“The success of the first edition of MOV’IN Cannes in December 2023 confirmed what we already knew: Cannes is the city where dance and cinema meet, magnify and question each other. This event has revealed the public’s enthusiasm for the creativity and audacity of these two major arts carried by artists from all over the world. “
Didier Deschamps and Eric Oberdorff, Co-Artistic Directors
MOV’IN Cannes aims to involve young people in the selection of films, through educational activities set up throughout the year, and to create a genuine space for international professional exchanges.
The competition is open to all lovers of movement and image. All French and international productions are eligible, provided
✔️ the short film is no longer than 10 minutes;
✔️ the work uses dance and movement as a narrative or abstract device, documentary or imaginary;
✔️ the film is submitted betweenuses dance and movement as a narrative or abstract device, documentary or imaginary;
✔️ The film is addressed between November 20 and April 1, 2025.
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Works received in response to the call for entries will be submitted for selection
✔️ by a viewing committee made up of students enrolled in art, art or audiovisual schools*. They will have been made aware of the artistic challenges involved in making a dance film, and of the judging criteria, through master classes and meetings with professionals, such as the one organized on November 20 with Jonathan Debrouwer, member of the (LA)HORDE collective, whose film GHOSTS won the MOV’IN Cannes Student Prize in 2023.
✔️ of MOV’IN Cannes’ partner institutions and festivals**, confirming its place within a prestigious international network. The 20 films selected for the competition will be unveiled on www.festivaldedanse-cannes.com on July 15, 2025.
On Thursday, November 27, 2025, during the Festival de Danse, the shortlisted films will be screened at the Cineum de Cannes, before an audience of dance and film industry enthusiasts and professionals, to award the following prizes:
The winning films will be broadcast on the numeridanse.tv platform.
MOV’IN Cannes aims to bring together artists, directors and programmers to imagine the future of this constantly evolving discipline, and is fully in line with the “Cannes On Air” project.project, which aims to make Cannes a leading audiovisual hub and develop a creative, job-creating economic sector, contributing to the attractiveness and growth of the region.
For further information and to apply, visit www.festivaldedanse-cannes.com
(*) BTS Audiovisuel Cannes Carnot, Université Côte d’Azur (ESRA Côte d’Azur, PNSD Rosella Hightower, Villa Arson, Licence Arts du spectacle – EUR CREATES) and Conservatoire National Supérieur Musique et Danse de Paris.
(**) Centre National de la Danse (Paris), Cinedans (Amsterdam), Cinédanse (Montreal), Dança em Foco (Rio de Janeiro), Inshadow Festival (Lisbon), Light Moves Festival (Limerick, Ireland), Physical Cinema Festival (Reykjavik), San Francisco Dance Film Festival, Suzanne Dellal Center (Tel Aviv), POOL Movement Art Film Festival (Berlin).
