The Cabourg Film Festival (french: Festival du Film de Cabourg – Journées romantiques or simply ) is an annual film festival held every June in

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. Founded in 1983 by writer-journalist Gonzague Saint Bris, the festival is dedicated to films in the romantic genre and films with elements of

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Awards

Competition

* Feature film ** Grand Prix * Short film ** Best Short Film ** Best Director ** Best Actress ** Best Actor

Panorama

* Audience Award (Prix du Public)

Premiers Rendez-vous

* Prix Premier Rendez-Vous

Jeunesse

* Youth Jury Prize (Prix de la Jeunesse)

Ciné Swann

* Best Feature Film (Swann d'Or du meilleur long-métrage) * Best Director (Swann d'Or du meilleur réalisateur de long-métrage) * Best Actress (Swann d'Or de la meilleure actrice) * Best Actor (Swann d'Or du meilleur acteur) * Female Revelation (Swann d'Or de la Révélation féminine) * Male Revelation (Swann d'Or de la Révélation masculine) * Coup de Cœur

2000 edition

Feature film

Jury President: Raúl Ruiz

Swann d'Or

* Best Feature Film: ''

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'' (''La Fidélité'') * Best Actress: Sophie Marceau – ''

'' (''La Fidélité'') * Best Actor:

Jean-Pierre Bacri Jean-Pierre Bacri (24 May 1951 – 18 January 2021) was a French actor and screenwriter. He frequently worked in collaboration with Agnès Jaoui. Life and career One of Bacri's earliest film appearances was ''Subway''. He co-wrote with Jaoui ...

– ''

The Taste of Others ''The Taste of Others'' (french: Le Goût des autres ) is a 2000 French film. It was directed by Agnès Jaoui, and written by her and Jean-Pierre Bacri. It stars Jean-Pierre Bacri, Anne Alvaro, Alain Chabat, Agnès Jaoui, Gérard Lanvin and Chr ...

'' (''Le Goût des Autres'') * Female Revelation:

Marion Cotillard Marion Cotillard (; born 30 September 1975) is a French actress, film producer, singer, and environmentalist who is widely known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters in both European and Hollywood productions. She has received ...

– '' Blue Away to America'' (''Du Bleu jusqu'en Amérique'') * Male Revelation:

Sami Bouajila Sami Bouajila (born 26 May 1966) is a French actor who has won two César Awards. Bouajila has worked and acted in two Oscar nominated films ('' Days of Glory'' and '' Outside the Law''), both directed by director Rachid Bouchareb. Early life Bo ...

– '' The Adventures of Felix'' (''Drôle de Félix'') * Coup de Foudre:

Bernard Giraudeau Bernard René Giraudeau (18 June 1947 – 17 July 2010) was a French actor, film director, scriptwriter, producer and writer. Early life He was born on 18 June 1947 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. In 1963 he enlisted in the French navy as a tra ...

Short film

* Best Short Film: ''Les Aveugles'' * Best Actress: Nathalie Villeneuve – ''Carpe Diem'' * Best Actor: Gilberto Azevedo – ''Des morceaux de ma femme''

2001 edition

Feature film

Jury President:

Claude Pinoteau Claude Pinoteau (25 May 1925 – 5 October 2012) was a French film director and scriptwriter. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts de Seine, Île-de-France, France. He died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, aged 87. (in French) His sister was the actress ...

* Grand Prix: '' Malèna'' directed by Giuseppe Tornatore ** Special mention: '' Why Get Married the Day the World Ends?'' (''Pourquoi se marier le jour de la fin du Monde ?'') directed by Harry Cleven

Swann d'Or

* Best Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet – ''

Amélie ''Amélie'' (also known as ''Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain''; ; en, The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain, italic=yes) is a 2001 French-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume La ...

'' (''Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain'') * Best Actress:

Sandrine Bonnaire Sandrine Bonnaire (; born 31 May 1967) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter who has appeared in more than 40 films. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for ''À Nos Amours'' (1983), the César Award for Best Actr ...

– '' Mademoiselle'' * Best Actor: Mathieu Kassovitz – ''

'' (''Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain'') * Female Revelation: Émilie Dequenne – ''

Brotherhood of the Wolf ''Brotherhood of the Wolf'' (french: Le Pacte des loups) is a 2001 French period action horror film directed by Christophe Gans, co-written by Gans and Stéphane Cabel, and starring Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos, Émilie Dequenne, Monica Bel ...

'' (''Le Pacte des Loups'') * Male Revelation: Éric Caravaca – ''

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'' (''Sans Plomb'') * Coup de Cœur: Arielle Dombasle * Coup de Foudre: Richard Berry

Short film

* Best Short Film: ''Jean-Fares'' * Best Actress: Alice Carel – ''On s'embrasse ?'' * Best Actor: Jean-Luc Abel – ''On s'embrasse ?''

2002 edition

Feature film

Jury: Nina Companéez (President),

Évelyne Bouix Évelyne Bouix (; born 22 April 1953) is a French film actress and stage actress. She has appeared in 61 films from 1970. She was made ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite in 1999. Selected filmography * ''Rene the Cane'' ( ...

, Marie Nimier * Grand Prix: ''

Riding in Cars with Boys ''Riding in Cars with Boys'' is a 2001 American biographical film based on the autobiography of the same name by Beverly Donofrio, about a woman who overcame difficulties, including being a teen mother, and who later earned a master's degree. The ...

'' directed by

Penny Marshall Carole Penny MarshallBorn Carole Penny Marshall in 1943, as per ''My Mother Was Nuts, a Memoir'', p. 10; . Copyright 2012 (October 15, 1943 – December 17, 2018) was an American actress, director and producer. She is known for her role as ...

** Special mention: '' Irène'' directed by Yvan Calberac

Swann d'Or

* Best Director:

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– ''

My Wife Is an Actress ''My Wife is an Actress'' (french: Ma femme est une actrice) is a 2001 French romantic comedy-drama film starring Yvan Attal and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Attal plays a journalist who becomes obsessively jealous when his actress wife gets a part in ...

'' (''Ma femme est une actrice'') * Best Actress:

Mathilde Seigner Mathilde Seigner (born 17 January 1968) is a French actress. Early life Seigner was born in Paris. She is the granddaughter of actor Louis Seigner (1903–1991). She is the sister of Emmanuelle Seigner and a niece of Françoise Seigner. Ca ...

– ''

The Girl from Paris ''The Girl from Paris'' (french: Une hirondelle a fait le printemps) is a 2001 French film directed by Christian Carion. Plot Sandrine (Mathilde Seigner) gets tired of her life as an IT instructor in Paris and decides to leave her work and d ...

'' (''Une hirondelle a fait le printemps'') * Best Actor:

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– '' Women or Children First'' (''Les Femmes... ou les enfants d'abord...'') * Female Revelation:

Mélanie Doutey Mélanie Doutey is a French actress. Life and career She is the daughter of filmmaker Alain Doutey and actress Arielle Séménoff. She appeared in Claude Chabrol's ''La Fleur du Mal'' and ''El Lobo'', the true story of a mole within the Basque ...

– '' The Warrior's Brother'' (''Le Frère du guerrier'') * Male Revelation:

Bernard Campan Bernard Campan (born 4 April 1958, in Agen) is a French actor, film director and writer. He is a member of Les Inconnus trio of humorists. He won a César Award for Best Debut for ''Les Trois Frères'', and was nominated for best actor for hi ...

– '' Beautiful Memories'' (''Se souvenir des belles choses'') * Coup de Cœur: Mylène Demongeot

Short film

* Best Short Film: '' J'attendrai le suivant'' * Best Actress: Dinara Droukarova – ''Pensée assise'' * Best Actor: Thomas Gaudin – '' J'attendrai le suivant''

2003 edition

Feature film

Jury: Antoine de Caunes (President),

Sacha Bourdo Aleksander "Sacha" Burdo (born 8 January 1962 in Oryol, Russia) is a Russian actor. He has appeared in films including '' The Science of Sleep'' (2006) by Michel Gondry and ''Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a villag ...

, Bruno Chiche,

Vincent Delerm Vincent Delerm (born 31 August 1976) is a French singer-songwriter, pianist and composer. He is the son of the writer Philippe Delerm and illustrator Martine Delerm. His first album was released in 2002, the second, ''Kensington Square'', in ...

Marie Gillain Marie Gillain O.M.W. (born 18 June 1975) is a Belgian actress. In 1996 Gillain received the Prix Romy Schneider. She is single and has two daughters, Dune (born in 2004, with musician Martin Gamet) and Vega (born in 2009, with French-Italian a ...

, Vincent Lannoo,

Stanislas Merhar Stanislas Merhar (born 24 January 1971) is a French actor. He was born in Paris in a family of immigrants from Slovenia. He works in cinema, television and theatre. In 1998 Merhar won the César Award for Most Promising Actor for his role in the ...

* Grand Prix: ''

Life Kills Me ''Life Kills Me'' (Spanish: ''La vida me mata'') is a 2007 Chilean black-and-white comedy-drama film directed by Sebastián Silva (in his directorial debut) and written by Silva & Pedro Peirano. Starring Diego Muñoz, Amparo Noguera and Gabriel D� ...

'' (''Vivre me tue'') directed by Jean-Pierre Sinapi

Swann d'Or

* Best Director:

Jean-Paul Rappeneau Jean-Paul Rappeneau (born 8 April 1932) is a French film director and screenwriter. Career He started out in film as an assistant and screenwriter collaborating with Louis Malle on ''Zazie dans le métro (film), Zazie dans le métro'' in 1960 a ...

– '' Bon Voyage'' * Best Actress:

Isabelle Adjani Isabelle Yasmina Adjani ; born 27 June 1955) is a French actress and singer of Algerian and German descent. She is the only performer in history to win five César Awards for acting; she won the Best Actress award for '' Possession'' (1981), '' ...

– ''

Adolphe ''Adolphe'' is a classic French novel by Benjamin Constant, first published in 1816. It tells the story of an alienated young man, Adolphe, who falls in love with an older woman, Ellénore, the Polish mistress of the Comte de P***. Their illicit ...

'' * Best Actor:

– '' That Day'' (''Ce Jour-Là'') * Female Revelation: Morgane Moré – '' Once Upon an Angel'' (''Peau d'Ange'') * Male Revelation:

Jalil Lespert Jalil Lespert (born 11 May 1976) is a French actor, screenwriter and director. Life and career Born to an ethnic French (Pied-Noir) father, actor Jean Lespert, and an Algerian mother, who is an attorney and a jurist, Lespert first studied law, ...

