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Juliette Binoche and Abderrahmane Sissako at the Cinémas du Monde Pavilion
Juliette Binoche and Abderrahmane Sissako inaugurated the Cinémas du Monde Pavilion
Juliette Binoche and Abderrahmane Sissako, who consider themselves world citizens, are the ambassadors of this year’s Cinema du Monde Pavillon located within the International Village, open from May 13-24. Devoted to promoting cinema and talent from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, as well as the Middle East, the Cinema du Monde made a selection of 20 some directors, producers, distributors and film institutions who will participate in a number of round tables, breakfasts and workshops in the hopes of advancing their projects, furthered by a collaboration with the Market.
Kicking off the activities, the Pavilion presented the ambassadors and one of the participating filmmakers, Tunisian Nadia Elfani in Cannes with her documentary, Ouled Lenine, in the first round table.
Juliette Binoche on what it takes to get ahead:
Adaptation is an ongoing, never-ending process. To me, being in the present moment is the most awesome, amazing, impossible, basic, necessary aspect of the actor’s job, in the encounter with the filmmaker. The idea is to create a present. It’s magical. You’re always in motion. The present is immobile, but in perpetual motion. The two of them merge: they don’t oppose each other. So I would say that I’m not quite myself, but I’m not quite someone else, either.
Nadia Elfani on how the Cinema du Monde facilitates their promotion:
The main thing is that they got us screenings here in Cannes that we wouldn’t have been able to afford. I’m talking about formal screenings with trade professionals who come to see the film, who might offer to buy it.
Suddenly, we get visibility… The biggest thing I’m waiting for is to close a deal and sell my film.
At 7:30pm tonight, the entire Cinema du Monde delegation alongside Abderrahmane Sissako and Juliette Binoche will climb the Palais red carpet for the Competition screening of Bright Star by director Jane Campion. The invited filmmakers are either presenting a film or the development of a project.
![© <p>The official Jury of this 62nd Festival de Cannes, presided by Isabelle Huppert, revealed the Prize winners during the Closing Ceremonies on the evening of May 24th. <br />
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<strong>IN COMPETTION - FEATURE FILMS</strong><br />
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<strong>Palme d'Or</strong><br />
DAS WEISSE BAND (The White Ribbon) directed by Michael HANEKE <br />
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<strong>Grand Prix</strong><br />
UN PROPHÈTE (A Prophet) directed by Jacques AUDIARD</p>
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<p><strong>Lifetime achievement award for his work and his exceptional contribution to the history of cinema</strong></p>
<p>Alain RESNAIS</p>
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<strong>Best Director </strong><br />
Brillante MENDOZA for KINATAY <br />
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Jury Prize</strong><br />
FISH TANK directed by Andrea ARNOLD</p>
<p>BAK-JWI (Thirst) directed by PARK Chan-Wook<br />
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<strong>Best Performance for an Actor</strong><br />
Christoph WALTZ in INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS directed by Quentin TARANTINO <br />
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Best Performance by an Actress</strong><br />
Charlotte GAINSBOURG in ANTICHRIST directed by Lars von TRIER <br />
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<strong>Best Screenplay</strong><br />
MEI Feng for CHUN FENG CHEN ZUI DE YE WAN (Spring Fever) directed by LOU Ye <br />
<strong><br />
Prix Vulcain: Artist-Technician</strong><br />
Aitor BERENGUER, sound technician of the movie MAP OF THE SOUNDS OF TOKYO directed by Isabel COIXET.<br />
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<strong>IN COMPETITION - SHORT FILMS</strong><br />
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Palme d'Or</strong><br />
ARENA directed by João SALAVIZA<br />
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Special </strong><strong>Distinction</strong></p>
<p>THE SIX DOLLAR FIFTY MAN directed by Mark ALBISTON, Louis SUTHERLAND<br />
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<strong>CAMERA D'OR </strong><br />
SAMSON AND DELILAH directed by Warwick THORNTON (presented at Un Certain Regard)<br />
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<strong>Caméra d'Or – Special Distinction</strong><br />
AJAMI directed by Scandar COPTI, Yaron SHANI (presented at Quinzaine des Réalisateurs)<br />
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<strong><br />
UN CERTAIN REGARD</strong><br />
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Prix Un Certain Regard - Fondation Groupama Gan pour le Cinéma</strong><br />
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KYNODONTAS (Dogtooth) by Yorgos LANTHIMOS<br />
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<strong>Jury Prize</strong></p>
<p>POLITIST, ADJECTIV (Police, Adjective) by Corneliu PORUMBOIU. <br />
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Special Prize Un Certain Regard 2009</strong><br />
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KASI AZ GORBEHAYE IRANI KHABAR NADAREH (No One Knows About Persian Cats) by Bahman GHOBADI</p>
<p>LE PÈRE DE MES ENFANTS (Father of My Children) by Mia HANSEN-LØVE<br />
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<strong>CINEFONDATION</strong><br />
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<strong>First Cinéfondation Prize</strong><br />
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BÁBA by Zuzana Kirchnerová-Špidlová (FAMU, République Tchèque)<br />
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<strong>Second Cinéfondation Prize</strong><br />
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GOODBYE by Song Fang (Beijing Film Academy, Chine)<br />
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<strong>Third Cinéfondation Prize </strong>(<em>ex aequo</em>)<br />
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DIPLOMA by Yaelle Kayam (The Sam Spiegel Film & TV School, Israël)<br />
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NAMMAE UI JIP (Don't Step out of the House) directed by Jo Sung-hee (Korean Academy of Film Arts, Corée du Sud)</p>
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