Newsflash: EAVE producers scoop main awards in Cannes!

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We are proud to announce the big success at Cannes Film Festival in 2022: EAVE graduates scooped the Palme d’or and 18 more awards!

Competition

Palme d'Or

• TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben Östlund, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis, EAVE+ graduate Girogos Karnavas, EAVE participant Danae Spathara, EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler

Grand Prix

• CLOSE by Lucas Dhont, producer: EAVE graduate Laurette Schillings, EAVE+ graduate Frans van Gestel, EAVE graduate Jacques Henri Bronckart

Best Actress

• HOLY SPIDER by Ali Abbasi, co-producer: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, executive producer: EAVE graduate Ditte Milsted (Zar Amir Ebrahimi)

Best Screenplay

• BOY FROM HEAVEN by Tarik Saleh, producer: EAVE graduate Kristina Aberg, co-producers: EAVE graduates Monica Hellström and Signe Byrge Sørensen, associate&executive producer: EAVE participant Linda Mutawi 

Jury Prize

• THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS by Charlotte Vandermeersch, Felix Van Groeningen, producer: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert

Special 75th Anniversary Award

• TORI AND LOKITA by Jean-Pierre Et Luc Dardenne, co-producer: EAVE graduate Peter Bouckaert

Caméra d'Or Special Mention

• PLAN 75 by Hayakawa Chie, producer: TTB graduate and EAVE participant Eiko Mizuno-Gray, co-producer: TTB graduate and EAVE participant Alemberg Ang

CST Artist-Technician Award

• TRIANGLE OF SADNESS by Ruben Östlund, co-producers: EAVE graduate and Greek National Coordinator Konstantinos Kontovrakis, EAVE+ graduate Giorgos Karnavas, EAVE participant Danae Spathara, EAVE graduate Per Damgaard Hansen, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler

Un Certain Regard

Best performance Prize ex aequo

• CORSAGE by Marie Kreutzer, producers: EAVE graduate and Luxembourgish National Coordinator Bernard Michaux, EAVE graduate Jonas Dornbach
• HARKA by Lotfy Nathan, producer: EAVE graduate Julie Viez, co-producers: EAVE graduates Benoit Ronand, Donnato Rotunno, executive producer, sales: EAVE graduate Fabien Westerhoff

Best Screenplay Prize

• MEDITERRANEAN FEVER by Maha Haj, producers: EAVE graduates Martin Hampel, Marios Piperides

Cannes Critics’ Week

Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award

• EAVE project DALVA by Emmanuelle Nicot, co-producers: EAVE graduates Julie Esparbes, PUENTES graduate Delphine Schmit

Gan Foundation Award for Distribution

• THE WOODCUTTER STORY by Mikko Myllylahti, producer: EAVE graduate Jussi Rantamäki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Koji Nelissen, PUENTES graduate Jamila Wenske

Canal+ Award for Short Film

• ON XERXES’ THRONE by Evi Kalogiropoulou, producer: EAVE graduate Amanda Livanou

Next Step Award

• THE VISITOR by Vytautas Katkus, producer: EAVE graduate Marija Razgutė

FIPRESCI Prize

• EAVE project DALVA by Emmanuelle Nicot, co-producers: EAVE graduates Julie Esparbes, PUENTES graduate Delphine Schmit
• THE BLUE CAFTAN by Maryam Touzani, producers: EAVE graduate Kartin Pors, TTB graduate Mikkel Jersin

ArteKino International Prize

• COTTON QUEEN by Suzanna Mirghani, producers: EAVE group leader Didar Domehri, EAVE graduate Caroline Daube

Cannes Docs

• TWICE COLONIZED by Lin Alluna, producer: EAVE graduate Emile Hertling Péronard wins IEFTA Docs-in-Progress Award

Page published 31 May 2022.