Jan 15, 2026 3:43am PT ‘Misericordia’ Distributor Janus Films Wins Unifrance Distribution Prize for Robust and Witty Release By Ben Croll Plus Icon Ben Croll Latest Menemsha Films Scores U. S. Rights to World War II Drama ‘The Pianist’s Choice’ (EXCLUSIVE) 3 hours ago From ‘Three Musketeers’ to Nicole Kidman Doc, Star Wattage Powers French TV Exports 3 days ago ‘Flow,’ ‘Emilia Perez’ Push Global Box Office for French Films to $318 Million for 2025 3 days ago See All Courtesy of Janus Films Arthouse stalwart Janus Films took home the second annual Unifrance Distribution Prize at this year’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris, collecting $11,646 in recognition of its handling of Alain Guiraudie’s “Misericordia.” Picked up out of Cannes in 2024, the darkly comic thriller enjoyed a high-profile fall festival run and an awards campaign that landed it on the four-film shortlist for France’s submission for the international feature film Oscar. While it ultimately fell short of an Oscar slot, “Misericordia” more than made up for it with critical acclaim, winning the Louis-Delluc Prize, being named best film of the year by Cahiers du Cinéma, and earning enthusiastic praise from John Waters, who called it “an impossibly perverse thriller…leaving the audience stunned by sexual plot twists and a lulu of an ending.” Related Stories Mary J.
