An initiative to support emerging talents
Since its creation in 2016, the Jump In program has welcomed filmmakers that were scouted by the Poitiers Film Festival with their school film in order to accompany them in the development of their first feature film.
During the Festival, Jump In proposes five days of workshops over the course of which the selected filmmakers benefit from master classes and numerous individual meetings with a dedicated team.
These workshops aim to favor exchanges that will help the participants to consolidate their ideas as well as to orient the writing process and development strategy. We also endeavor to support these filmmakers as they apply for increasingly selective programs or international funding.
Jump In benefits from the support of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region as well as partnerships with the international film-writing residencies ALCA, Villa Bloch (city of Poitiers), City of Cannes (Noailles Media Library) and the Full Circle Lab Nouvelle-Aquitaine Hessen program managed by Tatino Films.
more informations : Élodie Ferrer / Eva Guitter
Jump In Workshop 2025
Schedule
Call for entries: from May 15th to July 31st 2025
Selection: September 30th 2025
Jump In Regulations / Application form
Consultants & speakers
In progress
Jump In Workshop 2024
Participating filmmakers
- August Aabo (Denmark) Lightning Without Thunder
- Arthur Beaupère (France) Rois sans couronne
- Jan Bujnowski (Poland) Teresa
- Antonio Donato (Italy) Sparare Alle Angurie
- Antoine Fontaine (France) Smecheria ou les confidences d’un tricheur
- Jorūnė Greičiūtė (Lithuania) The Flood
- Hannah Weissenborn (Germany) Milk & Cigarettes
Speakers
- Philippe Barrière, scriptwriter, script consultant
- Thibaut Bracq, development consultant
- Laure Desmazières, director, screenwriter, novelist
- Isabelle Fauvel, development consultant, Initiative Film
- Edyta Janczak-Hiriart, producer, Kometa Films
- Camille Lugan, director, screenwriter
- Hakim Mao, director, screenwriter, development consultant
- Dominique Welinski, producer, DW Production
News
Süheyla Schwenk
Jump In 2016 | Suède
Since participating in the Jump In workshops in 2016, Süheyla Schwenk has completed her project: Jiyan. The film was released in 2018.
Laura Baumeister
Jump In 2016 |
Since participating in the Jump In workshops in 2016, Laura Baumeister has completed her project: Daughter of Rage made its worldwide premiere at the Toronto Film Festival and its European premiere at the San Sebastian Film Festival in September 2022.
more informations: Article in Variety | TIFF website
Lawrence Valin
Jump In 2017 | France
Since participating in the Jump In workshops in 2017, Lawrence Valin has completed his project: Little Jaffna. The film will be released in July 2024.
Valentina Maurel
Jump In 2017 |
In 2017, the French and Costa Rican filmmaker Valentina Maurel participated in the Jump In workshops with her short film project Lucia en el Limbo. The film was programmed for the 58th edition of the Critics’ Week in 2019.
more informations: Visual
Kato De Boeck
Jump In 2018 | Belgique
After participating in the Jump In workshops, Kato De Boeck revamped her project, turning it into a series. Roomies competed at the CANNESERIES’ Short Series Competition in 2023.
Hajni Kis
Jump In 2018 | Hongrie
Since participating in the Jump In workshops in 2018, Hajni Kis has completed her project: Wild Roots. The film was released in 2021.
Marie Rosselet-Ruiz
Jump In 2018 | France
After Jump In, Marie Rosselet-Ruiz went on to participate in the Angers Workshops with her project. Authentiks is being produced by Take Shelter.
Federico Montero
Jump In 2018 |
In 2018, the Costa Rican filmmaker Federico Montero participated in the Jump In workshops with his film Men Die Sooner. The project was selected for the Open Doors Lab – Locarno Festival in 2022.
more informations: Visual
Kahina Le Querrec
Jump In 2019 |
Since participating in the Jump In workshops in 2019, Kahina Le Querrec developed her project Contre la nuit at the Villa Bloch Residency (a partner of the Poitiers Film Festival). The short film was shot at the Maison Maria Casarès in 2020 and produced by the GREC.
more informations: GREC website
Özgür Anil
Jump In 2020 |
After participating in the Jump In workshops in 2020 with Resurrection, the Austrian filmmaker Özgür Anil participated in the Talent Village at the Arcs Film Festival the same year. The project is still in development.
Sabine Ehrl
Jump In 2020 |
Since participating in the Jump In workshops in 2020 with PARADISE_bleeding, the German filmmaker Sabine Ehrl won the Jury Award at the Talent Village of the Arcs Film Festival and participated in the 43rd edition of the Cinéfondation Residency.
more informations: Cinéfondation website
Borbála Nagy
Jump In 2020 |
Since participating in the Jump In workshops in 2020 with Nothing to See Here, the Hungarian filmmaker Borbála Nagy participated in the Pop Up Film Residency, the Berlin AiR – Artist in Residence, and the 43rd edition of the Cinéfondation Residency with her project.
more informations: Cinéfondation website
Meltse Von Coillie
Jump In 2021 | Belgique
After Jump In, Meltse Von Coillie went on to participate in the Cannes Residency in 2023 with her project. Torpor is being produced by Menuetto Film and shooting is scheduled for 2025.
more informations: La Résidence | Menuetto Film
Lucía Aleñar Iglesias
Jump In 2022 | Espagne
After Jump In, Lucía Aleñar Iglesias went on to participate in Next Step Vol. II with the “Semaine de la Critique” in Cannes in 2023 with her project. Forastera was shot in April 2024.
more informations: La Semaine de Critique
