11 short films from 10 countries and for its 27th edition La Cinef will present 14 live-action and 4 animated short films in competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.
This year’s La Cinef program reflects the geographic movement of film students, with a Singaporean director in Australia, an Indian and a Lithuanian in the UK, a Russian in the Czech Republic and three shorts made at American schools by Russian, Chinese and British filmmakers.
Chaired by Belgian actress Lubna Azabal, the jury comprised of Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, Paolo Moretti, Claudine Nougaret and Vladimir Perišić will award the Short Film Palme d’or and the 3 La Cinef prizes, the Festival de Cannes’ selection dedicated to student films.
“Traveler, there is no path. The path is made by walking. Antonio Machado. The Festival de Cannes is one of those paths we dream of crossing. The focus on young filmmakers presenting their short films, and the paths they have taken to get there, honor me. I can’t wait to discover the richness of it all. It’s a journey that I want to be demanding and kind, short after short, step after step. To be selected in this mythical place is a message of love, a worldwide recognition, and to preside over it is a source of pride.” – Lubna Azabal, Short films and La Cinef Jury President.”
The 77th Festival de Cannes will take place from Tuesday May 14 to Saturday May 25, 2024.
THE SHORT FILMS COMPETITION
VOLCELEST
Éric Briche
France – 15′
OOTIDĖ
(Ootid)
Razumaitė Eglė
Lithuania – 9′
SANKI YOXSAN
Azer Guliev
Azerbaijan – 15′
LES BELLES CICATRICES
Raphaël Jouzeau
France – 15′
RRUGËS
(On The Way)
Samir Karahoda
Kosovo – 15′
ACROSS THE WATERS
Viv Li
China – 15′
PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS
Alison McAlpine
Canada – 15′
TEA
Blake Rice
United States – 12′
AMARELA
(Yellow)
André Hayato Saito
Brazil – 15′
THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT
Nebojša Slijepčević
Croatia – 13′
BAD FOR A MOMENT
(Mau Por Um Momento)
Daniel Soares
Portugal – 15′
LA CINEF SELECTION
CROW MAN
Yohann Abdelnour
ALBA – Lebanon – 8′
BANISHED LOVE
Xiwen Cong
Beijing Film Academy – China – 40′
PRAEIS (IT’LL PASS)
Dovydas Drakšas
London Film School – United Kingdom – 27′
ECHOES
Robinson Drossos
ENSAD – France – 7′
MAUVAIS COTON (US AND THEM)
Nicolas Dumaret
La Fémis – France – 20′
TERMINAL
East Elliott
NYU – United States of America – 18′
ELEVACIÓN
Gabriel Esdras
Universidad de Guadalajara – Mexico – 28′
IN SPIRITO
Nicolò Folin
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia – Italy – 14′
THE DEER’S TOOTH
Saif Hammash
Dar Al-Kalima University – Palestine – 16′
PLEVEL (WEEDS)
Pola Kazak
FAMO – Czech Republic – 14′
THE CHAOS SHE LEFT BEHIND
Nikos Kolioukos
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – Greece – 33′
FOREST OF ECHOES
Yoori Lim
Korea National University of Arts – South Korea – 22′
BUNNYHOOD
Mansi Maheshwari
NFTS – United Kingdom – 9′
SUNFLOWERS WERE THE FIRST ONES TO KNOW…
Chidananda S Naik
FTII, Pune – India – 16′
WITHERED BLOSSOMS
Lionel Seah
AFTRS – Australia – 14′
OUT THE WINDOW THROUGH THE WALL
Asya Segalovich
Columbia University – United States of America – 22′
THREE
Amie Song
Columbia University – United States of America – 15′
IT’S NOT TIME FOR POP
Amit Vaknin
Tel Aviv University – Israel – 14′