7 films selected out of 1 100 screened
Charles Tesson, the Artistic Director of La Semaine de la Critique, comments the 2016 selection. La Semaine de la Critique supports emerging talents with a programme of 10 first and second features, along with 15 short and mid-length films. With seventeen countries represented, this 55th selection explores new territories, namely Asia and the Middle East. This 50+5 edition reveals new talents conveying atypical universes and is marked by the strong comeback of comedy.