Blog: Film festivals

Dear filmmakers,

Welcome to our page! We know how many festivals there are and how difficult it is to choose which ones to submit to. The following will hopefully help you learn more about our festival and decide if our festival is right for you.

As filmmakers, we organize a film festival that we would like to attend: simple and professional, humble with a zest of sparkle, in short a glamourous festival set in the country-side.

We are proud to say that EACH film is seen by three different people on our selection committee.

ALL films are treated the same. One quote is for ALL prices. You don't pay extra for extra attention.

Our editorial line has evolved: we no longer have a particular theme because this has caused us to miss some very good films. Some remaining eliminatory criteria rest: inaudible or bad sound, gratuitous violence or pornographic scenes...

We love ALL GENRES of storytelling: science fiction, fantasy films, romantic comedies, thrillers, horror, dramas, dark short films, crazy short films... Our Friday evening AFTER DARK block (films for ages 15+ ) is one of the public's favourites!

For the filmmakers present (2 per film), we offer a festival pass, breakfast + meal tickets, a 5-taster pass for the Saturday wine tasting, the famous Sunday brunch and a closing dinner with our volunteers after the festival.

We cannot cover accommodation costs (our site gives you addresses to help) or travel costs.

We are setting up one shuttle per day to and from Narbonne or Carcassonne stations. From Carcassonne, you can take a bus there are many going direct to Rieux Minervois.

For filmmakers coming from abroad, we have other arrangements (contact us at lechouettefestival@gmail.com)

Le chouette festival is located in Rieux Minervois, a small village in Aude, situated between Carcassonne and Narbonne, the festival takes place every year on the first weekend of October.

This year it runs from the 29th of September to the 5th of October 2025.