For several years now, Unifrance has been a partner of the Prix Palatine, the first and only binational film award presented by high school students in Italy and France.
The selection offers French and Italian high school students three films from the other country, which they will be able to discover over the next six months through a dual series of traveling screenings. A jury of high school students will select their favorite Italian or French film next May.
As with the 2026 edition, the expected audience is projected to reach nearly 3,000 high school students across 100 screenings of the six selected films, in 30 cities across France and Italy (compared to 20 in 2026).
In France, the launch will take place on November 4 at the Max Linder cinema in Paris, with Tommaso Usberti in attendance, followed by an event at the Institut Français in Naples on November, with Pierre Salvadori.
Each film is accompanied by educational resources, encounters, and discussion sessions with the filmmakers.
New this year: jury members will award a prize for Best Film Score as part of the Musica Maestrə program.
In previous editions, high school students have met, for example, Michel Gondry, Nicolas Philibert, Delphine and Muriel Coulin, Paolo Sorrentino, Matteo Garrone, and others.
The Official Selection for the 2027 Prix Palatine
Films in Competition for the jury in France
- Before the War by Tommaso Usberti
- Boccia le magnifique by Karen Di Porto
- Gioia Mia by Margherita Spampinato
Films in Competition for the jury in Italy
A third French film will be announced in January, in collaboration with the Rendez-vous – Nuovo cinema francese, organized by Unifrance and the Institut Français Italia.
The jury will vote in May and the 2027 Prix Palatine for Best French Film and Best Italian Film will be presented in Rome and Paris.
For the record: in 2026, Un anno di scuola - A Year of School by Laura Samani,and Colours Of Time by Cédric Klapisch, received the awards.
