Les Étoiles du court-métrage (17)

Festival start: 09 January 2026      Festival end: 10 January 2026

The Stars of the short film were created in Pau in 2007 by Vidéo Tout Tendance. They were then "transferred" in 2010 to Mourenx and then "died out".

With the agreement of the founding members Didier LABAN and Jean LASSUS-PIGAT, the city of Cabestany and Image In decided to continue the adventure by organizing since 2012, the Étoiles du court in the André ABET cinema hall.

This concept, unique in France, allows the best award-winning films to be presented at the biggest events (César, Clermont-Ferrand, etc.) and the various partner short film festivals.

Cash Prizes: 5,000€

Étoiles d'Or
Étoiles d'Argent
Étoiles de Bronze

For the three Étoiles, direct selection at the Rencontres of the short film Image In Cabestany with € 900 in reimbursement.

Art 1 The Image In association, the town of Cabestany, their partners and their patrons are organizing the 16th Short Film Stars on Friday January 10, 2026, in the André Abet cinema hall of the Jean Ferrat cultural center in Cabestany.

Art 2 This concept, unique in France, allows us to present different short film festivals through the broadcast of their winners and to exchange around a friendly drink. The public's mission is to elect the three best creations of the evening which will be directly selected for the 43rd “Image In Cabestany” short film meetings. The town of Cabestany will offer a fee of 900 euros to the winners so that they can join us in March 2026. To compete for the Short Film Stars, your short film must have been proposed by a partner festival or awarded an award in one or several festivals. In this case, please provide us with a list of prices obtained by your short film.

Art 3 Accepted genre: Animation, music video, documentary, experimental, fiction and reporting. Free theme. duration limited to 30 minutes, credits included. Foreign works must be subtitled in French.

Art 4 To participate, each work must be accompanied by a registration form (to print and sign) and a participation check for €10 allowing you to also compete in the “Image In Cabestany” short film meeting.
. This participation covers part of the organizational and communication costs and allows you to obtain 2 full passes for the Short Film Meetings whether you are selected or not. A digital copy of the registration form must be sent to contact@imageincabestany.org

Art 5 For preselections the following media are accepted: Blu-ray, DVD and HD file (h264.mp4 recommended). For theatrical broadcasts, an HD file and a DCP will be required. Information allowing you to carry out your DCP easily and free of charge will be sent to you.

Art 6 The registration form, as well as the participation fees must be sent no later than October 30 to the Town Hall of Cabestany, Étoiles du Court, Place des Droits de l'Homme, 66330 Cabestany or until December 19 on Festhome.

Art 7 The Image In association will pay SACEM royalties relating to the distribution of musical works benefiting from copyright. The use of images borrowed from other creations – except those which would be the subject of a citation in the sense provided by the law – is formally prohibited. The Image In association declines all liability, whether civil or criminal, concerning images or musical works used in films without authorization from the author(s).

Art 8 To maintain the artistic and technical qualities of the Short Film Stars, the work will be subject to pre-selection during the months of September, October and November. Only the work sent and selected will be presented to the Stars. The decisions of the preselection committee will be sovereign and final. Directors will be notified of their selection in November. The program will be available on the website http://imageincabestany.org

Art 9: The selected works will be screened to the public who will award prizes to the directors. The public's decisions will be sovereign and final.

Art 10 By sending his work, the director authorizes its distribution without financial compensation. The Image In association declines all responsibility in the event of theft, damage or destruction that may occur during the transport of films, the screening or the event.

Art 11 The selected works will be kept by the Image In association which reserves the right to project them for promotional purposes, during sessions given free of charge and with a purely associative, non-profit vocation. To this end, they will remain on deposit at the video library of the Image In association. Works not selected will be sent back to the directors within four months following the Short Film Stars if they have requested it.

Art 12 Registration for the Short Film Stars implies full and unreserved acceptance of these regulations made up of 12 articles.