Graduation along with Sieranevada directed by Cristan Puiu was one of two Romanian films that screened in the main competition with both films being highly acclaimed by critics. Romania scored again together with Bulgaria with Caini/Dogs directed by Bogdan Mirica (France, Romania, Bulgaria, Qatar), which won the FIPRESCI Prize for best film in the Un Certain Regard section.
The top prize from the international critics FIPRESCI in the main competition went to the German/Czech coproduction Toni Erdmann directed by Maren Ade which also had the highest rating in the FNE FIPRESCI Critics ratings for the main competition with a rating of 4.06 out of five. For a full list of the final results of the FNE FIPRESCI Critics ratings click HERE.
Prize Winners:
Competition:
FEATURE FILMS
Palme d'or
I, Daniel Blake (UK)
Directed by Ken LOACH
Grand Prix
Juste la Fin du Monde / It's Only the End of the World (France)
Directed by Xavier DOLAN
Award for Best Director Ex-Aequo
Cristian Mungiu for Graduation / Bacalaureat (Romania, France, Belgium)
Directed by Cristian Mungiu
Produced by Mobra Films
Coproduced by Why Not Productions, Les Films du Fleuve, France 3 Cinéma
Supported by the Romanian National Film Centre (CNC), Eurimages
Olivier Assayas for Personal Shopper (France, Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic)
Directed by Olivier Assayas
Produced by Vortex Sutra
Coproduced by Scope Pictures, Detail Film, Scope Invest, Sirena Film, Arte France Cinema, CG Cinema
Supported by the State Cinematography Fund Czech Republic
Award for Best Screenplay
Asghar FARHADI for Forushande / The Salesman
Jury Prize
American Honey by Andrea ARNOLD
Award for Best Actress
Jaclyn JOSE in MA' ROSA by Brillante MENDOZA
Award for Best Actor
Shahab HOSSEINI in Forushande / The Salesman by Asghar FARHADI
SHORT FILMS
Palme d'or
Timecode by Juanjo GIMENEZ
Special disctinction
A MOÇA QUE DANÇOU COM O DIABO / The Girl Who Danced With the Devil by João Paulo MIRANDA MARIA
CAMÉRA D’OR
Divines by Houda BENYAMINA presented during The Directors' Fortnight
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard Prize:
Juho Kuosmanen, The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki
Jury Prize:
Kôji Fukada, Harmonium
Best Director: Matt Ross, Captain Fantastic
Best Screenplay: Delphine and Muriel Coulin, The Stopover
Special Jury Prize: Michaël Dudok de Wit, The Red Turtle
FIPRESCI Prizes
Competition:
Toni Erdmann (Germany, Austria, Romania)
Directed by Maren Ade
Produced by Komplizen Film
Coproduced by Coop99 Filmproduktion, Hi Film Productions
Sales: The Match Factory
Certain Regard:
Dogs / Câini (France, Romania, Bulgaria, Qatar)
Directed by Bogdan Mirică
Produced by EZ Films 14
Coproduced by 42Km Film, Argo Film
Supported by the Romanian National Film Centre, Bulgarian National Film Centre
Parallel Sections:
Grave / Raw (France, Belgium)
Directed by Julia Ducournau
The Jury of the CST has awarded the VULCAN AWARD OF THE TECHNICAL ARTIST to:
SEONG-HIE RYU, for the artistic direction, with great inspiration, for the film MADEMOISELLE / The Handmaiden/Agassi by PARK Chan-Wook.
La Tortue Rouge/The Red Turtle
Directed by Michael Dudok de Wit
Director’s Fortnight:
Special mention for Miroslav Sikavica’s The Beast / Zvir (Short Film) (Croatia)
Produced by Propeler Film
Short film Illy Award:
Chasse Royale by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret
Art Cinema Award:
Wolf & Sheep
Directed by Shahrbanoo Sadat
SACD Prize:
L'Effet aquatique / The Together Project (France)
Directed by Sólveig Anspach
The Europa Cinemas Award:
Mercenaire
Directed by Sacha Wolff
