Because the young talents of today will be the big names of cinema of the future, the Cannes Film Festival has created a new ‘Short Film’ category this year.

At the Cannes Film festival, short films are represented both at the Competition, at the end of which the short films jury awards a short film Palme d’or, and at the Short Film Corner, a professional area for new meetings and exchanges.

This new short film category will be represented in an area at the Palais des Festivals, where directors and professionals will have the opportunity to mingle in workshops and conferences. It is also there that the films registered under the Short Film Corner will be screened and thematic programmes organised.

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