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SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT to La Fabrique Cinéma de l'Institut français
Ten projects in development (1st or 2nd feature film) are selected and invited to 2019 Cannes Film Festival
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rédigé par Thierno Ibrahima Dia
publié le 26/09/2018
Thierno I. Dia is a Writer at Africiné Magazine
Thierno I. Dia is a Writer at Africiné Magazine
For its 10th anniversary, La Fabrique's former participants
For its 10th anniversary, La Fabrique's former participants


La Fabrique Cinéma de l'Institut français is THE FRENCH COPRODUCTION PROGRAM FOR SOUTHERN AND EMERGING COUNTRIES FILMMAKERS.
This program has been developed in close association with the Festival de Cannes and the Marché du Film. Ten projects in development (1st or 2nd feature film) are selected and invited to Cannes. The aim is to create concrete opportunities for these projects by providing access to different activities and personalized support through one-to-one and group meetings with key players in the film industry.
An international call for entries limited to 120 projects is launched every year. The applications are evaluated by a selection committee.

The selected directors are invited with their producers during the Festival de Cannes to participate in an intensive ancad personalized coaching. This programme is meant to help finance their projects through individual meetings with French and international producers as well as group meetings with professionals. They also benefit from the strong commitment of the patron of La Fabrique.

"La Fabrique Cinéma is a great experience for international filmmakers. [...] It is through La Fabrique that I was introduced to the writing residency at Moulin d'Andé where I spent time crafting the story. La Fabrique is an incredibly special programme that supported my film Rafiki, and my filmmaking career." said Wanuri KAHIU (Director / Kenya / La Fabrique 2013.
On the same tone, Kaouther BEN HANIA (Director / Tunisia / La Fabrique 2015), testifies: "La Fabrique was an incredible boost when it came to making my film reality. I began filming barely a year after taking part in the unique platform. It is a magnicent place where you can meet all the people you need to get behind your film; where things can go very quickly in terms of artistic and financial planning.All in all, it's a place where film dreams come true."

Among La Fabrique's former participants: Joel KAREKEZI (Director / Rwanda / LA FABRIQUE 2013), Gaya JIJI (Director / Syria / La Fabrique 2014), Michel K. ZONGO
(Director / Burkina Faso / La Fabrique 2013), Mattie DO (Director / Laos / LA FABRIQUE 2014), Alaa Eddine ALJEM (Director / Morocco / La Fabrique 2016), Mohamed SIAM (Director / Egypt / La Fabrique 2016), Damien OUNOURI (Director and producer / Algeria / La Fabrique 2014), Mariam KHATCHVANI (Director/ Georgia/ La Fabrique 2014), Gustavo RONDON CORDOVA (Director / Venezuela / La Fabrique 2014)and Elias RIBEIRO (Producer /South Africa / La Fabrique 2014)

MAIN SELECTION CRITERIA

The project must be the director's first or second feature-length film (fiction, documentary or animation).
The directorand the producer must come from one of the eligible countries.
The project must have a producer from one of the eligible countries who has produced a short- or feature-length film in the last five years.
Each director or production company may only submit one film project.
Due to the international environment of the Cannes Market, the director and the producer must speak English.
Application must be complete to be considered.

La Fabrique's program is mainly designed to find French and European coproducers. Therefore, priority will be given to projects that don't have French or European coproducers attached. However, projects that have coproducers will be evaluated and can be considered. Co-producers may not apply but they must appear in the registration form. A selected project that wouldn't have informed the Institut français that some coproducers are attached might be refused.

Beware: The registration deadline will be announced once the 120th eligible application will be received or at beginning of November 2018, at the latest. The La fabrique official website will be updated weekly regarding the number of submissions received.

Eligible countries : Mainly based on the DAC (Development Assistance Committee) list (OECD) of assistance recipients.

WE SUGGEST YOU TO PREFERABLY USE THE ROMAN ALPHABET. SOME BUGS ON THE ONLINE FORM WERE SOMETIMES DUE TO THE USE OF SYMBOLS, SIGNS OR NON-ROMAN ALPHABET (like Arabic or Cyrillic Alphabel).

Mandatory fields (in French or English)
* Eligible country
* Last name/ first name/ email/ phone and country of the director from one of the eligible countries
* Company / Last name/ first name/ email/ phone and country of the producer from one of the eligible countries
* Company / Name and country of the co-producer(s) (if applicable)
* Film title in original language and English
* Language of the project
* Film genre
* Film summary (40 words maximum)
* Synopsis (1 page maximum)
* Project status and reasons for participating in La Fabrique Cinéma de l'Institut français (2 pages maximum)
* Estimated production schedule
* Estimated budget
* Links to previous works of the director

Mandatory documents (in French or English)
* Treatment (20 pages maximum)
* Script (draft version or conversational continuity)
* Director's statement (2 pages maximum)
* Financing plan
* Director's CV and filmography
* Producer's CV and filmography
* Photo of the director (300 dpi - high resolution)

Optional documents (in French or English)
* Detailed production schedule
* Detailed budget
* Project stills (300 dpi - high resolution)
* Production company profile

TO SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT : read and fill out the Online Form (please click, page in English, with a French version available).

Fees: Please note that there is no registration fee.

If there is no film of the director available online, 3 DVDs must be sent by post to:
Gabrielle Béroff-Gallard
Institut Français
Département Cinéma
8-14, rue du Capitaine Scott
75015 Paris
France

For any information about that call for entries, please write to Gabrielle Béroff-Gallard.

Thierno I. Dia

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