2024 Jean-Marc Vallée
Vanguard AwardHoly Cow
Directed by Louise Courvoisier
This year’s honoree is director Louise Courvoisier. Her brilliance shines in her refreshing and assured take on the coming-of-age genre. We are proud to celebrate her distinct talent and vision with the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée Vanguard Award.
The Jean-Marc Vallée Vanguard Award is generously underwritten by
David Dottlich and Douglas Elwood.
I wanted to give a voice to this youth, the one I grew up with
that we don’t see often on our screens”
- Louise Courvoisier
This Ode to the love of cheese by debut director Louise Courvoisier is a heartwarming story about
love and country life in all its beauty and harshness in the French Alps.
After the sudden death of his father, 18-year-old Totone pins his hopes of saving the family farm on winning a competition for Comte cheese. Winner of the Un Certain Regard Youth Prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival
Previous Recipients
The 2023 Jean-Marc Vallée Vanguard Award
was presented to Emily Atef, the director of
SOMEDAY WE’LL TELL EACH OTHER EVERYTHING.
The 2022 Jean-Marc Vallée Vanguard Award was presented to Marie Kreutzer, the director of CORSAGE.
Jean-Marc Vallée Vanguard Award
Jean-Marc Vallée Vanguard Award
The Orcas Island Film Festival Presents:
The Jean-Marc Vallée Vanguard Award
A centerpiece program of
the Orcas Island Film Festival is our
annual Vanguard Award.
This award was re-christened the
Jean-Marc Vallée Vanguard Award in 2022 as a remembrance to our friend and guest director Jean-Marc Vallée.
Prior to his unexpected passing, Jean-Marc
came to almost every year of the
Orcas Island Film Festival.
Jean-Marc was so enthusiastic to share his craft and to engage with audiences, filmmakers and future filmmakers alike.
