AWARDS CEREMONY FOR THE “IMAGINE” SHORT DRAMA PRIZE, CREATED BY TF1 GROUP

On 19 April 2022 the TF1 group launched “Imagine”, a brand-new short film competition. The aim: to identify and nurture emerging talent, and showcase French creativity in all its diversity.

Created by TF1 employees Evita Karfi, Benoit Causse and Maxime Barberi, this first-ever edition of the competition attracted over 120 entries. The jury picked 48 films that were showcased on MYTF1. Ten drama shorts and ten comedy shorts were shortlisted, and presented to a jury of broadcasting industry professionals: Jonathan Zaccaï (actor), Sofia Essaïdi (actress), Christelle Graillot (agent), Clothilde Jamin (screenwriter), Alexandre Laurent (director), Alexia Lucet (TF1), Benoit Masocco (director), Céline Moreira (Newen), Peggy Pasquerault (casting director), and Anne Viau (TF1).

The jury revealed the names of the lucky winners at a ceremony hosted at the TF1 group corporate headquarters:

- Jury Prize for best drama short: “Le magasin des compliments”, written and directed by Titouan Laporte, and starring Francois-Dominique Blin, Mathilde Guzzo, Eric Jakobiak, Laly Meignan and Charles Halphen: https://bit.ly/3hb6fm6

- Jury Prize for best comedy short: “Pères, mères et supporters”, written and directed by Fabrice Garate Delgado and Alexandre Lenoble, and starring Charlotte Audebram, Déborah Coustol Chatelard, Louise Désirand, Aymeric Pol and Jérôme Deruti: https://bit.ly/3BfTxJL

- Best actress: Charlotte Audebram in “Pères, mères et supporters”, written and directed by Fabrice Garate Delgado and Alexandre Lenoble, and also starring Déborah Coustol Chatelard, Louise Désirand, Aymeric Pol and Jérôme Deruti: https://bit.ly/3BfTxJL

- Best actor: Alphonse Bouigue in “Moderato”, written by Elodie Mercier and directed by Johannes Vorillon, also starring Juliette Blanche, Adèle Georgelin and Raphaël Olivier: https://bit.ly/3XThX5s

Alongside these four award-winners there were two special mentions:

- Comedy short jury special mention: “Mon futur et moi”, written by Chanelle Becker, Marie Roujansky, Aurélien Laplace and Guillaume Caramelle and directed by Guillaume Caramelle, and starring Chanelle Becker, Victor Meutelet and Géraldine Loup: https://bit.ly/3BhyHJZ

- Drama short jury special mention: “Après l'orage”, written by Joss Berlioux and directed by Franck Marchand, and starring Christian Bouillette and Zoé Chazal: https://bit.ly/3Y0hUVD

TF1 group would like to thank all participants for their dedication and professionalism, and for the quality of their films.

TF1 group would also like to thank its partners: Sony, Kaptain Music, Newen, Photocinerent, SACD, Première, Le film français and Newsbridge.