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In The Summers shines at Deauville

Top prize for debut feature at 50th edition

by Richard Mowe

Rapper and singer René Pérez Jogger, also known as Residente, leads the cast of In the Summers, top prize winner at the Deauville American Film Festival
Rapper and singer René Pérez Jogger, also known as Residente, leads the cast of In the Summers, top prize winner at the Deauville American Film Festival Photo: Deauville American Film Festival

The Jury of the 50th edition of the Deauville American film festival, presided over by Benoît Magimel, with Ludivine Sagnier, Emilie Dequenne, Agathe Riedinger, Damien Bonnard, Lou Lampros and Martin Bourboulon have awarded the Festival’s top prize to In The Summers, by Colombian American writer-director Alessandra Lacorazza for her debut feature.

Already noted at the Sundance Film Festival earlier in the year, the film relates the story a broken family dynamic through the eyes of two young girls during their formative years. René Pérez Joglar (also known by his rapper/singer stage name Residente) leads the cast.

The honours were bestowed at the Festival’s closing ceremony last night.

Full list of awards:

  • Grand Prix: In The Summers d'Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio

  • Jury Prize: The Knife by Nnamdi Asomugha

  • 50th Anniversary Barrière Prize, sponsored by Lucien Barrière Group: La Cocina by Alonso Ruizpalacios

The Revelation Jury of the 50th edition of the Deauville American Film Festival, presided over by Alice Belaïdi, with Emma Benestan, Iris Kaltenbäck, Karidja Touré and Salim Kechiouche awarded:

  • Fondation Louis Roeder Revelation Prize 2024: In The Summers by Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio

  • Audience Award: The Strangers' Case de Brandt Andersen

  • The Critics’ Prize: Color Book by David Fortune

  • The CANAL+ Special 50th Anniversary Prize: The School Duel by Todd Wiseman Jr

  • D'Ornano-Valenti Prize 2024: Rabia by Mareike Engelhardt

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