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

by Fabien Lemercier

24/10/2025 - The deadline to apply for the successful writing coaching residency programme designed for French-speaking screenwriters and filmmakers is 20 November

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

The Ice Tower [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Lucile Hadžihalilović
film profile] by Lucile Hadzihalilovic, The Girl in the Snow [+see also:
film review
interview: Louise Hémon
film profile] by Louise Hémon and also The Girls from Above [+see also:
film review
interview: Bérangère McNeese
film profile] by Bérangère McNeese: the projects selected by the Le Groupe Ouest Annual Selection (read the news about the 2025 selection) have been the subject of much discussion over the past year and are gearing up for a successful 2026 season, with Sylvère Petit's La Baleine (read the article) and Lila Pinell's Shana (article) currently in post-production, among others.

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Each year, the Annual Selection, Le Groupe Ouest's writing coaching programme (led by Charlotte Le Vallégan and Antoine Le Bos), supports eight fiction projects (live action and animation) by French-speaking screenwriters and filmmakers. The lucky ones who are selected will enjoy three group work sessions from March to December 2026 at a seaside residence in Plounéour-Brignogan-Plages (Finistère), supervised by screenwriting consultants.