About

Nikon Film Festival: small films, big talent!

The Nikon Film Festival is an event which encourages the video creation and promotes the emergence of new talents through a unique concept: enable everyone to create and share a short movie for free.

The challenge it proposes: realizing one or several short movies of 2 minutes 20 seconds on a set theme every year, nothing more. The ideal format for the web diffusion which allows to keep a freedom of creation while reducing as much as possible the technical obligations which could limit its accessibility.

For many years, the Nikon Film Festival gathers as widely as possible young hopes and confirmed talents around one common objective: creating.

Nikon Film Festival is a veritable springboard for emerging talent, stands out for its commitment to offering unforgettable cinematic experiences to as many people as possible. With public screenings in the prestigious cinemas Le Grand Rex in Paris, this festival has become a major event for filmmakers.

For many years, our collaboration with internationally renowned events such as Cannes Film Festival, Festival des Arcs and Festival International de Saint-Jean de Luz has created unique opportunities for meetings with professionals, promoting moments of sharing and exchange. These initiatives aim to give greater visibility to movies, and inspire for new projects.

1/ Inspiration

Find the good idea and the talents to go with you through this adventure!
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2/ Registration

Create an account on the website, it takes a few seconds to receive all the informations about the festival!
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3/ Directing

Prepare your project, plan your shooting and finalize your movie. Be careful to respect the duration of 2min20 and the set theme!

4/ Participation

Send your movie through your personal space before the deadline then complete the informations about the movie, the subtitles and the team!
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5/ Confirmation

Once your participation validated, you will receive an email to discover the date of diffusion. Then, it will be your time to start!

A jury of exception every year

Since its first edition, the Nikon Film Festival offers the unique opportunity to gather confirmed and in the making talents around a common passion for cinema.

Every year, it allows to share privileged moments with a jury made of important audiovisual personalities who bring their experience and their insights to encourage the creation.