(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...
's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films with unusual styles and non-traditional stories seeking international recognition.
winners
In 1998, the was introduced to the section to recognize young talent and to encourage innovative and daring works by presenting one of the films with a grant to aid its distribution in France.
Since 2005, the prize consists of
€
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30,000 financed by the Groupama GAN Foundation.
2008 Cannes Film Festival
Other awards
References and notes
{{Un Certain Regard
Cannes Film Festival
Lists of films by award