Festival De La Fiction

Name

Festival De La Fiction

Legal name

Association du Festival de la Fiction

Website

https://festival-fictiontv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television Festival

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (711320), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (71132)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPADAKAD

Film Festivals & Festival Organizers

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Film & Video Production/Distribution/Exhibition (Cinemas, Film Festivals, Screenings)

SECONDARYMPAGAEAI

Community Theatre & Storytelling Festivals

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Cultural Festivals & Community Events

Keywords

• Television fiction festival
• TV industry events
• Professional film festival
• Fiction programming
• Industry networking

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Accreditations: Revenue from tiered accreditation fees for industry professionals attending the festival, including priority access to screenings, events, and professional networking.
2. Sponsorship and Partnerships: Support from institutional partners (CNC, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Ville de La Rochelle), broadcasters (TF1, France Télévisions, Canal+), and private sponsors.
3. Work Registration Fees: Submission fees for fiction works competing in the French and Francophone competitions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Festival De La Fiction organizes France's premier annual television fiction festival held in La Rochelle, bringing together industry professionals, broadcasters, producers, writers, and emerging talent for screenings, competitions, and networking around French and Francophone TV fiction. The non-profit association also runs year-round ancillary programs including the youth development initiative La Fiction en Herbe, writing residencies, the official competition, and the Rendez-vous de La Fiction professional event.

Product overview

Festival de la Fiction is an annual television fiction festival held each September in La Rochelle, France. Its core product is the festival itself — a multi-day event combining competitive screenings (French and International Francophone competitions), red-carpet Fictions Événements screenings, and a dense schedule of professional programming including Grands Débats (industry debates), Cafés de la Fiction (broadcasting-producer networking), Rendez-vous de la Création Francophone (RCF) for project pitching, and Rendez-vous de la Création Musicale (RCM) for composer pairing. Beyond the annual festival, the organization runs year-round programs: Tournez Fictions! (traveling screenings across France), Résidence des Écritures Francophones (screenwriting residency, 4 sessions/year), a Résidence d'Écriture et de Médiation (with €4,000 bursary), the Jeune Public youth engagement strand (including the CNC's Écris ta Série! competition with student workshops), and a springtime Journée de la Création industry conference. The Festival also organizes the Forum des Métiers de l'Audiovisuel for students. Operations are supported by the FestiCiné-powered accreditation platform and a professional viewing platform accessible to accredited attendees. General public access is via a free ticketing system. No commercial API or AI capabilities are offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Festival de La Rochelle (Festival de la Fiction TV) Annual three-day television fiction festival held in La Rochelle, France, providing screenings of new French and Francophone TV fiction, official competitions, networking events, and professional panels for industry professionals (producers, writers, broadcasters, distributors) and the general public.
• La Fiction en Herbe Youth-oriented fiction program designed to develop new audiences and emerging creators of French television fiction, including educational screenings and youth competition strands. Targeted at schools, young audiences, and early-career creators across France.
• Résidences d'écriture (Writing Residencies) Writing residencies providing time, space, and professional support for emerging and established screenwriters developing French-language television fiction projects. Offered to members of the festival ecosystem and partner organizations.
• Compétition officielle (Official Competition) Official competition of new French and Francophone television fiction, where selected works are screened and awarded prizes by jury. Targets producers and rights-holders whose TV fiction projects are eligible for submission.
• Rendez-vous de La Fiction Year-round professional networking event for the French and Francophone television fiction industry, providing additional touchpoints beyond the annual La Rochelle festival for producers, writers, broadcasters, and distributors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Festival has supported development of projects that went on to sign international distribution deals (Les Aventures du jeune Voltaire with ZDF Enterprises, Coyotes competition selection, Sambre with Federation Studios)

