Discussion: How to get your short film into Cannes?

How do selection commissions think about short films, and what factors might determine whether they are included in the Cannes Film Festival programme? In the follow-up discussion, Gregory Coutaut will expand on the themes of his keynote speech and provide an opportunity for you to ask questions and share your experiences.

Gregory Coutaut is programmer for the short film selection of Cannes’s Critics Week and film journalist. In 2017, he founded LePolyester.com, an online magazine dedicated to international arthouse cinema news, of which he is the co-editor-in-chief. Until 2021, he chaired Aloha Distribution, a distribution company that allowed the release of several foreign feature documentaries in French cinemas. In 2022, he joined Paolo Moretti's selection team for the Directors' Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival as an artistic advisor. In 2024, he joined Ava Cahen's committee for the short film selection of Cannes' Critics' Week. He is a member of FIPRESCI and of the French Syndicate of Film Critics (SFCC), and he is a voting member of the Académie des César.