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
France
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
Email: paris@premiersplans.org
Mr. Arnaud GOURMELEN
Mrs. Cécile NHOYBOUAKONG
Year of Foundation 1989
Event Date from 19 January 2007 till 28 January 2007
in Angers, France
Sections European school films competition, European first short films competition; European first and second feature-length films
Genres European Films, Feature Films Cinema, Short Films, Student Films
Terms of Entry films must have been completed after 2004, no prior commercial exploitation in France, video format only in the Student Film competition
Subtitles English subtitles necessary French subtitles necessary
Format 16mm, 35mm
Registration Deadline 20 October 2006
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), Angers Students Award (€ 1,500), Original Music for Film Award
German Films 2006
COMPETITION FEATURE FILMS
Sleeper (Schlaefer) by Benjamin Heisenberg (AT/DE)
Something like happiness by Bohdan Slama (CZ/DE)
COMPETITION EUROPEAN FILMSCHOOLS
Hofmann und Soehne by Jens Boerner
Horizon Zone by Brigitte Maria Bertele
Igor by Eva Stotz
Jam Session by Izabel Plucinska
Prizes for International Films
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)