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📽️ Next Step film Festival è la tua opportunità nel mondo del cinema 🎟️ ✨

👉 Sarai nostro ospite al Festival di Cannes dal 12-15 o 18-21 maggio 2027.

Avrai accesso alle personalità dell’industria cinematografica e creare contatti per il tuo futuro 💪

12/10/2026

🎬 EP. 7.2 — THE FINALISTS SPEAK 🇫🇷

Meet Howon Jung, finalist of the Next Step Film Festival Cannes 2026 with his Catch the Thief: Hearts & Diamonds 🎬

What does it really mean to be a Next Step Film Festival finalist in Cannes?

For four days, our finalists are guests of NSFF, immersed in the atmosphere, energy and unique experience of Cannes.

And with the special NSFF Visitor Pass, Mila takes the next step into the business side of the film industry, entering the Marché du Film and connecting with the international professional world.

🎬 A pass. A new experience. A new connection. A new step.

This is what The Next Step is all about.

Hear it directly from our finalists.
Their experience. Their words. Their Next Step. ✨

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11/10/2026

🎬 YOUR NEXT STEP COULD START IN CANNES

Your film. Your talent. Your Next Step.

The Next Step Film Festival – Cannes 2027 is now open for submissions!

🏆 6 FINALISTS
will receive a 4-day expenses-paid experience in Cannes during the Cannes Film Festival.

🎥 Film Categories
• Short-Short Films — up to 3 minutes
• Short Films — 3 to 15 minutes
• Short Films — 15 to 30 minutes

📅 FALL SECOND DEADLINE
OCTOBER 18, 2026

Meet filmmakers.
Meet film industry professionals.
Share your work.
Make connections.
Experience Cannes. 🇫🇷

🚀 Take your Next Step.
👉 Submit your film on FilmFreeway

30/09/2026

🎬 EP. 7 — THE FINALISTS SPEAK 🇫🇷

Meet Mila Miller, finalist of the Next Step Film Festival Cannes 2026 with her film Shelter. 🎬

What does it really mean to be a Next Step Film Festival finalist in Cannes?

For four days, our finalists are guests of NSFF, immersed in the atmosphere, energy and unique experience of Cannes.

And with the special NSFF Visitor Pass, Mila takes the next step into the business side of the film industry, entering the Marché du Film and connecting with the international professional world.

🎬 A pass. A new experience. A new connection. A new step.

This is what The Next Step is all about.

Hear it directly from our finalists.
Their experience. Their words. Their Next Step. ✨

28/09/2026

🎬 NSFF CANNES EXPERIENCE | EP. 6.2 — THE BEGINNING / 2024 🇫🇷

It all started in 2024.

Our first Cannes experience brought together filmmakers, winners and an international audience for a journey of cinema, connections, networking and unforgettable moments.

From the award ceremonies to the Marché du Film, from the excitement of the winners to the elegance of the Hôtel Martinez, every moment became part of the Next Step story.

The beginning of something bigger.

This was Cannes 2024.
This was the beginning.
This was the Next Step. 🎬✨

25/09/2026

🎬 CANNES EXPERIENCE | EP. 6.1 — THE JOURNEY / 2025🇫🇷

In 2025, the Next Step Film Festival experience grew beyond the screen.

From the Marché du Film to screenings, from international encounters to award moments, our finalists experienced Cannes as a place to meet, connect, share and take their next step.

A journey made of cinema, people and opportunities.

This is Cannes. This is the Next Step. 🎬✨

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22/09/2026

🎬 NSFF Cannes 2026 — The Story

EP. 5 — THE SECOND CHAPTER ✨

Cannes, we’re back.

The second chapter of NSFF Cannes 2026 begins as we welcome our second group of finalists to the heart of the Riviera.

From May 19th to 22nd, filmmakers, stories and new perspectives come together once again — leading to the Screenings & Awards Ceremony at the iconic Hôtel Martinez on May 21st.

This chapter welcomes Andrea Floccari with Air de Fête and Howon Jung with Catch the Thief — two filmmakers bringing fresh voices and powerful stories to the NSFF stage. 🎬

Two films. Two visions.
One unforgettable Cannes experience.

The story continues. ✨

20/09/2026

Marché du Film Networking Opportunities That Matter

A market badge can put you in the same city as producers, distributors, sales agents, programmers, and executives. That does not automatically put you in the room that changes your career. Marché du Film networking opportunities are real, but they reward filmmakers who arrive with a plan, a point of view, and material worth talking about.
For emerging directors and small independent teams, that distinction matters. Cannes is full of movement, noise, and status signals. It is easy to confuse proximity with access. The filmmakers who gain traction are usually the ones who treat the market as a working environment, not a glamorous backdrop. They know what they are offering, what stage their project is in, and what kind of relationship they are actually trying to build.

