Discovering future filmmakers

What a thrill it is to experience La Semaine de la Critique, which gives us a wealth of first and second films every year, to be blown away by their aesthetic courage and creativity! La Semaine relentlessly strives to unearth artists with a fresh and incisive perspective, who will soon become household names of world cinema: directors such as Ken Loach, Alejandro González Iñarritu, Wong Kar Wai were discovered at La Semaine de la Critique, and more recently, Jeff Nichols, Julia Ducourneau, and Amanda Nell Eu. 

Their mission is a perfect fit for our objectives: supporting the whole range of creation. CNC puts a premium on the early stage of production, the most fragile and the most exposed, and we assist filmmakers from around the world, even when their freedom of expression is stifled in their home country. 

We are therefore immensely proud to be supporting La Semaine de la Critique as it shines a light on new blood flowing in the film industry, making it an incredibly vivid/lively artform!

Dominique Boutonnat

Chairman of the CNC