May 20, 2026 10:54am PT

Critics’ Week 2026: Marine Atlan’s ‘La Gradiva,’ Aina Clotet’s ‘Viva’ Take Top Awards

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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.

“La Gravida” marks the feature debut of Atlan, an accomplished cinematographer. The sun-soaked melodrama charts a French class trip to Pompeii, where teenagers explore its ruins and the bodies petrified by the Vesuvio’s eruption in 79 AD. “La Gravida” was co-written by Atlan and Anne Brouillet whose script previously won the Grand Prize at the 2024 Fondation GAN. The pair had collaborated before on “Green Romances” and “Daniel.”

Critics’ Week 2026: Marine Atlan's 'La Gradiva,' Aina Clotet's 'Viva' Take Top Awards