Boasting a jury comprising 2,000 high school students and following on from 50 films screenings organised in France and Italy, the 2025 edition of the Palatine Prize has chosen a trio of women directors as its winners: Delphine and Muriel Coulin’s movie The Quiet Son [+lee también:
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entrevista: Delphine y Muriel Coulin
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Presented in premieres in 10 Italian towns (from Rome to Turin, by way of Milan, Bari, Bologna and Foggia), The Quiet Son (released in Italy by I Wonder Pictures) generated plenty of buzz and debate. "We’ll walk away with wonderful memories of our conversations with students and we’re particularly touched that a film championing democracy and humanist values has been singled out by young Italians", Delphine and Muriel Coulin enthused. The other two titles in competition (selected in collaboration with the Rendez-Vous in Paris organised by Unifrance and the Institut Français Italia) were Stella in Love [+lee también:
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entrevista: Agathe Riedinger
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For her part, Francesca Comencini, who triumphed with The Time It Takes (released in France by Pyramide) stressed that "bridging the generational divide and successfully communicating with young people through cinema is essential." Her film was up against Parthenope [+lee también:
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entrevista: Maura Delpero
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Every year, the Palatine Prize showcases a selection of six films (three French, three Italian), each of which are accompanied by a teaching pack and a meeting-debate with the filmmakers. Last year’s event saw students interacting with Michel Gondry, Nicolas Philibert, Matteo Garrone, Marta Savina and Jean-Baptiste Durand, to name just a few.

Organised by the Palatine and Lutetia associations in collaboration with Primavera Cinema and Eikon, the Palatine Prize is backed by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the French Embassy in Italy, the French Consulate General in Rome, the Italian Embassy in France, the Italian general consulates in Paris and Lyon, the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris, the Rectorate of Paris-DRAREIC, the Institut Français in Italy, the Committees of Paris, the Milan Film Library, Cinecittà and Unifrance.