The Cinémathèque idéale des banlieues du monde continues its commitment to an open, decentralised cinema that gives space to stories that remain underrepresented and too rarely seen. Alongside Ateliers Médicis and Centre Pompidou, it organises an annual Young Creation Workshop, supporting around ten young artists whose emerging practices explore the possibilities of cinema.

Conceived as a space for research, dialogue and transmission, the workshop gives participants the opportunity to develop their film projects through encounters with a guest artist and with a committed cinematic heritage. Young creators are invited to question their forms, narratives and references, while situating their work within a broader reflection on representation, territories and collective imaginaries.

At the end of the workshop, the New Cinematic Writing Grant – Cinémathèque idéale des banlieues du monde, awarded by the Francis Kurkdjian Endowment Fund, supports the development of one selected artist’s project. It represents a crucial step in enabling a work in progress to take shape, gain visibility and move towards production.

For the 2025 edition, filmmaker Sarah Bouzi was selected for her project Big 2024. By renewing the initiative for the 2026/2027 season, the Cinémathèque idéale des banlieues du monde reaffirms the importance of supporting distinctive cinematic voices capable of shifting perspectives and bringing new stories into the history of cinema.

This project is part of a strong artistic and political commitment: to support authors and filmmakers who remain underrepresented, encourage the emergence of contemporary cinematic forms, and contribute to a more diverse, sensitive and open history of cinema—one that makes room for stories emerging from its margins and peripheries.

By supporting the third edition of the New Cinematic Writing Grant – Cinémathèque idéale des banlieues du monde, the Francis Kurkdjian Endowment Fund is helping to foster a new generation of artists and filmmakers and contributing to the emergence of freer, more decentralised cinematic narratives that better reflect the diversity of our societies.