38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Theme 2026: Judges and Witnesses

Image Theme 2026: Judges and Witnesses

© Park Circus - A Dry White Season by Euzhan Palcy

In 2026 at Premiers Plans, let's be Judges and Witnesses!

Trials and the world of justice are inseparable from the history of cinema... so much so that we can talk about a genre in its own right. From M to Anatomy of a Fall, not forgetting 12 Angry Men, The Truth, A Dry White Season, Bamako and The Traitor, the courtroom has often been a privileged setting in the 7th art, fascinating filmmakers and always raising questions about the way in which they stage their films. 

The courtroom is obviously a place for dramatic art, eloquence and dramatisation... but beyond this question of representation, it offers a formidable field open to fiction, ambiguity and doubt... a unique opportunity to question the morality of the characters and to involve the spectator as witness... and juror!