
Cannes Critics' Week Announces 2026 Award Winners
The Cannes Critics' Week 2026 has announced its award winners, with Marine Atlan's 'La Gradiva' scooping the Grand Prize. Aina Clotet also received a top award for 'Viva'.
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Critics’ Week 2026: Marine Atlan’s ‘La Gradiva,’ Aina Clotet’s ‘Viva’ Take Top Awards
Marine Atlan’s “La Gradiva” claimed the top honor at the 65th edition of Critics Week, winning the Ami Paris Grand Prize, while Aina Clotet’s “Alive” won the Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award. The section, which is curated by Ava Cahen and runs parallel to the Official Selection, is dedicated to first and second films. […]
By Elskes
Read full article →‘La Gradiva’ Wins Cannes Critics’ Week
Marine Atlan's directorial debut, about a group of French teenagers on a school trip to Naples, took top honors in the Cannes sidebar for first and second features.
By Scott Roxborough
Read full article →Cannes Critics’ Week Winners: ‘La Gradiva’ Scoops Grand Prize
French director Marine Atlan’s La Gradiva has scooped the top Ami Paris Grand Prize in the Cannes parallel section Critics’ Week. The first film follows A group of French high-school students who travel to Naples on a school trip to discover the ruins of Pompeii and the bodies petrified by Vesuvius. Emotions and desires spill […]
By Melanie Goodfellow
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