Groupe Ouest’s call for projects for its Annual Selection is now open

by Fabien Lemercier

18/10/2024 - A deadline of 22 November has been announced for the 2025 call for projects launched by the successful writing coaching residency aimed at French-language screenwriters and filmmakers

Groupe Ouest’s call for projects for its Annual Selection is now open

A previous edition of Groupe Ouest (© Brigitte Bouillot)

Ghost Trail [+see also:
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interview: Jonathan Millet
interview: Pauline Seigland
film profile] by Jonathan Millet (screened in Cannes’ Critics’ Week), Savages [+see also:
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interview: Red Carpet @ European Film …
film profile] by Claude Barras (treated to a Special Screening in Cannes and selected in competition in Annecy and in Locarno, via the Piazza Grande), Little Jaffna [+see also:
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interview: Lawrence Valin
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Every year, the Annual Selection for the writing coaching residency organised by Groupe Ouest (directed by Charlotte Le Vallégan and Antoine Le Bos) supports eight fiction projects (whether live action and animations) put forward by French-speaking screenwriters and filmmakers. The lucky few on this occasion will notably benefit from four collective work sessions held between March and December 2025 as part of a seaside residency in Plounéour-Brignogan-Plages (Finistère), overseen by consultant screenwriters.