Our conviction

It's not the tool that decides. It's the film.

For a century, cinema has absorbed the revolutions of sound, colour and digital without splitting into rival competitions. AI is the next chapter, not a chapter apart. SHAIKE brings all techniques together within a single Official Selection, judged by a single jury against a single question: does the film move us, challenge us, stay with us?

Every application declares its tools on the SHAIKE Index, our transparency standard. What earns a place at the Eden is not the process, it's the work.

Ten categories

Where your film belongs.

01

Grand Prix

The supreme award. All categories and all techniques.

02

Feature Film

Original narrative works of 60 minutes and more.

03

Short Film

Fiction under 40 minutes. All techniques welcome.

04

Documentary

Non-fiction, long and short format.

05

Music Video

Image in service of sound.

06

Animation

Hand-drawn, stop-motion, CGI, generative. All techniques.

07

Commercial

Commercial creativity, short formats.

08

TV Pilot

First episodes of series and TV formats.

09

Short Drama

Condensed stories, all short narrative formats.

10

Student Award

For filmmakers still in training. All categories.

Submissions open

Bring your film to La Ciotat.

Submissions for the first edition are open. Deadlines, fees and technical requirements are handled on our submission platform.