The jury of the 65th Semaine de la Critique, chaired by Payal Kapadia, awarded the Grand Prize to **La Gradiva** by Marine Atlan, a debut film she co-wrote with Anne Brouillet that follows a group of French high school students on a school trip to Italy, produced by Les Films du Poisson and BiBi Film, with international sales handled by mk2 Films. The Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award went to Aina Clotet for her performance in **Alive**, a film she also directed, while the SACD Award was presented to screenwriters Blerta Basholli and Nicole Borgeat for **Dua**.