Presentation of the Angers Workshops

Since 2022, the Angers Workshops have been held during the Premiers Plans Festival.

Founded by Jeanne Moreau and the Premiers Plans Festival in July 2005, the Angers Workshops are intended for young French-speaking filmmakers who have made one or more short films and are preparing to make their first feature film.

With the help of experienced professionals, the filmmakers have 7 days to perfect their artistic project through practical lessons related to the financial and technical conditions of first films. The focus is on scriptwriting, directing, editing, directing actors, production or music, depending on the profile of the participants.

Eligibility requirements

The Angers Workshops are held entirely in French. The following may apply for the Workshops:

• Have already made one or more short films
• Have a project for a first feature-length fiction film (complete screenplay)
• The project must be produced or co-produced with France, Belgium, Switzerland or Quebec
• Be French-speaking (the Workshops are held entirely in French)

Filmmakers in Residence Programme

Group workshops

Guest directors and professionals lead and supervise group workshops on one or more aspects of film-making.

Masterclass

The guest speakers discuss and expand on a particular aspect of their filmography as part of a sharing of experience.

Individual interviews

Young filmmakers can ask the lecturers for their expertise on specific questions relating to their own feature films in preparation.

Screenings

Discover young European filmmakers through films in the official Premiers Plans Festival competition and previews.

Instructors

In previous editions of the Workshops, the teaching teams were composed of European professionals:

Instructors

Jeanne Moreau, Lionel Baier, Faouzi Bensaïdi, Olivier Ducastel, Delphine Gleize, Alain Guiraudie, Katell Quillévéré, Marc Recha, João Pedro Rodrigues, Guillaume Senez, Sandrine Veysset, Krzysztof Zanussi

Directors and scriptwriters

Delphine Agut, Olivier Assayas, Antoine Barraud, Laurent Bécue-Renard, Lucas Belvaux, Fanny Burdino, Claire Burger, Thomas Cailley, Robin Campillo, Luc et Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Leonardo Di Costanzo, Jacques Doillon, Pascale Ferran, Bence Fliegauf, Louis Garrel, Amos Gitaï, Fabio Grassadonia, Benjamin Heisenberg, Christoph Hochhäusler, Rachel Lang, Oliver Laxe, Sébastien Lifshitz, Claude Le Pape, Noémie Lvovsky, Jean-Bernard Marlin, Ursula Meier, Cyril Mennegun, Claude Miller, Catalin Mitulescu, Radu Muntean, Raphaël Nadjari, Jonathan Nossiter, François Ozon, Catherine Paillé, Antonio Piazza, François Pirot, Vincent Poymiro, Samuel Theis, Razvan Radulescu, Jaime Rosales, Pierre Schoeller, Céline Sciamma, Guillaume Senez, Justine Triet, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Eskil Vogt

Directors of photography

Jérôme Almeras, Louis-Philippe Capelle, Gérard de Battista, Hélène Louvard, Claire Mathon, Alain Marcoen, Matthieu Poirot-Delpech, Jonathan Ricquebourg

Editors

Luc Barnier, Yann Dedet, François Gédigier, Michel Klochendler, François Quiqueré, Laurent Sénéchal, Ludo Troch

Composers and musicians

Frédéric Alvarez, Riccardo Del Fra, Audrey Ismaël, Julie Roué, Simon Stockhausen, Béatrice Thiriet

Producers

Toufik Ayadi, Christophe Barral, Karl Baumgartner, Dominique Besnehard, Julie Billy, Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Emmanuel Chaumet, Carlo Cresto-Dina, Jean des Forêts, Arnaud Dommerc, Marta Donzelli, Bertrand Faivre, Bertrand Gore, Edyta Janczak-Hiriart, Marie-Ange Luciani, Alan R. Milligan, Bruno Nahon, Alain Rocca, Joseph Rouschop, Anne-Dominique Toussaint, Laurent Truchot, Luis Urbano

And also...

Christelle Baras (casting director), Manuel Chiche (distributor), Manuel Alberto Claro (cinematographer), Youna de Peretti (casting director), Étienne Curchod (sound editor), Paul Englebert (HD post-production specialist), Christian Guillon (visual effects specialist), Gabor Greiner (salesman), Michèle Halberstadt (distributor), Peter Hjörth (head of special effects), Thomas Legal (distributor), Franck Montagné (digital post-production specialist), Gérard Rousseau (mixer), Raphaël Sohier (sound engineer), Sarah Teper (casting director), Dan Weil (head set designer)...