Selected International Film Festivals
Angers; Festival Premiers Plans / The European First Films Festival
Festival Premiers Plans d’Angers
5 bis, rue Claveau
FR-49100 Angers
Festival Premiers Plans d’Angers
54, rue Beaubourg
75003 Paris
phone +33-1 42 71 53 70
fax +33-1 42 71 01 11
http://www.premiersplans.org
email: paris@premiersplans.org
Director
Mr. Claude-Eric Poiroux
Program Director/Contact for German Entries
Mr. Arnaud Gourmelen
arnaud.gourmelen@premiersplans.org
Year of Foundation 1989
Event Date from 18 January 2013 till 27 January 2013
in Angers, France
International Competition
Sections European First Feature Films competition; European First Short Films competition;
European Student Films competition;
European Animated Films competition (Student films and first short films); Free Style (Experimental films); Next Shot (Short films by directors whose previous film(s) has (have) been selected in competition);
Terms of Entry films must have been completed after 1 January 2011; no prior commercial exploitation in France; video format only in the Student Film competition
Subtitles English subtitles recommended French subtitles recommended
Format DigiBeta PAL
Fees none
Attendance Figures 61,000
Participants of the Film Industry important young filmmakers from all over Europe, well-known actors and top representatives of the French film industry
Prizes/Awards Feature length films: Grand Jury Prize (€ 21,500), Audience Award (€ 21,500), Procirep Prize (€ 21,500); GNCR Special Mention, Prix de la Création Musicale (€ 4,150)
Shorts: Grand Jury Prize (€ 3,000), Audience Award (€ 1,500), Special Jury Award, Prix UIP for Shorts under 15 min. (€ 2,000), Prix Arte (€ 2,000)
Film Schools: Grand Jury Prize (€ 1,500), Audience Award (€ 1,500), UIP Prize (€ 2,000), Erasmus Award (€ 1,500), Musical Creation Award (€ 1,900)
2012
Competition
ALOIS NEBEL by Tomas Lunak, Pallas Film (CZ/DE)
LAND OF OBLIVION by Michaele Boganim, Vandertastic (FR/DE)
Premiers Longs Métrages Françaises
ON THE EDGE by Leila Kilani, Vandertastic (FR/MA/DE)
Permiers Courts Métrages Européens
APELE TAC - SILENT RIVER by Anca Miruna Lazarescu (DE/RO)
Films d’Ecoles Européens
DER BRIEF (THE LETTER) by Doroteya Droumeva
HEIMKOMMEN by Micah Magee Plans Animes Européens
WANDERN HAUS VOLL VOGELWASSER by Veronika Samartseva
Retrospective Danse/Cinéma
TANZTRÄUME by Anne Linsel, Rainer Hoffmann, TAG/TRAUM Filmproduktion
Number of Films Shown 230 screenings from over 20 European countries
Media Coverage about mainly local/regional/national 100 journalists (TV, radio, newspapers)
Evaluation This is the most important festival in France for young filmmakers and graduates of film academies. It specifies by means of the various workshops. The number of participants increases every year. The audience is very enthusiastic, primarily students. Focus: Young European Cinema
Services The festival covers the electronically French-subtitling and the return shipment of the print. It also invites all the directors in competition during three days (travel, hotel, meals taken in charge by the Festival)
