Festival de Cannes 2024: The Critics' Week prize list

The Cannes Film Festival 2024 is drawing to a close. While the winners of the Official Selection andUn Certain Regard will be announced on May 25, the winners of Critics' Week, the festival's parallel section directed by Ava Cahen, were announced on Wednesday May 22.

Chaired by French producer Sylvia Pialat - who replaced Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen at short notice - this 63rd Semaine de la Critique and its jury of Eliane Umuhire, Virginie Surdej and Ben Croll awarded 7 prizes at the end of a week of intense screenings, much appreciated by cinephiles.

• To be read
• Cannes Festival 2024: The latest news and information about the 77th edition
• Cannes Festival 2024: Films in the running for the Palme d'Or

The winners of Critics' Week 2024 :

• Grand Prix:

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]

• French Touch Jury Prize:

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]

• Louis Roederer Foundation Revelation Award :

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]

• Fondation Gan broadcasting prize:

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]

• SACD Award: Julie zwijgt (Julie keeps quiet) by Leonardo Van Dijl

• Canal+ Short FilmAward: Noksan(Absent) by Cem Demirer

• Leitz Cine Discovery Award for Short Film: Montsouris by Guil Sela