Défi 48h Très Court Environnement
CUT! - United Cinema for Transition
La Très Courte bio"I like to push the doors of destiny, follow my instinct and coincidences to awaken encounters and exchanges. I like to dream that anything is possible when we go with the momentum of the heart, that we can change things by coming together and uniting." With these words, Jérémie Renier begins a letter written in December 2022 to six carefully identified recipients. He proposes to them to discuss the ecological transition of the cinema sector. Act, gather, support, progress, share... Urgently, necessarily, actively.
Aware and committed to environmental issues, Hiam Abbas, Julie Amalric, Swann Arlaud, Cyril Dion, Carole Scotta, and Flore Vasseur immediately respond positively. With the help of the CNC, already the bearer of a vast transition project in the industry called Action!, they form a think tank with the support of Juliette Vigoureux. In January 2023, the collective composed of these 8 professionals is created. They begin a series of regular meetings with the idea of being able to share the fruit of these exchanges at the next Cannes Film Festival.
Their goal is to reflect on the possible and necessary transformations of the cinema world towards a more sustainable model. After passionate and sincere discussions and thanks to the diversity of their profiles, CUT! Cinéma Uni pour la Transition is born. They have resulted in the drafting of a manifesto now published and the creation of two initial tools: a platform and a charter of commitment for actresses, actors, and agents. This year, 3 members of the CUT! collective will preside over our 48h Environment Challenge!
Julie Amalric
La Très Courte bioJulie Amalric, a graduate in Production Management from EICAR and the One Year Producing Program at the New York Film Academy, commenced her career in New York at HBO and Coldcuts Productions, working on music videos, commercials, and short films. In 2014, she produced her first feature film Early Light, directed by Geoffray Barbier, followed by a documentary about punk musician Ivan Julian in 2020.
Currently serving as a production coordinator and post-production director at Axel Films Production, she has recently launched her own company, Jam Productions, to explore projects that delve into the world and its future challenges. One of her notable projects is 13 Attentions, directed by Gérald Portenart.
Juliette Vigoureux
La Très Courte bioJuliette, a consultant specializing in environmental issues within the film industry, embarked on her career with a decade-long stint in film distribution at Mars Films. However, she later opted to delve into the environmental aspects of the cinema sector. Her academic research focused on the role of public authorities in the environmental transition of cinemas. Subsequently, she joined the think tank The Shift Project as the cinema and audiovisual lead, co-authoring the report Decarbonizing Culture!
In 2021, she founded La Base, a consultancy dedicated to assisting cultural enterprises in their ecological transition through measurement, consultancy, and training. Additionally, in 2022, she co-created La Fresque du Film.
Guillaume Calop
La Très Courte bioGuillaume Calop began his career at the Annecy Animation Festival, where his passion for cinema and film festivals flourished. He was involved in the creation of the web portal Animation World Network in Los Angeles and founded the DVD publishing company Chalet Pointu in 2004, following seven years of experience at CANAL+.
In 2009, he co-created the Les Arcs Film Festival and co-founded Le Village, a company that develops platforms for film festivals and cinematic projects. He is also the initiator of the Lab Femmes de Cinéma, a think tank focusing on the representation of women in cinema, and the Green Charter for Film Festivals.
Julien Aveque and
Victor Herault
La Très Courte bioVictor and Julien met while directing their first short films. Within the Aveque le Sourire collective, founded by Julien, they participated in 48 Hours Film Projects across France for two years. They later set up Sourire Productions to produce their own films and advertising projects.
Eager to tackle more personal subjects, they launched ambitious individual projects: Victor directed Amour Noir which won an award at Clermont-Ferrand this year and was supported by CNC Talents, while Julien is working on La Grande Envie, currently in the financing stage. In the meantime, they continue to collaborate on films (Miserere and Un sourire sur ton visage) and are on the path to a feature film scheduled for release in 2026.
Mohamed Amjahdi
La Très Courte bioMohamed Amjahdi, General Manager - At ADEME, the French Environment and Energy Management Agency, we are firmly committed to the fight agains global warming and resource degradation. In the field, we mobilize citizens, economic actors, and local territories to provide them with the means to make progress. Faced with the urgency of the situation, we set ambitious goals and call for a general mobilization: we need to act faster.
Lou Howard
La Très Courte bioLou Howard is an actress and video artist. She has lent her voice to numerous films, including Là-haut, Alerte Rouge , and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Beyond dubbing, Lou has also distinguished herself k as an on-screen actress, playing the role of an irresponsible babysitter in Mère Indigne, as the revolutionary Pauline Léon in La Guerre des Trônes, and as the young Daphné in the web series AREL 3. In parallel, she has been active on YouTube and Instagram since 2017, sharing her humorous videos with her followers. In 2024, Lou will make her film debut in Thomas Combret's film, Mourir or not Mourir, selected for the BIFFF.