– ''

'' (''Vivre me tue'') * Coup de Cœur:

Short film

* Best Short Film: ''L'Escalier'' * Best Actress: Nina Meurisse – ''L'Escalier'' * Best Actor:

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– ''Quand le vent tisse les fleurs''

2004 edition

Feature film

* Grand Prix: '' The Consequences of Love'' directed by

Paolo Sorrentino Paolo Sorrentino (; born 31 May 1970) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and writer. His 2013 film ''The Great Beauty'' won the Academy Awards, Academy Award, the Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe, and the British Academy of Film and Te ...

Swann d'Or

* Best Director: Abdellatif Kechiche – '' Games of Love and Chance'' (''L'Esquive'') * Best Actress: Karin Viard – '' France Boutique'' * Best Actor: Patrick Bruel – '' Une vie à t'attendre'' * Female Revelation:

Sara Forestier Sara Forestier (born 4 October 1986) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Life and career Forestier began her film career in 2001. She received a César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance in '' Games of Love and ...

– '' Games of Love and Chance'' (''L'Esquive'') * Male Revelation: Nicolas Duvauche – '' Eager Bodies'' (''Les Corps impatients'') * Coup de Cœur:

Josiane Balasko Josiane Balasko (born Josiane Balašković; 15 April 1950) is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice. Career One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is ...

Short film

* Best Short Film: ''Cousines'' * Best Actress: Marie-Laure Descoureaux – ''Hymne à la gazelle'' * Best Actor:

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– ''Trois jeunes tambours''

2005 edition

Feature film

* Grand Prix: ''

My Summer of Love ''My Summer of Love'' is a 2004 British drama film directed by Paweł Pawlikowski and co-written by Pawlikowski and Michael Wynne. Based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Helen Cross, the film explores the romantic relationship between two ...

'' directed by

Paweł Pawlikowski Paweł Aleksander Pawlikowski (; born 15 September 1957) is a Polish filmmaker. He garnered early praise for a string of documentaries in the 1990s and for his award-winning feature films of the 2000s, '' Last Resort'' (2000) and '' My Summer of ...

Swann d'Or

* Best Director:

Arnaud Desplechin Arnaud Desplechin (; born 31 October 1960) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2016, he won the César Award for Best Director for ''My Golden Days'' (2015). Life and career Desplechin was born in Roubaix. He is the son of Robert and ...

– ''

Kings and Queen ''Kings and Queen'' (french: Rois et reine) is a 2004 French drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin, starring Emmanuelle Devos and Mathieu Amalric. The film had its world premiere in the Competition section at the 61st Venice International Film F ...

'' (''Rois et Reine'') * Best Actress:

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, also written Bruni-Tedeschi (; born 16 November 1964), is an Italian-French actress, screenwriter and film director. Her 2013 film, '' A Castle in Italy,'' was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festiva ...

– '' 5x2'' & '' Crustacés et Coquillages'' * Best Actor:

Vincent Lindon Vincent Lindon (born 15 July 1959) is a French actor and filmmaker. For his role in the film '' The Measure of a Man'' (2015), Lindon won Best Actor at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Best Actor at the 41st César Awards and the IFFI Best Actor A ...

– ''

La Moustache ''La Moustache'' (in English, ''The Moustache'') is a French film from 2005, directed by Emmanuel Carrère and starring Vincent Lindon, and adapted from Carrère's own novel. The film features music from Philip Glass. The film was awarded the '' ...

'' * Female Revelation:

Lola Naymark Lola Naymark (born 5 April 1987) is a French film and television actress, writer and director.Pallister & Hottell p.45 In 2005 she was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in ''A Common Thread'' but lost to Sa ...

– ''

A Common Thread ''A Common Thread'' (''Brodeuses'') is a 2004 French film directed by . The film is known as ''Sequins'' in the United States. The film won "Critics Week Grand Prize" and "SACD Screenwriting Award" at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. It is also nom ...

'' (''Brodeuses'') * Male Revelation:

Nicolas Cazalé Nicolas Cazalé (born 24 April 1977 in Pau, Gascony, France) is a French model and actor who is most noted for his role in the 2004 French film, ''Le Grand Voyage'' for which he won a Jury Award for Best Actor at the 2005 Newport International F ...

– ''

Le Grand Voyage ''Le Grand Voyage'' is a 2004 film written and directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi. The film portrays the relationship between father and son as both embark on a religious pilgrimage trip by car. The film won the Golden Astor for Best Film at the 2005 ...

'' * Coup de Cœur: Charlotte Rampling

Short film

* Best Short Film: ''Pépins Noirs'' * Best Actress: Thérèse Roussel – ''Le Temps des cerises'' * Best Actor: Fred Epaud – ''Libre échange'' * Prix Cinecourts: ''

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'' directed by

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Jeunesse

* Youth Jury Prize: ''

'' directed by

2006 edition

Feature film

Jury:

Xavier Beauvois Xavier Beauvois (; born 20 March 1967) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. Career His film ''Don't Forget You're Going to Die'' was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize. His film '' Of Gods an ...

, Soledad Bravi, Catherine Jacob,

Julie Lopes-Curval Julie Lopes-Curval is a French film director, screenwriter, theatre director, and playwright. Her directorial debut '' Seaside'' was showcased in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or T ...

Caterina Murino Caterina Murino (born 15 September 1977) is an Italian actress. She began her acting career in the 1999 production of the play '' Richard III'' and later made her breakthrough with the 2004 film '' The Corsican File''. She went on to appear in t ...

, Brigitte Roüan, Pascale Roze * Grand Prix: '' Lower City'' directed by

Sérgio Machado Sérgio Machado (born 19 September 1968) is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. His film ''Lower City, Cidade Baixa'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography * ''Onde a Terra Acaba'' (2 ...

** Special mention: '' Quinceañera'' directed by

Richard Glatzer Richard Glatzer (January 28, 1952 – March 10, 2015) was an American writer and director. Early life Glatzer was born in Flushing, Queens. He grew up in Westbury, Long Island, and Livingston, New Jersey, then gained a bachelor's degree at the ...

and Wash Westmoreland

Swann d'Or

* Best Director:

Michele Placido Michele Placido (; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco ...

– ''

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'' (''Rois et Reine'') * Best Actress:

Cécile de France Cécile de France (; born 17 July 1975) is a Belgian actress. After achieving success in French cinema hits such as '' L'Art (délicat) de la séduction'' (2001) and ''Irène'' (2002), she gained international attention for her lead roles in ''H ...

– ''

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'' (''Fauteuils d'orchestre'') * Best Actor: Michel Blanc – ''

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'' (''Je vous trouve très beau'') * Female Revelation:

Anna Mouglalis Anna Mouglalis ( el, Άννα Μουγλάλη; born 26 April 1978) is a French actress and model. She is known for being a house ambassador for Chanel since 2002, and for portraying the fashion designer Coco Chanel in the 2009 film '' Coco Chan ...

– ''

'' * Male Revelation:

Lorànt Deutsch Lorànt Deutsch (; born László Matekovics on 27 October 1975), is a French actor and writer. Deutsch was born in Alençon to a Hungarian-Jewish father and a Romanian mother. An ardent Catholic, Deutsch says he is a royalist. In 2005, Deuts ...

– '' Les Amants du Flore''

Short film

* Best Director: Maryline Canto – ''Fais de beaux rêves'' * Best Actress: Thérèse Roussel – ''Béa'' * Best Actor: Aymeric Cormerais – ''Béa'' * Special mention: '' Des putes dans les arbres'' * Prix Cinecourts: ''La Petite Flamme'' directed by Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont

Jeunesse

* Youth Jury Prize: '' Lower City'' directed by

** Special mention: ''

The Yacoubian Building ''The Yacoubian Building'' ( ar, عمارة يعقوبيان ''‘Imārat Ya‘qūbyān'') is a novel by Egyptian author Alaa-Al-Aswany. The book was made into a film of the same name in 2006 and into a TV series in 2007. Published in Arabi ...

'' directed by

Marwan Hamed Marwan Hamed ( ar, مروان حامد; born May 29, 1977) is a young Egyptian film director.Adil M. Asgarov, 'Hamed, Marwan (1977–)', Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa'. He is the son of author Wahid Hamed an ...

2007 edition

Feature film

Jury:

Andrzej Żuławski Andrzej Żuławski (; 22 November 1940 – 17 February 2016) was a Polish film director and writer. Żuławski often went against mainstream commercialism in his films, and enjoyed success mostly with European art-house audiences. In the late 1 ...

(President),

Anne Consigny Anne Consigny (; born 25 May 1963) is a French actress who has been active since 1981. She received a César Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the film '' Not Here to Be Loved'' (2005). She is also known for her role as Claude in ...

, Agnès de Sacy, Yves Marmion, Roxane Mesquida,

Sagamore Stévenin Sagamore Stévenin (born 9 May 1974, in Paris) is a French actor, sometimes also listed Thomas Stévenin in film credits. Personal life Sagamore's father is the actor Jean-François Stévenin. Also in the acting profession are his brother Rob ...

, Colo Tavernier * Grand Prix: '' Franz + Polina'' directed by

Mikhail Segal Mikhail Yurievich Segal, (russian: Михаил Юрьевич Сегал; born 3 January 1974) is a Russian film director and writer. Biography Mikhail grew up in Oryol, Russia. As a schoolboy he was attending a theatrical studio at the local ...

Swann d'Or

* Best Director: Christophe Honoré – ''

Love Songs A love song is a song about romantic love, falling in love, heartbreak after a breakup, and the feelings that these experiences bring. A comprehensive list of even the best known performers and composers of love songs would be a large order ...

'' (''Les Chansons d'amour'') * Best Actress:

– '' La Vie en Rose'' (''La Môme'') * Best Actor:

Guillaume Canet Guillaume Canet (; born 10 April 1973) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, and show jumper. Canet began his career in theatre and television before moving to film. He starred in several films like '' Joyeux Noël'', '' Love Me I ...

– ''

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'' (''Ensemble, c'est tout'') * Female Revelation:

Clémence Poésy Clémence Guichard (born 30 October 1982), known professionally as Clémence Poésy (), is a French actress and fashion model. After starting on the stage as a child, Poésy studied drama and has been active in both film and television since 19 ...

