{"id":13500,"date":"2022-12-28T20:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T20:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/?page_id=13500"},"modified":"2025-12-19T19:46:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:46:26","slug":"american-students-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/education\/american-students-award\/","title":{"rendered":"American Students Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672257181986{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2>THE AMERICAN STUDENTS AWARD<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#004eef&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text margin_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1766173576847{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Since 2017, The American French Film Festival in partnership with ELMA and with the support of AATF awards the American Students Award.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In 2025 the award went to: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/nouvelle-vague\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NOUVELLE VAGUE<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Directed by:\u00a0<\/strong>Richard Linklater<br \/>\n<strong>Written by:\u00a0<\/strong>Vince Palmo, Holly Gent Palmo, Mich\u00e8le Halberstadt, Laetitia Masson<br \/>\n<strong>Produced by: <\/strong>Laurent P\u00e9tin, Mich\u00e8le P\u00e9tin (ARP Selection)<br \/>\n<strong>US Distributor:<\/strong> Netflix<\/p>\n<p><strong>Past Years Recipients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><span class=\"gmail_signature_prefix\"><strong>2024:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/the-count-of-montecristo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"gmail_signature_prefix\">Directed by: Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre De La Patelli\u00e8re<br \/>\nWritten by: Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre De La Patelli\u00e8re<br \/>\nBased on the Novel by: Alexandre Dumas<br \/>\nOriginal Score: J\u00e9r\u00f4me Rebotier<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"gmail_signature_prefix\">US Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2022: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RISE<\/a><br \/>\nWritten by C\u00e9dric Klapisch and Santiago Amigorena,<br \/>\nDirected by C\u00e9dric Klapisch.<br \/>\nUS Distributor: Blue Fox Entertainment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>2021:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/the-summit-of-the-gods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THE SUMMIT OF THE GODS<\/a>\/Le Sommet des Dieux<br \/>\nDirected by: Patrick Imbert<br \/>\nWritten by: Jean-Charles Ostorero, Patrick Imbert, Magali Pouzol<br \/>\nBased on a Manga by: Baku Yumemakura, Jir\u00f4 Taniguchi<\/p>\n<p><strong>2019:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/cyrano-my-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CYRANO MY LOVE<\/a><br \/>\nWritten &amp; Directed by: Alexis Michalik<br \/>\nBased on his own play<\/p>\n<p><strong>2018:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.colcoa.org\/colcoa\/2018\/program-2018\/au-revoir-la-haut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEE YOU UP THERE<\/a> \/Au revoir l\u00e0-haut<br \/>\nDirected by: Albert Dupontel<br \/>\nWritten by: Albert Dupontel, Pierre Lemaitre<\/p>\n<p><strong>2017:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/awards-3\/awards-2\/polina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POLINA<\/a> \/Polina, danser sa vie<br \/>\nDirected by: Angelin Preljocaj, Val\u00e9rie M\u00fcller-Preljocaj<br \/>\nWritten by: Val\u00e9rie M\u00fcller-Preljocaj<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;20&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/usstudentsawards3.jpg&#8221; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; 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