THE COLCOA AWARDS: HOLLYWOOD'S FAVORITES FRENCH FILMS...

Introduced in 2005, the COLCOA AWARDS is an annual competition of new French films selected for the festival.  As 74% of our audience is affiliated with the U.S. Film Industry, the COLCOA AWARDS are a unique opportunity for Hollywood professionals to express their taste for contemporary French cinema and to celebrate it. Voters include American critics, film industry professionals, and general audience.
All films selected at the festival compete for the COLCOA AWARDS except films selected in the COLCOA Classics Series. 

In 2014, the competition was comprised of 32 features and documentaries as well as 20 short films. Thirteen prizes were awarded:  Seven from the audience (Audience Award, Audience Special Prize, Audience Special Mention, First Feature, Best Documentary, Coming Soon Award, Audience Short Award); three from a jury of film critics (Critics Award, Critics Special Prize, Critics Special Mention); and three from the Short Film Jury (Short Film Award, Short Film Special Prize, Short Film Special Mention) 
The COLCOA AWARDS are officially announced during the closing night of the festival on Monday. The same day, two awarded films are screened free to the public at 5:30 pm. 

Recently awarded films include Vandal, Turning Tide, Chinese Puzzle, Me, Myself and Mom, Flore, The Attack, Haute Cuisine, A Few Hours of Spring, The Intouchables, Early One Morning, The Women On The Sixth Floor, Deep in the Wood, The Hedgehog, Inferno.

 

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