– ''

Le Grand Meaulnes ''Le Grand Meaulnes'' () is the only novel by French author Alain-Fournier, who was killed in the first month of World War I. The novel, published in 1913, a year before the author's death, is somewhat autobiographical – especially the name of t ...

'' * Male Revelation: Fu'ad Aït Aattou – '' The Last Mistress'' (''Une vieille maîtresse'')

Short film

* Best Director: Alice Winocour – ''Magic Paris'' * Best Actress:

Johanna ter Steege Johanna ter Steege (born 10 May 1961) is a Dutch actress. She won the European Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her movie debut in '' The Vanishing'' (1988). Among her other films are Robert Altman's ''Vincent & Theo'' (1990), István ...

– ''Magic Paris'' * Best Actor: Jonathan Zaccaï – ''De l'Amour''

Jeunesse

* Youth Jury Prize: ''

Water Lilies ''Water Lilies'' (or ''Nymphéas'', ) is a series of approximately 250 oil paintings by French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840–1926). The paintings depict his flower garden at his home in Giverny, and were the main focus of his artisti ...

'' (''Naissance des Pieuvres'') directed by

Céline Sciamma Céline Sciamma (; born 12 November 1978) is a French screenwriter and film director. She is especially known for her films ''Girlhood'' (2014), '' My Life as a Courgette'' (2016), and '' Portrait of a Lady on Fire'' (2019), winning many nomina ...

2008 edition

Feature film

Jury:

Jean-Pierre Denis Jean-Pierre Denis (born 29 March 1946) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed seven films since 1980. His directorial debut '' Adrien's Story'' won the Caméra d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival The 33rd Cannes Film Fe ...

(President),

Lolita Chammah Lolita Chammah (born 1 October 1983) is a French actress. Background Chammah is the daughter of and Isabelle Huppert. She grew up in Paris and already had her first roles during childhood. Lolita Chammah has one son, Gabriel Merz Chammah. At ...

, Emmanuelle Cosso-Mérad,

Hafsia Herzi Hafsia Herzi (born 25 January 1987) is a French actress and film director. She is best known for her debut role in the award-winning Franco-Tunisian feature '' The Secret of the Grain'' for which she won the award for most promising actress at the ...

Maïwenn Maïwenn Le Besco (; born 17 April 1976), known mononymously as Maïwenn, is a French actress and filmmaker. Early life Maïwenn Le Besco was born on 17 April 1976 in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, the daughter of artist Catherine Belkhodja. ...

, Anne Le Ny, Jean-François Lepetit,

Claire Nebout Claire Nebout (born 20 May 1964) is a French actress. She has appeared in 55 films and television shows since 1986. She co-starred in ''In the Country of Juliets'', which was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival The 45th Cannes Film Fest ...

Clément Sibony Clément Sibony (born 30 November 1976) is a French actor and film director. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television shows since 1991. He won the award for Best Actor at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival for his role in '' ...

, Erick Zonca * Grand Prix: '' Alice's House'' (''A Casa de Alice'') directed by

Chico Teixeira Chico Teixeira (14 June 1958 – 28 December 2019) was a Brazilian documentarist, screenwriter and film director. Life and career Born in Rio de Janeiro, Teixeira graduated in economy, and in the second half of the 1980s started working on ...

Swann d'Or

* Best Director:

Emmanuel Mouret Emmanuel Mouret (born 30 June 1970) is a French actor, director and screenwriter. Life and career He was born on 30 June 1970 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. He graduated from La Fémis (9th promotion, dir ...

– ''

Shall We Kiss? ''Shall We Kiss?'' (French title: ''Un baiser s'il vous plaît'') is a 2007 French romantic comedy film directed by Emmanuel Mouret that stars Mouret himself with Virginie Ledoyen, Julie Gayet, Michaël Cohen, Frédérique Bel and Stefano Accor ...

'' (''Un baiser s'il vous plaît'') * Best Actress:

Laetitia Casta Laetitia Marie Laure Casta (; born 11 May 1978)FMD profile
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– ''

Born in 68 ''Born in 68'' (original title: ''Nés en 68'') is a 2008 French drama film directed by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau. The film has the sub-title 'Nous nous aimerons jusqu'à la mort' ('We will love each other until death'). Plot summar ...

'' (''Nés en 68'') * Best Actor: Patrick Bruel – '' A Secret'' (''Un secret'') * Female Revelation:

Anne Marivin Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ...

– '' Welcome to the Sticks'' (''Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis'') * Male Revelation:

Yannick Renier Yannick Renier (born 29 March 1975) is a Belgian actor who started his career in the theatre in the 1990s and has since appeared in several films and television productions. Life and career Renier trained at the Conservatoire Royal in Brussels ...

– ''

'' (''Nés en 68'')

Short film

* Best Director: Samuel Tilman – ''Voix de garage'' * Best Actress:

Julie Gayet Julie Gayet (; born 3 June 1972) is a French actress and film producer.< ...

– ''S'éloigner du rivage'' * Best Actor: Dominique Wittorski – ''6ème Ciel''

Jeunesse

* Youth Jury Prize: ''

Cherry Blossoms A cherry blossom, also known as Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of many trees of genus ''Prunus'' or ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus''. They are common species in East Asia, including China, Korea and especially in Japan. They generall ...

'' directed by Doris Dörrie

2009 edition

Feature film

Jury: Sam Karmann (President),

Marie-Anne Chazel Marie-Anne France Jacqueline Chazel (born 19 September 1951) is a French actress, screenwriter and director, who has been active in both film and television since 1974. Biography Chazel was born to actress Louba Guertchikoff (birth name Lou ...

Julie Gayet Julie Gayet (; born 3 June 1972) is a French actress and film producer.< ...

, François Kraus, Vahina Giocante,

Jacques Fieschi Jacques Fieschi (born 1948) is a French screenwriter. He has written for more than 30 films since 1985. He wrote and directed the film '' French California'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. ...

, Jérôme Bonnell,

Nicolas Giraud Nicolas Giraud (born 12 November 1978) is a French actor and filmmaker. Among the various films roles in which he has appeared in, he was one of the kidnappers in the 2008 film '' Taken''. He is the writer, director and editor of the short film ' ...

* Grand Prix (ex-æquo): ** '' Somers Town'' directed by

Shane Meadows Shane Meadows (born 26 December 1972) is an English director, screenwriter and actor, known for his work in independent film, most notably the cult film '' This Is England'' (2006) and its three sequels (2010–2015). Meadows' other films i ...

** ''

Sometime in August ''Sometime in August'' () is a 2009 German drama film directed by Sebastian Schipper, starring Marie Bäumer, Milan Peschel, André Hennicke and Anna Brüggemann. It tells the story of Thomas and Hanna, a happily married couple settled on the coun ...

'' directed by

Sebastian Schipper Sebastian Schipper (born 8 May 1968) is a German actor and filmmaker. Life and career Sebastian Schipper studied acting at the Otto Falckenberg Schule in Munich from 1992 to 1995. He got his first film role in Sönke Wortmann's '' Little Sharks' ...

Swann d'Or

* Best Director:

Stephen Frears Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer of film and television often depicting real life stories as well as projects that explore social class through sharply drawn characters. He's received numerous accola ...

– '' Chéri'' * Best Actress: Émilie Dequenne – '' The Girl on the Train'' (''La Fille du RER'') * Best Actor:

Benoît Poelvoorde Benoît Poelvoorde (, ; born 22 September 1964) is a Belgian actor and comedian. Early life His mother was a grocer and his father a driver, who died when Poelvoorde was still a minor. He attended the Jesuit Boarding School of Godinne before ...

– ''

Coco Before Chanel ''Coco Before Chanel'' (french: Coco avant Chanel) is a 2009 biographical drama film directed and co-written by Anne Fontaine. The film stars Audrey Tautou and details the early life of French fashion designer Coco Chanel. The film premiered in P ...

'' (''Coco avant Chanel'') * Female Revelation:

Anaïs Demoustier Anaïs Demoustier (; born Anaïs Aude Marie Michèle Demoustier; 29 September 1987) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than fifty films since 2000. Personal life During the filming of ''Marguerite & Julien'', Demoustier began dating ...

– '' Les Grandes Personnes'' * Male Revelation:

Jérémy Kapone Jérémy Kapone (born 16 April 1990) is a French actor, model, singer and songwriter, best known for his role in the French film ''LOL (Laughing Out Loud)'' as Maël. He was a member of the band Kaponz & Spinoza and also wrote a song (Exil) fo ...

– ''

LOL (Laughing Out Loud) ''LOL (Laughing Out Loud)'' is a 2008 French comedy film directed by Lisa Azuelos and starring Sophie Marceau, Christa Theret, and Alexandre Astier. Written by Azuelos and Delgado Nans, the film is about a teenage girl whose life is split bet ...

Short film

Jury:

Robin Renucci Robin Renucci (born 11 July 1956, in Le Creusot, Saône-et-Loire) is a French film and television actor and film director. Acting filmography * '' Eaux profondes'' (1981) : ''Ralph'' * ''Les Misérables'' (1982) : ''Courfeyrac'' * '' Invitatio ...

(President), Jeanne Cherhal, Cécile Cassel, Bouraouia Marzouk, Francois Vincentelli, Nicolas Rollinger * Best Director:

Rúnar Rúnarsson Rúnar Rúnarsson (born 20 January 1977 in Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the ...

– '' Two Birds'' * Best Actress: Camille Claris – ''En Douce'' * Best Actor:

Nazmi Kirik Nazmi (also transliterated as Nadhmi, ar, نظمي) is an Arabic male given name, the pronunciation of the Arabic letter Ẓāʾ is often closer to a strong "d" sound, therefore the name's pronunciation differs based on the spoken varieties of Arab ...

– ''Sidewalk''

Jeunesse

* Youth Jury Prize: '' Somers Town'' directed by

Panorama

* Audience Award: '' Tengri: Blue Heavens'' directed by Marie-Jaoul de Poncheville

Premiers Rendez-vous

* Prix Premiers Rendez-vous: ** Firat Ayverdi – ''

Welcome A welcome is a kind of greeting designed to introduce a person to a new place or situation, and to make them feel at ease. The term can similarly be used to describe the feeling of being accepted on the part of the new person. In some context ...

