[FILMS EN COURS] 2023 - selection
The [Films en cours] award offers post-production support for first, second, and third feature films, dedicated to theatrical release (narrative, essay, documentary), towards the end of editing process.
Thanks to the commitment of our partners LA PUCE A L'OREILLE, STUDIO ORLANDO, LE GRAND ACTION and CINELI DIGITAL.
2023 JURY : Frédéric Busnel-Joncour (Cineli Digital), Boris Chapelle (La Puce A l'Oreille), Elsa Cohen (post-production director), Matthieu Deniau (Studio Orlando), Isabelle Gibbal-Hardy (Le Grand Action), Maryam Goormaghtigh (filmmaker), Caroline Maleville (programmer, Cinémathèque française, Quinzaine des Cinéastes)
2023 WINNER
Festa Major · Jean-Baptiste Alazard
France, Documentary, 75', Colors
Production : Stank
Every single year, for the last 125 years, as September nears, a small village in the Pyrenees of Catalonia celebrates Festa Major. A mad four-day celebration where people of all ages, walks of life, sex, locals, guests, and strangers from neighbouring valleys and beyond, dance, drink, and rejoice together.
2023 CANDIDATES
Free Party · Fabianny Deschamps
France, Documentary, 90', Colors
Production : Paraíso Production et So-cle
In a small village in Northern India, elderly women - destitute harbingers of bad luck - await their death. Biding their time until their next transmigration, they wander endlessly about their pilgrimage, begging, singing praises to their protector, Krishna, for hours on end. In the village, as everywhere else in India, preparations are underway for Holi, the Festival of Colours. Traditionally banned from these festivities, these women resist, intent on celebrating amongst themselves.
Hombres Integros · Alejandro Andrade
France/Mexique, Fiction, 86', Colors
Production : Local films
17-year-old Alt returns to his catholic boy’s school after a year away. He no longer relates to his old mates, who are popular and athletic, but finds himself drawn to Oliver, a gay pupil. In an attempt to dispel the rumours on his predispositions, he bonds with his old friends and ends up committing a crime to prove that he still belongs to their group.
Room Temperature · Dennis Cooper / Zac Farley
United States, Fiction, 91', Colors
Production : Local films
Every year, a family home is turned into a haunted house. The purpose is not only to be as terrifying as possible, but also to create a spectacular attraction to draw the neighbours in. In response to some criticism, the father commits irreparable damage.
Una Sombra Oscilante · Celeste Rojas Mugica
Argentina / Chile / France, Documentary, 73', Colors
Production : Bomba Cine, Eaux vives Productions
The director, a 35-year old photographer, delves into a father’s old collection of negatives. A photographer himself, he took part in the fight against the Chilean dictatorship and lived in exile throughout Latin America. This footage, the vestige of an eventful past, reveals the emotions that permeated this clandestine era.
