Presentation
Discovering the filmmakers of tomorrow is the goal of the Poitiers Film Festival’s International Selection.
Chosen from among 1 400 entries from film schools throughout the world, the selected films showcase the talent of their authors and stand out for their diversity, originality, sensitivity, maturity, audacity, and modernity.
The International Selection presents 8 programs of short films including works of fiction, animation, and documentaries. Several prizes are awarded by juries made up of professionals, festivalgoers, sponsors, and partners at the closing ceremony. Filmmakers are invited to meet with the audience after screenings.
Complete program in October
International Selection 2023
- Acuario I Tomas Würschmidt I fiction I UBA FADU – Facultad de Arquitectura Diseño y Urbanismo de la Universidad de Buenos Aires | Argentina
- An Example I Selma Sunniva I fiction I Super16 | Denmark
- Ancella d’amore I Emanuela Muzzupappa I fiction I CSC – Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia | Italy
- Ancora una volta I Giulia Di Maggio I experimental documentary I CSC – Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia | Italy
- Bye Bye Bowser I Jasmin Baumgartner I fiction I MDW – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna | Austria
- Code Rose I Taye Cimon, Pierre Coëz, Julie Groux, Sandra Leydier, Manuarii Morel, Romain Seisson I animation I ENSI – École des Nouvelles Images | France
- Crab Day I Ross Stringer | animation | NFTS – National Film and Television School | United Kingdom
- Electra I Daria Kashcheeva I animation I FAMU – Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague | Czech Republic
- Final Forever I Tess Quatri I fiction I The Norwegian Film School (DNF) | Norway
- Heartbreak I August Aabo I fiction I Super16 | Denmark
- How to take care of your parakeet I Roosa Vuokkola I fiction I Aalto University – ELO Film School Finland | Finland
- I want to shatter the greenhouse I Teona Galgoţiu I fiction I UNATC – National University of Theatre and Film ”I.L. Caragiale” | Romania
- I Was Never Really Here I Gabriel Bihina Arrahnio I fiction I Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF | Germany
- La Bouche en cœur I Manon Tacconi I animation I La Poudrière | France
- La Bride I Nicolas Piret I animation I ENSAV La Cambre | Belgium
- La herida luminosa I Christian Avilés I fiction I ESCAC – Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya | Spain
- La vita nuova I Arthur Sevestre I animation I La Poudrière | France
- La Voix des autres I Fatima Kaci I fiction I La Fémis | France
- Magma I Helena Oborska I fiction I Lodz Film School | Poland
- Moddergat I Job Antoni Schellekens I fiction I DFFB – German Film & Television Academy Berlin | Germany
- Mum’s Spaghetti I Lisa Kenney I animation I NFTS – National Film and Television School | United Kingdom
- Ninguna estrella I Tana Gilbert I documentary I Universidad de Chile | Chile
- Pentola I Leo Černic | animation I CSC – Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia | Italy
- Prelude I Arman Zafari I fiction I Aalto University – ELO Film School Finland | Finland
- Promessa de um Amor Selvagem I Davi Mello I fiction I Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie | Brazil
- Ressources humaines I Trinidad Plass Caussade, Titouan Tillier, Isaac Wenzek I animation I EMCA – École des Métiers du Cinéma d’Animation | France
- Revelation of John I Andrej Kolencik I experimental fiction I VŠMU – Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava | Slovakia
- Scorched Earth I Markela Kontaratou I fiction I LFS – London Film School | United Kingdom
- Sparare alle Angurie I Antonio Donato I fiction I LFS – London Film School | United Kingdom
- Taxibol I Tommaso Santambrogio I fiction documentary I EICTV – Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV | Cuba
- The Lee Families I Jeong-mi Seo I fiction I K-ARTS – Korea National University of Arts | South Korea
- To You I Wafa Lazhari I expérimental fiction I Cine Par’Court Khatawat | Tunisia
- waking up in silence I Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi I documentary I HFF Munich | Germany
- Xiaohui and his Cows I Xinying Lao I fiction I NYU – New York University – Tisch School of the Arts | United States of America
- Yoman Digitali I Yasmine Scheft I fiction I JSFS – Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School | Israel
Selection Committee
– Thibaut Bracq
– Christophe Duhoux
– Virginie Legeay
– Léo Ortuno
– Laura Pertuy
– Julien Proust
– Jean-Claude Rullier