Rough Cut | Film Festival

- Rough Cut

Launched in 2010, Rough Cut is an international short film competition for budding filmmakers across film genres. Past winners have gone on to study film and have careers in the industry!

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ROUGH CUT

This 15th edition of Rough Cut was an outstanding success, with a record number of submissions! Congratulations to all the winners for their talent and creativity, and a big thank you to all the participants for the quality of their films, which particularly impressed our jury this year.

Best Narrative Film: Pearl Boy by Roberto Premutico, Lycée

Best Documentary: A Second Home by Delphine D'Hollander and Amaranthe Lirenman, Lycée

Best Experimental Film: AD-O-MANIA by Esmé Adgnot, Lycée

Best Animation Film: L'Écharpe by Talisa Bergman, Collège Stanislas de Montréal

Jury Prize: Frame of Mind by Anna JG and Nikita F., Lycée

Short Cut Winner: Stand Off by Sam Lellouche and Nathan Hickox, Lycée

See you next year!

ROUGH CUT GUIDELINES

For students age 11 to 18
Films must be written, filmed and created by the students
Maximum 10 minutes in length
School-appropriate subjects only
Films in languages other than English are welcome, but they must be subtitled in English

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SHORT CUT GUIDELINES

Short on time ? Take the Short Cut to Rough Cut !

For students (and their teachers) who love to create films, have an eye for comedy, but don't have time, make a 30-second, "short cut," integrating the following guidelines:

Shot 1: A scene in a Grand staircase
Shot 2: A close up of hand(s)
Shot 3: A Tilting Up and Down Camera Shot

Full list of rules and regulations.