Un Festival C’est Trop Court! – A short film festival that is too short! This Festival opens the door to unmissable evenings celebrating the magic of short film, often associated with other forms of art.
THE MEETING PLACE FOR YOUNG EUROPEAN FILMMAKERS
The Nice European Short Film Festival Un Festival C’est Trop Court! is an event dedicated to young cinematographic creations. Committed to announcing new trends, it gathers every year for a week, films and audiences from all over Europe, forming a fresh and unprecedented cultural effervescence in Nice.
Through several competitive programs, this festival presents diverse, unique and innovative work that highlights the creativity and originality of short films.
COMPETITIONS
Un Festival C’est Trop Court! is made up of 4 official competitions that are voted upon by professional panel :
European Competition (films produced and/or co-produced in Europe)
Courts d’ici (films shot and/or produced in the South of France and Corsica)
Experience (competition of experimental films competition, video art, new cinema)
Animation (film competition for European animation schools)
PROFESSIONAL PLATFORM
This festival is unique on the French Riviera for this kind of film. Classified category 1 by the CNC (centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée), it is also an important space for professional exchanges and meetings during the Nice Short Meeting.
Scheduled during the Festival, this is a day dedicated to training workshops and meetings between authors and producers. On another side, thematic round tables put into perspective the artistic and economic stakes of short films.
TRAVAUX EN COUR(T)S – WORK(S) IN PROGRESS
A call for scripts is launched every year for the workshop Travaux en Cour(t)s in the framework of the Nice Short Meeting. Four authors are selected to pitch their script in front of writing and production specialists. They will then be interviewed individually for guidance. One candidate, chosen among the 4, will win the award and participate in the Young Authors workshop of the Tous Courts festival in Aix-en-Provence.
The call for scripts for Travaux en cour(t)s 2024 will open in May.
FILM EDUCATION DURING THE FESTIVAL
During Un Festival C’est Trop Court we offer students to take part in the festival through adapted screenings, film workshops or meeting professional technicians. A week to discover audiovisual professions, cinema workshops and short film programs dedicated to children from several schools, from kindergarten to high school.
FILM CULTURE SINCE 2000
Created in 2000 by Héliotrope, the Nice European Short Film Festival, Un Festival C’est Trop Court! has become the cultural event of the autumn film season in Nice. Also a professional platform, the Festival is a time to meet, exchange ideas and develop professional skills, with masterclasses, conferences and workshops.
THEY HAVE MET THE FESTIVAL
Since its creation in 2000, many well-known faces have attended the European Short Film Festival of Nice, either as members of the Festival Jury, representing films in competition or concerts.
Mikhaël Hers, Olivier Babinet, Justine Triet, Sophie Letourneur, Alix Delaporte, Marie Monge, Jessica Palud, Guillaume Brac, Corine Marienneau, Les Penelopes, Para One, Poumtchack, Julien Ribot, Scratch Massive, Estéban, Jean-François Laguionie, Jean-Benoit Ugeux, Salomé Stévenin, Felix Moati… to name but a few !
The festival takes place every year in emblematic places of Nice – new venue since 2023: the 109, a former slaughterhouses transformed into a centre for contemporary culture. See you for the 24th edition from October 4th to 11th 2024 in Nice !
Classified Category 1
Un Festival C’est Trop Court! is classified category 1 by the CNC (National Center for Cinema and Animated Image).