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Caméra libre

Organized by the CNC in partnership with the Cité internationale des arts and L'usage du monde au 21e siècle, the "Caméra libre" residency programme welcomes in residence in France foreign filmmakers faced with a difficult situation in their country.

> See also: « Caméra libre » (version française)

  • Sector : Cinema
  • Phase of action : Developpement, Writing
  • Type of support : Feature film
  • Type of support : Call for projects
  • Applicant : Auteur-réalisateur
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Programme

Organized by the CNC in partnership with the Cité internationale des arts and L'usage du monde au 21e siècle, the "Caméra libre" residency programme welcomes in residence in France foreign filmmakers who have already made at least one feature-length film selected at a leading international festival, and who are developing an international feature-length film project, but are prevented from its writing, financing and/or production due to violence, censorship, persecution or political threats they face in their country.

The directors are selected by a committee set for the programme. They are hosted at the Cité internationale des arts for a period of six months starting February 2024. Hosting includes full coverage of residents’ travel and accommodation costs, per diem, as well as artistic, legal and administrative support provided by the Cité internationale des arts and L’usage du monde au 21e siècle.

Full information regarding the eligibility criteria and application process can be found in the description of the scheme available for download.

Schedule

Launch of the open call: 22 June 2026

First session

Deadline to apply: 1 September 2026
Commission: October / November 2026
Residency starting date: February 2027 for 6 months

Second session

Deadline to apply: 16 November 2026
Commission: January / February 2027
Residency starting date: April 2026 for 6 months

How to apply

Applications must be transmitted to the CNC via a secure account on the following website:

  https://www.demarches-simplifiees.fr


Applications submitted after 1 September will be examined during the second session.

Selective commission

Members :

  • Ms. Roxane ARNOLD
  • Mr Etienne de RICAUD
  • Ms. Prune ENGLER
  • Ms. Nino KIRTADZÉ
  • Mr Bastian MEIRESONNE
  • Ms. Nora PHILIPPE
  • Mr Patrick SIBOURD

Alternate members :

  • Ms. Louise Bellicaud
  • Mr Thibaut BRACQ
  • Ms. Sarah CHAZELLE
  • Mr Marc IRMER
  • Mr Alexandre MARIONNEAU
  • Ms. Valérie OSOUF
  • Ms. Julie PARATIAN
  • Mr Jean-Christophe SIMON

Contacts

Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC)

European and International Affairs Department (DAEI)
Cooperation and International Partnerships department

Aurélien Dirler - aurelien.dirler@cnc.fr
Noémi Kahn - noemi.kahn@cnc.fr  - +33 1 44 34 35 11

cameralibre@cnc.fr - +33 7 86 56 78 88

Cité internationale des arts

Souraya Kessaria - souraya.kessaria@citedesartsparis.fr - +33 1 44 78 25 87

L’usage du monde au 21e siècle

Marie Balducchi - marie.balducchi@usagedumonde21.fr

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