"De Gaulle" Takes Audience Prize at the American French Film Festival
"De Gaulle" won the Audience Award for best film at the American French Film Festival, which named its 2026 winners at its closing ceremony on Nov. 8, according to Variety.
The critics' top prize went to "La Gradiva." Winners were chosen by several groups: festival audiences, members of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, a jury of entertainment professionals, and a student jury of high school and college-age participants from the TAFFF High School Screenings Program. TAFFF is the festival's short name.
The other winners cover feature, documentary, student and short-film categories. "A Place For Her" received the First Feature Award. "Whispers In The Woods" won the Documentary Film Award, and "The Green Eyes" received the American Students Award. "Alice: Pioneer Of Cinema" took the Audience Series Award, while "Swapped" received the Jury Series Award. In the short-film categories, "Diego" won the Audience Short Film Award and "God is Shy" received the Jury Short Film Award.
The festival ran from Nov. 3 to Nov. 8 at the DGA theater complex in Hollywood, marking its 30th edition. It opened with "In Waves" on Nov. 3. More than 60 new French films and series were in competition for the TAFFF Awards 2026, according to the festival's website.
Not every screening went to plan. Screenings scheduled for Nov. 7 were cancelled because of a power outage at the DGA, and they were moved to the following day. Organisers kept the rest of the schedule, and the awards went ahead as planned on closing day.
Film fans in New York have another festival to look forward to. The Distribution Collective will host its annual Diversity and Inclusion Film Festival at the Lincoln Center campus from Nov. 13 to Nov. 15.
