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2024 preselection conditions

IMPORTANT

The Selection Committee of the Festival de Cannes is exclusively in charge of the Official Selection and decides in which section a film can participate.

For feature films applying to Cannes Classics, please send an email to cannesclassics@festival-cannes.fr.

The non-official sections Director’s Fortnight and La Semaine de la Critique are independent of the Cannes Film Festival. They are in charge of their own respective selections.

See the regulations SUBMIT A FILM 

Only feature films that meet the following conditions may be chosen for invitation to the Official Selection:

• Films that have been produced during the twelve months preceding the Festival
• Films whose distribution is limited to their country of origin
• Films that have not been presented at any international motion picture event. If the film has been selected for an international section (competitive or not) of a festival, it becomes ineligible for the Festival de Cannes. A selection is international if it presents films from different countries.
• Films that have not been shown on the Internet or released on DVD
• Every feature film invited to be in competition must be released theatrically in France in accordance with French legislation pertaining to media chronology rules. Any beneficiary, producer or authorized representative submitting a feature film commits to honoring this clause.

In order to be selected as a feature film, your film must be more than 60 minutes long.

The Festival de Cannes does not accept films with a duration of between 15 and 60 minutes.

The registration deadline is March 8th, 2024. (By this date, the registration form below must have been filled out and validated).

One of the accepted formats submitted for preselection must be received by the Festival no later than March 10th, 2024.

Whatever equipment used for shooting the film (mini DV, super 8, 35mm…), only the following will be accepted for the preselection:

• DCP (Digital Cinema Package): Server JPEG 2000 (model DOREMI DCP 2K4). Server reads only JPEG 2000 files. Available connections: CRU bay, e-Sata, USB. Once your submission is complete, contact the Film Department for the server certificate and how to send your KDM.
• Blu-ray Disc + 1 standard DVD (if you send a Blu-ray you must also send us a standard DVD of the film).
• DVD (Standard)
• Upload online

Please send your film once only and in one format only.

N.B. It is possible to present a working copy of the film. When filling out the entry form, please state if your submission is the final version or a working version. Submission of a working copy does not allow for later submission of a final copy.

The Selection Committee will accept films:

• WITHOUT subtitles if the original language is French or English.
• WITH French or English subtitles for all other original languages.

DCP / DVD / Blu-ray: they must be sent by mail directly to the Film Department at the Festival office (please find the address at the end of the entry form). If are sent through an express parcel service your package should read “For cultural purposes only” and “Without commercial value” on the package. For any materials sent by express parcel service, payment for delivery must have been made in full, including any duty and taxes. Otherwise, the Festival reserves the right not to accept the package.

It is also possible to make delivery in person or by courier. (Please check our office hours in advance.)

• Feature film on DVD standard or Blu-ray Disc: 50 euros all taxes included.
• Upload online: 60 Euros all taxes included.
• Feature film on DCP (Digital Cinema Package): 300 euros all taxes included.

The application and screening fee must be paid at the time of online registration (using the form below). The application and screening costs are borne by the producer or the sender.

Only payment by credit cards such as Visa, Mastercard / Eurocard, and American Express is accepted. Your credit card will be debited on a secure website when filling in the entry form. Payment validates the completion of registration. All payments must be made in euros.

The return transport costs are borne by the producer or by the return consignee for the print. The total invoice (transport, screening, etc.) must be paid upon arrival of the print in order for us to release the print once the Selection Committee has screened it.

Other screening materials: Following the screening, the various materials received are not returned to the sender by the Festival. (Note however that materials may be picked up directly from the Festival offices until July 12^th, 2024)

• You will be contacted before the official press conference.
• You must supply us either with a DCP (Digital Cinema Package), a JPEG 2000 file or a 35mm print.
• The Film Department will send you all the necessary information on time, only if your film is selected.