Wollner Everytime Wins Cannes Un Certain Regard Prize
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- Sandra Wollner's third feature Everytime won Cannes Un Certain Regard’s top Jury Prize.
- Leïla Bekhti chaired the Un Certain Regard jury, which also included Angèle Diabang, Khaled Mouzanar, Laura Samani, and Thomas Cailley.
- Everytime follows a family coping with loss after a fatal party night and a subsequent holiday trip to Tenerife, blending past and present under the sun.
- Nineteen feature films, including six first‑features, were screened in the Un Certain Regard section.
- Abinash Bikram Shah's Elephants in the Fog received the Jury Prize.
- Louis Clichy's Iron Boy won the Special Jury Prize.
- Bradley Fiomona Dembeasset earned Best Actor for his performance in Congo Boy.
Why it matters: The win elevates Wollner’s profile and gives *Everytime* a high‑profile platform that can attract distributors and audiences, while reinforcing Cannes’ commitment to auteur‑driven, emotionally resonant storytelling. Competing filmmakers lose a chance at the top prize, shifting attention to the winning work.
