49th Villerupt Italian Film Festival Announces Winners on November 8: Armony Wins Both Audience and Industry Prizes, Le Bambine Takes Jury and Youth Jury Awards
Villerupt, France — The 49th Villerupt Italian Film Festival closed on November 8, 2026, and announced its winners. The festival ran from October 23 to November 8, and its Amilcar awards, named after Italian-Lorraine artist Amilcar Zannoni, who designed the trophies, comprise six prizes: jury, critics, youth jury, industry professionals, public and the Town of Villerupt.
The jury prize was shared by two films: Tienimi presente, the debut feature of Alberto Palmiero, and Le Bambine, directed by sisters Valentina and Nicole Bertani. Le Bambine also won the youth jury's Amilcar prize; set in Ferrara in the summer of 1997, it was the only Italian entry in competition at Locarno in 2025.
Armony, directed by Dario Albertini and starring Valerio Mastandrea as a lorry driver caring for his six-year-old niece, won both the public and the industry professionals' prizes. The Critics' Amilcar Award went to Il fuoco che ti porti dentro by Edoardo De Angelis, adapted from Antonio Franchini's novel and shown in competition at this year's Venice Film Festival; De Angelis also received the Town of Villerupt Amilcar Award. The festival attracts between 38,000 and 42,000 visitors each year. This report lists the announced winners and film details only, without evaluation.
(Source: Delano News winners report, November 9, 2026)
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Source: Villerupt Italian Film Festival
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