Events

The Angers European First Film Festival (French: Festival Premiers Plans d’Angers) is an annual film festival held in the city of Angers, France every January since 1989, dedicated to European cinema. TIMELINE: January 18-26, 2025 SUBMISSON DEADLINES: September 29, 2024...

The Cannes Film Festival originated in 1932 when the then French Minister of Education, Jean Zay, at the suggestion of Philippe Erlanger and with American and British help, organized the first French International Film Festival. Since 1947, the festival has been called "Festival du film de Cannes". Since then the venue of the festival has remained the same, the city of Cannes on the French Riviera.

Over the course of its 60 years, the Annecy Festival has established itself as a global event dedicated to animation, bringing together the most esteemed professionals from the sector to celebrate animation’s creative and diverse styles and techniques. TIMELINE: June...

THE major rendezvous for young filmmakers in Europe!The second largest short film festival in France and Europe, unique due to its European dimension, the Brest Festival, set up in 1986, plays an important role on the local and regional cultural...

The Cinemed in Montpellier is the second largest French film festival after Cannes Film Festival. It offers screenings and debates. TIMELINE: October 17-25, 2025 SUBMISSON DEADLINES: 24 martie – 21 august, 2025 Website: www.cinemed.tm.fr

Les Arcs was co-founded in 2009 by Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin (CEO), Guillaume Calop (general manager), and Jérémy Zelnik (head of industry), on the grounds of the ski resort of the same name. The mountain location dictated the overall atmosphere of the event, despite aiming...

THE major rendezvous for young filmmakers in Europe!Today, the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival is the world’s largest film festival dedicated to short films. In term of audience and professional presence, it is the second largest film festival in France after...