Winners 2021

PALME D’OR

TITANE directed by Julia DUCOURNAU

The award was presented by Sharon Stone and Spike Lee.

GRAND PRIX (ex aequo)

GHAHREMAN (A Hero) directed by Asghar FARHADI

 HYTTI N°6 (Compartment N°6) directed by Juho KUOSMANEN

The award was presented by the American director Oliver Stone.

BEST DIRECTOR

Leos CARAX for ANNETTE

The award was presented by Italian actress and director Valeria Golino.

BEST SCREENPLAY

HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke & TAKAMASA Oe for DRIVE MY CAR 

The award was presented by British director and screenwriter Andrea Arnold.

JURY PRIZE (ex aequo)

MEMORIA directed by Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL

HA’BERECH (Ahed’s Knee) directed by Nadav LAPID

The award was presented by British actor Rosamund Pike.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS

Renate REINSVE in VERDENS VERSTE MENNESKE (The Worst Person in the World)
directed by Joachim TRIER

The award was presented by South Korean actor LEE Byung-hun.

 BEST PERFORMACE BY AN ACTOR

Caleb LANDRY JONES in NITRAM
directed by Justin KURZEL

The award was presented by French actress Adèle Exarchopoulos.


SHORT FILMS – COMPETITION

PALME D’OR

TIAN XIA WU YA (All the Crows in the World) directed by TANG Yi

SPECIAL MENTION

CÉU DE AGOSTO (August Sky) directed by Jasmin TENUCCI

The Palme d’Or and the Special Mention were presented by Sameh Alaa, member of the Jury for Short Films and Palme d’Or for Short Films 2020, and Mounia Meddour, member of the Un Certain Regard Jury.

HONORARY PALME D’OR

American actress-director Jodie FOSTER (photo) and Italian filmmaker Marco BELLOCCHIO 

CAMERA D’OR

MURINA directed by Antoneta Alamat KUSIJANOVIĆ (QUINZAINE DES RÉALISATEURS)

The Caméra d’or was presented by Mélanie Thierry, President of the Jury of this First Film Selection.


UN CERTAIN REGARD – COMPETITION

Un Certain Regard Prize

RAZZHIMAYA KULAKI (Unclenching the Fists) directed by Kira KOVALENKO

Jury Prize

GROSSE FREIHEIT (Great Freedom) directed by Sebastian MEISE

Ensemble Prize

BONNE MÈRE (Good Mother) directed by Hafsia HERZI

Courage Prize

LA CIVIL directed by Teodora Ana MIHAI

Prize of Originality

LAMB directed by Valdimar JÓHANNSSON

Special Mention

NOCHE DE FUEGO (Prayers for the Stolen) directed by Tatiana HUEZO


CINEFONDATION PRIZES

First Prize

L’ENFANT SALAMANDRE (The Salamander Child) directed by Théo Degen

INSAS, Belgium

Second Prize

CICADA directed by Yoon Daewoen

Korea National University of Arts, South Korea

Joint Third Prize

PRIN ORAS CIRCULA SCURTE POVESTI DE DRAGOSTE (Love Stories on the Move) directed by Carina-Gabriela Dașoveanu

UNATC “I. L. CARAGIALE”, Romania

CANTAREIRA directed by Rodrigo Ribeyro

Academia Internacional de Cinema, Brazil