The Little Sister wins the Louis Delluc Prize
- The Award for Best French Film of 2025 has gone to Hafsia Herzi’s feature, while That Summer in Paris by Valentine Cadic triumphed among the feature debuts
Handed out by a jury of critics and personalities from the film world, chaired by Gilles Jacob, the highly prestigious 2025 Louis Delluc Prize recognising the best French film of the year has gone to The Little Sister [+see also:
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interview: Hafsia Herzi
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Unveiled in competition at Cannes, where it picked up the Best Actress Award for Nadia Melliti (in her first film role), The Little Sister was produced by June Films (Julie Billy and Naomi Denamur), and co-produced by Arte France Cinéma and German company Katuh Studio. Handled internationally by mk2, the third feature by director Hafsia Herzi (who is also forging an impressive acting career, including the 2025 César Award among her distinctions) was released in France by Ad Vitam, tallying 395,000 admissions.
Meanwhile, the 2025 Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film went to That Summer in Paris [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Valentine Cadic
film profile] by Valentine Cadic, which had its world premiere last February in the Berlinale’s Perspectives competition. Produced by Arnaud Bruttin for Cinq de Trèfle Productions, and by Masa Sawada and Antoine Jouve for Comme des Cinémas, the film was released in France in June by New Story and is being sold by Urban Sales.
(Translated from French)
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