30x30 BERLIN

30x30 is an industry showcase of the very best of emerging filmmaking talent from around the world. Our first edition was held at Cannes 2018 (under the name 'Le Petit Cannes') and our second edition will take place in Berlin to coincide with Interfilm 2019 and the 30th anniversary of the fall of the wall.

More details on 30x30 Berlin coming soon. In the meantime, you can read more about last year's event, the festival jury and feedback from our filmmakers...

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LE PETIT CANNES is a celebration of small films with big talent. Running parallel to the 71st Festival de Cannes, it is hosted at legendary industry hangout and Cannes institution LE PETIT MAJESTIC.

We're independent filmmakers that always wanted something like this for Cannes - so we're organising it ourselves! It's a chance to have your work seen by a Cannes Film Festival crowd in a relaxed and friendly setting and potentially be spotted by a lunching producer or distributor or fellow filmmaker.

There will be five scheduled screening events themed by category: Narrative (x2), Documentary, Animation and Experimental. On 19 May, we will be hosting a final screening and awards ceremony for the winning films in each category. Additionally, throughout the 12 days of the festival, a large screen at the venue will continuously play in random order our 100 or so "Official Selection" films.

The winning films will be chosen by a committee of 12 industry professionals - please see below for a full list (more details at www.lepetitcannes.org).

All submitters attending Cannes will have access to a facebook / whatsapp group for sharing festival tips and party invites. We are also planning a social event one evening, date to be confirmed. Whether your film is accepted or not, you will be invited to join us.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 𝗝𝗨𝗥𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗘

AMY HOOGENBOOM is a documentary filmmaker and photographer with a particular focus on ethnography. She lives near Byron Bay, Australia. Amy previously worked as production secretary on ABC television comedy series 8MMM Aboriginal Radio, and is now festival coordinator of Flickerfest, Australia’s most influential short film festival now in its 27th year. She watches about 400 short films annually.

BAIQU GONKAR is founder and CEO of Art Represent, a social enterprise promoting artists affected by conflict around the world. Growing up in Tibet and as a refugee in the UK, she is passionate about driving dialogue in a polarising political landscape. She frequently gives talks on the importance of diverse representation in media & culture. Baiqu also advises start-ups, and is currently helping build news app Gentle Reader.

DOMINIC KELLY is a theatre director, script consultant and leading Meisner Technique coach. He is founder and artistic director of the salon:collective, visiting lecturer at Regent’s University in London, and his practice finds him teaching all over the world. Earlier this year, the Writers' Guild of Britain honoured Dominic with the Olwen Wymark Award, for his contributions to nurturing emerging writing talent.

EVA YUNG started in movie production (La Petite Reine) and distribution (Wild Bunch) in Paris, before founding her own production company focused on shorts and video clips. Working in commercials and branded content, notably at Irène and agencies Fred & Farid, Buzzman and BETC, last year Eva joined Henry as an executive producer, where she develops young directors and manages talent incubator Troopers Films.

GANZEER is a multidisciplinary artist who rose to global prominence for his 'artivist' actions across Cairo's public spaces during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. His practice spans street art, installation, graphic design, creative writing, video and product design. Now living in Denver, Colorado, Ganzeer's current project is the epic sci-fi graphic novel The Solar Grid, for which he received a Foreign Policy magazine 2016 Global Thinker Award.

GOTHAM CHANDNA is a publicist and digital marketeer working with independent shorts, features, documentaries and web series. Passionate about indie and foreign cinema, Chandna hosts workshops, roundtables, panels and special events during Sundance and Cannes film festivals. He is co-founder of Cloud 21, offering marketing services to filmmakers participating in Cannes Marché du Film and Short Film Corner.

JAMES STOWE is head of SVOD programming at Zone.TV, a data-driven supplier of niche-orientated subscription video-on-demand channels to cable and satellite tv operators. Previously, he was distribution & acquisitions coordinator for automotive-focused premium VOD channel Chassy Media, founded by comedian Adam Carolla with producer Nate Adams. James also serves as submissions reviewer at AFI DOCS Film Festival.

JAMIE GAMBELL is a LA-based production sound mixer, with a career in audio spanning 18 years. His credits include The Fosters, Love, Maron, CSI, Suicide Squad, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, The Dark Knight Rises and 28 Weeks Later. Jamie also hosts fortnightly creatives podcast Who I Am. His greatest passion, however, are graphic novels and he is the writer and creator of long-form comic series The Hero Code.

KATE CHURCH trained at the Royal Ballet School before moving into tv production. Her credits include The South Bank Show, BBC Young Musician and Young Dancer, Bloomberg TV's Brilliant Ideas, Channel 4 experimental shorts strand Random Acts, music documentary feature AnDa Union, and We’re Here Because We’re Here with Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller. She is currently overseeing the launch of a new platform for art history film.

LILY KEBER is a filmmaker and educator. Her work has appeared on ARTE, HBO, MTV and Netflix, and she has produced for Arcade Fire and Beyoncé. Her directorial debut Bayou Maharajah (2013) premiered at SXSW and was awarded Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities' Documentary of the Year. Lily's current film projects are Buckjumping, about dance traditions in New Orleans and Après Nous, a portrait of Francophone Louisiana.

TIM GRABHAM is a filmmaker, animator and visual artist. His debut feature, KanZeOn (2011) is a sensory exploration of philosophy and music in Japan. His second, The Creeping Garden (2014), was acquired by cult distributor Arrow Films. Tim recently won the Best of British Animation award at Encounters Festival for his short Films To Break Projectors (2016). He also teaches animation and post production at Ravensbourne College, London.

VICTORIOUS DECOSTA a is a filmmaker & activist. In 2008 he co-founded Supreme Design, publisher of over two dozen titles including collaborations with Dick Gregory, Mumia Abu Jamal and Freeway Rick Ross. His debut feature Digging For Weldon Irvine is currently in production. He is also co-producing Storm Over Brooklyn, winner of the 2017 ABFF Lightbox Documentary Initiative sponsored by National Geographic and 21st Century Fox.

VIKRAM AHLUWALIA is the founder and director of Le Petit Cannes film festival. He is also co-director of the Factual Animation Film Festival. Working as a creative consultant in the NGO sector, he has produced major projects with clients such as Amnesty, The Guardian and International Alert. His debut short The Pianist of Yarmouk (2017) tells the story of Aeham Ahmad, a classically-trained musician attempting to escape the war in Syria.