• The Projeto Paradiso, a foundation supported by the Olga Rabinovich Institute, is partnering with Next Step to welcome a Brazilian filmmaker.
• Next Step II, a workshop organized every autumn to bring together 6 filmmakers and 3 composers, with the support of SACEM and CNC, takes up residence at Fabbrica Culturale Casell’Arte, in Venaco, Haute Corse.
Jury du Prix Next Step
Consultants, experts and filmmakers (from left to right) : Juliette Canon, project coordinator, Isadora Neves Marques, David Bodzak, Julie Lecoustre, Yacine Badday, Guil Sela, Mathilde Chavanne, Elene Naveriani, Beza Hailu Lemma, Philippe Barrière, Valentina Homem, Marie Dubas, Arvin Belarmino and Pablo Giles.
The Next Step workshop supports the short filmmakers selected for La Semaine de la Critique in the development of their first feature film. Following December 2024 session at the Moulin d'Andé and Paris, the most promising project will be awarded the Next Step Prize comprised of €2,500 and an invitation to Cannes 2025 for the winning filmmaker. The prize will be presented on Tuesday, May 20 by a jury composed by Priscilla Bertin, producer at Silex Films; Stefano Centini, producer at Volos Films; Gabor Greiner, head of acquisitions at Films Boutique.
Moulin d'Andé-CECI Residency
Dawid Bodzak is awarded with a 2 weeks-long residency with consultations sessions at the Moulin d'Andé-CECI for his feature film project EPISODE.
A look back on Next Step 2024
Between December 8th and 13th 2024, eight of the short film directors who were recently selected at La Semaine de la Critique have presented their first feature film projects. For the third year, Morelia IFF’s invitation in Cannes extends to welcoming a Mexican filmmaker to the Next Step workshop.
During a week-long workshop - first at the Moulin d’Andé and then Paris - they were guided by international consultants who have provided advice on their script, helped them assess what each script implies in terms of direction and production, as well as market release. Directors also had the opportunity to meet composers assess about the musical realm of their film with the support of SACEM. At the end of the workshop, with the support of SACD, one-to-one meetings were organised at la maison des Auteurs with professionals of the French film industry, to allow filmmakers to present their projects, establish contact and build relationships for future collaborations.