{"id":7968039,"date":"2026-01-23T19:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_news&#038;p=7968039"},"modified":"2026-01-23T21:53:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:53:56","slug":"nine-french-co-productions-officially-in-the-running-for-the-2026-oscars","status":"publish","type":"app_news","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/news\/nine-french-co-productions-officially-in-the-running-for-the-2026-oscars\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine French (Co-)Productions Officially in the Running for the 2026 Oscars\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This impressive selection highlights the long road to the Oscars, which began with France naming the Persian-language thriller <em>It Was Just an Accident<\/em> as its <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/news\/jafar-panahis-it-was-just-an-accident-selected-as-frances-official-entry-to-the-oscars\/\">official submission for Best International Feature Film<\/a>. On December 12, <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/news\/22-french-productions-and-co-productions-make-the-98th-academy-awards-shortlist\/\">22 French productions and co-productions<\/a> earned spots on the Oscars shortlist across 12 categories, including Animated Short Film, Casting, Cinematography, and International Feature Film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discover the list of official nominees below\u2014and tune in to the ceremony on March 15 on ABC and Hulu at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>French Nominees and Co-Productions at the 98th Academy Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"articles-small articles-small--richtext section__articles\">\n\t\t<div class=\"articles__items\" id=\"items_2676\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1255\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sentimental-Value.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Sentimental Value (Neon)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirected by Joachim Trier \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>8 Nominations\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1255\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1255);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Nominations<\/strong>: Actor in a Supporting Role (Stellan Skarsgard), Actress in a Leading Role (Renate Reinsve), Actresses in a Supporting Role (Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas), Directing (Joachim Trier), Film Editing (Olivier Bugge Coutt\u00e9), International Feature Film (Norway), Best Picture<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian drama centers on two sisters, Nora and Agnes, who reunite with their estranged father Gustav, a once-celebrated filmmaker, in the family home in Oslo, where past wounds resurface as he prepares an autobiographical film that blurs the line between memory and performance.<\/p>\n<p>Through intimate conversations, rehearsals, and small domestic moments, Trier explores inherited trauma, artistic legacy, and the fragile possibility of reconciliation without resorting to easy catharsis.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1724\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Secret-Agent-123.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">The Secret Agent (Neon)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirected by Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>4 Nominations\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1724\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1724);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nominations: <span class=\"TextRun SCXW110669294 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110669294 BCX0\"> Actor in a Leading Role (Wagner Moura), Casting (Gabriel Domingues), International Feature Film (Brazil), Best Picture\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Loosely inspired by Joseph Conrad, the Brazilian political thriller follows Armando, a former professor turned underground operative during the military dictatorship, as he navigates surveillance, betrayal, and moral compromise while trying to flee an authoritarian regime. Premiering in Competition at Cannes 2025, the film became the festival\u2019s most awarded title, with praise for Wagner Moura\u2019s performance and Mendon\u00e7a Filho\u2019s sharp, atmospherically charged direction.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1019\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/It-was-just-an-accident-2.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">It Was Just An Accident (Neon)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirected by Jafar Panahi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>2\u00a0nominations\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1019\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1019);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233817797 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233817797 BCX0\">Nominations: International Feature Film (France), Writing (Written by Jafar Panahi; Script Collaborators &#8211; Nader <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW233817797 BCX0\">Sa\u00efvar<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233817797 BCX0\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW233817797 BCX0\">Shadmehr<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233817797 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW233817797 BCX0\">Rastin<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233817797 BCX0\">, Mehdi Mahmoudian)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW233817797 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Directed by Jafar Panahi,\u00a0the Persian-language thriller follows Vahid, a former political prisoner who becomes convinced that a stranger he\u00a0encounters\u00a0late one night is the jailer who once tortured him. Joined by fellow ex-prisoners, Vahid kidnaps the suspect and drives him into the desert, triggering a tense moral reckoning that\u00a0oscillates between\u00a0doubt, confession, and the corrosive desire for revenge\u00a0under an authoritarian regime.