'' **

Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey (born 26 May 1986) is a French-Spanish actress and model. She is best known for playing Suzanne in '' The Sea Wall'', the mermaid Syrena in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' and Sofi in ''I Origins''. She a ...

– '' The Sea Wall'' (''Un Barrage contre le Pacifique'')

2010 edition

Feature film

* Grand Prix (ex-æquo): ** ''

Air Doll is a 2009 Japanese drama film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. It is based on the manga series ''Kuuki Ningyo'' by Yoshiie Gōda, which was serialized in the seinen manga magazine '' Big Comic Original''. It stars Bae Doona as an inflatable sex dol ...

'' directed by

Hirokazu Koreeda is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He began his career in television and has since directed more than a dozen feature films, including '' Nobody Knows'' (2004), '' Still Walking'' (2008), and '' After the Storm'' ( ...

** '' Come Undone'' (''Cosa voglio di più'') directed by Silvio Soldini

Swann d'Or

* Best Romantic Comedy: ''

Heartbreaker Heartbreaker(s) or The Heart Breaker(s) may refer to: Film and television *''The Heart Breakers'', a 1916 film starring Andrew Arbuckle *''The Heart Breaker'', a 1925 film directed by Benjamin Stoloff * ''Heartbreaker'' (1983 film), an American f ...

'' (''L'Arnacœur'') * Best Director: Julie Delpy – '' The Countess'' (''La Comtesse'') * Best Actress:

Marina Hands Marina Hands (born 10 January 1975) is a French stage and film actress. Hands is the daughter of British director Terry Hands and French actress Ludmila Mikaël, and the granddaughter of Ukrainian-Greek painter . She studied acting at the Cou ...

– '' Ensemble, nous allons vivre une très très grande histoire d'amour'' * Best Actor:

Éric Elmosnino Éric Elmosnino (born 2 May 1964) is a French actor and musician. He is known internationally for portraying Serge Gainsbourg in '' Gainsbourg'', for which he won the César Award for Best Actor. He studied at the National Conservatory of Dramat ...

– '' Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life'' (''Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque)'') * Female Revelation:

Leïla Bekhti Yasmine Leïla Bekhti (born 6 March 1984) is a French film and television actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Tout ce qui brille'' (2007) and, in 2006, ''Paris, je t'aime'' and ''Sheitan (film), Sheitan''. Early life Bekhti was born in ...

– '' Tout ce qui brille'' * Male Revelation:

Vincent Rottiers Vincent Rottiers (born 17 June 1986) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 2002. He is the older brother of actor Kévin Azaïs Kévin Azaïs (born 1992) is a French actor. He is best known for his performance ...

– '' Silent Voice'' (''Qu'un seul tienne et les autres suivront'') * Coup de Cœur: ** Christophe Lambert – ''

Trivial Trivia is information and data that are considered to be of little value. It can be contrasted with general knowledge and common sense. Latin Etymology The ancient Romans used the word ''triviae'' to describe where one road split or forked ...

'' (''La Disparue de Deauville''), '' Cartagena'' (''L'Homme de chevet'') and '' White Material'' * Coup de Foudre: '' Mammuth'' directed by

Gustave Kervern Gustave Kervern (born 27 August 1962), also known as Gustave de Kervern and Gustave K/Vern, is a French actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaboration with Benoît Delépine. Life and career In 2004 he wrote, directed, ...

and Benoît Delépine

Short film

* Best Director: Amal Kateb – ''On ne mourra pas'' ** Special mention: Vincent Vizioz – ''Tremblay-en-France'' * Best Actress:

Yelle Yelle is a French band founded by lead singer and namesake Yelle (Julie Budet) and GrandMarnier (Jean-François Perrier). A third member, Tepr (Tanguy Destable), joined the band before the recording of their debut album. Yelle and GrandMarnier b ...

– ''Une pute et un poussin'' * Best Actor:

Joseph Malerba Joseph Malerba (born 5 October 1962) is a French actor known for his role as police detective Walter Morlighem in the French TV series '' Braquo''. He has appeared in numerous films, television productions, and theatre plays since 1992. Sele ...

– ''Le Cygne''

Jeunesse

* Youth Jury Prize: '' Me Too'' (''Yo, también'') directed by

Antonio Naharro Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...

and Álvaro Pastor

Panorama

* Audience Award: ''

The Names of Love ''The Names of Love'' (french: Le Nom des gens) is a 2010 French romantic comedy film directed by Michel Leclerc, written by Leclerc and Baya Kasmi, and produced by Antoine Rein, Fabrice Goldstein and Caroline Adrian. The film recorded 764,821 a ...

'' (''Le Nom des gens'') directed by

Michel Leclerc Michel Leclerc (born 24 April 1965) is a French director and screenwriter. Career During the 1990s, Leclerc worked as a TV editor and cameraman. He also wrote and directed a number of shorts. For years, he was a columnist on television shows su ...

Premiers Rendez-vous

* Prix Premiers Rendez-vous: **

Alice de Lencquesaing Alice de Lencquesaing (; born 11 August 1991) is a French actress who appeared in Mia Hansen-Løve's 2009 film '' Father of My Children'' with her father Louis-Do de Lencquesaing Louis-Do de Lencquesaing (born 25 December 1963) is a French act ...

– '' Father of My Children'' (''Le Père de mes enfants'') **

Mehdi Dehbi Mehdi Dehbi (born 5 December 1985) is a Belgian actor and theatre director, known for his roles in ' (2009, English title: ''He is My Girl''), ' (2011), '' Le Fils de l'Autre'' (2012, English title: ''The Other Son''), ''Mary Queen of Scots'' (20 ...

– '' He Is My Girl'' (''La Folle Histoire d'amour de Simon Eskenazy '')

2011 edition

Feature film

Jury:

Radu Mihăileanu Radu Mihăileanu (born 23 April 1958) is a Romanian-born French film director and screenwriter. He left Romania in 1980 and graduated the IDHEC cinematographic institute in Paris. In addition to his work in the cinema he published a book of poe ...

(President),

Audrey Dana Audrey Dana (born 21 September 1977) is a French actress and film director. Life and career Dana studied drama in Orléans and Paris. After two years in New York City, she went back to France where she acted in various plays, including '' Nos am ...

Virginie Despentes Virginie Despentes (; born 13 June 1969) is a French writer, novelist, and filmmaker. She is known for her work exploring gender, sexuality, and people who live in poverty or other marginalised conditions. Work Despentes' work is an inventory of ...

Tomer Sisley Tomer Sisley (born Tomer Gazit; he, תומר סיסלי; born 14 August 1974) is an Israeli and French actor and comedian. Early and personal life Born in West Berlin, West Germany, to Israeli-born parents who had relocated for his father's job ...

Saïd Taghmaoui Saïd Taghmaoui (born 19 July 1973) is a French-American actor and screenwriter. One of his major screen roles was that of Saïd in the 1995 French film ''La Haine'', directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. Taghmaoui has also appeared in a number of En ...

* Grand Prix: '' Declaration of War'' (''La Guerre est déclarée'') directed by

Valérie Donzelli Valérie Donzelli (born 2 March 1973) is a French actress, filmmaker and screenwriter. She has directed five feature films and two short films since 2008, including the film ''Declaration of War'' (2011). Early life Valérie Donzelli was born ...

** Special mention: ''

Happy, Happy ''Happy, Happy'' ( no, Sykt lykkelig, lit=Insanely Happy) is a 2010 Norwegian comedy film directed by Anne Sewitsky. The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not mak ...

'' directed by

Anne Sewitsky Anne Sewitsky (born 12 January 1978) is a Norwegian film director. Her 2010 film '' Happy, Happy'' was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but did not make the final shortlist. In 2015, he ...

Swann d'Or

* Best Romantic Film: '' Les Yeux de sa mère'' directed by Thierry Klifa * Best Director: Patrice Leconte – ''

Voir la mer ''Voir la mer'' () is a 2011 French road comedy-drama film written and directed by Patrice Leconte, and starring Nicolas Giraud, Clément Sibony and Pauline Lefèvre. It was released in France on 4 May 2011 by Océan Films. Synopsis Two young b ...

'' * Best Actress: Isabelle Carré – '' Romantics Anonymous'' (''Les Émotifs anonymes'') * Best Actor:

Jean Dujardin Jean Edmond Dujardin (; born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series ...

– '' A View of Love'' (''Un balcon sur la mer'') * Female Revelation: Pauline Lefèvre – ''

'' * Male Revelation: Raphaël Personnaz – ''

The Princess of Montpensier ''The Princess of Montpensier'' (french: La Princesse de Montpensier) is a 2010 French period romance film directed by Bertrand Tavernier, inspired by a short story of the same name published anonymously by Madame de La Fayette in 1662. It star ...

'' (''La Princesse de Montpensier '') * Coup de Cœur:

Sylvie Vartan Sylvie Vartan (; born Sylvie Georges Vartanian; hy, Սիլվի Ժորժ Վարդանյան. on 15 August 1944) is an Armenian-Bulgarian-French singer and actress. She is known as one of the most productive and tough-sounding yé-yé artists. ...

* Coup de Foudre: '' Si tu meurs, je te tue'' directed by

Huner Saleem Huner Saleem (Kurdish language, Kurdish: هونه‌ر سەلیم), also transliterated as Huner Salim, (born 9 March 1964), is an Iraqi people, Iraqi–Kurdish people, Kurdish film director. He was born in the town of Aqrah (Akre) in Iraqi Kurdist ...

Short film

Jury:

(President),

Déborah François Déborah François (; born 24 May 1987) is a Belgian actress. She is best known for her starring role in the Palme d'Or-winning film, '' The Child'' (2005), directed by the Dardenne brothers. In 2009, she won a César Award for Most Promising ...

, Isabelle Frilley, Michèle Simmonet,

Vénus Khoury-Ghata Vénus Khoury-Ghata (born 1937 in Bsharri, Lebanon) is a French-Lebanese poet and writer. Early life Venus Khoury-Ghata was born into a Maronite family, the daughter of a soldier that spoke French and a mother that was a peasant. She is the old ...

, Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu * Best Short Film: ''J'aurais pu être une pute '' directed by Baya Kasmi ** Special mention: ''Prochainement sur vos écrans'' directed by Fabrice Maruca * Best Actress:

Vimala Pons Vimala Pons (born 15 March 1986) is a French actress and juggler of part Indian descent. Her notable films include ''The Rendez-Vous of Déjà-Vu'' (2013), ''La Loi de la jungle'' (2016), ''Elle (film), Elle'' (2016) and ''The Wild Boys (film), T ...

