The Palme d'Or, Best Actress Award, Jury Prize... French films, including minority productions, are represented at all levels at the Cannes Film Festival 2022. Unifrance wishes to congratulate, in particular, Claire Denis, who shared the Cannes Grand Prize (with another French coproduction!) with Stars at Noon, only a few months after being honored with the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for Both Sides of the Blade. A superb double win that cements the reputation of the filmmaker as one of the most highly respected figures in the contemporary global movie scene.
You will find below the complete list of all of the French productions and coproductions included in the award winners of the 75th Cannes Film Festival:
Official Selection
- Palme d’Or: Triangle of Sadness by Ruben Östlund (minority-French coproduction Arte France Cinéma / Coproduction Office - International sales: Coproduction Office)
- Grand Prize, jointly awarded to Close by Lukas Dhont (minority-French coproduction Diaphana) and Stars at Noon by Claire Denis (French coproduction Curiosa Films - International sales: Goodfellas)
- Best Screenplay: Tarik Saleh for Boy From Heaven (minority-French coproduction Memento Production / Arte France Cinéma - International sales: Memento International)
- Jury Prize: The Eight Mountains by Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch (minority-French coproduction Pyramide Productions)
- Best Actress: Zar Amir for Holy Spider by Ali Abbasi (minority-French coproduction Goodfellas / Why Not Productions - International sales: Goodfellas)
- 75th Anniversary Prize: Tori and Lokita by Luc Dardenne & Jean-Pierre Dardenne (minority-French coproduction Archipel 35 - International sales: Goodfellas)
- Grand Prize, Un Certain Regard: The Worst Ones by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret (production by Les Films Velvet - International sales: Pyramide International)
- Best Direction, Un Certain Regard: Metronom by Alexandru Belc (minority-French coproduction MIDRALGAR - International sales: Pyramide International)
- Best Actor & Actress, Un Certain Regard: Adam Bessa for Harka by Lotfy Nathan (minority-French coproduction Cinenovo Films) and Vicky Krieps for Corsage by Marie Kreutzer (minority-French coproduction Kazak Productions - International sales: mk2 films)
- Special Mention - Oeil d'Or: Mariupolis 2 by Mantas Kvedaravicius (minority-French coproduction Easy Riders Films)
Short Films
- La Cinef 3rd Prize: Humans Are Dumber When Crammed Up Together by Laurène Fernandez (production by CinéFabrique)
--> The complete awards list for the 2022 Official Selection can be found here
Directors' Fortnight
A non-competitive section, with two awards presented by outside organizations:
- Label Europa Cinéma: One Fine Morning by Mia Hansen-Løve (production by Les Films Pelléas / coproduction by Arte France Cinéma - International sales: Les Films du Losange)
- SACD Prize: The Mountain by Thomas Salvador (production by Christmas in July - International sales: Le Pacte)
Critics' Week
- Grand Prize: La Jauría by Andrés Ramírez Pulido (French coproduction Alta Rocca Films - International sales: Pyramide International)
- SACD Prize: La Jauría by Andrés Ramírez Pulido
- Fondation Louis Roederer de la Révélation Prize: Love According to Dalva by Emmanuelle Nicot (minority-French coproduction Tripode Productions - International sales: mk2 films)
Short Films
- Leitz Cine Discovery Prize: Ice Merchants by João Gonzalez (coproduction FR : Wild Stream)
--> The complete awards list for Critics' Week 2022 can be found here
