Festival des 3 Continents

The 2026 regulations specify four awards, each presented to the director or directors of the winning film: Montgolfière d’Or (€6,000), endowed by the festival and the City of Nantes; Montgolfière d’Argent (€4,000), endowed by the festival and Loire-Atlantique; Audience Award (€2,000); and Young Jury Award (€1,500).

2026 Official Selection: films must be directed by filmmakers originating from or holding nationality in a country in Africa, Latin America or Asia; Indigenous American and Black American filmmakers are also eligible. Films must run at least 45 minutes and be completed after 1 November 2025. Fiction, documentary, animation and experimental cinema are accepted. News programmes, documentaries or reports of a journalistic nature, promotional films and corporate films are excluded. International Competition entries must be available for a French premiere, with no previous French festival or commercial screening, television broadcast or VoD release. Registration is through the official online form, with an €18 fee and a screener in the original language with English or French subtitles. The 2026 submission deadline is 17 July 2026; submissions are closed. Selected films screen in the original language with French subtitles. Accepted screening formats include 35mm, 16mm and digital formats, preferably DCP 2K, HD ProRes or Blu-ray. Participation implies acceptance of the full regulations; the French version prevails in a dispute.