The CST Award for Best Artist-Technician () is an independent film award created in 2003. It rewards the work of a technician for his or her collaboration in the creation of a film from the official selection of the
Cannes Film Festival
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It is awarded by a special jury, appointed by the ''Superior Technical Commission of Image and Sound'' ( or CST).
History
In 1951, the CST created the ''Technical Grand Prize'' () of the CST, awarded during the Cannes Film Festival. That prize existed until 2000.
In 2003, Pierre-William Glenn, president of the CST, struggled to once again have a prize awarded to a technician during the Cannes Film Festival. Thus, the ''Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist'' was born as a part of the festival roster and approved by the festival's president Gilles Jacob.
In 2019, it was renamed the « CST Award for Best Artist-Technician ».
Since 2021, the CST has also been awarding the CST Award for Best Young Female Film Technician, to highlight a young female head of station in French cinema.
The trophy
The actual trophy is awarded to the winner in Paris, during a special evening following the festival.
It is inspired by an image from
Jean-Luc Godard
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Le Mépris'' (''Contempt'') (1963) and represents a movie camera with analog and numeric elements.
Award winners
CST Award for Best Artist-Technician (since 2019)
Vulcan Award (2003–2018)
Technical Grand Prize (1951–2000)
Notes
References
Sources
Award Winners list on the CST Website
External links
Official Website of the CSTCannes Film Festival's Official Website
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Lists of films by award
Cannes Film Festival awards
Awards established in 2003