– ''J'aurais pu être une pute'' * Best Actor: Franc Bruneau – ''Cheveu''

Jeunesse

* Youth Jury Prize: '' Barney's Version'' directed by Richard J. Lewis

Panorama

* Audience Award: ''

Where Do We Go Now? ''Where Do We Go Now?'' ( ar, وهلأ لوين؟, rtl=yes , french: Et maintenant, on va où) is a 2011 Lebanese film directed by Nadine Labaki. The film premiered during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival as part of Un Certain Regard . The film was ...

'' (''Et maintenant, on va où ?'') directed by

Nadine Labaki Nadine Labaki ( ar, نادين لبكي ''Nādīn Labikī''; born February 18, 1974) is a Lebanese actress, director and activist. Labaki first came into the spotlight as an actress in the early 2000s. Her film-making career began in 2007 after ...

Premiers Rendez-vous

* Prix Premiers Rendez-vous: ** Ana Girardot – '' Lights Out'' (''Simon Werner a disparu...'') ** Jérémie Duvall – ''Jo's Boy'' (''Le Fils à Jo'') & '' Mon père est femme de ménage''

2012 edition

Feature film

Jury: Yann Samuell (President),

Bertrand Burgalat Bertrand Burgalat Born: July 1963 French musician, composer and producer. Background Bertrand Burgalat was born in the Corsican town of Bastia in 1963. His father, a high-ranking civil servant, was the sub-prefect of the island at the ti ...

, Pierre Aïm, Thomas Anargyros,

Amira Casar Amira Casar is a British-born actress who grew up in England, Ireland, and France. Early life Amira is the daughter of a Kurdish father and a Russian mother. She was born in London and was subsequently raised in England, Ireland, and France. Sh ...

Mathieu Demy Mathieu Demy (born 15 October 1972) is a French actor, film director and producer. He is the son of French film directors Agnès Varda and Jacques Demy. Career Demy started as a young actor in Agnès Varda's films ''L'une chante, l'autre pas ...

Marie Denarnaud Marie Denarnaud (born 1978) is a French actress. She has appeared in numerous films including ''Chaos'' (2001), '' Eager Bodies'' (2003), ''The Adopted'' (2011) and '' Une histoire banale'' (2014). She has also participated in the made-for-tele ...

Christa Theret Christa may refer to: * Christa (given name), a female given name * Janusz Christa (1934-2008), Polish comics author * ''Swedish Fly Girls'', a 1971 film also known as ''Christa'' * 1015 Christa, an asteroid See also * Christ (disambiguation) * C ...

* Grand Prix: ''

Laurence Anyways ''Laurence Anyways'' is a 2012 Canadian romantic drama film written, directed and edited by Xavier Dolan. The film competed in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where Suzanne Clément won the Un Certain Regard Aw ...

'' directed by

Xavier Dolan Xavier Dolan-Tadros (; born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker, actor and costume designer. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2 ...

Swann d'Or

* Best Film: ''

Rust and Bone ''Rust and Bone'' (french: link=no, De rouille et d'os) is a 2012 romantic drama film directed by Jacques Audiard, starring Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts, based on Craig Davidson's short story collection '' Rust and Bone''. It tell ...

'' (''De rouille et d'os'') directed by

Jacques Audiard Jacques Audiard (; born 30 April 1952) is a French film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is the son of Michel Audiard, also a film director and screenwriter. He has won both the César Award for Best Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Fi ...

* Best Director:

Robert Guédiguian Robert Jules Guédiguian (born 3 December 1953) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Most of his films star Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin. Life and career Guédiguian is the son of a German mother and an Armen ...

– '' The Snows of Kilimanjaro'' (''Les Neiges du Kilimandjaro'') * Best Actress:

Léa Seydoux Léa Hélène Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne (; born 1 July 1985) is a French actor. Known for her roles in both French cinema and in Hollywood she's received various accolades including the Cannes Film Festival's Trophée Chopard in 2009 as wel ...

– ''

Farewell, My Queen ''Farewell, My Queen'' (french: Les Adieux à la reine) is a 2012 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot and based on the novel of the same name by Chantal Thomas, who won the '' Prix Femina'' in 2002. It gives a fictional account of th ...

'' (''Les Adieux à la reine'') & ''

Sister A sister is a woman or a girl who shares one or more parents with another individual; a female sibling. The male counterpart is a brother. Although the term typically refers to a family, familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to r ...

'' (''L'Enfant d'en haut'') * Best Actor: Jérémie Rénier – ''

My Way "My Way" is a song popularized in 1969 by Frank Sinatra set to the music of the French song "Comme d'habitude" composed by Jacques Revaux with lyrics by Gilles Thibaut and Claude François and first performed in 1967 by Claude François. Its E ...

'' (''Cloclo'') * Best Composer: Alex Beaupain * Female Revelation:

Soko Soko ( sh-Cyrl, Соко) was a Yugoslav aircraft manufacturer based in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina. The company was responsible for the production of many military aircraft for the Yugoslav Air Force. SOKO was created in 1950 by the rel ...

– '' Bye Bye Blondie'' * Male Revelation: Pierre Niney – '' 18 Years Old and Rising'' (''J'aime regarder les filles'' * Coup de Cœur:

Corinne Masiero Corinne Masiero (born 3 February 1964) is a French actress. She was born in Douai. She began acting in her late 20s, initially appearing in the theatre before moving on to the screen. She is best known for her lead role in the 2012 film '' Louise ...

– '' Louise Wimmer'' * Swann d'honneur:

Vanessa Paradis Vanessa Chantal Paradis (; born 22 December 1972) is a French singer, model, and actress. Paradis became a child star at the age of 14 with the international success of her single "Joe le taxi" (1987). At age 18, she was awarded France's hig ...

Short film

Jury:

Pascal Greggory Pascal Greggory (born 8 September 1954) is a French actor. Personal life Greggory is openly gay. He had long-term relationships with Patrice Chéreau and François-Marie Banier. Filmography * '' Les Sœurs Brontë'' (1979) by André Téchiné * ...

(President), Anne Azoulay,

Natacha Régnier Nathalie "Natacha" Régnier (born 11 April 1974) is a Belgian actress. She received a Cannes Film Festival Award, a European Film Award, and a César Award for her role in the 1998 film '' The Dreamlife of Angels''. Régnier is the first Belgi ...

Niels Schneider Niels Schneider (; born 18 June 1987) is a Franco-Canadian actor who has appeared in more than thirty films since 2007. Born in Paris, naturalized Canadian, Schneider moved to Montreal at the age of 9 to start his career doing voice-over jobs. ...

Sarah Stern Sarah (born Sarai) is a Patriarchs (Bible)#Matriarchs, biblical matriarch and Prophet, prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her ...

* Best Short Film: ''Les Navets blancs empêchent de dormir'' directed by

Rachel Lang Rachel Lang is a New Zealand television screenwriter, executive producer and actor. She co-created the television series '' Outrageous Fortune, Go Girls, This Is Not My Life, Mercy Peak, Nothing Trivial, The Blue Rose'', and ''Filthy Rich''. Sh ...

* Best Actress: Sophia Leboutte – ''A New Old Story'' * Best Actor: Sébastien Houbani – ''La Tête froide''

Jeunesse

* Youth Jury Prize: ''

'' directed by

Panorama

* Audience Award: '' My Lucky Star'' (''Ma bonne étoile'') directed by

Anne Fassio Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ...

Premiers Rendez-vous

* Prix Premiers Rendez-vous: ** Abraham Belaga – '' A Bottle in the Gaza Sea'' (''Une bouteille à la mer'') ** Fleur Lise – '' My Lucky Star'' (''Ma bonne étoile'')

2013 edition

Feature film

* Grand Prix: '' Grand Central'' directed by

Rebecca Zlotowski Rebecca Zlotowski (born 21 April 1980) is a French film director and screenwriter. Education A former student at prestigious Ecole Normale Supérieure, Rebecca Zlotowski received her teaching qualification in French modern literature in 2003. ...

Swann d'Or

* Best Film: ' (''Le Temps de l'aventure'') directed by Jérôme Bonnell * Best Actress:

Emmanuelle Devos Emmanuelle Devos (born 10 May 1964) is a French actress. She is the daughter of actress Marie Henriau. She won the César Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in ''Sur mes lèvres'', directed by Jacques Audiard. She has also bee ...

– ' (''Le Temps de l'aventure'') * Best Actor: Pierre Niney – ''

It Boy ''It Boy'' (French title: ''20 ans d'écart'') is a 2013 French romantic comedy film directed by David Moreau. It stars Virginie Efira and Pierre Niney, and narrates the story of a 38-year-old woman and her relationship with a teenage boy. Ca ...

'' (''20 ans d'écart'') * Female Revelation:

Lola Créton Lola Créton (born 16 December 1993) is a French actress. Créton began her career at the age of 10, appearing in the short film ''Imago'' (2004). She is known for her lead roles in the films '' Goodbye First Love'' (2011) and '' Something in th ...

– ''

Something in the Air "Something in the Air" is a song by English rock band Thunderclap Newman, written by Speedy Keen who also sang the song. It was a No. 1 single for three weeks in the UK Singles Chart in July 1969. The song has been used for films, television ...

'' (''Après mai'') * Male Revelation:

Félix Moati Félix Moati (born 24 May 1990) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He is the son of the journalist and filmmaker Serge Moati Serge Moati (born Henry Moati; 17 August 1946) is a French journalist, television presenter, film direc ...

– '' Télé gaucho'' * Coup de Cœur:

Catherine Deneuve Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recogni ...

– '' On My Way'' (''Elle s'en va)

Short film

* Best Short Film: ''On the Beach'' directed by Marie-Elsa Sgualdo * Best Actress: Joanne Nussbaum – ''On the Beach'' * Best Actor: Olivier Duval – ''L'Amour bègue''

Jeunesse

* Youth Jury Prize: '' My Sweet Pepper Land'' directed by

Panorama

* Audience Award: '' Queens of the Ring'' (''Les Reines du ring'') directed by Jean-Marc Rudnicki

Premiers Rendez-vous

* Prix Premiers Rendez-vous: ** Victoire Belezy – '' Fanny'' ** François Civi – '' Macadam Baby''

2014 edition

Feature film

Jury:

Catherine Corsini Catherine Corsini (born 18 May 1956) is a French film director, screenwriter and actress. Her film '' Replay'' was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Her 2012 film '' Three Worlds'' competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 C ...

