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The Forbidden City Takes Double Win at 2025 L'Étrange Festival

Gabriele Mainetti's Italian genre-bender claims both the Grand Prix Nouveau Genre and Audience Award in Paris

Sep 16, 2025
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The 31st edition of L’Étrange Festival came to a close on Saturday, September 13, at Paris's Forum des Images, with a double triumph for The Forbidden City (La Città proibita), the latest feature fro…

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