La Semaine de la Critique

To be eligible for La Semaine de la Critique, the film must comply with the following requirements: For feature films only: Must be the director’s first or second feature film. By "first feature film", we mean it must be a first cinematic film (fiction, documentary or animation) with a duration over 59' from a director who has never directed a full-length film before (over 59'), theatrically released or selected in an international Class A festival. By "second feature film", we mean it must be a cinematic film (fiction, documentary or animation) with a duration over 59' from a director who has previously only directed one full-length film (over 59'), theatrically released or selected in an international Class A festival. For all films, short and feature films: Must have been completed within the 12 months prior to the date of the Festival (between May 2024 and Cannes 2025). For foreign short and feature films: must not have participated in any festival outside its country of origin (whether it is in competition or out of competition). Must not have been shown on the Internet or broadcasted on TV, or commercially released outside its country of origin.La Semaine de la Critique reserves the right to make unilateral decisions about situations not mentioned herein and/or make exceptions to the rules.La Semaine de la Critique reserves the right to use all data from registration forms as provided for by the law nº78.17 of 6 January 1978 (in accordance with the data processing, files and freedoms act, any participant has the right to access and correct only data concerning him. This right is exercised by the French Union of Film Critics (SFCC).La Semaine de la Critique declines any responsibility for registration applications not received. The board of the French Union of Film Critics (SFCC) has the right to settle all cases not provided for, by the present regulations. It reserves the right to suspend, cancel, or postpone the event or to modify the regulations, at any time, according to the requirements of its exploitation. No compensation of any kind can be made to the participants.Participation in La Semaine de la Critique implies acceptance of the foregoing rules and regulations.Following Cannes Film Festival, the selected films will be screened in France (Cinémathèque Régionale de Corse - Corsica, Cinémathèque Française – Paris, Cinemas Les Variétés and La Baleine - Marseille) as well as Mexico (Morelia Film Festival) the last one for a partial rerun. For short films only, Czech Republic (Prague - Cinema Ponrepo) and Martinique (Festival Cinémartinique Atrium). The list of reruns is subject to change and will be confirmed in the invitation Right-holders of the film must provide prints for each rerun, until the end of all the reruns. The producer must inform their sales agent, their French distributor and the distributor of the rerun country of these obligatory reruns.