(Co-President),

Martin Provost Martin Provost (born 13 May 1957) is a French film director, writer and actor. He wrote and directed films such as '' Séraphine'' and ''Le Ventre de Juliette''. '' Violette,'' his 2013 biographical drama about author Violette Leduc Violette ...

(Co-President),

Pauline Étienne Pauline Étienne (born 26 June 1989) is a Belgian actress who has received numerous awards for her acting. Her notable films include ''Le Bel Âge'' and ''Silent Voice (2009 film), Silent Voice'', for which she won the Lumières Award for Most P ...

, Gilles Henry, Jean-Louis Martinelli,

Gilbert Melki Gilbert Melki (; born 12 November 1958) is a French actor. Life and career Nephew of actor Claude Melki ('' The Acrobat''), Melki grew up in a Jewish family from Algeria. His father, an antiques dealer, came from Khenchela in Algeria and his mo ...

Laura Smet Laura Huguette Smet (; born 15 November 1983) is a French actress. She is the daughter of rock musician Johnny Hallyday and actress Nathalie Baye. In 1986, Johnny Hallyday recorded in her honor the song "Laura", written by Jean-Jacques Goldman. E ...

, Anne-Dominique Toussaint * Grand Prix (ex-æquo): ** ''

Party Girl A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature ...

'' directed by

Marie Amachoukeli Marie Amachoukeli (born 16 July 1979), sometimes credited as Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq, is a French film director and screenwriter of Georgian descent. Her directorial debut '' Party Girl'' competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 20 ...

, Claire Burger,

Samuel Theis Samuel Theis (; born 12 November 1978) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He was awarded the Camera d'Or prize along with Claire Burger and Marie Amachoukeli for directing the film ''Party Girl'' at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival ...

** ''

Matterhorn The (, ; it, Cervino, ; french: Cervin, ; rm, Matterhorn) is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a large, near-symmetric pyramidal peak in the extended Monte Rosa area of the ...

'' directed by

Diederik Ebbinge Diederik Diederick is a Dutch male given name. People with the name include: * Diederik Aerts (born 1953), Belgian theoretical physicist * Diederik Bangma (born 1990), Dutch football goalkeeper *Diederik Boer (born 1980), Dutch footballer *Die ...

Swann d'Or

* Best Film: ''

Not My Type ''Not My Type'' (french: Pas son genre) is a 2014 French-Belgian romance film directed by Lucas Belvaux and starring Émilie Dequenne and Loïc Corbery. It was based on the 2011 novel ''Pas son genre'' by Philippe Vilain. It was screened in the ...

'' (''Pas son genre'') directed by

Lucas Belvaux Lucas Belvaux (born 14 November 1961) is a Belgian actor and film director. His directing credits include the ''Trilogie'', consisting of three films with interlocking stories and characters, each of which was filmed in a different genre. The t ...

* Best Director:

Pierre Salvadori Pierre Salvadori (born 8 November 1964) is a French film director from Santo-Pietro-di-Venaco, known for works on romantic comedies such as '' Hors de prix'' (2006). Life and career In 1989 Salvadori wrote his first screenplay, which would then ...

– ''

In the Courtyard ''In the Courtyard'' (french: Dans la cour) is a 2014 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Pierre Salvadori and starring Catherine Deneuve and Gustave Kervern. The film premiered at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival on 11 Feb ...

'' (''Dans la cour'') * Best Actress: Émilie Dequenne – ''

'' (''Pas son genre'') * Best Actor: Loïc Corbery – ''

'' (''Pas son genre'') * Female Revelation: Alice Isaaz – ''

Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles ''Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles'' ( en, The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles) is a 2014 French drama film directed by Cécile Telerman and based on the best-selling novel ''Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles'' by Katherine Pancol. The film stars Julie De ...

'' * Male Revelation: Pierre Rochefort – '' Going Away'' (''Un beau dimanche'') * Coup de Cœur:

Zhang Ziyi Zhang Ziyi (; ; born 9 February 1979) is a Chinese actress and model. She is regarded as one of the Four Dan Actresses of China. Her first major role was in '' The Road Home'' (1999). She later gained international recognition for her role in ...

Short film

Jury:

Guillaume Nicloux Guillaume Nicloux (born 3 August 1966) is a French novelist, director and actor. He is the founder of the theatre company La Troupe. He has written crime fiction and directed films for cinema and French television. He won the Best Screenplay Awar ...

(President), Victoire Bélézy, Pascal Bourdiaux,

Florence Loiret Caille Florence Loiret Caille (born 26 June 1975) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than sixty films since 1996. Filmography References External links * 1975 births Living people French film actresses {{France-actor-st ...

China Moses China Moses (born January 9, 1978, in Los Angeles) is an American singer and television host. Life and career Born in Los Angeles, California, China Moses is the daughter of jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater and director Gilbert Moses. She r ...

, Stéphanie Murat, Julien Poupard * Best Short Film: ''Bruine'' directed by Dénes Nagy * Best Cinematographer: Fiona Braillon – ''Solo Rex'' * Best Actress: Liv Henneguier – ''Loups solitaires en mode passif'' * Best Actor (ex-æquo):

Wim Willaert Wim Willaert (born 19 March 1967) is a Belgian actor. He is best known for his performance as Frank Welvaert in the TV series '' Eigen Kweek''. Selected filmography References External links * 1967 births Living people Belgian mal ...

& Lucas Moreau – ''Solo Rex''

Jeunesse

* Youth Jury Prize: '' Marina'' directed by Stijn Coninx

Panorama

* Audience Award: '' Coming Home'' directed by

Zhang Yimou Zhang Yimou (; born 2 April 1950) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer, actor and former cinematographer.Tasker, Yvonne (2002). "Zhang Yimou" i''Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers'' Routledge Publishing, p. 412. . Google Book Search. Retriev ...

Premiers Rendez-vous

* Prix Premiers Rendez-vous: ** Flore Bonaventura – '' Chinese Puzzle'' (''Casse-tête chinois'') ** Paul Hamy – '' Suzanne''

2015 edition

The 29th edition of the festival was held from 10–14 June 2015.

Feature film

Jury:

Juliette Binoche Juliette Binoche (; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress and dancer. She has appeared in more than sixty feature films and has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Silver Bear, ...

(President),

Mélanie Thierry Mélanie Thierry is a French actress. Early life and career Mélanie Thierry began her career as a model in France, then moved into acting. She began with a series of roles in French productions, and at the age of 17 appeared in the internationa ...

, Céline Sallette, Jérôme Bonnell, Gilles Taurand, Raphaël Personnaz,

Guillaume Schiffman Guillaume Schiffman is a French cinematographer who is known for the films he has made with director Michel Hazanavicius, including '' OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies'' in 2006 and '' OSS 117: Lost in Rio'' in 2009. Schiffman is particularly know ...

Luís Galvão Teles Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

, Maxime Nucci * Grand Prix: '' Short Skin - I dolori del giovane Edo'' directed by Duccio Chiarini * Special Jury Prize: '' Zurich'' directed by

Sacha Polak Sacha Polak (born 1982) is a Dutch film director. Career In 2012 Polak's feature film debut ''Hemel'' played at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. Additionally her short ''Brother'' and her step-mother Meral Uslu's film on which she wa ...

Swann d'Or

* Best Film: ''

Caprice Caprice, from the Italian ''capriccio'', may refer to: Art and entertainment * ''Caprice'' (1913 film), a film starring Mary Pickford * ''Caprices'' (film), a 1942 French comedy film * ''Caprice'' (1967 film), a film starring Richard Harris ...

'' directed by

* Best First Film: ''

Blind Date A blind date is a social engagement between two people who have not met, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance. Structure A blind date is arranged for by a mutual acquaintance of both participants. The two people who take part in the blind ...

'' (''Un peu, beaucoup, aveuglément'') directed by Clovis Cornillac * Best Director:

– '' My Golden Days'' (''Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse'') * Best Actress:

– ''

All About Them ''All About Them'' (French title: ''À trois on y va'') is a 2015 French romantic comedy film directed by Jérôme Bonnell. It stars Anaïs Demoustier, Félix Moati and Sophie Verbeeck. Plot Micha and Charlotte are a couple who have recently bo ...

'' (''À trois on y va'') * Best Actor:

Benoît Magimel Benoît Magimel (; born 11 May 1974) is a French actor. He was 14 when he appeared in his first film, and has starred in a variety of roles in French cinema. At age 16, Magimel left school to pursue acting as a career. In 2001, he won the Best Ac ...

– '' Standing Tall'' (''La Tête haute'') * Female Revelation: Joséphine Japy – '' Respire'' * Male Revelation:

Kévin Azaïs Kévin Azaïs (born 1992) is a French actor. He is best known for his performance in the film ''Love at First Fight'' (''Les Combattants''), for which he won a César Award for Most Promising Actor and a Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor. ...

– '' Love at First Fight'' (''Les Combattants'') * Coup de Cœur:

Michel Legrand Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many son ...

Short film

Jury: Christophe Barratier (President),

Alma Jodorowsky Alma Jodorowsky (born 26 September 1991) is a French actress, fashion model and singer. Early life Jodorowsky is the granddaughter of Alejandro Jodorowsky, movie director and author born to Jewish Ukrainian émigrés in Chile. Her father is ac ...

, Marie Modiano,

Finnegan Oldfield Finnegan Oldfield (born 10 January 1991) is a French-British actor, who has appeared in more than thirty films since 2003. Background Career In 2005, age 14, Oldfield landed the lead role in the TV film '' L'Île Atlantique''. He dropped out ...

, Élisabeth Perez,

Serge Riaboukine Serge Riaboukine (born 29 December 1957) is a French actor. Theatre Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Riaboukine, Serge 1957 births Living people French male film actors French male television actors French pe ...

* Best Short Film: ''Copain'' directed by Jan Roosens and Raf Roosens * Best Actress (ex-æquo): Louisiane Gouverneur & Ilys Barillot – ''À qui la faute'' * Best Actor: Benoit Hamon – ''Monsters Into Lovers'' (''Jeunesse des loups-garous'')

Jeunesse

* Youth Jury Prize: '' Short Skin - I dolori del giovane Edo'' directed by Duccio Chiarini

Panorama

* Essilor Audience Award: '' Words and Pictures'' directed by

Fred Schepisi Frederic Alan Schepisi ( ; Kael, Pauline (1984). '' Taking It All In''. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. p. 55. born 26 December 1939) is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter. His credits include '' The Chant of Jimmie ...

