CANNES -- Lucia Puenzo's "XXY" will take home the grand prize for the Festival de Cannes' Critics Week sidebar, organizers said Friday night.
The Argentine-Spanish-French co-production, which explores the psychological challenges of an adolescent hermaphrodite, was voted upon by journalists and film critics after each screening. First-time helmer Puenzo will receive €5,000 ($6,726) and an invite to the Moulin d'Ande to hone her writing and directing skills.
"XXY" also won the ACID/CCAS Support Award chosen by the Association of Independent Cinema for its Distribution and the Main Fund of Social Activities.
French authors' rights group the SACD, meanwhile, gave their prize for best director to Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen for their Israeli-French co-production "Jellyfish". Keret and Geffen were chosen by an elite jury composed of Bertrand Van Effenterre, Laurent Heynemann, Bertrand Tavernier and Claude Miller.
"Jellyfish" also proved a favorite among French youth, as the film picked up TV5Monde's "(Very) Young Critic Award" for best film; 36 students voted on the prize, which awards €4,500 ($6,052) to the winner for advertising and film promotion.
The Argentine-Spanish-French co-production, which explores the psychological challenges of an adolescent hermaphrodite, was voted upon by journalists and film critics after each screening. First-time helmer Puenzo will receive €5,000 ($6,726) and an invite to the Moulin d'Ande to hone her writing and directing skills.
"XXY" also won the ACID/CCAS Support Award chosen by the Association of Independent Cinema for its Distribution and the Main Fund of Social Activities.
French authors' rights group the SACD, meanwhile, gave their prize for best director to Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen for their Israeli-French co-production "Jellyfish". Keret and Geffen were chosen by an elite jury composed of Bertrand Van Effenterre, Laurent Heynemann, Bertrand Tavernier and Claude Miller.
"Jellyfish" also proved a favorite among French youth, as the film picked up TV5Monde's "(Very) Young Critic Award" for best film; 36 students voted on the prize, which awards €4,500 ($6,052) to the winner for advertising and film promotion.
- 5/26/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARIS -- ARP, France's influential body of writers, directors and producers, said Tuesday that its board has elected director-writer Claude Zidi as president. Zidi replaces director-writer Pierre Jolivet, who has headed the organization since 1999 and will continue to serve as a vp. Director-writers Claude Miller and Jean Marboeuf also were elected vps at a board meeting Monday. Producer-director Claude Berri, who heads the French Cinematheque, will serve as honorary president for a second year, ARP said. French directors Jeanne Labrune, Gerard Krawczyk and Bertrand Van Effenterre have been named members of the association's management, while producer-writer-director Jean-Claude Jean will serve as treasurer. ARP's administrative council of 14 members includes French directors Alain Corneau, Costa-Gavras, Claude Lelouch, Coline Serreau, Christophe Barratier, Jean-Jacques Beineix and Bertrand Tavernier.
PARIS -- ARP, France's influential body of writers, directors and producers, said Tuesday that it has re-elected director-writer Pierre Jolivet as president. He has headed the organization since 1999. Jolivet was elected at a board meeting June 24, ARP said. Directors Claude Lelouch, Gerard Krawczyk and Bertrand Van Effenterre were elected vps at the meeting. Claude Berri, who heads the French Cinematheque, has been named honorary president. The association's management has been enlarged to include two new members -- writer-directors Christophe Barratier, whose Les Choristes (The Choristers) has been a runaway French hit this year, and Jeanne Labrune (Vatel). The body's administrative council of 13 members includes French directors Alain Corneau, Constantin Costa-Gavras, Claude Miller, Coline Serreau and Unifrance's president, producer Margaret Menegoz.
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