Festival

Festival presentation: 

 

2016- the third edition of the International Festival of Short Fiction Films from the Islands of the World: Courts des îles.

The perspective of island directors at the heart of the “Courts des îles” Festival

The APICA wishes to highlight island sensitivities from all over the world through their audiovisual and cinematic creations, by gathering them around a unique event: The International Festival of Short Fiction Films from the Islands of the World, Courts des îles.

 

Festival Nickname: 

Courts des iles

Edition: 

3

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Theme: 

not specified

Entering the “Courts des îles” Festival

Only a film whose director was born on an island may be in competition at the Courts des îles Festival. Registrations for the competition can be made from May 31st, 2013 on the www.courtsdesiles.com or www.filmfestplatform.com website, and by post, until October 6th, 2013, at midnight. Registered films will be shown to a pre-selection committee, who will determine which films are selected. Titles of films entered into the competition will be revealed on October 21st, 2013.

Films in competition will be submitted to a vote by the public, for the length of the Festival, from November 9th to 16th, 2013, and by a jury made up of professionals from the audiovisual sector and the international film industry. Four prizes, representing a total amount of 18,675 Euros, will be awarded:

• the “Courts des îles” Grand Prix.,
• the “Courts des îles” Best Direction Prize,
• the “Courts des îles” Best Screenplay Prize,
• the Courts des îles” Audience Award.

The Awards Ceremony, during which the winners are announced, will be held on November 16th, 2013.

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Contacts

Apica
Festival « Courts des îles »
BP 381356 Punaauia
98 718 Tahiti
French Polynesia

Website https://www.courtsdesiles.com/en

If you have any question, you can get in touch with the Courts des îles Festival team at contact@courtsdesiles.com.

Association for the promotion of images, creation, and the arts, based in French Polynesia, organizes from November 9th to 17th, 2013 the first edition of the International Festival of Short Fiction Films from the Islands of the World: Courts des îles.

The APICA wishes to highlight island sensitivities from all over the world through their audiovisual and cinematic creations, by gathering them around a unique event: The International Festival of Short Fiction Films from the Islands of the World, Courts des îles.

From Java to Madagascar, from Iceland to Corsica, from the Bahamas to Guadeloupe, from Hawaii to Tasmania… Courts des îles hopes to be an open window on island cultures, singular of pluralistic, a link between these young creators, directors from the islands of the world who tell us their stories.

A space for creation, experimentation, a genuine springboard for young creators, but also a formidable means to develop personal projects, short fiction films are pregnant with promise for film production worldwide, and generate great interest today from the public as well as broadcasters.

The Courts des îles Festival explores the richness, the diversity, and the uniqueness of island authors and directors’ imagination through this specific form of expression, in a different way than documentaries, which are more anchored in the real world.

A veritable journey around the world of island creativity: from Europe to Asia, from America to Oceania, and through Africa, Courts des îles is also a place of exchange and sharing for festival attendees, who will be able to contrast their experiences, their points of mutual interest, and their differences during workshops, round tables, and conferences organized around the themes of screenwriting, directing, and producing short fiction films.

Beyond the screening of short fiction films from the islands of the world, the Courts des îles Festival will give pride of place to a different island every year through the best short films that are produced there. For this first edition, Corsica will be the guest of honor of the International Festival of Short Fiction Films from the Islands of the World.