<\/p>\n<p>Filmed under restrictive conditions in contemporary Tehran, the film blends social realism with existential suspense.\u00a0Since its premiere,\u00a0<em>It Was Just an Accident<\/em>\u00a0has received significant acclaim, including the Palme d\u2019Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, as well as nominations at the Golden Globe and Critics\u2019 Choice Awards.\u00a0The film follows last year\u2019s French submission,\u00a0<em>Emilia Perez<\/em>, which won two Oscars, for Best Supporting\u00a0Actress\u00a0(Zoe Salda\u00f1a) and Best Original Song (\u201cEl mal\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/films.neonrated.com\/it-was-just-an-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0for tickets.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1455\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sirat-123.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Sir\u00e2t (Neon)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirected by Oliver Laxe \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>2 Nominations \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1455\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1455);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW158289594 BCX0\">Nominations: International Feature Film (Spain), Sound (Amanda <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW158289594 BCX0\">Villavieja<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW158289594 BCX0\">, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW158289594 BCX0\">Praderas<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW158289594 BCX0\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The drama follows a Spanish father who, accompanied by his son, travels to a remote rave in the mountains and deserts of southern Morocco in search of his missing daughter, Mar. As they circulate her photograph among crowds of ravers, they are drawn deeper into an unforgiving landscape. Set against a pulsing electronic soundtrack and an almost trance-like atmosphere, the journey becomes a harrowing descent, forcing father and son to confront grief, guilt, and\u00a0their own physical and emotional limits.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1518\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arco-123.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Arco (Neon)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirected by Ugo Bienvenu \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>1 Nomination\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1518\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1518);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nomination: <span class=\"TextRun SCXW185515659 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185515659 BCX0\">Animated Feature Film<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Arco<\/em> is a science\u2011fantasy adventure by Ugo Bienvenu in which a 10\u2011year\u2011old boy from an idyllic, distant future is accidentally propelled back to the year 2075 and discovers an Earth on the brink of ecological catastrophe. With the help of Iris, a girl his own age, and her robot companion, he embarks on a quest both to return home and to protect this threatened world, a story the director describes as an optimistic, hopeful fable about children imagining a brighter future for the planet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1620\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Amelie-Little-Character-of-Rain-123.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain (Gkids) <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirected by Ma\u00eflys Vallade and Liane\u2011Cho Han \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>1 Nomination\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1620\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1620);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nomination: <span class=\"TextRun SCXW264983747 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264983747 BCX0\">Animated Feature Film<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW264983747 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Adapted from Am\u00e9lie\u00a0Nothomb\u2019s\u00a0autobiographical novel,\u00a0<em>Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain<\/em>\u00a0follows a solitary child living in almost complete emotional withdrawal until a series of encounters gradually\u00a0bring\u00a0her out of her shell. Directors Ma\u00eflys Vallade and Liane\u2011Cho Han use a delicate, painterly animation style to echo\u00a0Nothomb\u2019s\u00a0introspective prose, emphasizing, in their notes, the healing power of human connection and how imagination helps a child negotiate loneliness and family silence.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1943\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Butterfly-123.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Butterfly (Xbo Films)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirected by Florence Miailhe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>1 Nomination \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1943\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1943);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nomination: <span class=\"TextRun SCXW38834325 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW38834325 BCX0\">Animated Short Film<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the sea, a man swims. As he swims, memories come to the surface. From his early childhood to his life as a man, all his memories are linked to water. Some are happy, others glorious, others traumatic. This story will be his last swim. It will take us from the source to the river \u2013 from the waters of childhood pools to those of swimming pools \u2013 from a North African country to the shores of the Mediterranean \u2013 from Olympic stadiums to water retention basins \u2013 from concentration camps to the dreamy beaches of Reunion Island. 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A hybrid documentary, <em>The Voice of Hind Rajab<\/em>, retraces the final moments of a young girl trapped in Gaza through intercepted emergency calls and digital reconstructions. 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