A Fantastic 71st Edition of Festival de Cannes has close it doors.
The curtain has come down on the 71st Festival de Cannes, which for the last 12 days has featured artists and films from all four corners of the globe on its screens. Onstage at the Grand Théâtre Lumière, the Master of Ceremonies, Edouard Baer, welcomed the Feature Film Jury presided over by Cate Blanchett, for the announcement of the 2018 winners.The event culminated on the Red Carpet, where the prizewinners and jury were treated to a live musical surprise by Sting and Shaggy!
FEATURE FILMS
PALME D’OR
MANBIKI KAZOKU (Shoplifters) directed by KORE-EDA HirokazuThe Palme d’or was awarded by Cate Blanchett.
GRAND PRIX
BLACKKKLANSMAN (Black Klansman) directed by Spike LEEThe Grand Prix was awarded by Benicio Del Toro and Chang Chen.
JURY PRIZE
CAPHARNAÜM directed by Nadine LABAKIThe Jury Prize was awarded by Gary Oldman and Léa Seydoux.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Marcello FONTE in DOGMAN directed by Matteo GARRONEThe Best Performance by an Actor Prize was awarded by Khadja Nin and Roberto Benigni.
BEST DIRECTOR PRIZE
ZIMNA WOJNA (Cold War) directed by Pawel PAWLIKOWSKIThe Best Director Prize was awarded by Abderrahmane Sissako, Kristen Stewart and Denis Villeneuve.
BEST SCREENPLAY EX-ÆQUO
Alice ROHRWACHER for LAZZARO FELICE (Happy as Lazzaro)Jafar PANAHI for SE ROKH (3 Faces) directed by Jafar PANAHIThe Best Screenplay Prizes were awarded by Robert Guédiguian and Chiara Mastroianni.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Samal YESLYAMOVA in AYKA directed by Sergey DVORTSEVOYThe Best Performance by an Actress Prize was awarded by Ava Duvernay and Asia Argento.
SPECIAL PALME D’OR
LE LIVRE D’IMAGE (Image Book) directed by Jean-Luc GODARDThe Special Palme d’or was awarded by Cate Blanchett.
SHORT FILMS – COMPETITION
PALME D’OR
ALL THESE CREATURES directed by Charles WILLIAMS
SPECIAL DISTINCTION BY THE JURY
YAN BIAN SHAO NIAN (On the Border) directed by WEI Shujun The Palme d’or and the Jury Special Mention for Shorts Films were awarded by the President of the Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury, Bertrand Bonello.
UN CERTAIN REGARD
UN CERTAIN REGARD PRIZE
GRÄNS by Ali ABBASI
PRIZE FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
SOFIA by Meryem BENM’BAREK
PRIZE FOR BEST PERFORMANCE
Victor POLSTER for GIRL by Lukas DHONT
PRIZE FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Sergei LOZNITSA for DONBASS
JURY SPECIAL PRIZE
CHUVA É CANTORIA NA ALDEIA DOS MORTOS (The Dead and the Others) by João SALAVIZA and Renée NADER MESSORA
CAMÉRA D’OR
GIRL directed by Lukas DHONT presented as part of UN CERTAIN REGARDThe Caméra d’or Prize was awarded by Ursula Meier, President of the Caméra d’or Jury.
CINÉFONDATION
FIRST PRIZE
EL VERANO DEL LEÓN ELÉCTRICO (The Summer of the Electric Lion) directed by Diego CÉSPEDES
Universidad de Chile – ICEI, Chili
SECOND PRIZE EX AEQUO
KALENDAR (Calendar) directed by Igor POPLAUHIN
Moscow School of New Cinema, Russie
DONG WU XIONG MENG (The Storms in Our Blood) directed by SHEN Di
Shanghai Theater Academy, China.
THIRD PRIZE
INANIMATE directed by Lucia BULGHERONI
NFTS, Royaume-Uni
Le jury de la CST a décidé de décerner le PRIX VULCAIN DE L’ARTISTE-TECHNICIEN 2018 à : SHIN Joom-Hee, le directeur artistique de BURNING pour sa contribution exceptionnelle à la caractérisation des personnages.
