CinéCl’R (2)

Início do Festival: 11 Março 2026      Fim do Festival: 13 Março 2026

Highlight the talents of directors in short formats,

Promote meetings between different players in the cinema and audiovisual sector.

Offer the opportunity to broadcast their production on the big screen.

Prêmios em dinheiro: 1,000€

“CINECL’R” - Jury Grand Prize: €1000

From the “Grand Est” Short: €500

Soundtrack: Sonovente Gift Card (Value €150)

Interpretation: “Reims Polar” accreditation

From the Public: International Festival
Accreditation

Article 1 – Purpose of the Festival

The objective of the "Cinécl'R" festival is to highlight the talents of directors on course formats, to promote meetings between the various actors in the cinema and audiovisual sector and to offer the opportunity to broadcast their production on the big screen.

Article 2 - Dates

The second edition of the «Cinécl'R» Festival, organized by the Ecole du Comédien in partnership with the cinema Opéraims, will take place in Reims from 11 to 13 March 2026.

Article 3 - Eligibility

To compete in the "Cinecl'R" Festival, films must meet the following conditions:

Have been completed within the 24 months preceding the Festival (between February 2024 and January 2026).

For foreign short films: not having participated in any festival (either in competition or out of competition) outside their country of origin.

Not have been broadcast on the internet or television, nor commercially exploited.

Do not exceed 20 minutes


Article 4 - Selection committees

Films are selected by a committee. The members of the committee are all audiovisual and film professionals.

Article 5 - Registration fees

Each entry for a film or short film must be accompanied by an administrative fee. The film will only be viewed after payment of the registration fee. Registration fees are non-refundable and mandatory for all registrations. Registration fees must be paid by credit card during the online registration and amounts to 25 euros TTC.

Article 6 - Registration validation

The registration of a film will be validated once the film has been recorded on partner platforms: Festhome, FilmFreeway, Shortfilmdepot. Production file filed and registration fees paid. The selection committee reserves the right to reject any film that has not completed all the steps of the registration process. Videos or links sent without the films being registered will not be taken into consideration.

Article 7 - Application deadlines

Short film registrations:
➢ The deadline for registration and download of short films is 05 January 2026. NB: the upload of films is done during online registration.

Article 8 - Projection media

At the end of the pre-selection by the selection committee, the film must be submitted in DCP format within 10 days after confirmation of selection. Any delay in transmission or format different from that of the DCP will result in the cancellation of the short film selected for the festival.

Article 9 - Copy assurance / screening and selection

The costs of transport, temporary admission and insurance of copies as well as the intervention costs of the freight forwarder, from the country of origin to Reims and back, and in case of selection, from Reims and back, will be borne by the producers. In no case will the Cinecl'R Festival support any transport. It is the responsibility of the film owner to ensure that he is able to pay the transport costs for the preselection and then in case of selection in Reims. Only the costs of purchasing and insuring copies in the cinemas where the screenings of the Cinecl'R Festival will take place are covered.

Article 10 - Copies of selected films

The films selected in competition at Reims must be presented digitally on physical DCP (1 copy). Films in foreign languages, including English, must have French subtitles embedded in the image. Subtitling of films is the responsibility of the rights holders.

Article 11 - Programming

Screening dates, locations and times for selected films will be communicated to the teams in early February 2025.

Article 12 - Jury & Awards

The Jury of the «Cinecl'R» Festival will award its Official Prizes to short films in competition.

The prices:

Interpretation price
Price of the soundtrack
Grand Est Court Price
Public Price
The «CINEC'R» prize (Grand prix du Jury)

Article 13 - Promotional material

The films selected by the «Cinecl'R» Festival undertake to display on all promotional media (posters, press kits, trailers, teasers and copies of the films) the logo of the «Cinecl'R» Festival corresponding to the selection of the film and its programming in Reims (Selection, Opening, Closing). The films awarded at the «Cinécl'R» Festival will be obliged to replace the generic logo of the Festival with the logo of the corresponding Prize.

Section 14 – Complex situation

In the event of a dispute, exception or situation not provided for in this regulation, the Cinecl'R Festival reserves the right to decide.

Article 15 - Responsibility of the organizers

The Festival «Cinecl'R» reserves the right to use the information collected on registration forms according to the procedures provided for by law 78.17 of 6 January 1978 (In accordance with the French Data Protection Act, all participants have a right of access and rectification on their personal data only).

The «Cinecl'R» Festival declines all responsibility in case of incorrect reception or non-reception of registration documents sent by any means whatsoever, and for whatever reason. The organiser and its partner, the Opéraims cinema, reserve the right to interrupt, cancel, postpone the event or amend these rules at any time, depending on the requirements of its operation.

No compensation of any kind could be granted to the participants.

Article 16 - Acceptance

Participation in the «Cinecl'R» Festival implies acceptance of these rules. For any information regarding registration, please contact the Bureau des Films

Head of the film office: Pascal DAVID
Short film manager | Bureau des films: Quentin ARGENSON
Tel. + 33 (0)7 91 98 96 / +33 (0)9 73 66 06 90