in the “Amateur” category must be made by filmmakers from eastern France and the Greater Region. No genre or subject imposed. Only short fiction and animation films made between 01/01/2023 and 02/15/2025 will be accepted. The “Amateur” category will only consider films produced in an amateur context by non-professional videographers, with no production or substantial funding. Students at animation schools are asked to submit only one film per school.
Selection criteria
Production countries
France, Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium
Production's date (Min)
2023
Production's date (Max)
2025
Duration (Min)
2’
Duration (Max)
20’
Category
Fiction, Animation
Genre
Others, Adventure, Comedy, Comedy Drama, Musical, Romantic Comedy, Tale, Drama, Mystery, Fable, Fantasy, Period Drama, Film noir, Humor, Burlesque, Dark Humor, Crime, Detective / Thriller, Cinematic Essay, Science Fiction, Suspense, Western
originalSoundtrack
Yes
Subtitles requested
Screening copy :
If the film isn’t in French mandatory subtitling in French
Screener :
If the film isn’t French mandatory subtitling in French
Specific criteria
As specified in the rules, films entered in Filmfest must meet 3 criteria: 1/ Year of production, 2/ Country, 3/ Contact address in the Greater East Region of France. If 3/ Contact address does not correspond to the Grand Est de la France or Grande Région geographical area: this information must be sent by e-mail to the organizers at the same time as the Filmfest application, specifying: the name of the film, the region of the film and a contact postal address. Without this information, the application will be considered invalid. Only films with an address in Grand Est of France or the Grande Region will be considered.
Professional or Advanced category - Call Open
Closing
No entry fee
Films in the “Professional or Confirmed” category must be shot by directors from eastern France and the Greater Region (Germany (Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate), Belgium (Wallonia) and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg). No genre or subject imposed. Only short fiction and animation films made between 01/01/2023 and 02/15/2025 will be accepted.
Selection criteria
Production countries
France, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg
Production's date (Min)
2023
Production's date (Max)
2025
Duration (Min)
2’
Duration (Max)
25’
Category
Animation, Fiction
Genre
Others, Adventure, Comedy, Comedy Drama, Musical, Romantic Comedy, Tale, Drama, Mystery, Fable, Fantasy, Period Drama, Film noir, Humor, Burlesque, Dark Humor, Crime, Detective / Thriller, Cinematic Essay, Science Fiction, Suspense, Western
Subtitles requested
Screening copy :
If the film isn’t in French mandatory subtitling in French
Screener :
If the film isn’t French mandatory subtitling in French
Specific criteria
As specified in the rules, films entered in Filmfest must meet 3 criteria: 1/ Year of production, 2/ Country, 3/ Contact address in the Greater East Region of France. If 3/ Contact address does not correspond to the Grand Est de la France or Grande Région geographical area: this information must be sent by e-mail to the organizers at the same time as the Filmfest application, specifying: the name of the film, the region of the film and a contact postal address. Without this information, the application will be considered invalid. Only films with an address in Grand Est of France or the Grande Region will be considered.
Photos
Videos
Festival prize list
2024
- Prix du Parrain - Catégorie "Professionnel et confirmé" - "Ma saudade" - Olivier Barros
- Prix du Jury - Catégorie "Professionnel et confirmé" - "La nuit où je suis mort" - Franck Hermet
- Prix du Jury - Catégorie "Amateur" - "Comme Ça, Tu Sais" - Jean-Philippe Thiriart - Cédric Guénard
- Prix coup de coeur du Parrain - Catégorie "Amateur" - "Les Néandertaliens" - Theo de Oliveira et Rémi Potisek
2023
- Prix du Jury - Catégorie "Amateur" - "Audition" - Ludovic Chopard
- Prix du Parrain - Catégorie "Amateur" - "Fuel Stop" - Jiyun Jeong
- Prix du Jury - Catégorie "Professionnel et confirmé" - "Alex et Camille veulent aller au festival" - Antoine Van Scherpenzeel
- Prix du Parrain - Catégorie "Professionnel et confirmé" - "Un jour les choses changeront " - Mikele Carlino
2022
- Prix du Jury - "Wéi" - Mikele Carlino
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