Premiers Rendez-vous

* Prix Premiers Rendez-vous: ** Sophie Verbeeck – ''

'' (''À trois on y va'') **

Rod Paradot Rod Paradot (born 1996) is a French actor. He won the César Award for Most Promising Actor in 2016 for his role in '' Standing Tall''. Filmography In 2019 Paradot starred in Petit Biscuit Mehdi Benjelloun (born 10 November 1999), known by ...

– '' Standing Tall'' (''La Tête haute'')

2016 edition

The 30th edition of the festival was held from 8–12 June 2016.

Feature film

Jury:

Emmanuelle Béart Emmanuelle Béart (born 14 August 1963)
''Tecinema.jeuxactu.com''. Retrieved 21 April 2020. is a F ...

(President), Loubna Abidar,

Samuel Benchetrit Samuel Benchetrit (born 26 June 1973) is a French writer, actor, scenarist, and director. Biography Benchetrit was born to a family of Romani, Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. At age fifteen, he quit school to focus on photography. ...

, Joeystarr, Éric Reinhardt, Pierre Rochefort, Julia Roy,

* Grand Prix: '' Diamond Island'' directed by

Davy Chou Davy Chou ( km, ដេវី ជូ; born 13 August 1983) is a Cambodian-French filmmaker. He has written, directed and produced several films. Chou made his feature length debut with '' Diamond Island'' (2016) and made his follow-up with the fi ...

Jeunesse

* Youth Jury Prize: '' Departure'' directed by Andrew Steggall

Panorama

* Essilor Audience Award: '' A Man Called Ove'' directed by

Hannes Holm Hannes Martin Holm (born 26 November 1962 in Lidingö), is a Swedish director and screenwriter. He makes almost all of his films with Måns Herngren. Selected filmography *1983 - ''Interrail'' *1983 - '' Vidöppet'' (Wide Open) (TV-series) *1 ...

Short film

Jury:

Pierre Schoeller Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

(President),

Marianne Basler Marianne Basler (born 9 March 1964) is a French actress. She appeared in more than eighty films since 1980. Selected filmography References External links * 1964 births Living people French film actresses {{France-film-act ...

Frédérique Bel Frédérique Bel (born 24 March 1975) is a French actress and model. A native of Annecy in the French Alps, she became known for her role as Dorothy Doll in the ''La Minute Blonde'' sequence from '' Le Grand Journal'' on Canal+. She has since pl ...

, Michel Feller,

Jean-Baptiste Maunier Jean-Baptiste Maunier (, born 22 December 1990) is a French actor and singer. He is best known for his role in the 2004 French film ''Les Choristes''. Early life Jean-Baptiste Maunier was born to Thierry Maunier, a cameraman, and Muriel Maunier. ...

Diane Rouxel Diane Rouxel (born August 14, 1993) is a French actress. She was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2016 for her role in the film '' Standing Tall''. She received the Prix Romy Schneider in 2019. Life and career Diane ...

Karidja Touré Karidja Touré (born 14 February 1994) is a French actress best known for starring in the film '' Girlhood''. Life and career Karidja Touré was born in the Paris Suburb of Bondy, France, the daughter of an estate agent and a childcare worker. ...

* Best Short Film: ''Hotaru'' directed by William Laboury ** Special Mention: ''Gabber Lover'' directed by Anna Cazenave-Cambet * Best Actress: Antonia Buresi – ''Que vive l'Empereur'' * Best Actor:

Jonathan Couzinié Jonathan may refer to: *Jonathan (name), a masculine given name Media * ''Jonathan'' (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer * ''Jonathan'' (2016 film), a German film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski * ''Jonathan'' (2018 ...

– ''Que vive l'Empereur''

Swann d'Or

* Best Film: '' Les Ogres'' directed by

Léa Fehner Léa Fehner (born 15 October 1981) is a French film director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Toulouse and raised in a travelling theatre family, Fehner attended classes in Nantes and at the INSAS school, before pursuing an education in ...

* Best Director: Bouli Lanners – ''

The First, the Last ''The First, the Last'' (french: Les Premiers, les Derniers) is a Belgian-French drama film written, directed by and starring Bouli Lanners. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin, it won t ...

'' (''Les Premiers, les Derniers'') * Best Actress:

Louise Bourgoin Louise Bourgoin (; born Ariane Louise Bourgoin, 28 November 1981) is a French actress, model and television presenter. Life and career She was born on 28 November 1981 in Rennes. Bourgoin's parents, both secondary level teachers, encouraged ...

– ''

I Am a Soldier ''I Am a Soldier'' (french: Je suis un soldat) is a 2015 French-Belgian drama film directed by Laurent Larivière, starring Louise Bourgoin and Jean-Hugues Anglade. Set in Roubaix, France, the film follows Sandrine, an unemployed young woman w ...

'' (''Je suis un soldat'') * Best Actor:

Manu Payet Emmanuel "Manu" Payet (; born 22 December 1975) is a French comedian, actor, filmmaker and radio host. Filmography As actor Voice work Animated films *2006: '' Ice Age: The Meltdown'': French voice of Lone Gunslinger Vulture *2008: ''Kung ...

– '' Dad in Training'' (''Tout pour être heureux'') * Female Revelation:

Christa Théret Christa Théret (born 25 June 1991) is a French actress, best known for her role of Andrée Heuschling in ''Renoir''. Early life As a child, Théret aspired to be a teacher and then to become an actress. Career Théret's acting career began a ...

– ''

The Boss's Daughter ''The Boss's Daughter'' (original title: ''La Fille du patron'') is a 2015 French romance film directed and co-written by Olivier Loustau and starring Loustau and Christa Theret. Cast * Christa Theret as Alix Baretti * Olivier Loustau as Vital ...

'' (''La Fille du patron'') * Male Revelation:

Kacey Mottet Klein Kacey Mottet Klein (born 20 October 1998) is a Swiss actor. Life and career Kacey Mottet Klein was born in Lausanne to an American father and a Swiss mother. He made his screen debut in 2008, in Ursula Meier's ''Home'', for which he won the Swi ...

– ''

Being 17 ''Being 17'' (french: Quand on a 17 ans) is a 2016 French drama film directed by André Téchiné and starring Kacey Mottet Klein, Corentin Fila and Sandrine Kiberlain. The script was written by Téchiné in collaboration with Céline Sciamma. ...

'' (''Quand on a 17 ans'') * 50th Anniversary Tribute: '' A Man and a Woman'' (''Un homme et une femme'') directed by

Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish Family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained criti ...

Premiers Rendez-vous

* Prix Premiers Rendez-vous: ** Noémie Schmidt – '' The Student and Mister Henri'' (''L'Étudiante et Monsieur Henri'') ** (ex-æquo): François Nambot and Geoffrey Couët – '' Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo'' (''Théo et Hugo dans le même bateau'')

2017 edition

The 31st edition of the festival was held from 14–18 June 2017.

Feature film

Jury:

(President), Aure Atika,

Camille Cottin Camille Cottin (; born 1 December 1978) is a French actress and comedian. Following her debut as a stage actress, she became known in 2013 for playing a capricious Parisian woman in the Canal+ hidden camera-sketches series ''Connasse'' (2013–20 ...

, Anne Dorval,

Hugo Gélin Hugo Gélin (born 4 May 1980) is a French film director, producer and screenwriter.Vincent JuléHugo Gélin, l’humour en héritage '' Le Parisien'', 30.10.2012 Life and career Hugo Gélin was born to Xavier Gélin on May 4, 1980. His grandpar ...

, Nathanaël Karmitz,

Camille Laurens Laurence Ruel (born 6 November 1957), known by her pen name Camille Laurens, is a French writer and winner of the 2000 Prix Femina for ''Dans ces bras-là''. Laurens is a member of the Académie Goncourt. Career A graduate of humanities, Camil ...

Ibrahim Maalouf Ibrahim Maalouf ( ar, ابراهيم معلوف, ; born 5 November 1980 in Beirut) is a French-Lebanese trumpeter, producer, arranger, and composer. In 2022, he became the first Lebanese instrumentalist nominated at the Grammy Awards for his albu ...

* Grand Prix: ''

A Fantastic Woman ''A Fantastic Woman'' ( es, Una mujer fantástica) is a 2017 drama film directed by Sebastián Lelio, written by Lelio and Gonzalo Maza, produced by Juan de Dios and Pablo Larraín and starring Daniela Vega and Francisco Reyes. It was selected ...

'' directed by

Sebastián Lelio Sebastián Lelio Watt (born 8 March 1974) is a Chilean director, screenwriter, editor and producer. He received critical acclaim for directing the films ''Gloria'' (2013) and ''A Fantastic Woman'' (2017), the latter of which won an Academy Award ...

** Special Mention: ''

Mobile Homes A mobile home (also known as a house trailer, park home, trailer, or trailer home) is a prefabricated structure, built in a factory on a permanently attached chassis before being transported to site (either by being towed or on a trailer). Us ...

'' directed by Vladimir de Fontenay

Jeunesse

* Youth Jury Prize: ''

'' directed by

Panorama

* Audience Award: ''

BPM (Beats per Minute) ''BPM (Beats per Minute)'', also known as ''120 BPM (Beats per Minute)'', (french: 120 battements par minute) is a 2017 French drama film directed by Robin Campillo and starring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois and Adèle Haenel. The fil ...

'' directed by

Robin Campillo Robin Campillo (; born 16 August 1962) is a Moroccan-born French screenwriter, editor and film director. He is known for his work on films such as '' The Class'' (2008), ''Heading South'' (2005), the French zombie film '' They Came Back'' (2004) ...

Short film

Jury: Gabriel Le Bomin (President), Swann Arlaud, Olivier Chantreau,

Élodie Frégé Élodie Frégé is a French singer and actress. She was the winner of the third season of ''Star Academy France''. She released her self-titled début album after winning the show. Career Frégé auditioned for ''Star Academy'' Season 3 and won ...

, Yaniss Lespert, Solene Rigot,

Salomé Richard Salome (c. early 1st century CE) was the daughter of Herodias, and nemesis of John the Baptist (Mark 6:17–29 and Matthew 14:3–11). Salome or Salomé may also refer to: People with the mononym * Salome Alexandra (139–67 BCE), Queen of Jude ...

