From 28 to 31 May 2026, the chtiiing festival will be rocking the Ile de Nantes with a new edition under the banner of “Regeneration”. Conceived as a major event dedicated to contemporary creativity, every year the festival brings together artists, students, professionals, studios, schools and the curious around artistic and cultural experiences open to all. Supported by Nantes Métropole and Samoa, Chtiiing has established itself in just a few years as a key event in Nantes’ cultural and creative industries.
For four days, conferences, screenings, workshops, immersive installations, exhibitions and encounters will be taking place at various venues across the city. The event is a celebration of creativity focused on new technologies, emerging narratives and contemporary issues. This year’s edition, 2026, will focus on ways of reinventing the way we create, transmit and imagine the future through art, digital technology and cultural innovation.
Cinécréatis is proud to be taking part in this new edition through a screening dedicated to the creations of our students. This programme is part of the “Emerging Generation: Tomorrow’s Nuggets” sequence, a special event devoted to new generations of creators in cinema, video games, motion design and digital creation.
The screening will take place at Halles 1&2 on Thursday 28 May 2026, from 10.30am to 5.30pm. Through this selection of films, Cinécréatis will be highlighting the diversity of formats explored at the school: fiction, visual experimentation, documentary, advertising and graduation films. These projects bear witness to the way students look at the contemporary world, but also to their gradual mastery of the narrative, technical and artistic tools of cinema.
The public will be able to discover the following works:
Mini-shorts
Mini-shorts are fictional exercises produced in the first year, shot in just two days away from the school, in a short format that leaves room for inventiveness and narrative efficiency.
- “La Cabane à Lettres” – directed by Lilou Roux
A young boy takes refuge in his hut and wonders about his difference. (4m10)
In the style of
This second-year project involves recreating a scene from an existing film with precision in order to explore directing, cutting, acting and cinematographic language.
- “Delicatessen” – directed by Victor Leroy, based on the film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
In a building lost in the middle of a ruined world, Louison intervenes to repair a resident’s bed base (3m57). - “8 femmes” – directed by Antoine Breger, based on the film by François Ozon
In a bourgeois home, Suzon reveals to her sister that she is pregnant. (3m41)
Open subject
An end-of-second-year project, Sujet Libre allows students to explore all the genres and formats of short film.
- “Maggie” – directed by Yaëlle Gueguen
Sylvain, a solitary farmer, contemplates his farm one last time before selling his last cow, Maggie (6m43).
Dossier Pro
Produced in the third year, these films are designed as professional business cards and presented to a jury of audiovisual industry specialists.
- “Disconnect” – a film by Mattéo Mercat, Swann Legendre, Gabriel Guillaud and Célian Leprince
In the near future, Teo’s love affair is undermined by his virtual addiction. (1m21) - “Le Bruit des Machines” – a film by Marion Amouillin, Tom Brohan, Giovanni Coussot and Geoffrey Pardou
A sensory immersion into the world of factory sounds, where machines become a reflection of worker alienation. (3m30)
Advertising
Third-year students are also working on the creation of advertising spots to meet specific professional requirements.
- “La Gourmandise” – directed by Ewen Moreau-Jagut
A well-behaved exhibition is turned upside down when a tray of LU butter arrives. (0m46) - “Little Red Riding Hood” – directed by Aidan Fondse
The famous character crosses the forest to bring LU butters to her grandmother (0m45) - “Guardian Angel” – directed by Léo Jouan
A nurse delves into memories shared with a former patient. (0m47)
Graduation film
These films mark the culmination of three years of training at Cinécréatis and embody the high artistic and technical standards achieved by the students.
- “L’annonce” – directed by Antoine Chevrier
At his grandmother’s funeral, a psychiatry student tries to tell his family that he is giving up his studies (14m30).
Through this screening, Cinécréatis invites the public, professionals and film enthusiasts to come and discover a new generation of up-and-coming writers, directors and technicians. The day will be an opportunity to discuss student creations, support young talent and take the pulse of the imaginary worlds that will shape the stories of tomorrow.
Join us on Thursday 28 May 2026 at Halles 1&2 in Nantes, from 10.30am to 5.30pm, to discover the films made by Cinécréatis students as part of the Chtiiing Festival.