La Fabrique Cinéma
From 21 July 2025 to 15 September 2025
Cinema
La Fabrique Cinéma is a program created by the Institut français in partnership with France Médias Monde and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, to promote the emergence of young filmmakers from developing and emerging countries on the international market.
Conceived in close collaboration with the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, La Fabrique Cinéma de l'Institut français selects each year ten 1st or 2nd feature film projects to present and introduce them in a privileged way to the industry and its decision-makers during the Cannes Film Festival.
La Fabrique Cinéma 2026’s call for entry is closed.
As mentioned in the regulations, the registrations close as soon as 150 applications have been submited (numerus clausus).
Discover the 2025 selection!
- BRAZIL - Infantry by Laís Santos Araújo, produced by Pedro Krull (Aguda Cinema)
- CAMBODIA - To Leave, To Stay by Danech San, produced by Daniel Mattes (Anti-Archive)
- CAPE VERDE - The Flowers of the Dead by Nuno Miranda, produced by Pedro Soulé (KS Cinema)
- IRAN - Mellow Pink by Baran Sarmad, produced by Milad Khosravi (Seven Springs Pictures)
- KYRGYZSTAN - Jaysan by Aisha Sultanbekova, produced by Saltanat Imankulova (Koyon Media)
- MEXICO - What Follows is my Death by Laura Baumeister, produced by Cecilia Salim (Catatonia)
- PERU - The Scent of Walls by Carlos Ormeño Palma, produced by Marco Moscoso (La Fiebre Films)
- SENEGAL - Ghost Ship by Moïse Togo, produced by Katy Lena Ndiaye (IndigoMood Films)
- PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - The Passport by Rakan Mayasi, produced by May Odeh (Mayana Films)
- TUNISIA - A Time to Wander by Rim Nakhli, produced by Ramses Mahfoudh (Godolphin Films)
Marianne Slot
Patron of La Fabrique Cinéma 2025
Denmark-born Marianne Slot is a French producer who specialises in international arthouse cinema.
In 1993, Marianne Slot founded the film production company SLOT MACHINE in Paris.
Since 1995, when she co-produced the film Breaking the Waves, she has been the French co-producer of all Lars Von Trier’s films. Over the years, Marianne Slot has worked with many international directors, including Lucrecia Martel, Bent Hamer, Malgoska Szumowska, Paz Encina, Lisandro Alonso, Emma Dante, Marian Crisan, Juliette Garcia, Yesim Ustaoglu, Sergei Loznitsa, Naomi Kawase and Benedikt Erlingsson.
Marianne Slot was the Scandinavian delegate to the San Sebastian International Film Festival from 1997 to 2018.
Between 2013 and 2015, she was President of Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, an initiative set up by the French Ministry of Culture, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the CNC and Institut français.
In May 2015, Marianne Slot was awarded the French honorary title of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by French Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin at a ceremony in Cannes.
As a member of the 50/50 Collective, Marianne Slot is committed to the feminist cause and in 2018 was one of 82 women in the sector who walked the red carpet at Cannes to protest against sexism in the film industry.
From 1999 to 2018, Marianne Slot was a member of the Board of the Maison du Danemark in Paris.
She was President of the European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian Films 2023 (CNC – EFAD).
She was also awarded the Raimondo Rezzonico Prize at the 76th Locarno Film Festival in 2023.
The winners of La Fabrique Cinéma are very lucky to have been selected, but the Festival de Cannes, Institut français, and all of us are just as lucky to have them.
Diversity and international cooperation are crucial to the survival of cinema, and I am honoured to be the patron of the 2025 edition and of laureates from such diverse countries and backgrounds, whose films will enrich the cinematic landscape of tomorrow.
The perspective provided by the Cannes selection inspires and encourages us to strive for further exploration and excellence.
I have had the pleasure of producing artists from all over the world for 32 years. Many of them have had films selected at Cannes.
With them, I have experienced how the Festival has helped them bring their works to life, and how selection at Cannes has changed the course of history in countries where culture is not a political priority.
“World cinema” has been my field of activity since my first Festival de Cannes 38 years ago, and I am delighted to share my experience today.
La Fabrique Cinéma
Thanks to this program, young directors and their producers benefit from support tailored to their project and level of professional experience. From the moment they are selected in March, they are advised by a personal coach, who helps them identify their needs (rewriting, co-production, distribution, target territories, etc.) and draw up a program of targeted meetings with professionals likely to co-finance their project.
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Winners of the program receive pitch training with an expert, attend presentations by professionals on production and market-related topics, and meet professionals from key sectors of the international film industry.
For several years now, the Fabrique Cinéma of the Institut français has been committed to supporting projects that are being written or developed through partnerships. Particular attention is paid to French-language projects from the African continent.
During working sessions, young directors can discuss their projects with the operation's sponsor, an internationally recognized filmmaker.
They enjoy privileged access to Cannes selections (Official Selection, Semaine de la Critique, Quinzaine des Cinéastes, ACID, Festival Résidence) and major professional events, and take part in Marché du Film programs (Producers Network, Cannes Doc, Spot the Composer...). Finally, they have the opportunity to meet the French and international press.
The program's prizewinners are supported by a team of experts who identify the meetings required for each project and advise the teams.
Key figures
164 projects from developing and emerging countries supported from may 2009 to may 2025
302 participants supported (including 67 female directors and 73 female producers, i.e. 46% women)
67 different nationalities (30% of projects are from African countries)
65 films have already been made, representing nearly 45% of the projects.
about 50% of these films were released in France.
Discover the 10 projects of La Fabrique Cinéma 2025
Previous editions
La Fabrique Cinéma 2024
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La Fabrique Cinéma 2023
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La Fabrique Cinéma 2022
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La Fabrique Cinéma 2021
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