17th La Fabrique Cinéma

La Fabrique Cinéma is a program created by the Institut français in partnership with France Médias Monde and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), to promote the emergence of young filmmakers from developing and emerging countries on the international market.

Conceived in close collaboration with the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, La Fabrique Cinéma de l'Institut français selects each year ten 1st or 2nd feature film projects to present and introduce them in a privileged way to the industry and its decision-makers during the Cannes Film Festival.

This editon has 10 feature films projects, 9 are fiction and 1 is a documentary; from the 10 directors there are 6 women and 4 men. Nine are first feature projects and one is a second film project. Five projects are from OIF countries, 4 members: Cambodia, Cape Verde, Senegal and Tunisia, and 1 observer: Mexico.

For the first time, projects from Cape Verde and Kyrgyzstan are included in the selection, and there are more women directors than men.

The 17th edition of La Fabrique Cinéma de l’Institut français will take place at the Cannes Film Festival from 13 to 24 May.

The Selection

El Olor de las Paredes (The Scent of the Walls), Carlos Ormeño Palma, Peru
Flor di Finadu (The Flowers of The Dead), Nuno Boaventura Miranda, Cape Verde
Infantaria (Infantry), Laís Santos Araújo, Brazil
Jaysan, Aisha Sultanbekova, Kyrgystan
Le Temps d'errance (A Time to Wander), Rim Nakhli, Tunisia
Lo Que Sigue es Mi Muerte (What Follows Is My Death), Laura Baumeister, Mexico
Mellow Pink, Baran Sarmad, Iran (animation)
The Passport, Rakan Mayasi, Palestine
To Leave, To Stay, Danech San, Cambodia
Vaisseau fantôme (Ghost Ship), Moise Togo, Senegal (documentary) (live action and animation)

To read about each project go to official site here.

Cinémas du monde Pavilion

The Institut Français, in partnership with France Médias Monde (RFI, France 24 and Monte Carlo Doualiya) and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), is organizing the Cinémas du monde Pavilion as part of the Cannes Film Festival and Marché du Film.

At the heart of the Cannes Festival Village International, the Cinémas du monde Pavilion welcomes French and international industry professionals. The Pavilion reflects the Institut français year-round commitment to promoting French and world cinema.

Once again this year, Les Cinémas du monde (World Cinema) Pavilion, home to Institut français’ La Fabrique Cinéma, will be hosting a rich programme of round tables, masterclasses, workshops and professional meetings for French and international cinema professionals. A discussion on the challenges of restoring and promoting the film heritage of Africa, India and Iraq, a focus on the Brazilian audiovisual adaptation market (Shoot The Book!) in connection with the role of Brazil as the featured country at the Marché du Film and with the Saison France Brésil, and a meeting dedicated to co-production with the Caucasus region, are just some of the highlights of the programme. The Fabrique ouverte sessions, led by experts, will give the audience the opportunity to learn from short, practical presentations on topics such as ecoproduction, financing and the role of the French technical industries in international co-production