Press-Pro
Press and professionalsAccreditations
Coming soon
Film submissions
Submission & regulations
Please submit your film by sending a link to Jérôme Lasserre at jlasserre@hopscotchcinema.fr, together with the completed 2025 entry form. Deadline for submissions is set to July 11, 2025.
- There is no registration fee and the Festival does not select short films.
- All non-English or French language films must be subtitled in English or in French.
- When a film is selected for the Festival it must be delivered in its original version, with French subtitles. Subtitling is at the applicant’s charge.
- All the selected films will be presented in DCP.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the 51st edition of the Deauville American Film Festival (September 5 to 14, 2025), films must fulfil the following conditions:
- be a feature film or a documentary feature film of at least 75 minutes.
- be produced by an American (U.S. only) company (majority or minority production) or a company based in the United States.
- have its French premiere in Deauville and have not been shown in a major European film festival. Exceptions can be made upon decision by the Festival Director.
Annoucement for selected films
The official announcement for the selection will be made in August 2025. Those who are selected to participate will be notified by e‑mail prior to the announcement.
Press kit 2025

I’m booking my place !
Join us to follow the competition and meet the guest talents of the Festival!
