Every year since 1979, at the end of November in Nantes, the 3 Continents Festival offers a different view of cinema and our world through a unique selection of fiction and documentary films from Africa, Latin America and Asia.
THREE 3 continents, A PRESCRIBER festival
A pillar of cinephilia for more than 45 years, the Festival des 3 Continents showcase numerous works and essential filmmakers from Africa, Latin America and Asia and regularly offers retrospectives that are landmarks in Europe. At the same time, the Festival’s expertise is part of a movement of reflection on contemporary cinema and its evolution.
Some of the greatest names in international cinema have been revealed there, including Hirokazu Kore-eda (Japan), Souleymane Cissé (Mali), Hou Hsiao-hsien (Taiwan), Abbas Kiarostami (Iran), Wong Kar-wai (Hong Kong), Jia Zhang-ke (China), Wang Bing (China)…
“More than 40 years ago, this festival opened with a reference to Jules Verne as a world tour in seven days, an unusual journey for us immobile navigators, appealing to our curiosity, our passion for the unknown to watch and listen to these images and voices from three continents.”
Anne-Laure Joséphine, president of the 3 Continents association.
THE PILLARS OF THE 3 CONTINENTS
A large and daring program
Each year, the festival is structured around the Official Selection, tributes or retrospectives, thematic programs and programs for young audiences.
The Official Selection combines an International Competition with films premieres, awarded with the Montgolfière d’Or and the Montgolfière d’Argent , a Youth Jury Award and an Audience Award, with a selection of special screenings.
A unique professional training
For 20 years, the Festival des 3 Continents has been offering training workshops about the tools of international co-production to young professionals (directors, producers) from countries on three continents. Seven workshops are held around the world each year, providing a real incubator for new talents.
A mediation in the heart of the territories
Since its creation, the Festival des 3 Continents has endeavored to make cinema accessible in all its diversity, bringing together popular and auteur films with the same concern for education open to all audiences, from the most cinephiles to the less experts.
KEY FIGURES
- 45 edition of the festival
- 80 films selected every year with:
- 200 screenings
- 18 venues
- 13 cities: Nantes, Ancenis, Bouguenais, Clisson, Héric, La Turballe, Le Croisic, Rezé, Pornic, Saint Herblain, Saint Michel Chef-Chef, Vertou et Saint Nazaire
- 20 events (round table discussions, concerts, festive evening events)
- 26,000 attendees
- 10,000 student participants (from kindergarten to highschool)
- 150 volunteers
- 200 articles in the international, national, and local media
- 65 accredited journalists
- 350 professionals in attendance
- Conferences, training courses, workshops, discussions about cinema throughout the year
- 7 international training workshops per year
