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Award of Merit – Avant-Garde (France)

Title: Avant-Garde
Runtime: 11 min
Country: France
Director: Gautier Cazenave
Placement: Award of Merit
Competition: June, 2026

Synopsis: When young Victor Frankenstein creates a monster in his student room, he retreats into dreams of the future, refusing to confront the horror before him.

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Award of Merit – Avant-Garde (France)