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15/09/2026

🎬 NSFF Cannes 2026 — La Storia

EP. 2 — NSFF Screenings & Awards Ceremony — Finalist & Selected Films

14 May 2026 — Canopy by Hilton Cannes

Next Step Film Festival Cannes 2026 ha aperto le sue porte, dando il via, il 14 maggio 2026, alla giornata di proiezioni e premiazioni del primo gruppo di Film Finalisti e Selezionati.

L’evento si è svolto nelle prestigiose sale del Canopy by Hilton Cannes, dando ufficialmente inizio a un percorso fatto di cinema, incontri, creatività e nuove opportunità.

Il primo di una serie di giorni dedicati al cinema, alla creatività, alle relazioni e alla scoperta di nuovi talenti, nel cuore di Cannes.

🌟 SELECTED MOVIES – GROUP 1 🌟

🎓 Knockoffs – Director: Asaad Abbud
🎓 Family and War – Director: Ryusei Emi
🎓 tAInted Love – Directors: Lisa M. Steadman, Brian Thomas
🎓 The Heavens and the Stars – Director: Clemence de Angelis
🎓 Quiet Loud Quiet Loud – Director: John Lewis James
🎓 Ex of Tomorrow – Director: Nicolas Benoit
🎓 The Silence of the World – Directors: Angelo Vapellari, Nicolas Pastergue
🎓 The Black Smoke of Prediction… – Director: Damir Dado Šuša
🎓 Off Screen – Director: Jean Paul Plaza
🎓 Dead Dreams Falling – Director: Craig Murray
🎓 L’ultimo giorno di felicità – Director: Giovanni B. Algieri
🎓 The Fa’a’amu Children – Director: Frank Doucet
🎓 Thanks for Your Service – Director: Jonathan Elia
🎓 Sisters of Vengeance – Director: George Montero
🎓 No Wind to Hold – Director: Mickael Abbate
🎓 A Simple Love – Director: Meggy Pyaneeandee
🎓 Marguerites rouges – Director: Dora Greco
🎓 Why Her – Director: Jonathan Elia

📽️ INTERESTING PROJECT 📽️

Andromedas (Trailer) – Director: Daniel Bautista

🌟 FINALISTS – GROUP 1 🌟

🏆 Shelter – Director: Mila Jeanne Miller
🏆 Millennials – Director: Ludovica Lirosi
🏆 Mismatched – Directors: Cécilia Assael, Quentin Ourry

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Stay with us as the NSFF Cannes 2026 story continues. ✨

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13/09/2026

🎬 NSFF Cannes 2026 — The Story

EP. 4 — WELCOME PARTY 🥂✨
📍 Canopy by Hilton Cannes — Sky Terrace
📅 May 20, 2026

The NSFF experience is not only about films, screenings and awards.

It’s about people.
Connections.
Conversations.
And the moments that happen in between.

On May 20, filmmakers, finalists, guests and industry professionals came together on the Sky Terrace of the Canopy by Hilton Cannes, with its unique 360° panoramic views over Cannes and the Mediterranean, for an evening of sharing, laughter and new encounters.

A relaxed and inspiring atmosphere where people from different places and backgrounds met, exchanged ideas and simply enjoyed being together — under the Cannes sky. ✨

Because cinema is not only about what happens on screen.

It’s also about the people you meet along the way.

And sometimes, the most memorable moments happen between the scenes. 🎬🥂

Where filmmakers become a community.

03/09/2026

🎬 NSFF Cannes 2026 — The Story

EP. 3 — MARCHÉ DU FILM

🎥 Where cinema meets the industry.

As part of their NSFF experience, our finalists received a special three-day pass to the Marché du Film — one of the world’s most important international gatherings for the film industry.

Here, they had the opportunity to explore production and distribution companies, television networks and international industry professionals, while experiencing first-hand the business side of cinema.

But the Marché is about more than meetings and industry stands.

It is about connections, conversations, ideas and new possibilities.

For emerging filmmakers, this was a chance to step beyond the screen, meet people from around the world, exchange experiences and begin building relationships that could become part of their next chapter in cinema.

Because the NSFF experience is not only about being seen.

It’s about being connected.
It’s about discovering what comes next.

🎬 Your Next Step could start in Cannes.

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