Caméra Libre
Programme for foreign filmmakers in difficult situation
Programme
The residency welcomes in residence in France foreign filmmakers who have already made at least one feature-length film selected at a leading international festival, and who are developing an international feature-length film project, but are prevented from its writing, financing and/or production due to violence, censorship, persecution or political threats they face in their country.
The directors will be welcomed in residency at the Cité internationale des arts for six months. They receive tailored support from the Citéinternationale des arts, L’usage du monde au 21e siècle and the CNC.
About
6 residencies per year
6 months’ residency
Programme created in 2023
Eligibility criteria
- Have a feature film project that has been prevented by violence, censorship, persecution or political threats
- Be a filmmaker who has presented a feature-length film at a leading international festival
The partners of this programme :
Film, audiovisual, video games: The French National Centre of Cinema supports projects, accompanies industries, and finances creators of today and tomorrow.
Usage du monde, a cultural association of general interest, has as its main mission to support the creative freedom of filmmakers from non-democratic countries or countries in conflict. Since 2013, it has been organising the Rencontres cinématographiques at Le Louxor, Palais du Cinéma, while supporting filmmakers in residence at the Centre international d’accueil et d’échanges des Récollets who have a feature film project, as part of the “Cinéastes en liberté” programme supported by the CNC, the MEAE and the City of Paris.
