La Semaine du Son returns to the Cannes Film Festival from May 12 to 23 to award the prize for Best Sound Creation as part of the “Un Certain Regard” selection.
Chaired by Vincent Maël Cardona, actor, director and screenwriter, the 2026 jury will bring together personalities from a variety of artistic and technical backgrounds:
● Barbara Pravi, author, composer and performer
● Laurent Couson, composer and conductor
● Janine Langlois-Glandier, President of the Forum Médias Mobiles, former director of SFP, FR3, INA and Pathé
● Jean-Luc Peart, filming sound engineer, member of the CST
● Christian Hugonnet, President of the NGO La Semaine du Son
Created in 2017 as part of the 70ᵉ Festival de Cannes, the Best Sound Creation Award annually recognizes a director for the sonic excellence of his or her film, “because it sublimates the viewer’s artistic, semantic and narrative perception”.
Initiated by Janine Langlois-Glandier, Costa-Gavras and Christian Hugonnet, in agreement with Thierry Frémaux, this prize is at the heart of one of the most important international cinema events. It is part of an essential initiative: to highlight the role of sound in cinematographic creation.
