Semaine de la Critique is a parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival.
La Semaine de la Critique focuses on discovering new talents.
Ever since it was created by the French Union of Film Critics in 1962,
the objective of La Semaine de la Critique has been to showcase first and
second feature films by directors from all over the world. Bernardo Bertolucci,
Jean Eustache, Otar Iosseliani, Ken Loach, Wong Kar-Wai, Jacques Audiard,
Arnaud Desplechin, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Bertrand Bonello
or Jeff Nichols were first introduced to the public at La Semaine.

Reflecting the usual film critics’ curiosity and high standards,
La Semaine de la Critique intends to explore and reveal new,
innovative filmmakers. Playing the role of a talent scout, La Semaine
brought to light films like Respiro by Emanuele Crialese, Since Otar Left by
Julie Bertuccelli, Or by Keren Yedaya, Me and You and Everyone We Know
by Miranda July, Meduzot (Jellyfish) by Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen,
The Orphanage by Juan Antonio Bayona or The Lunchbox by Ritesh Batra.

To ensure greater visibility to its talents, La Semaine presents a very selective
programming of only ten feature films (seven in competition) and ten short
and medium-length films, which are crucial when it comes to discovering
new filmmakers. Selected with their short films, renowned directors such as
François Ozon, Gaspar Noé and Andrea Arnold
made their first steps at la Semaine.

In addition, there is also "Director's Fortnight" program. Both of these programs are
running together with the main festival, Cannes Film Festival, that held on
May 11 - May 23 2016 in Cannes, France.

The jury of La Semaine de la Critique this 55th edition are Alice Winocour (France),
Nadav Lapid (Israel), David Robert Mitchell (USA), and Santiago Mitre (Argentina)
and with jury president, Valerie Donzelli.

Prenjak is in Short Film category and will compete
"Leica Cine Discovery Prize" with a prize of € 4,000.