Laser-Cat Just Won the Top Student Prize at Cannes 2026 and the Whole Film Hinges on a Cat That Chases a Red Dot

The Brazilian short film "Laser-Cat," directed by Lucas Acher, won the First Prize at the Cannes 2026 La Cinef student competition. The film, which beat 2,747 submissions, tells the story of a socially anxious teenager trying to fix an accident involving a laser pointer that injured his crush's cat.