The Festival is a space for artistic freedom; here are a few tips to help you enjoy it to the fullest:
Marked in green on the schedule: Screenings specifically tailored for young audiences, with the recommended minimum age indicated.
The rest of the program is generally intended for a “mature” audience. Generally for ages 14 and up, unless otherwise noted: some screenings include a content warning (!) while others are family-friendly for ages 10 and up (*)
For audience members who would like details on sensitive topics featured in the films, you can now refer to the Trigger Warning.
French competition 2
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Les saintes
Mélissandre Carrasco
France / 24'09 / 2026
Marguerite is 16 years old and dreams of becoming an influencer. She meets up with Louis, whom she met on social media, to spend the holidays with him and his friends. It's summer, the weather is hot, they're having fun, Marguerite is in love and wants to have the best summer of her life.
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Le rouge et le noir
Maïssa Elydja OLIVIER
France / 17'00 / 2025
Inès, 21, has just finished her cinema studies. Thanks to a teacher, she lands an internship on a film set in the camera department. But reality is far from her dreams, and the trainee’s life turns out to be more complicated than expected.
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MAN'MI
Aude N'Guessan Forget
France / 20'00 / 2026
The roar of a river and the scream of a great hornbill echoing through a tropical forest… Flora, a six-year-old mixed-race girl, is telling herself a story. Suddenly, the voice of her mother, Hortense, brings her back to reality. To their reality: a modest life, full of tenderness and joyful moments shared with her Baoulé aunts. Yet an imperceptible shadow hangs over their happiness… The suffering of Hortense, who has a genetic disease, insidiously creeps into their daily lives.
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SURTOUT PRENEZ SOIN DE VOUS
Mathilde BLANC
France / 25'35 / 2026
Camille is a nurse in a public hospital, but that's not all. She is also a champion sandcastle builder. As she sets out to recover the days of leave that were taken away from her and that were supposed to allow her to participate in the big annual competition, she has to take care of Madame Berthier, an elderly patient who, due to a lack of available beds, finds herself relegated to the hallway. Together, they face the chaos of this day in an overcrowded hospital, all in music.
