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How French Indie ‘Shana’ Overcame a €300k Funding Gap to Secure a Cannes Premiere on 16mm Film

The producers of Lila Pinell’s Directors' Fortnight feature explain how they managed a tight €2.3M budget after being rejected by major public funding bodies.

May 18, 2026
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Shana, directed by Lila Pinell, premiered on May 16 at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. The film centers on the eponymous character, played by Eva Huault, a fiercely energetic young woman whose li…

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