Lower than a 12 months after Julia Ducournau made historical past because the second girl director to take residence Cannes’ high prize, the Palme d’Or — and following weeks of its regular foolishness — a number of feminine filmmakers cleaned up on the prestigious fest’s awards ceremony. Seasoned vet Claire Denis and first-time helmer Riley Keough had been among the many ladies honored on Saturday, Could 28, a press launch confirmed.
Important Competitors awardees included Denis, whose romantic political thriller “Stars at Midday” tied with Lukas Dhont’s “Shut” for the Grand Prix. In the meantime, Charlotte Vandermeersch and Felix van Groeningen’s decades-spanning story of friendship, “The Eight Mountains,” tied with Jerzy Skolimowski’s “EO” for the Jury Prize. Zar Amir Ebrahimi gained the Greatest Actress prize for portraying a journalist investigating the murders of a number of intercourse employees in “Holy Spider.”
The Un Sure Regard part awarded its high prize to Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka’s “The Worst Ones” (“Les Pires”). In an interview with us, the administrators described the film-about-filmmaking as “the story of an encounter…That of two worlds which might be nearly opposites. The world of cinema, embodied by a movie crew from Paris, and the world of kids from an underprivileged neighborhood of Boulogne-sur-Mer. A moderately elitist, idealistic universe of creation, confronted with a much less polished in style universe, extra genuine too, in a way.”
Additionally among the many Un Sure Regard winners had been Maha Haj, who obtained the Greatest Screenplay award for “Mediterranean Fever,” which facilities on neighbors who change into companions in crime and ultimately pals; Lola Quivoron, who took residence the “Coup de cœur” Prize for “Rodeo,” a portrait of a younger ladies navigating the male-dominated world of grime bike driving; and Vicky Krieps, who tied with “Harka’s” Adam Bessa for Greatest Efficiency for her flip as Empress Elisabeth of Austria in Marie Kreutzer’s “Corsage.”
The Caméra d’or, the respect offered to one of the best first characteristic movie screening in Cannes’ Official Choice or its sidebars, went to Keough and Gina Gammell’s “Conflict Pony,” a drama depicting the intersecting tales of two younger Oglala Lakota males coming of age on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Chie Hayakawa’s “Plan 75,” a dystopian story exploring the social marginalization of the aged, euthanasia, and inhabitants management, obtained a Particular Point out by the Caméra d’or jury.
The Increased Technical Fee (CST) honored Marion Burger, the top set designer for Léonor Serraille’s “Mom and Son” (“Un Petit Frère”), with the CST Younger Movie Technician Award.
Head over to Cannes’ web site to take a look at the complete checklist of winners.
Supply: Women And Hollywood
