38th edition
17-25 january 2026
Image La Vie active
France
2019 Fiction 20 min
Jonas and Pierre have left their group of little thieves but everyone keeps asking them what they do in life. In the Parisian heat, they desperately search to give a meaning for their day.
With : Illyes Salah, Etienne Bories, Saadia Bentaieb, Sylvain Deblé
Screenplay : Victor Jestin
Image : Pauline Doméjean
Editing : Alexis Bertrand
Sound : Samuel Delorme, Laura Chelfi, Emma Zinny
Production : La Fémis, Hugo Tomes
Janloup Bernard graduated with a Master's degree in social anthropology. In September 2015, he joined the directing department of La Fémis. Since then he directed three short films: Reprise (documentary) The Ardents (fiction) and Last Summer (fiction). La Vie active is his graduation film.