La Semaine de la Critique has just revealed its official selection for the Cannes Film Festival 2024, just a few days after the announcement of the official competition and the Un Certain Regard selection. Join us from May 15 to 23, 2024, to discover the 63rd edition of this parallel competition.
Chaired by Spanish director, screenwriter and producer Rodrigo Sorogoyen, the jury includes Rwandan actress Eliane Umuhire, French producer Sylvie Pialat, Belgian cinematographer Virginie Surdej, and Canadian journalist and film critic Ben Croll.
Together, they will be responsible for awarding the Grand Prix de la Semaine de la Critique to the best feature film, the Prix French Touch du Jury, the Prix Fondation Louis Roederer de la Révélation to the best actress, and the Prix Découverte Leitz Ciné to the best short film.
On Monday, April 15, 2024, Critics' Week general delegate Ava Cahen revealed the 11 first and second features to be selected, as well as 10 shorts.
Baby by Marcelo Caetano, selected for Critics' Week 2024: Our opinion
Marcelo Caetano's Baby was screened at Critics' Week 2024. Read our review. [Read more]
Blue Sun Palace by Constance Tsang, selected for Critics' Week 2024
Constance Tsang presents her first feature film, Blue Sun Palace, at the Cannes Film Festival 2024. The film was selected for Critics' Week. [Read more]
Julie zwijgt (Julie keeps quiet) by Leonardo Van Dijl, selected for Critics' Week 2024
Julie zwijgt (Julie keeps quiet), Leonardo Van Dijl's first film, has been selected for Critics' Week 2024. [Read more]
Locust by KEFF, selected for Critics' Week 2024
KEFF's Locust is part of the selection for Critics' Week 2024, from May 15 to 23. [Read more]
La Pampa: a poignant coming-of-age in the heart of Anjou
La Pampa is a dramatic comedy by Antoine Chevrollier, starring Sayyid El Alami and Amaury Foucher as two childhood friends caught up in the tumult of a masculinity in search of meaning. [Read more]
The Brink of Dreams by Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir, selected for Critics' Week 2024
Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir present The Brink of Dreams, their new film selected for Critics' Week 2024. [Read more]
Simón de la montaña by Federico Luis, selected for Critics' Week 2024
Simón de la montaña, Federico Luis' first feature film, has been selected for Critics' Week 2024. [Read more]
Jonathan Millet's Ghosts: Our opinion and the trailer
Jonathan Millet's exciting debut feature, Les Fantômes will be released in cinemas on July 3, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
Les reines du drame by Alexis Langlois, special screening at Critics' Week 2024
Alexis Langlois unveils her eagerly-awaited first film, Les reines du drame, in a special screening at Critics' Week 2024. [Read more]
La mer au loin by Saïd Hamich Benlarbi, special screening at Critics' Week 2024
Saïd Hamich Benlarbi's second feature, La mer au loin, will be screened as a special screening at Critics' Week 2024. [Read more]
Animale by Emma Benestan: Our opinion and the trailer
Closing film of the Semaine de la Critique, Emma Benestan's Animale opens in cinemas on November 27, 2024. Discover our review and the first trailer. [Read more]
As has been the custom for several years now, the 2024 Critics' Week selection will be held at the Cinémathèque française in the weeks following the Cannes Festival.
Dates and Opening Time
From May 14, 2024 to May 25, 2024
Official website
www.semainedelacritique.com
