SiRAR (Site Régional d'Aide à la Réalisation)
Grant for the creation of a first cinematographic work (short film)
including a grant for the creation of an original film score
Launch date: Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
Application deadline: Sunday, December 15th, 2024 at 11:59 P.M.
Announcement of pre-selections: end of February 2024
Announcement of selections: during the MCM : march 24th to 29th, 2025
🇫🇷 Only French-speaking candidates will be able to participate in this project.
The SiRAR (Regional Aid Site for Film Creation) is a unique support initiative for first-time filmmakers and composers, offering two inseparable grants: one for the creation of a short film and the other for an original film score. The aim is to highlight the collaboration between the filmmaker and the composer. Méridiens & SATIS, the Cinema Department at Aix-Marseille University, established SiRAR to support emerging talents in the cinematic arts.
A Unique Initiative
The first prize offers two inseparable grants: the first one, endowed by the city of Aubagne and the Région Sud (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur), offers a young author-director a grant to help with the directing of their first short film, the other awarded by Méridiens in partnership with the Conservatoire National à Rayonnement Régional Pierre Barbizet, offers a young composer a grant to help with the composition of the original music for the winning film.
In addition to these two grants, the co-founders of SiRAR and their partners provide assistance:
- The SATIS Department provides the pedagogical supervision of the film, in particular for the sound recording during the shooting, the image editing, the sound editing, the mixing and the recording of the original music.
- The students of the SATIS Department of the University of Aix-Marseille in Aubagne constitute the shooting and post-production team.
- Students from the Conservatoire National à Rayonnement Régional Pierre Barbizet perform the music for the film.
SiRAR Competitions:
SiRAR AUTHOR
| Grant for the Production of a First Short Film
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Script Calls
This grant is aimed at screenwriters/directors who have not yet directed any film produced by a production company.
For more information on the grant for the production of a first short film and to find all the details of the script call :
SiRAR MUSIC
| Grant for the Creation of a First Film Score and Its Recording
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Call for Composers
This grant is aimed at composers who have not signed the original score for any film produced by a production company.
For more information on the grant for the creation of a first film score and to find all the details of the call for composers :
Launch date: Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
Application deadline: Sunday, December 15th, 2024 at 11:59 P.M.
→ Please find full rules and regulation here [FR]
For any further information :
Cécilia Humez Kabadanian /
The Awards
The first prize was awarded to Carla Miranda for her script Mäe. To compose the original music for her film, among the three pre-selected composers, Cécile Andrée, Bulle Cospen, and Clémentin Bonjour, she chose to work with Clémentin Bonjour.
The second prize offers a grant provided by the Region Sud for a writing residency. It was awarded to Camille Van Bay for her script Plus bas, le sol. The residency took place from May 31 to June 6, 2024. The third prize invites the author to participate in the Writing Marathon of the International Screenwriters' Festival in Valencia. It was awarded to Victor Durand for his script Un truc de dinde.
The first prize was awarded to Emilien Marret for his script Stay Alive. To compose the original music for his film, he had the choice among the following three composers: Baptiste Lagrave, Youssra Khechai, and Léa Buisson. He chose Baptiste Lagrave.
The second prize offers a grant provided by the Region Sud for a writing residency. It was awarded to Luc Davino for his script Compatibles. The residency took place from September 25 to 29, 2023.
The third prize invites the author to participate in the Writing Marathon of the International Screenwriters' Festival in Valencia. It was awarded to Sophie Marka for her script La mécano.
For this edition, a fourth prize was given. It offered the authors a place in the Kiosk Space initiative (between producers and screenwriters) during the next edition of the MCM 2024. It was awarded to Tao Lavigne and Arthur Lieutaud for their script Tant va à la cruche à l’eau.