# Valladolid Festival Prizes: Alain Gomis’ ‘Dao’ Wins Golden Spike, ‘La Gradiva’ Takes Silver

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/valladolid-festival-prizes-alain-gomis-dao-wins-golden-spike-la-gradiva-takes-silver/
- Published: 2026-11-01T13:02:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T13:09:05+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/valladolid-prizes-dao-la-gradiva-lisandro-alonso-1236936281/
- Topics: Africa, Entertainment, Europe, Film, World

## Key points

- Alain Gomis’ “Dao” won Valladolid’s Golden Spike.
- “La Gradiva” took the Silver Spike and two other awards.
- “Salen las lobas” won both audience and youth prizes.

## Summary

Alain Gomis’ “Dao”, a family saga spanning Europe and Africa, won the Golden Spike for best film at the 71st Valladolid International Film Festival. The award recognises a three-hour work that blends fiction and documentary to explore family ties, migration and inherited traditions.

Marine Atlan’s “La Gradiva” received the Silver Spike and two additional prizes, while Lisandro Alonso won best director for “Double Freedom”. Alba Rohrwacher and Swann Arlaud took the acting awards; Sandra Wollner won the screenplay prize for “Everytime”. Spanish debut “Salen las lobas” won both the Meeting Point Audience Award and the Seminci Youth Prize.

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