The Prix collégial du cinéma québécois is an annual Canadian film award, presented to a film from

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judged as the best of the year by a jury of students in film studies programs at the province's

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s.Léa Carrier
"Je m’appelle humain remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois"
'' La Presse'', March 30, 2021. The award is presented in conjunction with Québec Cinéma, and headed by filmmaker Micheline Lanctôt. The award was presented for the first time in 2012, honouring films released in 2011. The initial slate of shortlisted nominees for the award is selected by a provincewide committee and announced in January, following which the participating schools integrate the films into their programs so that students can view, discuss and debate them. During the

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festival in February, events are also organized with each of the nominated directors, allowing participating students to meet the filmmakers and ask questions about the films. Finally, in late March the award conference is organized, in which students from across the province gather to engage in the final discussions and deliberations to select the award winner. From its inauguration until 2023, the organization presented only a single award each year for feature films, except in 2021 when in addition to the regular award for that year's films, the organization marked its tenth anniversary by presenting a special Film of the Decade award to one of the ten films that had won the annual award up to that point. The Film of the Decade award was won by

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's '' Laurence Anyways''.Amélie Revert
"«Laurence Anyways», film de la décennie du Prix collégial du cinéma québécois"
'' Métro'', November 8, 2021. In 2023, an award for short films was introduced.Jean-Louis Bordeleau
"Le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois s’élargit et dévoile ses finalistes"
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Feature films

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Short films

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