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 246 projects accompanied, 172 have been released in the theaters and 23 are currently in pre-production. For L’Atelier’s 17th edition, 15 projects from 15 countries have been selected, from the new director to the well-known filmmaker.

Landscapes of Fear - Lukas V. Rinner - Austria
Caravan - Zuzana Kirchnerová - Czech Republic
Scattered - Kaspar Astrup Schröder - Denmark
Kein Wort - Hanna Slak - Germany
Fidelidad - César Díaz - Guatemala
Cora - Evi Kalogiropoulou - Greece
Jilah and the Man with Two Names - Yosep Anggi Noen - Indonesia
Parle-moi de 1985 - Zalfa Seurat - Lebanon
The Otter - Srđan Vuletić - Montenegro
White Road - Ella Manzheeva - Russia
Le Lac - Fabrice Aragno - Switzerland
Mandai River - Michaël Sewandono - The Netherlands
Idea - Tayfun Pirselimoğlu - Turkey
El Tiempo Que Perdimos - Gustavo Rondón Córdova - Venezuela
Viet and Nam - Minh Quý Trương - Vietnam