Festival des 3 Continents
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Edition 2025 — 3 Continents
The 47th edition of the Festival des 3 Continents was held from November 21 to 29, 2025, in Nantes, under the theme "All about love". The festival offered a journey through the feeling of love in all its forms—romantic, filial, familial, friendly—exploring the complexity of emotional, intimate, and social bonds, and considering love as a living, fragile, political, and transformative force.
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47th Edition — All about love
The 2025 edition of the Festival des 3 Continents placed love at the heart of its program with the theme "All about love". The selection invited the public to explore the complexity of emotional, intimate, and social bonds, and to view love as a living, fragile, political, and transformative force.
The international competition featured feature fiction films and documentaries in their French premiere, judged by a professional jury awarding the Golden Montgolfier and Silver Montgolfier. The Audience Award and the Young Jury Award were also presented.
In parallel, the festival offered special screenings, retrospectives, tributes, and the young audience program "Premiers Pas vers les 3 Continents". The professional segment Produire au Sud hosted its 25th edition, supporting emerging producers in developing their projects.
Programme
International Competition
A selection of feature fiction films and documentaries from Africa, Latin America, and Asia, presented in their French or world premiere.
Special Screenings
Films in restored prints, preview screenings, and notable works out of competition.
Retrospectives and Tributes
Programs dedicated to great filmmakers and personalities from the cinema of the three continents.
Premiers Pas vers les 3 Continents
Screenings adapted for young audiences aged 3 and up, with cultural mediation.
Produire au Sud — 25th Edition
International training workshop for emerging producers.
Highlights
Highlights of the 2025 Edition
- Theme "All about love": an exploration of the feeling of love in all its forms through the cinemas of the three continents
- 25th edition of Produire au Sud: a quarter-century of supporting emerging producers
- Screenings throughout Nantes: Katorza, Cinématographe, Concorde, Cosmopolis, and partner venues
- Screenings in Loire-Atlantique: Ancenis, Clisson, Héric, Saint-Herblain, Saint-Nazaire
- Over 26,000 spectators expected over nine days of the festival
Prices
From 3.00€ — 85.00€
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Where does it take place — 3 Continents
Cinéma Katorza et salles partenaires
7 rue de l'Héronnière, 44000 Nantes