Call for entries - 50th Semaine de la Critique
La Semaine de la Critique will be celebrating its 50th anniversary!Parallel section of Cannes Film Festival, the Semaine de la Critique's mission, since its creation in 1962 by the Union of French Film Critics, has been to discover new talents by programming first and second time works. It will present an international competition 7 feature films in international premiere. A small amount of films for a large number of screenings (7 per film) : la Semaine de la Critique offers an excellent critic, public and professional visibility in Cannes. La Semaine is willing to remain open to all genres by presenting 3 special screenings for feature films as well (first and second works). As a discovery section of young cinema talents, La Semaine will present a selection of 10 shorts and medium-lengths films from all over the world.
The Grand Prix de la Semaine de la Critique is awarded by the French and International press (comprised of journalists and film critics who are invited to vote following each screening of the Selection). The feature films that are directed by first-time feature filmmakers are also in the running for the Caméra d'Or (Golden Camera). A lot of directors discovered at La Semaine have had huge public and critic successes (Ken Loach, Barbet Schroeder, Wong Kar-Wai, Gaspard Noé, and more recently Alejandro González Iñárritu, Andrea Arnold and Janus Metz his documentary Armadillo, the Grand Prix in 2010). In the past few years, 4 Caméra d'Or prizes and 1 Caméra d'or Special Distinction have rewarded directors from our section : Christopher Boe with Reconstruction (2003), Keren Yedaya with Or (2004), Miranda July with Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005), Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen with Meduzot (2007) and Valeria Gaï Guermanika in 2008 with Everybody Dies But Me.
Submissions
Films have to be registered online on the website: www.semainedelacritique.com
Accepted formats for preselections: 35mm prints/DVDs
Closing date to register: March 24th, 2011
Closing date to receive the films: April 1st, 2011
Results will be announced in the end of April by e-mail only.