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For the Pros
On this page, you will find all the information about your welcome and the professional meetings organised!
ACCREDITATIONS
Accreditations are open until Saturday, October 25 th!
To apply for an accreditation, you must log in or create an account.
Accreditations cost €40 and are reserved for the press and professionals in the film and audiovisual industry.
Professionals with a film selected for the festival are entitled to four free nominative accreditations. Any additional accreditations will be subject to a fee.
For more information, please contact Guillaume Maurel: brestguest@filmcourt.fr
THE PRACTICAL FESTIVAL
GUEST OFFICE
Le Quartz, Brest National Theatre
60 rue du Château – 29200 Brest
Upon your arrival, Guillaume Maurel and the teams of the 40th Festival will welcome you and give you your Pro Pass!
Tuesday 11th → 4pm-7pm
Wednesday 12th to Friday 14th → 9.30am-7pm
Saturday 15th → 1pm-7pm
Sunday 16th → 10.30am-5pm
Guillaume Maurel
Tel: + 33 (0)2 98 44 78 80
Email: brestguest@filmcourt.fr
ATTENDING SCREENINGS
Your Professional Pass gives you access to all screenings of the 40th festival (except the Cabaret Vauban night and the La Condition premiere at Les Studios), make your demands in person at the ticketing office. Online bookings are available for Grand Théâtre screenings only with the login sent to you via email. Access to the screening venues only upon presentation of your Pass Pro and your ticket.
PRESENTATION OF YOUR FILM
Go to the Guest Office 20 minutes before your screening!
AWARDS CEREMONY
We invite all professionals present at the Festival to attend the Awards Ceremony: we don’t notify the winners beforehand! You may be in for a nice surprise... Dress code: festive!
WIFI
Free WiFi is available at Le Quartz, Scène nationale de Brest.
SERVICES RESERVED FOR PROFESSIONALS
PERSONALISED APPOINTMENTS
Would you like to meet one-on-one with another professional attending the Brest Festival? Just ask the Guest Office and we’ll do our best to get you in touch!
WHO’S WHO
Access the online Who’s who of the Festival starting early November.
MEETINGS OPEN TO ENGLISH SPEAKERS
TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER
6.30pm Opening night - 40 years or nothing
Grand Théâtre
To open its 40th edition, the Brest Festival invites you to an exceptional evening. Share our midlife crisis with us through a selection of films that question this unforgettable stage of life.
WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER
5.30pm-6.30pm Meet the filmmakers from European Competition 1
Méridienne
6.30pm-8pm L’Apéro des Pros
Verrière Méridienne
Access with Pass Pro
THURSDAY 13 NOVEMBER
6.30pm-8pm L’Apéro des pros, in partnership with Films en Bretagne and KuB
Verrière Méridienne
Access with Pro Pass
10.30pm Le Blind Test X Radio U
Bistrot du Quartz
Free access
FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER
6pm-8pm France Télévisions Cocktail Party
Salon Richelieu
Access by invitation only
10:30 p.m. France Télévisions X Jo Vague Night
Cabaret Vauban
Access via ticket office (excluding Pass Pro)
12:30 a.m. France Télévisions X Astropolis Night
Cabaret Vauban
Access via ticket office (excluding Pass Pro)
SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBER
7pm-8.30pm Awards ceremony
Petit Théâtre
9pm-11pm Closing cocktail party
Méridienne
Midnight Le Bal du court x Astropolis
Cabaret Vauban
Access via ticket office (excluding Pass Pro)
