FNE at Cannes 2024: Films from FNE Partner Countries Selected for Cannes Short Film Competition and La Cinef

23-04-2024

FNE at Cannes 2024: Films from FNE Partner Countries Selected for Cannes Short Film Competition and La Cinef

By Anna Franklin

Lubna Azabal © Dominique Charriau/Getty Images / Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar @ Guy Ferrandis / Paolo Moretti © Angèle Marignac-Serra ECAL / Claudine Nougaret © Raymond Depardon / Vladimir Perišić © Philippe Lebruman

PARIS: Films by Lithuanian Eglė Razumaitė and Croatian Nebojša Slijepčević have been selected for the Short Film Competition of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, while a film from Czech student Pola Kazak will run in the La Cinef competition.

Eleven titles were chosen from among 4,420 films for the Short Film Competition, whereas 2,263 student films applied to La Cinef, of which 18 titles ended up in the selection.

Serbian film director Vladimir Perišić is a member of the jury for both competitions, which is headed by Lubna Azabal and also composed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, Paolo Moretti and Claudine Nougaret.

Films from FNE Partner Countries in Short Film Competition:

Ootid / Ootidė (Lithuania)
Directed by Eglė Razumaitė

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Croatia, France)
Directed by Nebojša Slijepčević

Films from FNE Partner Countries in La Cinef:

Weeds / Plevel (Czech Republic)
Directed by Pola Kazak
Produced by by MAUR film
Coproduced by Film Academy of Miroslav Ondricek in Pisek
Click HERE for more information on the film.

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