The Angers Workshops, initiated by Jeanne Moreau, are directed toward young filmmakers with one or two short films to their credit and a first feature film in the works.

This training, notably based on new technologies
, is designed to give them support as they take that crucial step into the world of feature films.

The Workshops will offer them:
Screenings and analyses of film classics from the past and present.

Training with established filmmakers and technicians who will bring to the classroom their professional experience and methods.

Development of their personal projects under the guidance of the attending instructors, with emphasis on specific questions concerning digital technologies, directing, editing, music and sound, working with actors, production...

For the previous editions of the Workshops, Jeanne Moreau, as artistic director, brought together as instructors a group of European film professionals:
- directors Lucas Belvaux, Faouzi Bensaïdi, Luc et Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Jacques Doillon, Pascale Ferran, Amos Gitaï, Noémie Lvovsky, Claude Miller, François Ozon, Marc Recha, Sandrine Veysset, Krzysztof Zanussi…

- cinematographers Jérôme Almeras, Louis-Philippe Capelle, Gérard De Battista, Hélène Louvard, Alain Marcoen

- editors Yann Dedet, François Gédigier, Michel Klochendler, Ludo Troch - composers and musicians Riccardo Del Fra, Simon Stockhausen, Béatrice Thiriet

- producers Dominique Besnehard, Bertrand Faivre, Bertrand Gore, Alain Rocca, Laurent Truchot

- and also: Christelle Baras (casting director), Paul Englebert (HD Post-production manager), Christian Guillon, (visual effects specialist), Franck Montagné (digital post-production specialist), Gérard Rousseau (mixer), Dan Weil (production designer)...

  PROGRAMME

Screenings: Each day will begin with the screening of a film classic chosen and presented by a different instructor.

Masterclass: The guest directors and film professionals will elaborate on a specific aspect of their filmography.

Private interviews: The young filmmakers will be able to engage the expertise of the instructors to answer specific questions concerning their first feature film projects. The Workshops will take place in French and English.

  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants eligible for the Angers Workshops:
- Young filmmakers with one or two short films to their credit and a first fiction feature film in the works. µ
- Young filmmakers from European Union or from one of the following countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.