13/12/2013 - The selection consists of first feature projects by Caroline Deruas, Marion Desseigne, Christine Paillard, Martin Scali, Farid Bentoumi and Morgan Simon

Presided by producer Jean-Louis Livi (F Comme Film), the jury of the 16^th session of the directing residency of Emergence selected six first feature film projects, whose directors will be able to film one or two sequences with concrete artistic and technical support from March 15 to April 4, 2014, in Marcoussis, near Paris.

Amongst them, two projects by Frédéric Jouve from Les Films Velvet stand out (he already handled Belle Epine [+see also:
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Emergence has also selected Compte tes blessures by Morgan Simon (produced by Amaury Ovise and Jean-Christophe Reymond for Kazak Productions) and three first feature projects by female directors: L’Indomptée by Caroline Deruas (produced by Ludovic Henry for La Mer à Boire Productions; co-screenwriter Maud Ameline - collaboration on the screenplay: Catherine Libert), Ta bouche by Marion Desseigne-Ravel (produced by Franck Ciochetti for Moe Films) and Est-ce que maman a tué papa ?byChristine Paillard (co-screenwriter: Chad Chenouga).

Created in 1998 by Élisabeth Depardieu who handles artistic direction, Emergence has designated laureates in previous editions including The Rendez-Vous of Déjà-Vu [+see also:
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film profile] by Alice Winocour, All is forgiven [+see also:
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interview: David Thion
interview: Mia Hansen-Löve
film profile] by Mia Hansen-Løve, Versailles [+see also:
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interview: Geraldine Michelot
interview: Pierre Schoeller
film profile] by Pierre Schoeller, Love Like Poison [+see also:
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film profile] by Katell Quillévéré, Alyah [+see also:
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(Translated from French)