[1] In that year, Le Capital, directed by Costa-Gavras, was the closing film at the festival.
The grand jury members included filmmakers Thomas Cailley, Lola Quivoron, and Corneliu Porumboiu, as well as actress and pop singer Camélia Jordana.
[7] There are three major competition categories as of 2024[update]:[6] The Contrabande section is for films which do not have a French distributor.
[6] In 2024, Ivo, by Eva Trobisch, won the Grand Prix for feature film, while The Roller, the Life, the Fight, by Elettra Bisogno and Hazem Alqaddi won the Contrebande Grand Prix.
[9][10] Les Miennes, by Samira El Mouzghibati, won an honourable mention for the Grand Prix, and also won the Prix Syndicat français de la Critique (French Syndicate of Cinema Critics' Prize).