* Best Short Film: ''Journée Blanche'' directed by Félix de Givry * Best Actress: Adèle Simphal – ''L'Attente'' * Best Actor: (ex-æquo) Théo Cholbi and Zacharie Chasseriaud – ''Tropique''

Swann d'Or

* Best Film: '' The Midwife'' (''Sage Femme'') directed by

* Best Actress: Béatrice Dalle – '' Chacun sa vie'' * Best Actor:

Reda Kateb Reda Kateb ( ar, رضا كاتب; born 27 July 1977) is a French actor. Life and career Kateb was born in Ivry-sur-Seine, France, to an Algerian actor, Malek-Eddine Kateb, and a French nurse of Czech and Italian origin. He is a grandnephew of t ...

– '' Django'' * Female Revelation: Doria Tillier – '' Mr. & Mrs. Adelman'' (''Monsieur et Madame Adelman'') * Male Revelation: Rabah Nait Oufella – '' Nocturama''

Premiers Rendez-vous

* Prix Premiers Rendez-vous: ** Léna Magnien – '' Miss Impossible'' (''Jamais contente'') ** Soufiane Guerrab – ''

Patients A patient is any recipient of health care services that are performed by healthcare professionals. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, nurse, optometrist, dentist, veterinarian, or other health care ...

2018 edition

The 32nd edition of the festival was held from 13–17 June 2018.

Feature film

Jury: André Téchiné (President),

Pascale Arbillot Pascale Arbillot (born 17 April 1970) is a French actress. She is a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Sciences; however, soon after, she decided to become an actress. She has appeared in films, on television and in the theatre. Fil ...

Élodie Bouchez Élodie Bouchez-Bangalter (born 5 April 1973) is a French actress. She became internationally known for her role as Renée Rienne on the fifth and final season of the television show ''Alias'' and for playing Maïté Alvarez in the film '' Wild ...

Olga Kurylenko Olga Kostyantynivna Kurylenko ( uk, Ольга Костянтинівна Куриленко; born 14 November 1979) is a Ukrainian and French actress and model. She started her acting career in 2005, and first found success as an actress for ...

Nahuel Pérez Biscayart Nahuel Pérez Biscayart (, ; born 6 March 1986) is an Argentine actor. A polyglot, he is best known for his role in the French film '' BPM (Beats per Minute)'' (2017), which earned him a César and a Lumières Award. Early life Pérez Biscaya ...

, Raphaël,

Géraldine Nakache Géraldine Nakache (born 16 February 1980) is a French actress, director and screenwriter of Algerian Jews, Algerian Jewish descent. Life and career Nakache grew up in an Algerian Jews, Algerian Jewish family. She earned a Diplôme d'études uni ...

, Karine Silla-Perez, Justin Taurand * Grand Prix: '' Ága'' directed by Milko Azarov

Jeunesse

* Youth Jury Prize: ''

Treat Me Like Fire ''Treat Me Like Fire'' (french: Joueurs) is a 2018 French drama film directed by Marie Monge. It was selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Tahar Rahim as Abel * Stacy Martin as Ella * Br ...

'' (''Joueurs'') directed by Marie Monge

Panorama

* Audience Award: '' Monsieur'' directed by

Rohena Gera Rohena Gera, born in 1973, is an Indian director, screenwriter and producer. Biography Rohena Gera studied at Stanford University and Sarah Lawrence College. She works as a scriptwriter for Indian cinema. She also engages in non-profit camp ...

Short film

Jury: Ophélie Bau,

François Civil François Civil (; born 29 January 1990) is a French actor. He has appeared in both French and English-language feature films and is known for his roles in ''Frank'' (2014), ''As Above, So Below'' (2014), ''Call My Agent!'' (2015–17), ''Five'' ...

Julia Faure Julia Faure (born 13 February 1977) is French actress. She has appeared in films such as ''Wild Innocence ''Wild Innocence'' (french: Sauvage Innocence) is a 2001 French film directed by Philippe Garrel. Plot A young filmmaker wants to mak ...

, Johan Heldenbergh, Thierry Klifa,

Alysson Paradis Alysson Paradis (born 29 May 1984) is a French actress. She is the younger sister of French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis and the aunt of model and actress Lily-Rose Depp. Personal life Since 2014, Paradis has been in a relationship with F ...

, Alice Vial * Best Short Film: ''Bye bye les Puceaux'' directed by Pierre Boulanger * Best Actress: Yafa Abu Hijleh – ''Bye bye les Puceaux'' * Best Actor: Jamil McCraven – ''Bye bye les Puceaux''

Swann d'Or

* Best Film: '' Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno'' directed by Abdellatif Kechiche * Best Actress: Clémence Boisnard – ''

La Fête est finie ''La fête est finie'' (English: ''The Party is Over'') is the third studio album by French rapper Orelsan, released on 20 October 2017 by 7th Magnitude, 3e Bureau and Wagram Music. It was his first solo album in over six years, having worked on ...

'' * Best Actor: Anthony Bajon – '' The Prayer'' (''La Prière'') * Female Revelation:

– '' Memoir of War'' (''La douleur'') * Male Revelation: (ex-æquo)

Pierre Deladonchamps Pierre Deladonchamps (born 1 June 1978) is a French actor. He is known for starring in the thriller film ''Stranger by the Lake'' (2013), for which he won the César Award for Most Promising Actor. He went on to receive a nomination for the Césa ...

and

Vincent Lacoste Vincent Lacoste (born 3 July 1993) is a French actor. He began his acting career at the age of fifteen, playing the lead role of Hervé in the film ''The French Kissers''. The role won him the Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor and a nomin ...

– '' Sorry Angel'' (''Plaire, aimer et courir vite'')

Premiers Rendez-vous

* Prix Premiers Rendez-vous: ** Laëtitia Clément – ''

Luna Luna commonly refers to: * Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin * Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman personification of the Moon Luna may also refer to: Places Philippines * Luna, Apayao * Luna, Isabela * Luna, La Union * Luna, San Jose Roma ...

'' ** Shaïn Boumedine – '' Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno''

2019 edition

The 33rd edition of the festival was held from 12–16 June 2019.

Feature film

Jury:

(President),

Naidra Ayadi Naidra Ayadi is a French actress. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2012 for her role in the film ''Polisse''. Life and career Naidra Ayadi was born to a Tunisian family in Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis, in the northern su ...

, Eric Demarsan, Lætitia Dosch,

Lou de Laâge Lou de Laâge (born 27 April 1990) is a French actress.Thierry Chèze '' L'Express'', April 11, 2013Sophie GrassinLou de Laâge, le charme à l'état pur ''Le Figaro'', May 11, 2012Khadija Moussou5 choses à savoir sur Lou de Laâge ''Elle'', She ...

, Oury Milshtein,

Vincent Perez Vincent Perez (born 10 June 1964) is a Swiss actor, director and photographer. He played the title character, Ashe Corven, in '' The Crow: City of Angels'', and starred in '' Queen of the Damned'', playing Marius de Romanus. Some of his films i ...

, Alice Pol,

Danièle Thompson Danièle Thompson (born 3 January 1942) is a Monegasque film director and screenwriter. Thompson is the daughter of film director Gérard Oury, and actress Jacqueline Roman. She has written screenplays for a number of highly successful films i ...

* Grand Prix: '' Too Late to Die Young'' (''Tarde Para Morir Joven'') directed by Dominga Sotomayor

Jeunesse

* Youth Jury Prize: ''Aurora'' directed by Miia Tervo ** Special Mention: '' Manta Ray'' directed by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng

Panorama

* Audience Award: '' Yesterday'' directed by

Danny Boyle Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including '' Shallow Grave'', '' Trainspotting'' and its sequel '' T2 Trainspotting'', '' The Beach'', ''28 Days Later'', '' S ...

Short film

Jury:

(President),

Noée Abita Noée Abita (born 18 March 1999) is a French actress. Life Abita was born in Paris or in Aix-en-Provence on 18 March 1999. At a young age, she dreamed of becoming an actress. In 2016, when she was 17, she went to a talent manager with a friend ...

Santiago Amigorena Santiago Amigorena (; born 15 February 1962 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine screenwriter, film producer, film director and writer. In 2007, he was nominated at the Mar del Plata Film Festival for Best Film with '' A Few Days in Septem ...

, Shaïn Boumedine, Rahmatou Keïta, Jules Benchetrit,

Lola Le Lann Lola Le Lann (born 9 February 1996) is a French actress and singer-songwriter. She is known for her roles in ''One Wild Moment (2015)'', '' A Bluebird in My Heart (2018)'' and '' Versus (2019).'' Early life She is the daughter of jazz trumpeter, ...

* Best Short Film: ''Sous l'écorce'' directed by Ève-Chems de Brouwer ** Special Mention: ''Elle s'appelait Baby'' directed by Mélanie Laleu et Baptiste Gourden * Best Actress: Zoé Heran – ''Max'' * Best Actor: Paul Nouhet – ''Les Méduses de Gouville''

Swann d'Or

* Best Film: '' Mon Inconnue'' directed by

* Best Actress:

– '' Who You Think I Am'' (''Celle que vous croyez'') * Best Actor: Bouli Lanners – '' C’est ça l’amour'' * Female Revelation:

Nora Hamzawi Nora Hamzawi (born 29 April 1983) is a French humorist, comedian, and columnist. Biography Nora Hamzawi is of Syrian origin by her mother. She was born in Cannes and grew up in Paris. After obtaining a baccalauréat, she enrolled in law school ...

– ''

Non-Fiction Nonfiction, or non-fiction, is any document or media content that attempts, in good faith, to provide information (and sometimes opinions) grounded only in facts and real life, rather than in imagination. Nonfiction is often associated with b ...

'' (''Doubles vies'') * Male Revelation: Karim Leklou – '' The World Is Yours'' (''Le Monde est à toi'')

Premiers Rendez-vous

* Prix Premiers Rendez-vous: ** (ex-æquo) Sarah Henochsberg and Justine Lacroix – '' C’est ça l’amour'' **

Tom Mercier Tom Mercier ( he, טום מרסייה; born 30 November 1993) is a French-Israeli actor and comedian. Background Tom Mercier was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is the son of French-born hairdresser and entrepreneur Michel Mercier and Israeli diamo ...

– '' Synonymes''

References

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