Tuesday 3 > Wednesday 4 February 2026
09:00 – 19:00
Reserved for accredited professionals
Oceania Hotel
82 boulevard François-Mitterrand
63000 Clermont-Ferrand
Contact
04 73 14 73 22
Euro Connection is the main platform for the coproduction of short films
Tuesday 3 February 2026, 9:30 – 12:30 – Pitching sessions & Producer Focus
Océania Hotel
Euro Connection is the key co-production forum for short films in Europe. The pitching sessions are open to producers, broadcasters, fund representatives, and European distributors. Admission is free and reserved for accredited participants of the Short Film Market.
Prior registration is mandatory (subject to availability). Registration opens on 20 January at 14 :00 (French time):
You will receive a registration confirmation, followed by a validation message.
Discover the 2026 Projects and Producers Book. It details each of the 12 selected European short film projects and the 3 selected VR projects that will be pitched. It also includes information on the 15 invited producers who will be presented during the Producer Focus sessions. This document is available in English only.
Please note that the Book will not be available in printed format this year.
Wednesday 4 February 2026, 10:00 – 17:00 – One-to-one meetings
Short Film Market – Networking area
As soon as you register, you can book time slots for one-to-one meetings with the producers featured in the Projects Book and the focus producers by contacting Laurent Crouzeix before 29 January.
Countries associated to the 2026 edition are:
Austria, Baltic countries, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands & Flanders, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine.
In each country, the national correspondent sets up an expert committee who will nominate 1 finalist project. A European jury will then review all finalist projects and select up to 11 projects for Euro Connection. Additionally, the winner of the Baltic Pitching Forum will be selected to Euro Connection as a result of the partnership between these two events.
Euro Connection revolves around:
- Script consulting session (online, mid-Dec. 2025)
- Live pitch training session (Monday 2 Feb. 2026).
- Live pitching sessions (Tuesday 3 Feb. 2026).
- Facilitated networking for producers and participants.
- One-on-one business meetings (Wednesday 4 Feb. 2026).
Clermont-Ferrand accreditation holders wishing to attend Euro Connection pitching sessions will be able to book their seat using the online form available here from January 20, 2026. 150 industry delegates take part in Euro Connection each year.
142 films were completed, including 77 international co-productions, as a result from the first 17 editions.
Euro Connection is organised by Sauve qui peut le court métrage, as part of the Short Film Market, with the support of the Creative Europe MEDIA program and PROCIREP.
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