Critics' Week
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| Location | Cannes, France |
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| Founded | 1962 |
| Awards | Grand Prize |
| Website | www |
Critics' Week (French: Semaine de la critique), until 2008 called International Critics' Week (Semaine internationale de la critique) is a parallel section to the Cannes Film Festival. It was founded in 1962 and is organized by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. It was created following the showing of The Connection directed by Shirley Clarke which had been organized by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics for the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
It is the oldest parallel non-competitive section of the Cannes Film Festival. It showcases first and second feature films by directors from all over the world, and has remained true to its tradition of discovering new talents. Bernardo Bertolucci, Philip Kaufman, Ken Loach, Tony Scott, Agnieszka Holland, Leos Carax, Wong Kar-wai, Guillermo del Toro, Jacques Audiard, Arnaud Desplechin, Gaspar Noé, François Ozon, Andrea Arnold, Alejandro González Iñárritu,[2] Julia Ducournau, all started out at Critics' Week.
Critics' Week presents a very selective programming of only seven feature films and seven short films in Cannes so that the films can get a greater visibility. The Critics' Week Grand Prize is awarded by the press (journalists and films critics are invited to vote after each screening of the Selection). Feature films also run for the SACD Prize for best screenplay and the ACID Prize that helps the film to be distributed. In 2012, the France 4 Visionary Award (Prix Revelation) was introduced to reflect "the cinephile's passion for young talent" in the film industry. Short films can receive the Canal+ Award for best short film and the Kodak Discovery Award. The first feature films also run for the Caméra d'Or.
Notable jury presidents have included Cristian Mungiu, Joachim Trier, Valérie Donzelli, Ciro Guerra and Kleber Mendonça Filho.
Awards
- Feature Films
- Grand Prize
- France 4 Visionary Award
- SACD Prize
- Short Films
- Discovery Award
- Canal+ Award
Grand Prize winners
The Grand Prize (Grand Prix) is the top prize of Critics' Week. In 2001, the prize was sponsored by the French energy company Primagaz.[3] Between 2011 and 2021, the Grand Prize was known as the Nespresso Grand Prize, named for its sponsor Nespresso.[4][5][6]
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
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| 2001 | Under the Moonlight | زیر نور ماه | Reza Mirkarimi | Iran |
| 2002 | Respiro | Emanuele Crialese | Italy, France | |
| 2003 | Since Otar Left | Depuis qu'Otar est parti... | Julie Bertuccelli | France, Belgium |
| 2004 | A Common Thread | Brodeuses | Éléonore Faucher | France |
| Or (My Treasure) | Or | Keren Yedaya | France, Israel | |
| 2005 | Me and You and Everyone We Know | Miranda July | United States | |
| 2006 | Poison Friends | Les Amitiés maléfiques | Emmanuel Bourdieu | France |
| 2007 | XXY | Lucía Puenzo | Argentina, Spain, France | |
| 2008 | Snow | Snijeg | Aida Begić | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, France, Iran |
| 2009 | Adieu Gary | Nassim Amaouche | France | |
| 2010 | Armadillo | Janus Metz Pedersen | Denmark | |
| 2011 | Take Shelter | Jeff Nichols | United States | |
| 2012 | Here and There | Aquí y allá | Antonio Méndez Esparza | Spain, United States, Mexico |
| 2013 | Salvo | Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza | Italy, France | |
| 2014 | The Tribe | Плем'я | Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy | Ukraine |
| 2015 | Paulina | La patota | Santiago Mitre | Argentina, Brazil, France |
| 2016 | Mimosas | Oliver Laxe | Spain, Morocco, Franace, Qatar | |
| 2017 | Makala | Emmanuel Gras | France | |
| 2018 | Diamantino | Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt | Portugal, France, Brazil | |
| 2019 | I Lost My Body | J'ai perdu mon corps | Jérémy Clapin | France |
| 2020 | Festival cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Feathers | Omar El Zohairy | France, Egypt, Netherlands, Greece | |
| 2022 | The Pack | La jauría | Andrés Ramirez Pulido | Colombia, France |
| 2023 | Tiger Stripes | Amanda Nell Eu | Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany, Netherlands, Indonesia, Qatar | |
Notes
References
- ^ "La Semaine de la Critique". Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Alejandro González Iñárritu". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes 2001 / Palmarès". www.cannes-fest.com/2001/palmares.htm (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ Partenaire, Contenu (29 April 2019). "Nespresso au Festival de Cannes 2019 : à la rencontre des étoiles de la table et du grand écran". Les Inrockuptibles. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Prize List 2021". La Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Prize List 2022". La Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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