The Cinébanlieue Festival, created in 2005 to show a different image of the suburbs by spotlighting young film talents from these areas, takes place every year at the L'Ecran cinema in Saint-Denis, as well as in other venues in the Paris region.
3 venues in northeastern Paris take part in this film festival: Cinéma L'Écran in Saint-Denis, Cinéma Méliès in Montreuil and Commune Image in St-Ouen.
The festival, sponsored by Reda Kateb, features feature films, including previews. Short and medium-length films, conferences and debates, masterclasses and professional meetings.
This 2025 edition of Cinébanlieue presents feature films, previews, shorts and professional meetings at the Comedy Club.
Find the full Cinébanlieue program online, including meetings and screenings, schedules and prices for the three sites hosting the festival.
It's compulsory to register and reserve your places in advance for meetings, screenings, etc. Some events are free of charge.
The jury includes renowned actors, screenwriters, directors and producers.
You can submit your film, short or feature, to the Cinébanlieue film festival.
To enter your film for Cinébanlieue, it must be less than 30 minutes long for a short film (no limit for feature-length films), made between January 2024 and September 2025, and deal with the themes of the margins, youth, immigration, exile and the invisible. The author must reside in France or its overseas territories. All languages are accepted, as long as the film is subtitled in French. You have until September 10, 2025 to enter your short film in the Ciné banlieue competition, or to submit your feature film to Cinébanlieue.
To continue on the theme of cinema, check out our pages dedicated to the history of cinema in Seine-Saint-Denis and discover the great names of the silver screen: Méliès, Pathé, Eclair...
Lovers of short films will be delighted in north-east Paris with several short film festivals, including Côté Court in Pantin and Silhouette in Paris 19.
Getting there
Basilique de Saint-Denis
Basilique de Saint-Denis Marché de Saint-Denis
Marché de Saint-Denis Cimetière de Saint-Denis Baudelaire Théâtre Gérard Philipe
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