FIJA 2024 · 1st edition, Paris

Awards

Best Feature Film
Heroic
Best Actor – Feature Film
Mathias Legoût Hammond
in For Night Will Come
Best Actress – Feature Film
Flavie Delangle
in Rivière
Special Jury Prize – Feature Film
Ido Tako
in The Vanishing Soldier
Special Jury Prize – Feature Film
Ido Tako
in The Vanishing Soldier
with a special mention to lead actor Ido Tako
Audience Award – Feature Film
The Fantastic Three
Médiathèque Dominique Frot Award
Sidi Majai and Chanaël Meimoun
in Ferrarrie
and its two lead actors, Sidi Majai and Chanaël Meimoun
Best Short Film
Après les vagues
Special Mention for Performance – Short Film
Marlon Verrin
in Premier mercredi du mois
Most Promising Performance Award – Short Film
Frank Onana and Adam Hafsia
in Youssou et Malek
High School Students’ Award – Short Film
Cultes
Audience Award – Short Film
Na marei

Selection

Juries

Feature Film Jury 2024 · 1 member

Arielle Dombasle
President

Short Film Jury 2024 · 1 member

Dominique Frot
President

2024 Jury Members — jury (feature or short) not specified · 15 members

Programme

Friday, April 121 séance

19:30
Opening ceremony — For Night Will Come
For Night Will Come
UGC des Halles, Canopée des Halles, 7 place De La Rotonde, 75001 Paris

Saturday, April 132 séances

14:30
Screening · Short films in competition (1)
Le premier sang, Adieu les copains, Friends, 13 lettres, Bestiaire, Rev o lucioles, Le premier Noël de Noé, Après les vagues, Camille à corps perdu
Espace Jean Dame, Centre Sportif Jean Dame, 17 Rue Léopold Bellan, 75002 Paris
18:00
Screening · Short films in competition (2)
Monochrome, Colours of the Season, La meute, Un bon garçon, Miroir, Premier mercredi du mois, Na marei, Ferrarrie
Espace Jean Dame, Centre Sportif Jean Dame, 17 Rue Léopold Bellan, 75002 Paris

Monday, April 153 séances

16:00
Screening · Heroic
Heroic
UGC des Halles, Canopée des Halles, 7 place De La Rotonde, 75001 Paris
19:00
Screening · Bizarre Again
Bizarre Again
Espace Jean Dame, Centre Sportif Jean Dame, 17 Rue Léopold Bellan, 75002 Paris
19:00
Screening · Sujo
Sujo
Centre Ginsburg, Westfield Forum des Halles, 6/8 Place Carrée, 75001 Paris

Tuesday, April 166 séances

14:30 → 16:30
Masterclass · Casting director
Quartier Jeune (QJ), 4 Place du Louvre, 75001 Paris
16:00
Screening · Paradise Is Burning
Paradise Is Burning
Espace Jean Dame, Centre Sportif Jean Dame, 17 Rue Léopold Bellan, 75002 Paris
16:00
Screening · Bizarre
Bizarre
Centre Ginsburg, Westfield Forum des Halles, 6/8 Place Carrée, 75001 Paris
16:00
Screening · Short films out of competition (1)
Teeth and Pins, Demis, C’est pas le Pérou, Fragments of Us, Louves, Comment savoir, Bienvenue chez nous
Centre Ginsburg, Westfield Forum des Halles, 6/8 Place Carrée, 75001 Paris
19:00
Screening · Rivière
Rivière
Espace Jean Dame, Centre Sportif Jean Dame, 17 Rue Léopold Bellan, 75002 Paris
19:00
Screening · Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Centre Ginsburg, Westfield Forum des Halles, 6/8 Place Carrée, 75001 Paris

