Cannes Awards 2009
2009 Cannes Film Festival Awards
2009 Cannes Film Festival: May 13–24
IN COMPETITION – FEATURE FILMS
Palme d’Or DAS WEISSE BAND (The White Ribbon) directed by Michael HANEKE
Grand Prix UN PROPHÈTE (A Prophet) directed by Jacques AUDIARD
Jury Prize (tie) FISH TANK directed by Andrea ARNOLD and BAK-JWI (Thirst) directed by PARK Chan-Wook
Best Director Brillante MENDOZA for KINATAY
Best Actor Christoph WALTZ in INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS directed by Quentin TARANTINO
Best Actress Charlotte GAINSBOURG in ANTICHRIST directed by Lars von TRIER
Best Screenplay MEI Feng for CHUN FENG CHEN ZUI DE YE WAN (Spring Fever) directed by LOU Ye
Prix Vulcain: Artist-Technician Aitor BERENGUER, sound technician of the movie MAP OF THE SOUNDS OF TOKYO directed by Isabel COIXET
Lifetime achievement award for his work and his exceptional contribution to the history of cinema Alain RESNAIS
IN COMPETITION – SHORT FILMS
Palme d’Or ARENA directed by João SALAVIZA
Special Distinction THE SIX DOLLAR FIFTY MAN directed by Mark ALBISTON, Louis SUTHERLAND
CAMERA D’OR SAMSON AND DELILAH directed by Warwick THORNTON (Un Certain Regard)
Caméra d’Or – Special Distinction AJAMI directed by Scandar COPTI, Yaron SHANI (Directors Fortnight)
UN CERTAIN REGARD
Prix Un Certain Regard – Fondation Gan pour le Cinéma KYNODONTAS (Dogtooth) by Yorgos LANTHIMOS
Jury Prize POLITIST, ADJECTIV (Police, Adjective) by Corneliu PORUMBOIU
Special Prize Un Certain Regard (tie) KASI AZ GORBEHAYE IRANI KHABAR NADAREH (No One Knows About Persian Cats) by Bahman GHOBADI and LE PÈRE DE MES ENFANTS (Father of My Children) by Mia HANSEN-LØVE
CINEFONDATION
First Cinéfondation Prize BÁBA by Zuzana Kirchnerová-Špidlová (FAMU, Czech Republic)
Second Cinéfondation Prize GOODBYE by Song Fang (Beijing Film Academy, China)
Third Cinéfondation Prize (tie) DIPLOMA by Yaelle Kayam (The Sam Spiegel Film & TV School, Israël) and NAMMAE UI JIP (Don’t Step out of the House) directed by Jo Sung-hee (Korean Academy of Film Arts, South Korea)
FIPRESCI (International Film Critics) PRIZE
Competition: The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke, Austria-Germany-France
Un Certain Regard: Intermediar / Police, Adjective by Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania
Directors’ Fortnight: Amreeka by Cherien Dabis, Canada-Kuwait-U.S.
ECUMENICAL PRIZE
Best Film: Looking for Eric by Ken Loach
Special Mention: The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke
Anti-Prize: Antichrist by Lars von Trier
CRITICS’ WEEK AWARDS
FEATURE FILMS
Critics’ Week Grand Prix
Adieu Gary (Farewell Gary) by Nassim Amaouche (France)
SACD awards
Lost Persons Area by Caroline Strubbe (Belgium / The Netherlands / Hungary)
ACID/CCAS Support Award
Sirta La Gal Ba (Whisper With The Wind) by Shahram Alidi (Iraq)
OFAJ/TV5MONDE (VERY) Young Critic Award
Sirta La Gal Ba (Whisper With The Wind) by Shahram Alidi (Iraq)
SHORT FILMS
Canal+ Award for Best Short Film
Slitage (Seeds of the Fall) de Patrik Eklund (Sweden)
Kodak Discovery Award for Best Short Film
Logorama by François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy, Ludovic Houplain
Prize Regard Jeune
Sirta La Gal Ba (Whisper With The Wind) de Shahram Alidi (Iraq)
DIRECTORS FORTNIGHT AWARDS
Art Cinema Award: J’ai tué ma mère / I Killed My Mother by Xavier Dolan (Canada)
Special Mention: La Merditude des choses (The Misfortunates) by Felix van Groeningen (Belgium)
7e Prix Regards Jeunes 2009: J’ai tué ma mère / I Killed My Mother by Xavier Dolan (Canada)
SACD Prize: J’ai tué ma mère / I Killed My Mother by Xavier Dolan (Canada)
The Europa Cinemas Label: La Pivellina by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel (Austria)
French Short films prize: Montparnasse (France)
Photos: Courtesy Festival de Cannes
FEATURE FILM JURY
Isabelle HUPPERT, President (Actress – France)
Asia ARGENTO (Actress, Director, Screenwriter- Italy)
Nuri BILGE CEYLAN (Director, Screenwriter, Actor – Turkey)
Lee CHANG-DONG (Director, Writer, Screenwriter – South Korea)
James GRAY (Director, Screenwriter – United States)
Hanif KUREISHI (Writer, Screenwriter – United Kingdom)
Shu QI (Actress – Taiwan)
Sharmila TAGORE (Actress – India)
Robin WRIGHT PENN (Actress – United States)
CINEFONDATION AND SHORT FILMS JURY
John BOORMAN, President (Director, Writer, Producer – United Kingdom)
Bertrand BONELLO (Director – France)
Ferid BOUGHEDIR (Director – Tunisia)
Leonor SILVEIRA (Actress – Portugal)
ZHANG Ziyi (Actress – China)
UN CERTAIN REGARD JURY
Paolo SORRENTINO, President (Director, Screenwriter – Italy)
Uma DA CUNHA (Journalist – India)
Julie GAYET (Actress – France)
Piers HANDLING (Festival Toronto Director – Canada)
Marit KAPLA (Festival Göteborg Director – Sweden)
CAMERA D’OR JURY
Roschdy ZEM, President (Actor, Director – France)
Diane BARATIER (Director of Photography – France)
Olivier CHIAVASSA (Fédération des industries techniques du cinéma – France)
Sandrine RAY (Director – France)
Charles TESSON (Critic press – France)
Edouard WAINTROP (Festival Fribourg Director – Swiss)
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