CinEuro Film Lab : Inspiration Session "Natures et Paysages" in the Ardennes

CinEuro Film Lab, led by Walimage and the Bureau des Images, will organize an inspiration session in the Ardennes. This event will be held in the context of the Lab’s “Nature and Landscapes” thematic.It’ll take place between the 28th and 30th of September 2026.

This year marks the 41st edition of the International French-speaking Namur Film Festival. On this occasion, 10 professionals from the movie and audiovisual industry will be able to participate in many different activities all revolving around green storytelling (stories tackling the issues of climate change and/or environmental problematics). They will be able to discover the beauty of the Ardennes massif’s landscapes, to discuss with green storytelling experts and to visit a nuclear power plant. These activities will take the participants from Charleville-Mézières all the way to Namur in the span of 3 days.

CANDIDATES’ PROFILE

This inspiration session was built with a 10 movie and audiovisual professionals group (writers, producers, directors…) in mind.

The working language will be French.

Candidates need to show a strong interest in green storytelling and cross-border cooperation. They can illustrate this interest with professional works/experiences tackling these topics or with budding project ideas aiming to deal with them.

Finally, a lot of emphasis is placed on the candidates being from the cross-border partner territories of the CinEuro Network (Brussels-Capital Region, Wallonia, Luxembourg, Saarland, Rhineland Palatinate, Baden-Württemberg, Grand Est, Cantons of Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft and Aargau), or at the very least being familiar with these territories.
However, professionals from other territories are welcome to apply if they intend to develop (or already did) works tackling green storytelling in CinEuro territories.

CONDITIONS FOR COVERAGE

The accomodation costs (3 nights) and the catering costs for lunch and dinner will be accounted for by the organizer.

The travel fees for the trip to the start of the program (Charleville-Mézières) will be paid by the participants. The other subsequent travel fees (trips during the program and the return to Charleville-Mézières or Bruxelles by minibus) will be paid by the organizer.

• Monday September 28th : Charleville-Mézières

Beginning of the program at 12PM in Charleville-Mézières

Arrival to the city and introduction to the PLATO network

Exploration of the Voie Verte by foot

• Tuesday September 29th : Chooz

Visit of the Chooz nuclear plant, meeting with experts and witnesses of its integration in the Meuse valley landscape

• Wednesday September 30th : Namur

Trip to Namur (41st Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur/ International French-speaking Namur Film Festival)

Visit of the Town and its citadel

Meetings and exchanges with experts in green storytelling (partnership with ASA – Association des Scénaristes de l’Audiovisuel (BE)

Festival opening party and AP projection (by invitation)

End of the program

Buses from Namur to Bruxelles and Charleville-Mézières on October 1st.

If you have any questions, please ask : Jean-François Tefnin –

@cineuro /cineuro