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Cannes scout returns to Australia

[press release from Screen Australia]

Christian Jeune, Deputy General Delegate and Australian scout for Cannes Official Selection (In Competition, Out of Competition and Un Certain Regard) will return to Australia in early December 2008.

Mr Jeune will be in Australia to view new feature films that meet the selection criteria for potential preselection for the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

Filmmakers with a feature film that they would like Mr Jeune to view should first check eligibility on the Cannes Film Festival website before contacting Screen Australia: www.festival-cannes.com

Submission deadline to Screen Australia for eligible feature films: Friday 28 November 2008.

Filmmakers with eligible shorts and documentaries are encouraged to submit their films directly to the festival.