We already know the first winners of the Cannes film festival. They are the winners in the Critics' Week and the Directors Fortnight, competitions parallel to the French festival par excellence.
The Italian franc «Save»By Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza has been the great winner of the Critics' Week by winning the award for the best film (Grand Prix Nespresso) and the Prix Révélation France 4.
The great winner of the Directors' Fortnight was «Les Garçons et Guillaume!»By Guillaume Gallienne who has also won two awards, the Art Cinema Award and the Prix SACD.
Critics' Week Awards:
Nespresso Grand Prix: «Salvo» by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza
Special Mention: «The owners» of Agustin Toscano and Ezequiel Radusky
Prix Révélation France 4: «Salvo» by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza
Prix SACD: «Le démantèlement / The Dismantlement» by Sébastien Pilote
Prix Découverte to a short film: «Come and Play / Komm und spiel» by Daria Belova
Prix Canal +: «Pleasure» by Ninja Thyberg
Honors of the Directors' Fortnight
Feature films:
Art Cinema Award: "Les Garçons et Guillaume!" by Guillaume Gallienne
Europa Cinemas Label: "The Selfish Giant" by Clio Barnard.
Prix SACD: "Les Garçons et Guillaume!" by Guillaume Gallienne
Short:
Best short film: «Gambozinos» by João Nicolau
Special mention: «À pouco mais de un mês» by André Novais Oliveira
More information - Films for Directors' Fortnight at Cannes