When sound creates image

International competition in partnership with the Institut Français
Edition 2024

Soundtrack composer

In a career spanning 15 years, Erwan Castex aka Rone has established himself as a major talent on the French electronic music scene.
With six albums and numerous collaborations to his credit, Rone has regularly stepped out of his comfort zone, coloring outside the lines of electronic music and crossing French borders.
The year 2020 marks a turning point in the artist’s career, with ” Room With a View “A carte blanche created at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris with (La)Horde and the Ballet national de Marseille.
After winning the César for Best Original Score for ” La Nuit Venue ” by Frédéric Farrucci in March 2020, Rone won the Cannes Soundtrack Prize for “ The Olympics “directed by Jacques Audiard.
It was during the COVID crisis that Rone put out a call to singer friends, asking them to enrich tracks that had previously been instrumental, giving birth to the album ” Rone & Friends “.
More recently Rone presented “ L(oo)ping “A project in which synthesizers and classical orchestra merge for concert-events. “ L(oo)ping ” is also a film, an album to be released in June 2023, and a series of concerts in Europe.
Rone has found his niche in melodic electro, marked by organic and acoustic influences, and we are honored that ” Kodama “The new sound creation for the “Quand le son crée l’image 2024” competition.

The winners

La Semaine du Son award for best animated short film

Aube, created by Gabriel BATAILH, Romain GALLIANO and Eliott VARES, 3rd year Narration and Motion Design students at Lycée Jean Monet in Montpellier.

Jury Prize for Best Direction

Bulle, created by Alice Lequertier, a3rd-year Narration and Motion Design student at Lycée Jean Monet in Montpellier.

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The Regulations

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Presentation

La Semaine du Son’s international “When Sound Creates Image” competition is back for another edition! This year, the soundtrack has been composed by French musician Rone. Participants are invited to create a short film based solely on his 1mn18s sound creation. Projects must be submitted by December 15, 2023.
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Object

La Semaine du Son is organizing an international short-film competition entitled “Quand le son crée l’image” (When sound creates image), featuring the creation of a short video based on the original soundtrack by French composer and musician Rone.
The soundtrack is available on the La Semaine du Son website, along with the rules and entry form.
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Participants

This competition is open only to: – film/audiovisual professionals – film/audiovisual students – amateurs aged 18 and over In France and all other countries worldwide.
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Jury

A jury has been set up to judge the audiovisual creations submitted. The jury will review the videos submitted after the competition closes, and will announce the results by December 30, 2023. It reserves the right not to award any prize.
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Price

There are 2 prizes.
The Jury Prize will be awarded to the best production in all genres.
The prize will be donated by Audiopole.
The Semaine du Son Prize for the best animated short film will be awarded to the best production in the animation genre, and will be worth €500 (five hundred euros) paid by bank transfer or cheque.
The winning short films will be presented during the evening dedicated to the relationship between sound and image during the UNESCO Sound Week 2024.
The prizes will be awarded to the winners either at a ceremony to be held during the UNESCO Sound Week 2024, or before 15/06/2024.

Additional documents

September 2023

Competition rules

Read the complete rules carefully