The Prix | 2026 SF Dance Film Festival

The Prix

Dance Film SF, in partnership with Prix de Lausanne and San Francisco Ballet School, is proud to present a special screening of The Prix, a feature-length documentary offering rare, behind-the-scenes access to the prestigious Prix de Lausanne.

The film follows four teenage dancers—Romina, Julien, Abril, and Darrion—who have traveled from around the globe to compete in this renowned ballet competition, widely regarded as a launching pad to the world’s top dance schools. As they stand on the brink of a life-changing opportunity, The Prix captures both the intensity of the moment and the years of dedication and sacrifice that brought them there, weaving in archival footage to celebrate the competition’s 50th anniversary in 2022-23.

The event will feature opening remarks by Olivier Glauser, Chairman of the Prix de Lausanne Foundation. Following the screening, stay for an engaging Q&A with Prix de Lausanne Director Kathryn Bradney, 2026 Prix Winner Milo Demeulenaere (City Ballet San Francisco), 2026 Prix Young Creation Award choreographer Isabella Howard (San Francisco Ballet School), and 2024 Prix Winner Crystal Huang (San Francisco Ballet School), moderated by San Francisco Ballet Principal Dancer and Prix Finalist Frances Chung. The evening will conclude with a post-screening reception, open to all ticketholders.

Director: Nuria Manzur & Alain Wirth
(2023, Switzerland) 94 minutes

5:00p | VIP Reception

6:00p | Screening & Q&A

8:15p | Post-Screening Reception, open to all

This event is generously sponsored by the Consulate General of Switzerland in San Francisco. This event is generously sponsored by the Consulate General of Switzerland in San Francisco, with support from lead sponsors Diedre & Robert Shaw and Betsy Linder, and sponsors Katie Colendich, Sunnie Evers, Randall Schwabacher & Kristine Elliott, and Sharon Yoerg. Wine provided by Arnot-Roberts.

The Atrium Theater is located on the fourth floor of the Veterans Building of the War Memorial at 401 Van Ness Street, San Francisco. For accessible entrances into the Veterans Building, there are curb cuts directly in front of the building on Van Ness Ave and around the side of the building in the cul de sac off of Franklin Street. Two elevators are in the lobby on the Van Ness Street side.

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