Gramat Sphère Cinema Festival

A Cinema Festival in the Heart of the Causse

The Gramat Sphère Cinema Festival was born in May 2022 on the initiative of the municipality of Gramat, a small town in the Lot located at the gateway to the Causses du Quercy Regional Natural Park, between Rocamadour and Figeac. Supported by the town's cultural and youth services, this festival is part of a dynamic of cultural enhancement of the territory initiated in 2021 with a thematic event around animals that had brought together many local partners.

A Rich and Accessible Program

Each edition offers about a dozen films for all audiences, encompassing a wide diversity of genres: documentaries, thrillers, animated films, fantasy films, comedies, and dramas. The program is structured around a unifying theme that changes with each edition. The first edition's common thread was gastronomy, with films like Soylent Green by Richard Fleischer, Ao, the Last Neanderthal, The Inheritance, and Marona's Fantastic Tale. The third edition in 2024 explored the theme of literary adaptations in cinema, with Thomas Chabrol as guest of honor.

Much More Than Just Cinema

Beyond the screenings, the Gramat Sphère festival stands out for the richness of its complementary activities. Throughout the weekend, the public can enjoy photographic exhibitions, readings, workshops for children and adults (screenwriting, photographic portrait), tastings, games, and performances. Meetings and debates with directors, producers, and audiovisual technicians punctuate the program. The festival also hosts a Média Broc, a flea market dedicated to vintage audiovisual and digital equipment. Open-air cinema sessions and cine-breakfasts complete the offering.

A Unifying Municipal Project

Organized by the Municipality of Gramat with the support of about twenty volunteers involved in communication, reception, technical aspects, and catering, the festival mobilizes elected officials, municipal agents, and numerous local partners: cultural associations, merchants, and institutions of the territory. The L'Atelier cinema, a municipal theater classified as Art and Essay with 158 seats equipped with a 10-meter screen and Dolby Digital sound, is the nerve center of the event. The festival has also obtained the label Printemps Citoyen en Occitanie from the Occitanie Region.

A Growing Festival

Since its creation, the festival has continued to grow. After the first edition focused on gastronomy in 2022, the second edition was held in May 2023 with an expanded program over nearly two weeks. The third edition in May 2024 consolidated the format around a dense and thematic weekend. The 2025 edition had to be canceled, so the fourth edition is scheduled for June 2026, confirming the lasting presence of this cinematic event in the cultural landscape of the Lot.