To open this third festival, an opening ceremony will be held in the open air on the Place de la Castre at Le Suquet in Cannes. This historical place, high place of the cultural heritage of Cannes, offers an impregnable view on the bay, the city, the Croisette and the islands of Lérins.

This ceremony will be the occasion to present to the public the festival, the members of the jury, the works nominated in the official selection by the presenter Sébastien Fouillade.

At 6:30 pm The theater company
B.A.L Arts Légers
will present the show Bulle, Une Odyssée.

Starting at 7:30 pm, a vegetarian and organic meal will be offered by Chef Simon Duval.

At 8:30 p.m. will take place the presentation of the members of the jury and the films selected in competition, followed at 9:00 p.m. by a performance with the dance company Les Somatonautes and then at 9:30 p.m. by a screening of the documentary UTOPIE-S Sarayaku by Henri Poulain, followed by a conference by Solène Penchèvre, author on the Amazonian peoples.