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• SACD (Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-partner of Résidence des écritures francophones supporting screenwriters with workspace and industry connections. Also partner in RCF (Rendez-Vous de la Création Francophone) and RCM (Rendez-Vous de la Création Musicale).
• CNC (Centre National du Cinéma et de l'image animée)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey institutional partner supporting Résidence des écritures francophones and co-organizer of Écris ta série! youth screenwriting competition with Ministry of Education.
• Région Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partner providing support for Résidence des écritures francophones and festival operations.
• Ville de La RochellecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost city and institutional partner for festival venue operations and Résidence des écritures francophones hosting.
• SACEMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of RCM (Rendez-Vous de la Création Musicale) facilitating meetings between composers and project holders.
• ADAMIcoreOthersProvides Prix du jeune espoir awards and supports professional accreditations.
• TF1majorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor broadcast partner and event sponsor presenting fiction previews and supporting festival operations.
• France TélévisionsmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor broadcast partner and event sponsor supporting festival and fiction presentations.
• Canal+majorGTM or Marketing PartnerBroadcast partner supporting fiction presentations and event programming.
• ARTEmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerEuropean broadcast partner co-presenting fiction events and supporting competition programming.
• M6majorGTM or Marketing PartnerBroadcast partner and event sponsor for fiction presentations.
• NetflixmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerStreaming partner and event sponsor for fiction presentations and professional events.
• HBO MaxmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerStreaming partner and event sponsor for fiction presentations.
• TV5MondemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrancophone broadcast partner supporting international competition and programming.
• La Coursive (Scène nationale)coreOthersMain venue hosting competition screenings, professional events, and accreditation desk.
• Communauté d'Agglomération de La RochellecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partner supporting sustainable mobility initiatives (Yélo bikes and boat shuttle) and festival operations.
• Département de la Charente-MaritimecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental partner supporting youth programming, Jury Jeune, and educational events.
• Maison des Écritures de La RochellecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of Résidence d'écriture et de médiation and youth screenwriting programs including Écris ta série! workshops.
• Juste HumainminorOthersAssociation supported since 2016 providing Ciné-télé workshops for hospitalized children and their families, with partial accreditation fees donated.
• PFDM (Pour les Femmes dans les Médias)minorOthersPartner since 2018 organizing tables rondes on women's place in audiovisual professions during festival week.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Series Mania: Annual international TV series festival held in Lille, France. Most direct competitor in the French TV-festival category, with comparable professional accreditation, competition, and pitching formats aimed at European and global series buyers.
• Monte-Carlo Television Festival: Long-running Monaco-based television festival focused on international TV content with competitions, content market components, and broadcaster attendance. Comparable in scope of professional programming and target audience of European TV buyers.
• Canneseries: Cannes-based international TV series festival running alongside MIPTV. Directly comparable in offering competition screenings, professional networking, and broadcaster premieres for scripted TV content.
• Berlinale Series (Berlinale): Series strand of the Berlin International Film Festival featuring international TV series premieres and market screenings. Comparable as a curated showcase for European scripted content with industry delegations.

Broad incumbents

• BAFTA: British academy running TV craft awards and industry events with international broadcaster participation. Comparable as a higher-tier industry body that aggregates the same French/UK/international TV-fiction community.
• Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF): Larger generalist international film festival with an expanding TV/series programming slate. Comparable in the role of a prestige industry gathering, though broader in scope and primarily film-led.

Others

• MIPCOM / MIPTV (Reed Midem): Major international TV content markets held annually in Cannes. Not a festival but a directly comparable industry gathering for TV buyers, sellers, and producers; competes for the same professional audience and sponsorship dollars.
• Festival International du Film de La Rochelle: Generalist international film festival held in the same city (La Rochelle) and partly the same venues as Festival de la Fiction. Adjacent in geography and time-of-year; both share local institutional partners and audiences.
• Tribeca TV: Television strand of the Tribeca Film Festival featuring episodic premieres and industry panels. Comparable in TV-fiction showcase function but embedded within a broader film festival.

Emerging players

• SeriesFest: Denver-based festival dedicated to the art of episodic storytelling. Comparable as a curated TV-fiction festival but with a more creator-focused, English-language orientation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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