You can now apply for the third edition of this writers' residency organized by TheBlackList, Canal+, Vivendi, the Cannes Film Festival, the Université Côte d'Azure and the City of Cannes. Participants will develop a new original European film in English. The program will begin virtually and continue with a three-week immersive residential program in Cannes, while attending the Cannes 2023 Film Festival. APPLICATION AND PROGRAM Applications are open on the Black List website from July 29, 2022 to October 2, 2022. Up to 18 screenwriters will be invited based on the potential of their script as assessed by TheBlackList. DOCUMENTS TO BE PROVIDED - Presentation of the project (5 sentences) - Synopsis of the project (one page) - One-page letter of intent (describing your artistic vision for the project and why you chose this topic) - Personal statement (why you would be the ideal candidate for the residency) - Professional resume (film, television production...) - Mood board for your project (optional) At the end of October 2022, 18 writers and projects will be selected for the first round of the residency: a month-long online program during which writers will meet with mentors and write a three-page treatment for their film, due in mid-November 2023. In January 2023, each writer will present their film to a panel of industry professionals, including Canal+ and TheBlackList. From these 18 submissions, six writers will be selected to continue the online residency and participate in the three-week residency in Cannes, France in May 2023. There, the writers will present the outline of their film and attend the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. THE BRIEF CANNESFILMS Unlimited is a writing residency aimed at developing the next generation of screenwriters and original European content. Applicants should consider the brief below and propose an original film related to it in any genre. We are looking for strong, universal stories set in a European context, whether contemporary or historical, real or fictional. You can explore iconic or lesser-known places, contemporary stories or revisited myths and legends. Whatever your subject, Europe must be at the heart of your project. Please choose one of the following two themes: - Pure Suspense - Everything ends in a song To apply: https://talentunlimited.fr/en/cannesfilms-unlimited/