23-05-2016

FNE at Cannes 2016: Prize Winners

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    Graduation/Bacalaureat by Cristian Mungiu Graduation/Bacalaureat by Cristian Mungiu

    CANNES: Romania celebrated a bumper year in Cannes with Cristan Mungiu winning the prize for Best Director for his film Graduation. The prize was shared ex-aqueo with the French/Czech coproduction Personal Shopper by Olivier Assayas

    Graduation along with Sieranevada directed by Cristan Puiu was one of two Romanian films that screened in the main competition with both films being highly acclaimed by critics. Romania scored again together with Bulgaria with Caini/Dogs directed by Bogdan Mirica (France, Romania, Bulgaria, Qatar), which won the FIPRESCI Prize for best film in the Un Certain Regard section.

    The top prize from the international critics FIPRESCI in the main competition went to the German/Czech coproduction Toni Erdmann directed by Maren Ade which also had the highest rating in the FNE FIPRESCI Critics ratings for the main competition with a rating of 4.06 out of five. For a full list of the final results of the FNE FIPRESCI Critics ratings click HERE.

    Prize Winners:

    Competition:

    FEATURE FILMS

    Palme d'or
    I, Daniel Blake (UK)
    Directed by Ken LOACH

    Grand Prix
    Juste la Fin du Monde / It's Only the End of the World (France)
    Directed by Xavier DOLAN

    Award for Best Director Ex-Aequo
    Cristian Mungiu for Graduation / Bacalaureat (Romania, France, Belgium)
    Directed by Cristian Mungiu
    Produced by Mobra Films
    Coproduced by Why Not Productions, Les Films du Fleuve, France 3 Cinéma
    Supported by the Romanian National Film Centre (CNC), Eurimages

    Olivier Assayas for Personal Shopper (France, Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Olivier Assayas
    Produced by Vortex Sutra
    Coproduced by Scope Pictures, Detail Film, Scope Invest, Sirena Film, Arte France Cinema, CG Cinema
    Supported by the State Cinematography Fund Czech Republic

    Award for Best Screenplay
    Asghar FARHADI for Forushande / The Salesman

    Jury Prize
    American Honey by Andrea ARNOLD

    Award for Best Actress
    Jaclyn JOSE in MA' ROSA by Brillante MENDOZA

    Award for Best Actor
    Shahab HOSSEINI in Forushande / The Salesman by Asghar FARHADI

    SHORT FILMS

    Palme d'or
    Timecode by Juanjo GIMENEZ

    Special disctinction
    A MOÇA QUE DANÇOU COM O DIABO / The Girl Who Danced With the Devil by João Paulo MIRANDA MARIA

    CAMÉRA D’OR
    Divines by Houda BENYAMINA presented during The Directors' Fortnight

    Un Certain Regard

    Un Certain Regard Prize:
    Juho Kuosmanen, The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki

    Jury Prize:
    Kôji Fukada, Harmonium

    Best Director: Matt Ross, Captain Fantastic

    Best Screenplay: Delphine and Muriel Coulin, The Stopover

    Special Jury Prize: Michaël Dudok de Wit, The Red Turtle

    FIPRESCI Prizes

    Competition:

    Toni Erdmann (Germany, Austria, Romania)
    Directed by Maren Ade
    Produced by Komplizen Film
    Coproduced by Coop99 Filmproduktion, Hi Film Productions
    Sales: The Match Factory

    Certain Regard:

    Dogs / Câini (France, Romania, Bulgaria, Qatar)
    Directed by Bogdan Mirică
    Produced by EZ Films 14   
    Coproduced by 42Km Film, Argo Film 
    Supported by the Romanian National Film Centre, Bulgarian National Film Centre

    Parallel Sections:

    Grave / Raw (France, Belgium)
    Directed by Julia Ducournau

    The Jury of the CST has awarded the VULCAN AWARD OF THE TECHNICAL ARTIST to:
    SEONG-HIE RYU, for the artistic direction, with great inspiration, for the film MADEMOISELLE / The Handmaiden/Agassi by PARK Chan-Wook.

    La Tortue Rouge/The Red Turtle
    Directed by Michael Dudok de Wit

    Director’s Fortnight:
    Special mention for Miroslav Sikavica’s The Beast / Zvir (Short Film) (Croatia)
    Produced by Propeler Film

    Short film Illy Award:
    Chasse Royale by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret

    Art Cinema Award:
    Wolf & Sheep
    Directed by Shahrbanoo Sadat

    SACD Prize:
    L'Effet aquatique / The Together Project (France)
    Directed by Sólveig Anspach

    The Europa Cinemas Award:
    Mercenaire
    Directed by Sacha Wolff