CFD 26| Nino

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Nino

LEM 18/04 > 20:00
NIC 20/04 > 20:00

97', 2025
France

Directed by
Pauline Loquès

Screenplay
Pauline Loquès
Maud Ameline

Cinematography
Lucie Baudinaud

Editing
Clémence Diard

Production Design
Aurette Leroy

Costume Design
Jenn Pocobene

Sound Design
Nassim El Mounabbih
Claire Cahu
Amaury Arboun
Simon Apostolou

Cast
Théodore Pellerin
William Lebghil
Salomé Dewaels
Jeanne Balibar
Balthazar Billaud
Camille Rutherford

Production Company
Blue Monday Productions

Co-production Company
France 2 Cinéma

Synopsis
In three days, Nino will face a major challenge. But first, his doctors have assigned him two vital tasks. These missions will take the young man on a journey through Paris, compelling him to reconnect with the world – and himself.

Biography
Following her studies in Literature and Law, Pauline Loquès turned to journalism to pursue her passion for writing. After working as an editor for cultural programmes, she began training as a screenwriter. Her short film La Vie de Jeune Fille portrayed the people around her with sincerity. Continuing with the same dedication, Pauline wrote and directed her first feature film, Nino.

Filmography
2025 Nino
2018 La Vie de Jeune Fille (s.f.)

Selected Awards

• Best First Film & Best Male Revelation (Théodore Pellerin), César Awards, France, 2026
• Rising Star Award & Valbonne Audience Award, Cannes Film Festival – Critics’ Week, France, 2025
• Best First French Film - Ornano-Valenti Prize, Deauville American Film Festival, France, 2025
• Best Director – First Feature Competition, Jakarta World Cinema Festival, Indonesia, 2025
• Bayard for Best Screenplay & Best First Feature, Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (FIFF), Belgium, 2025
• Grand Prix & Young FIPRESCI Award, Warsaw International Film Festival, Poland, 2025
• Jury Grand Prize – Progressive Cinema Competition, Rome Film Fest, Italy, 2025
• Best Film, Piccolo Grande Cinema Festival, Italy, 2025
• CANAL+ Prize – Distribution of Best Film, Cinemania Festival, Canada, 2025
• Golden Coconut Award – Best Actor, Hainan Island International Film Festival, China, 2025