# Presentation

Initiated in 1984, the cinema festival has become, year after year, a major noteworthy cultural event whose reputation has been spreading all over the Rhône-Alpes region. It is now one of the most important Rhône-Alpes cinema Festivals.
Since 1988 the competition section only consists of first full length feature films. The Festival intends to promote the work of young film-makers from all over the world and to be a convivial meeting-place where every one can exchange ideas and impressions. At Annonay everything is done to make these exchanges as rewarding as possible. All through the Festival guests, organizers and the public are expected to meet on equal terms and straight-forwardness is our common rule.

# The 26th awards (Prize List)

– Jury Prize : Peacefire by Macdara Vallely (Ireland)
– Special Jury Prize : Thomas by Miika Soini (Finland)
– Public’s Choice : Une chaîne pour deux by Frédéric Ledoux (Belgium)
– Young Jury Prize : Thomas by Miika Soini (Finland)
– Best Film Music Prize : Fuori dalle corde by Fulvio Bernasconi (Italy)

# Some figures regarding the 26th edition (2009)

- Presentation of 35 long feature films
- 22 first feature films (8 in competition)
- Several directors and actors
- 14 024 spectators

# Composition

It is currently made up of six sections :
- The first one concerns “First full-length feature films” which, in order to be selected for competition, must not have been distributed commercially or shown on television in France.
- The second one concerns the first long feature films already distributed in France. These films are non competitive.
- The third one is a panorama around a theme.
- The fourth one is a tribute to the movies of a well-known actor or actress, in his (or her) presence.
- The fifth one is a selection of films for a young audience.

A well-known film maker is president of the Jury. As to the members of the Jury, all of them are non professional film-lovers selected on candidacy.

# Prizes

Five prizes will be awarded :
– The Jury Prize : Prize in cash (3 500 €) granted to the French distributor who will distribute the film in France before December 31st, 2010 and Prize in cash (2 000 €) granted to the director.
– The Special Jury Prize : Prize in cash (1 200 €) granted to the director.
– The Public’s Choice : Prize in cash (1 700 €) granted to the director.
– The Young Jury Prize : Prize in cash (600 €) granted to the director.
– The Best Film Music Prize : Prize in cash (500 €) granted to the composer.

# 2009 Guests

Philippe Nahon, Ludovic Burel, Noëlle Pujol, Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc, Bruno Podalydès, Augustin Legrand, Géraldine Michelot, Ursula Meier, Stéphanie Roux, Luc Ntonga, Philippe Fernandez, Solveig Anspach, Louise Blachère (France), Fulvio Bernasconi (Italy), Macdara Vallely (Ireland), Zhang Chi (China), Seyfi Teoman (Turkey), Miika Soini (Finland), Frédéric Ledoux (Belgium), Gilbert Sicotte (Quebec), Nicolas Buysse (Belgium), Isaac Vila (Spain).

# Regulation of the 27th Edition, 29th of January to 8th of February 2010

1/ In February 2010, for the 27th year consecutively, Annonay’s M.J.C. will organize a cinema Festival. One of the sections of this Festival is an international selection of first feature films.

2/ In order to be selected for the competition, films must last at least 60 minutes, they should not have been made before 2008, and must be the first feature of their directors. The directors will not have completed a second film by the time of the screening of their work at the Festival.

3/ Only fiction films can be selected for the competition.

4/ 35mm is the only screening format that will be accepted.

5/ The selection cannot include films which have benefited from commercial diffusion in France prior to the Festival (either in cinemas or on television)

6/ All the films must be seen by the Festival selection committee. The viewing might be done while attending other Festivals (please, let us know the dates and places of screening as early as you can). If this is not possible, DVD should be sent to the selection committee before December 1st 2009.

7/ Films will not be officially registered until the Festival receives the application form downloaded from our website. A signature on this form implies a total agreement with the regulation of the Annonay International Film Festival. The registration period will be closed on December 1st 2009.

8/ A list of the selected films can be consulted online on the Festival Website around December 15th 2009. Please note that the results will not be given on the telephone. If your film has not been selected and you wish to have the tape sent back, please ask for it by the end of April 2010.

9/ The Festival will bear the costs of a 35mm print's journey to and from Annonay, as well as the custom fees. The Festival will not pay any rental or screening fees.

10/ All selected film directors will be invited over to the Festival (only one invitation per film). The Festival will bear the costs of every guest's journey, meals and accommodation.

11/ A list of the dialogues of the selected films and their translation into French should be sent to the Festival by December 8th 2009.

12/ For press and communication purposes, every selected candidate must provide by December 8th 2009 :
– a short summary of the plot
– several portfolios of pictures from the film
– a photo and a biography of the director mentioning his former works
– two large posters and some smaller ones
– a dozen of press kits (in French if possible).

13/ For technical reasons linked to subtitling problems, the prints of all eight films selected for the competition must be delivered to the MJC by January 20th 2010. Please make sure there are no technical problems before sending the print.

14/ Five prizes will be awarded :
– The Jury Prize : Prize in cash (3 500 €) granted to the French distributor who will distribute the film in France before December 31st, 2010 and Prize in cash (2 000 €) granted to the director.
– The Special Jury Prize : Prize in cash (1 200 €) granted to the director.
– The Public's Choice : Prize in cash (1 700 €) granted to the director.
– The Young Jury Prize : Prize in cash (600 €) granted to the director.
– The Best Film Music Prize : Prize in cash (500 €) granted to the composer.

15/ Taking part in the Festival implies a total agreement with the present regulation by the producer or his (her) representative.

# Downloads

- Regulation (pdf format)
- Entry Form (pdf format - odt format)
- Presentation of the Festival (pdf format)

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