Overview
- Aquel verano en París, the feature debut from Valentine Cadic, captured Best Feature for its quiet precision and emotional honesty, according to jury members Adrijana Sofranic, Boré Buika and Gunnur Martinsdóttir.
- Cadic’s win arrives as she continues to champion female directors through Les Filmeuses, the collective she founded in 2020 to support women in cinema.
- Les amours électriques by Alois Sandner Diaz earned Best Short for its portrayal of an AI dating app that evolves into developing its own personality.
- Oxygen Masks Will (Not) Drop Automatically, directed by Marcelo Gomes and Carol Minên, secured Best Series with its narrative of Brazil’s post-dictatorship era and HIV epidemic.
- The 40th Cinema Jove festival wrapped up after ten days in Valencia, reaffirming its role as a platform for emerging global talent across feature, short and series categories.