This scriptwriting workshop for short fiction films is the cornerstone of the festival. Under the patronnage of the French scriptwriter and director Renaud Cohen, the auteur-directors selected through an initial call-for-projects will work intensively on their film. This writing residency is the first step of the FILM FABRIK program.

FILM FABRIK is a support program for the writing and shooting of short films, set in place by the association Porteurs d’Images.

To cast one’s gaze on reality is at the heart of the artistic documentary. Under the guidance of Chantal Richard, the auteurs-directors in question will develop the script of their short documentary film. This writing residency is the first step of the FILM FABRIK program.

FILM FABRIK is a support program for the writing and shooting of short films, set in place by the association Porteurs d’Images.

The program unfolds itself in two phases
– PHASE 1 : Writing residency
– PHASE 2 : Shooting and production

This minutious, largely invisible and highly intuitive work is a crucial phase in filmmaking. Indeed, editing is the last phase of writing the film, allowing it to take its final, global meaning. What’s the relationship between the director and the editing team? How to create intentional ruptures or the illusion of continuity? Our selected directors and editors will experiment will all these issues under the experienced eyes of Nadia Ben Rachid, Tunisian head-editor.

For the story to translate well onto the screen, a director has to master all the steps that lead from the script to the film: stripping down the screenplay, the découpage and composition, storyboarding, location scouting… All the processes that preclude shooting will be dealt with here.