The Unifrance Short Film Awards 2024 selection features 26 titles (including nine first works) by 15 directors in four programs.
In a diversity of forms and styles, and exploring various themes and subjects, these 26 stories in images invite us to revisit yesterday's world, ask questions about today's world and, why not, help us grasp the future.
11 of these films are the result of co-productions with 12 countries: Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Canada, Estonia, Israel, Lithuania, Nepal, Palestine, Portugal, Czech Republic, and Slovakia.
As inventive as they are daring, and at times singular, the short film format is essential to the renewal of the cinema arts, and rarely leaves anyone indifferent. With Unifrance's constant support, short films continue to conquer foreign festivals and markets. The 2024 vintage of the Unifrance Short Film Awards promises to be inspiring, and we hope that this spotlight will be the start or continuation of a long international career for the creators and producers of these films.
Program 1
- If I Lie by Séverine Werba
- Percebes by Alexandra Ramires & Laura Gonçalves
- Aïda Neither by Élisa Gilmour
- Hurikán by Jan Saska
- Suleyman by Mehdi Hamnane & Yanis Hamnane
- Palestine Islands by Nour Ben Salem & Julien Menanteau
Program 2
- Furious by Thomas Vernay
- The One Who Knows by Davidavičė Eglė
- The Color of Chlorine by Clément Dezelus
- The Path by Marie Vieillevie
- Street Casting by Tatiana Vialle
- Ashen Sun by Camille Monnier
- Suzanne d’Émilie de Monsabert
Program 3
- Maitighar by Marc Gurung
- Antheor by Patrice Joseph Blanc
- 43° in the Shade by Pauline Bailay
- The White Crows by Denis Liakhov
- A Stand Still Journey by Izù Troin
- Coléoptère by Martin Gouzou
Program 4
- Changing Rooms by Violette Gitton
- Hello Summer by Martin Smatana & Veronika Zacharová
- Laka by Germain Le Carpentier
- Todos los futuros by Bárbara Cerro
- GiGi by Cynthia Calvi
- Robespierre by Pierre Menahem
- We Are Griots by Demba Konaté
The jury is composed of:
- Guadalupe Arensburg Caellas – Movistar+ (Spain)
- Bénédicte Bourgois – RTBF (Belgium)
- Laurence Côte – Actress, winner of Best Actress 2022 (Le Point de reprise by Nicolas Panay)
- Maguette Betty Danfakha – Director of the Dakar Court festival (Senegal)
- Isabelle Gibbal-Hardy – Director of Le Grand Action movie theater
- Nicole Gillet – Director of the Festival de Namur (Belgium)
- Gilles Reunis – Be TV (Belgium)
The jury met on Friday April 26 for an intense and emotionally-charged day!
The winners will be announced at Cannes on Thursday, May 23. On this occasion, Unifrance and La Fête du court métrage will also announce the Distributor Award 2024.
Unifrance warmly thanks Gilles Cuvelier for the originality of his inspiring illustration, which gives this 22nd edition its identity. The organization also thanks all its partners: TitraFilm, Le Grand Action, Shortfilmdepot, Sauve qui peut le court métrage, Courant3D, and Brefcinéma.
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