L'Atelier 2020 © RR
The Cinefondation’s Atelier hosts its sixteenth edition this year and will invite to the Festival de Cannes 16 directors whose projects have been considered particularly promising. Together with their producers, they will be able to meet potential partners, a necessary step to finish their project and start the making of their film. L’Atelier provides its participants access to international co-productions, thus accelerating the film’s completion.
The Cinefondation’s Atelier has been created in 2005 to stimulate creative filmmaking and encourage the emergence of a new generation of filmmakers. So far, out of 233 projects accompanied, 171 have been released theatrically and 14 are currently in pre-production. For L’Atelier’s 16th edition, 15 projects from 15 countries have been selected, from the upcoming director to the well-known filmmaker.
| Dayao Swims Against the Flow | Zhang Tao | China |
| A Male | Fabián Hernández | Colombia |
| Carnaval | Mohamed Siam | Egypt |
| Animal | Sofia Exarchou | Greece |
| Marichjhapi | Bauddhayan Mukherji | India |
| The Happiest Man in The World | Teona Strugar Mitevska | North Macedonia |
| Tiger Stripes | Amanda Nell Eu | Malaysia |
| A Fucked up Tribute to Motherly Love | Esther Rots & Dan Geesin | Netherlands |
| Some Nights I Feel Like Walking | Petersen Vargas | Philippines |
| Le Serviteur | Marian Crisan | Romania |
| Frost | Pavle Vučković | Serbia |
| The Store | Hanna Sköld | Sweden |
| Balkaya | Emin Alper | Turkey |
| Birchanger Green | Moin Hussain | United Kingdom |
| The Station | Sara Ishaq | Yemen |
From June 23 to 25, L’Atelier will arrange online meetings with the directors for film industry professionals interested in investing in their projects.
The Livre des Projets and the meeting request forms will be available online in mid-May on www.cinefondation.com
CONTACT: Patrick Vuittenez
