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Today, the Grand Prize from the Cannes Critics’ Week section of the festival has been announced. Taking the Grand Prix is Simon of the Mountain from Federico Luis. Prior winners in this category have included Me and You and Everyone We Know from Miranda July, and Take Shelter from Jeff Nichols. All of the prizes given out can be seen below:
Here are all of the winners from Cannes Critics’ Week:
Grand Prix
“Simon of the Mountain” by Federico Luis
French Touch Prize of the Jury
“Blue Sun Palace” by Constance Tsang
Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award
Ricardo Teodoro for “Baby”by Marcelo Caetano
Leitz Cine Discover Prize for Short Film
“Montsouris Park” by Guil Sela
Gan Foundation Award for Distribution
Jour2fête, French distributor for “Julie Keeps Quiet” by Leonardo Van Dijl
SACD Award
Leonardo Van Dijl & Ruth Becquart for “Julie Keeps Quiet”
Canal+ Award for Short Film
“Absent” by Cem Demirer
It’s also worth keeping in mind that the most successful or well-regarded film to emerge from Critics’ Week isn’t always the top prize winner: Charlotte Wells‘ masterful childhood roman à clef Aftersun, future Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau‘s debut feature Raw, and David Robert Mitchell‘s horror cult classic It Follows are a few movies that did not win the grand prize.
Very true!