Festival start: 14 August 2025
Festival end: 17 August 2025
Designed for people under 30, DREAM LANDES is more than just an event — it’s an artistic playground, a space for connection, and a manifesto for a creative, inclusive, and engaged youth. Here, young talents are at the heart of it all.
Cinema Section
Short film screenings curated by a jury, with a focus on innovation, bold storytelling, and hybrid styles. Each session is followed by discussions, meet-ups, or debates to give the works a new life beyond the screen.
Visual Arts & Immersive Exhibition Section
A surprising scenographic journey blending installations, visual arts, and digital creations. Everything is designed to showcase the artists’ work, question their role in society, and invite the audience into a fully immersive sensory experience.
Performances & Artistic Battles Section
Open stages, live creative duels, dance, spoken word, street art, performances… A true moment of sharing and self-expression, where collective emotion reigns supreme.
Interactive & Participatory Workshops Section
Introductory workshops, collaborative creations, artist meet-ups… Here, the audience becomes a true part of the festival. You’re not just here to watch — you’re here to do, test, invent, and co-create.
Broadcast & Communication Section
DREAM LANDES embraces bold, creative communication: social media, urban posters, targeted actions in schools and cultural venues… not to mention the human network, because nothing beats a good word of mouth
The Official Competition of the DREAM LANDES Festival will reward the most remarkable talents of this edition with several artistic distinctions, presented during the closing ceremony.
Grand Prize – Golden Cloud (trophy)
The emblematic trophy of DREAM LANDES, awarded to the film that stood out for its uniqueness, narrative strength, and artistic impact.
Best Acting Award – Gender-Neutral
This unique and inclusive award honors an outstanding performance, regardless of the performer’s gender or identity.
The festival celebrates authenticity, emotional power, and precision in acting, affirming its commitment to a modern, egalitarian vision of the acting profession.
Best Direction Award
Awarded for excellence in directing, artistic vision, and the ability to bring a singular perspective to the screen.
Best Cinematography Award
Granted to the film with the most striking visual aesthetic, recognizing the quality of its photography, lighting, and visual composition.
Best Original Screenplay Award
This award celebrates the originality, writing finesse, and narrative structure of a film — an invitation to honor the power of storytelling and ideas.
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Audience Award – Public’s Cloud (trophy)
Awarded to a film screened out of competition, this prize is given by the audience through a voting system after the screenings.
It reflects the public’s role in celebrating creative work, recognizing spontaneous connection and collective emotion.
GENERAL RULES – FESTIVAL DREAM LANDES
Dates: August 14 to 17, 2025 – Soorts-Hossegor
1st edition – Organized by the Dream Landes Association
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1. PURPOSE
These rules govern participation in the Cinema Section of the Festival Dream Landes. They define the terms for submission, selection, screening, and awards.
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2. ELIGIBILITY
Eligible films:
French or international short films produced after October 1st, 2023, with a maximum length of 15 minutes (fiction, documentary, experimental, stop-motion, etc.).
Eligible applicants:
Producers, distributors, directors, or accredited schools.
subtitles:
Films must include French subtitles, or english subtitles if the original language is French.
Non-eligible:
Advertising or industrial films are not accepted.
Student films must be accompanied by proof of enrollment from the institution.
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3. SUBMISSION PROCESS
Submissions must be made via: Festhome, or the festival’s official website.
Required documents:
• Completed submission form
• Film still (landscape format, not a poster)
• Director(s) photo
• Original dialogues + translation
• Video file of the film
• ID document of the director or producer proving that the film was directed or produced by someone under 30 years old
Final submission deadline: June 15, 2025
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4. SCREENING FORMAT & deadlineS
• Mandatory screening format: Unencrypted DCP
• Selections announced: July 15, 2025
• DCP delivery deadline: July 30, 2025
• subtitles must be provided in .srt format + XML/MXF files for DCPs
• No voice-over
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5. awards
Official Competition:
• Grand Prize (Golden Cloud)
• Best Acting (gender-neutral award)
• Best Direction
• Best Cinematography
• Best Original Screenplay
Out of Competition:
• Audience Award (Golden Cloud), based on audience voting
Additional prizes may be awarded.
Winning films may be reprogrammed for special screenings.
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6. SHIPPING & INSURANCE
• Shipping costs for DCPs are the responsibility of the participants.
• Return shipping costs are covered by the festival.
• The association insures all media during the event.
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7. ARCHIVING & USAGE
• All submitted films are archived for 10 years.
• Excerpts (max. 3 minutes) may be used for promotional or journalistic purposes.
• In the case of an online edition, rights holders must agree to digital broadcasting of their film.
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8. DATA PRIVACY
• Personal data is collected for festival management purposes (registration, programming, invitations, etc.).
• Data is stored securely and never shared without consent.
• Fully compliant with GDPR regulations.
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By submitting a film, the applicant implicitly accepts the festival rules.
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Official Category
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Official Competition – Festival Dream Landes
By submitting a film to this category, you are applying to the Official Competition of the Festival Dream Landes.
All submitted films are reviewed by a selection committee, which reserves the right to reclassify a film as Out of Competition if deemed more aligned with the festival’s artistic vision.
Films selected for the Official Competition will compete for several awards presented by a jury of industry professionals, including:
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• ???? Best Acting Award (gender-neutral)
• ???? Best Direction Award
• ???? Best Cinematography Award
• ???? Best Original Screenplay Award
An Audience Award – The Public’s Cloud is also presented among the films screened Out of Competition, based on audience voting.
All trophies (Golden Cloud and Public’s Cloud) are sponsored by our official partner.
Additional awards may be granted at the discretion of the jury or the festival team.
Award-winning films may be reprogrammed for special screenings at future editions or affiliated events.
By submitting a film, the rights holders agree to the possibility of being contacted again for such future screenings.
Any objection to reclassification as Out of Competition must be formally submitted by email or registered mail.
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