Awards

The 13th edition of the Champs-Élysées Film Festival, created by producer, distributor and exhibitor Sophie Dulac, took place from Tuesday, June 18 to Tuesday, June 25. Once again this year, the festival shed light on the best of American and French independent cinema, in the heart of Paris.

At the Publicis Cinemas, the Balzac, the Lincoln, the Cinéma Mac-Mahon and the Club de l’Étoile, a large audience was able to discover the selections of short films and feature films in competition: French and American films that share an avant-garde and independent spirit.

- Feature Film Jury Awards -

At the end of this exciting week, the Feature Film Jury, chaired by director and screenwriter Rebecca Zlotowski, with actress, singer and director Alma Jodorowsky, filmmaker and screenwriter Jimmy Laporal-Trésor, producer Marie-Ange Luciani and director Nicolas Peduzzi, awarded the following prizes:

The Grand Jury Prize for Best American Independent Feature Film to Good One by India Donaldson
11,000€ cash prize provided by Banque Transatlantique to the director to support her next feature film

The Grand Jury Prize for Best French Independent Feature Film to Diaries from Lebanon by Myriam El Hajj
11,000€ cash prize provided by Banque Transatlantique to the director to support his next feature film

Jury Prize for Best American Director to Nathan Silver for his film Between the Temples
2,500€ cash prize for the director, provided by the festival

Jury Prize for Best French Director to Caroline Poggi et Jonathan Vinel for Eat the Night
2,500€ cash prize for the director, provided by the festival

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- Short Film Jury Awards -

The Short Film Jury, chaired by director, screenwriter and actor Jean-Baptiste Durand, with actress and director Emilie Brisavoine, multidisciplinary artist Park Ji-Min, director, actor and stage director Nans Laborde-Jourdàa, and author and director Ovidie, awarded the following prizes:

The Grand Jury Prize for Best French Independent Medium Length Film ex-aequo to Reset by Souliman Schelfout et Incident by Bill Morrison
3,000€ cash prize for the director, provided by Banque Transatlantique

The Grand Jury Prize for Best American Independent Short Film to Merman by Sterling Hampton
2,500€ cash prize for the director, provided by Banque Transatlantique

The Grand Jury Prize for Best French Independent Short Film to Les liens du sang by Hakim Atoui
2,500€ cash prize for the director, provided by Banque Transatlantique
Special Mention for Corps Tannés by Malou Six

The France Télévisions Prize for a Short Film, endowed with a purchase by France Télévisions, was awarded to Berthe is dead but it’s ok by Sacha Trilles

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- Press Jury Awards -

The Press Jury, composed of journalists Ether Brejon, Arthur Cios, Olivia Cooper-Hadjian and Laura Pertuy, awarded:

The Critics Award for Best American Independent Feature Film to Between the Temples by Nathan Silver

The Critics Award for Best French Feature Film to Eat the Night de Caroline Poggi by Jonathan Vinel

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- Audience Awards -

The Audience Award for Best French Independent Feature Film goes to Habibi, chanson pour mes ami.e.s by Florent Gouëlou

 The Audience Award for Best American Independent Feature Film to I Saw the TV Glow  by Jane Schoenbrun

The Audience Award for Best French Independent Medium Length Film to Voyage de documentation de Madame Anita Conti by Louise Hémon

 The Audience Award for Best French Independent Short Film to Sirènes by Sarah Malléon

 The Audience Award for Best American Independent Short Film to Bob’s Funeral by Jack Dunphy

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