The 2024 American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase will be the sixteenth juried Competition for The American Pavilion. Since 1989, The American Pavilion has offered unparalleled experiences in Cannes to film students and emerging filmmakers from around the world. The Emerging Filmmaker Showcase provides an opportunity for filmmakers to have their works seen by Cannes Festival and Film Market attendees.
We accept short films and documentaries that are 25 minutes or less. 25 to 35 short films and documentaries from around the world are chosen for competition. A panel of industry judges selects winners in each category (Emerging Filmmaker Showcase, Emerging Student Showcase, and LGBTQ+ Emerging & Student Showcase). The official selections will be screened in a final competition in May at The American Pavilion during the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Awards are given in Narrative, Documentary, and LGBTQ+ categories. Winners of each of the categories can opt-in to screen their film at a special event held at The American Library in Paris one week after the screening in Cannes. More information about the special event will be provided upon acceptance into The American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase.
Certificate and prizes from various prize award sponsors. We have five jury award categories:
- Best Emerging Filmmaker Short Film
- Best Emerging Filmmaker Short Documentary
- Best Emerging Filmmaker Student Short Film
- Best Emerging Filmmaker Student Short Documentary
- Best Emerging Filmmaker or Student LGBTQ+ Short Film or Short Documentary