Wednesday, April 175 séances

14:30 → 16:30
Masterclass · Cours Florent
Centre Ginsburg, Westfield Forum des Halles, 6/8 Place Carrée, 75001 Paris
16:00
Screening · Excursion
Excursion
Espace Jean Dame, Centre Sportif Jean Dame, 17 Rue Léopold Bellan, 75002 Paris
17:30
Screening · Short films out of competition (2)
Les quatre tours, Always Summer, The Shelter, Ton futur sera radieux, Monochrome, Genèse, Le réveil
Centre Ginsburg, Westfield Forum des Halles, 6/8 Place Carrée, 75001 Paris
19:00
Screening · Norwegian Dream
Norwegian Dream
Espace Jean Dame, Centre Sportif Jean Dame, 17 Rue Léopold Bellan, 75002 Paris
19:00
Screening · Johnny Mad Dog
Johnny Mad Dog
Centre Ginsburg, Westfield Forum des Halles, 6/8 Place Carrée, 75001 Paris

Thursday, April 183 séances

16:00
Screening · The Vanishing Soldier
The Vanishing Soldier
UGC des Halles, Canopée des Halles, 7 place De La Rotonde, 75001 Paris
17:00 → 19:00
Masterclass · Talent agents
Quartier Jeune (QJ), 4 Place du Louvre, 75001 Paris
19:00
Screening · Même les singes ont des bleus
Même les singes ont des bleus
Centre Ginsburg, Westfield Forum des Halles, 6/8 Place Carrée, 75001 Paris

Friday, April 193 séances

15:00
Screening · Short films in competition (3)
Youssou et Malek, Quand il fait beau dehors, Juste au corps, Les petits patrons, Hala da Frankie, Casual Gone, Cultes, A Free Run
Espace Jean Dame, Centre Sportif Jean Dame, 17 Rue Léopold Bellan, 75002 Paris
18:00
Screening · The Fantastic Three
The Fantastic Three
UGC des Halles, Canopée des Halles, 7 place De La Rotonde, 75001 Paris
19:00
Screening · Que notre joie demeure
Que notre joie demeure
Espace Jean Dame, Centre Sportif Jean Dame, 17 Rue Léopold Bellan, 75002 Paris

The venues

The 4 venues of the 2024 edition

UGC des HallesCanopée des Halles, 7 place De La Rotonde, 75001 ParisDirections ↗
Espace Jean DameCentre Sportif Jean Dame, 17 Rue Léopold Bellan, 75002 ParisDirections ↗
Centre GinsburgWestfield Forum des Halles, 6/8 Place Carrée, 75001 ParisDirections ↗
Quartier Jeune (QJ)4 Place du Louvre, 75001 ParisDirections ↗

The edition in pictures

Timeline

April 11, 2023 Film submissions open for the first edition in 2024 (feature films completed after January 2022, shorts after January 2020, with a major role played by an actor under 27).
January 23, 2024 Film selection continues; the team finalises the juries, made up mainly of actors.
March 3, 2024 Accreditations open (free of charge) for screenings and talks/Q&As.
March 6, 2024 Announcement of the jury members for the first edition, presided over by Arielle Dombasle.
April 12, 2024 Opening ceremony at UGC des Halles with En attendant la nuit by Céline Rouzet (sold-out screening).
April 21, 2024 2024 awards announced: Heroico by David Zonana, Best Feature Film; Après les vagues by David Chausse, Best Short Film.
April 23, 2024 Festival photo portfolio published.

Edition 2024

Awards

Selection

Feature Film in Competition · 9 films

Feature Film out of Competition · 1 film

Feature Film – Special Screening · 4 films

Film School Feature Film · 1 film

Short Film in Competition · 25 films

Short Film out of Competition · 15 films

Juries

Feature Film Jury 2024 · 1 member

Short Film Jury 2024 · 1 member

2024 Jury Members — jury (feature or short) not specified · 15 members

Programme

The venues

The edition in pictures

Timeline

The 2024 edition in the news

Portfolio

Jury announced for the first edition of FIJA 2024

Accreditation request

The film selection continues

First 2024 Edition