Next Step enters its 7th year courtesy of Cannesâ Criticsâ Week The ten participants in the seventh session of Next Step For the seventh consecutive year, and despite the cancellation of Cannesâ 2020 edition, the Criticsâ Week team overseen by Charles Tesson has once again rolled out its Next Step initiative, aimed at helping young filmmakers (who have previously been selected to compete in Cannesâ parallel section) make the leap from short to full-length films. The programme notably includes a workshop (which has just taken place online, as a one-off), but also a competition, the victorious project of which is set to be announced on the Croisette in May (or potentially July, if the rumours on the continuation of health restrictions are anything to go by). Winners of previous editions (which have supported upwards of 50 projects hailing from 29 countries) include