Immemory Los Rayos de una Tormenta by Julio Hernández Cordón / Até Onde o Mundo Alcança by Daniel Frota de Abreu The title is a nod to Chris Marker who was active in the social and political reality of several countries, but was also the creator of a body of work centered on memory. Many of the films in the 2024 Lab competition echo that: they are committed, full of life and totally of their time. The Mexican filmmaker Julio Hernández Cordón brandishes his camera as a way to construct a collective memory, and the way he transmits tales of resistance is masterly, summoning popping, motivated ..read more

“People have the power” – Patti Smith The choice was difficult and more limiting than usual. But  the International Competition will once again host lovely stories and singular voices for 2024. Around the world in sixty-six films. Fifty-two countries visited, (re)discovered and magnified through the vision of sixty-eight directors. Grab the programme! Women (, men and everyone else) on the verge of a nervous breakdown Basri & Salma Dalam Komedi Yang Terus Berputar by Khozy Rizal / Kakor by Alessandro Stigliano / You’re Invited to Tuscan’s 5th Birthday Party! by Eddy Lee Let’s be hon ..read more

(Re)creating the world, a fleeting canvas of film The Festival is celebrating its 46th National Competition, a showcase for French creativity in film, which is very far from seeing a decline, with 1957 films registered this year, coming from all corners of the country and even from much farther away. Some of the shorts were co-produced or shot by foreign filmmakers across countries and cultures to enrich our perspective with glimpses of Colombia, Morocco, Japan, Quebec… not to mention Belgium. The nearly two thousand entries were subjected to a rigorous selection process that yielded forty-fiv ..read more

Dear friends, Last May, we left you with a call for assistance, amidst uncertainty, but more importantly, amidst widespread mobilization on the part of our audiences, our partners and the entire film industry, which we once again want to thank you for. So now, we want to reassure you once and for all in print that Yes, the 2024 Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival will take place. Nevertheless, although the Festival will be held from 2nd through 10th February next year, it won’t be quite the same. In fact, the uncertainty surrounding our financial situation has not abated. The impact of the Covid ye ..read more

EurVisions – European Women with a movie camera Each year at the Clermont Film Festival, our audiences embark on a cinematic journey, exploring a different country through our geographical retrospective. They (re)discover unique cultures, tones, and stories from around the globe through a selection of extraordinary short films, including some past favorites. Since the candidacy of our city, Clermont-Ferrand, was announced a few years ago, the city itself has started to resonate more on a European wavelength. Even if, at the time of writing these lines, the results are unknown – or perhaps at t ..read more

Rebels – Portraits of defiant women Since time immemorial, women…1 Dancers, fighters, swimmers, musicians, poets, navigators, artists, athletes, housewives, do-it-yourselfers, influencers, rescuers, painters, sex workers, teachers, thieves, mothers, sisters, orphans, wives, widows, singles, abortionists, those who have had abortions, nulliparous, primiparous, multiparous, virgins, prostitutes, betrothed, veiled, seductresses, provocateurs, insubordinate, abused, invisible, sluts, dangerous, castrating, brawlers, viragos, emancipated, activists, exiles, eccentrics, hysterics, iconic, forgotten ..read more

Saturday 3 February 2024 from 10:00 La Main Occulte 39 rue Saint-Dominique 63000 Clermont-Ferrand No appointment necessary From €90 As part of the double Panorama devoted to women, and in the spirit of the Clermont-Ferrand short film festival, the La Main Occulte shop is organizing an open day during which you can discover the work of 6 local tattoo artists. So, what’s a “Flash day” in the tattoo world? It’s a day during which tattoo artists offer you designs (flashes) prepared in advance and ready to be tattooed as they are. All you have to do is step through the door without an appoint ..read more

© KipArt Remarquables ! (Remarkable Women!) Women and cinema Drawings, paintings, photos, sculptures, art installations 29 January > 17 February, 2024 Preview: Saturday 3 February at 18:00 Chapelle des Cordeliers – Place Sugny Clermont-Ferrand 14:00 to 18:00 except Sundays Free entrance For this thematic exhibition, twenty-eight artists will pay tribute to all these exceptional, prodigious, always surprising women. They will introduce us to these impetuous women, clear or obscure, with a strong character in black ink or a more nuanced line, pigmented, dark or overexposed, gifted and talent ..read more

The Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival and Kickstarter continued their collaboration in 2023 by renewing their call for projects, following a broader partnership that provided support for launching crowdfunding campaigns to all selected filmmakers in competition at Clermont over the past four years. This year, a new call for projects was launched during the 2023 Short Film Market and was promoted to the selected filmmakers in competition, as well as those in the Regard d’Afrique, Talents Connexion, Short Film Market Picks, and Pop Up sections between 2 ..read more

The Garden of Earthly Delights We’re delighted to unveil the official poster for the 46th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, designed by talented American illustrator Stacey Rozich. This watercolorist offers us a fresco bursting with acidic characters and settings straight from her imagination and the short films that inspired her during her journey as a juror for the 2023 international competition. Can you identify the filmic references scattered throughout this poster?  In a mishmash of meticulously crafted details, she presents us with a bizarre bestiary, conjuring up ..read more