Time-table - November 15, 2009
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It's time to schedule screenings and meetings during the next Festival...
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_You can now download the time-table!

Professionnal meetings - November 3, 2009
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As with past years, the upcoming Rencontres Henri Langlois Festival will be a privileged opportunity for exchanges between the representatives of film schools worldwide.
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This year, two round tables are organized: a "Europe-Asia" round table on Friday 11 December, and a round table on documentary writing in European film schools on Saturday 12.
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These meetings will be the opportunity to develop links between the different representatives of film schools and to promote partnerships and cooperation.
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Jury - November 2, 2009
We have the immense pleasure of welcoming Nassim AMAOUCHE to the 32^nd festival jury.
His first full-length film, Adieu Gary, interpreted by Jean-Pierre BACRI and Yasmine BELMADI, was awarded the Critics’ Week Grand Prix in Cannes this year.
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In 2004, his presence in Poitiers did not go unnoticed: De l’autre côté received the Special Jury Prize. The Critics’ Week jury also awarded him the French Critics’ Discovery Prize, winning him a screening at Cannes Film Festival the following May.
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Also on the jury this year are Laurence BRIAUD (editor), Claire BURGER (filmmaker), Frédérique MOREAU (scriptwriter) and Sébastien de FONSECA (producer).
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40 films in Competition! - October 7, 2009
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After hours of viewing sessions and heated discussions, the festival crew and its 15-member Selection Committee (photo) have picked the films which will have the opportunity to enter the competitive section of the Rencontres Henri Langlois 2009!
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32 schools accross 21 countries will be represented through 11 different programs.
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Before more detailed information is available about each film, download the line-up!

1284 films! - September 3, 2009
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One month after the end of submissions, effervescence is gaining ground... Our selection committee is intensifying envenings of film viewing in order to decide between the 1284 films received during the last months!
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Among all these films, originally from 220 film and audiovisual schools or university departments, representing 56 countries, only some lucky ones will have the chance to be projected in Poitiers on December.
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Results of the deliberations at the beginning of October…

Submissions are closed! - August 5, 2009
Close to 31^st of July, deadline for application’s reception, packages holding DVD and entry forms were numerous to flock from the entire world.
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All haven’t been unpacked but we already count more than 1200 films trying their luck to obtain a place in Competition!
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Selection committee gets ready for a busy summer’s end : viewings and debates in the offing.
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Results of their deliberations at the beginning of October…

Registrations are open! - April 15, 2009
The 32^nd Rencontres Henri Langlois, International film schools festival, will take place in Poitiers, on December 2009, from 4^th to 12^th.
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Registrations to participate to the Competition's preselection are now open.
Can be registered: films completed by students in cinema/audiovisual after January 1^st 2008, of any running time or genre, and that can be projected in 35 mm or Beta SP Pal.
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To fill in an online registration or to download the entry form, click here.

Opening of the registrations in one week! - April 8, 2009
The opening of the registrations to take part in the preselection of 32^nd Rencontres Henri Langlois is rapidly approaching...
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The regulation of the next Festival and the entry form to register a film will be available on Wednesday, April, 15^th.
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The countdown is near its end!

2 films of the Festival 2008 awarded in Clermont-Ferrand! - February 9, 2009
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Two films selected for the last Rencontres Henri Langlois have just been awarded in Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, one of the most important short film festival in the world!
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Our congratulations go to Claire Burger, director of Forbach (La fémis, France) -Jury's Special Prize in Poitiers in december- who won the Grand Prize of Clermont-Ferrand's National Competition.
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Congratulations also to Jaroslaw Sztandera, director of Luksus (PWSFTVIT, Poland), who won the Youth Jury Prize of the International Competition.

10,000 Euros for a first film - February 2, 2009
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The Rencontres Henri Langlois are associated with the Festival Images' from Vevey (Switzerland).
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The Fondation Vevey, Ville d'images launch the fifth edition of a contest designed to support the making of first films: Grand prix européen des premiers films.
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The contest is aimed at graduates from European cinema schools and audiovisual departments, classes of 2008, 2007, or 2006. Three projects of films will win a 10,000 euros' grant.
Candidates must submit their project before April 30^th 2009.
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More information on www.images.ch

Congratulations! - February 2, 2009
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After numerous selections in festivals all other the world, and many awards as Best photography Prize and Public's Prize during the last International Film Schools Festival, Auf der Strecke (On the line) by Reto Caffi has just been nominated for the Best Short Film's Oscar.
The Oscars ceremony will be held on February 22^nd in Los Angeles. Good luck!

Time-table - November 28, 2008
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And yes! What you’ve all been waiting for…
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The Festival time-table can be downloaded by ckicking on Edition 2008.
Now’s the time to get organized for screenings and sessions in Poitiers from December 5^th to 13^th 2008!