The Cinéfondation and Short Film Jury
Chaired by Abbas Kiarostami and composed of Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Noémie Lvovsky, Daniela Thomas and Joachim Trier, awarded the Cinéfondation Awards:
The Selection included 16 films of film students selected from 1,631 candidates from 457 schools around the world.
First Prize:
SKUNK directed by Annie Silverstein
The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Second Prize:
OH LUCY! directed by Atsuko Hirayanagi
NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia, Singapore
Third Prize ex aequo:
LIEVITO MADRE directed by Fulvio Risuleo
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italy
Third Prize ex aequo:
THE BIGGER PICTURE directed by Daisy Jacobs
National Film and Televison School, UK
Cinéfondation Awards are accompanied by an allocation of 15,000 € for the first, 11,250 € for the second and 7,500 € for the third.
The winner of the Premier Prix also assured that his first feature film will be presented at the Cannes Film Festival.
