New Voices, New Stories

Contemporary French cinema has been enriched by actors who bring previously marginalized perspectives to the screen:

Assa Sylla represents a new generation of actresses from the banlieues who are telling their own stories rather than being defined by others.

Finnegan Oldfield, though British-born, has become one of the most interesting young actors in French cinema, bringing an outsider's perspective to French roles.

Lyna Khoudri, of Algerian descent, won the César for Most Promising Actress for "Papicha" (2019) and represents the growing connections between French and North African cinema.