Festival Tous Courts

Festival Tous Courts

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Two international competitions distinguish Festival Tous Courts in Aix-en-Provence, France: one for fiction, animation and creative documentary shorts, and another devoted to experimental cinema. Organised by the Rencontres Cinématographiques d’Aix-en-Provence association, the festival combines these selections with thematic screenings, programmes for schoolchildren and young audiences, and itinerant screenings across the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolitan area.

Its International Short Film Market connects submitted films with buyers, distributors and other industry professionals. Screenwriting workshops and residencies complement discussions and masterclasses on film production and circulation. The 44th edition dates are 1–4 December 2026 in Aix-en-Provence, with metropolitan-area screenings on 23–28 November 2026.

Country

France

Focus

Animation, Documentary, Experimental

Categories

Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short

Dates

1 December 2026 — 4 December 2026

Awards and prizes

The International Short Film Competition lists a Grand Prize, Jury Prize, Best Screenplay Prize, Audacity Prize, Audience Prize, Youth Jury Prize, Collégiens de Provence Short Film Prize, Unifrance Prize and France Télévisions Prize. The Experimental Short Film Competition lists a Grand Prize, Jury Prize, Collégiens de Provence Short Film Prize, Unifrance Prize and France Télévisions Prize. The 2026 list is subject to change. Awards include cash and technical services from festival partners.

Festival rules

For the 2026 edition, the International Short Film Competition accepts fiction, animation and creative documentary films no longer than 30 minutes, completed after 1 January 2025. The Experimental Short Film Competition accepts experimental films under the same duration and production-date conditions. A film may enter only one competition. Advertising, institutional films, reports, music videos and films submitted to a previous edition, including revised versions, are excluded. Submissions use Shortfilmdepot. English subtitles are mandatory for non-French-language films; French subtitles are strongly recommended. Selected films require a DCP without a KDM and a digital video file. Full regulations are published on the festival’s call-for-entries page.

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