Spotlight on the Caméra d’Or
A brief survey of the Caméra d'Or candidates
Every year, the Cannes Festival awards its Caméra d’Or prize to the director of the best debut feature. The winner will be announced at the Festival Closing Ceremonies, Sunday, May 24, by a Jury chaired by French actor and director Roschdy Zem. His fellow jurors are cinematographer Diane Baratier, filmmaker Sandrine Ray, critic Charles Tesson, Edouard Waintrop of the Fribourg Festival in Switzerland, and Olivier Chiavassa of the Fédération Française des Industries Techniques du Cinéma. They will be judging first films selected by four different sections: the Official Competition, Certain Regard, Directors’ Fortnight, and Critics Week.
In the Official Selection, the films eligible for the Caméra d’Or are: Eyes Wide Open by Haim Tabakman (Un Certain Regard); Samson and Delilah by Warwick Thornton (Un Certain Regard); A Town Called Panic by Vincent Patar and Stéphane Aubier (Out of Competition); A Brand-New Life by Ounie Lecomte (Out of Competition); Petition by Zhao Liang (Special Screening); No Meu Lugar by Eduardo Valente (Special Screening); and Ashes and Blood by Fanny Ardant (Special Screening).
The Directors Fortnight pictures vying for the award are: I Killed My Mother by Xavier Dolan, I Love You Philip Morris by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, The Wolberg Family by Axelle Ropert, Here by Ho Tzu-Nyen, Daniel y Ana by Michel Franco, Eastern Plays by Kamen Kalev, Ajami by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani, and Les Beaux gosses by Riad Sattouf.
Critics Week debut features, also eligible: Hierro by Gabe Ibáñez, Ordinary People by Vladimir Perisic, Karaoke by Chan Fui (Chris) Chong, Huacho by Alejandro Fernández Almendras, Lost Persons Area by Caroline Strubbe, Bad Day to go Fishing by Alvaro Brechner, Whisper with the Wind by Shahram Alidi, Adieu Gary by Nassim Amaouche, Lascars (Round da Way) by Albert Pereira Lazaro and Emmanuel Klotz, and Rien de personnel by Mathias Gokalp.
![© <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 />
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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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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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