53rd Semaine de la Critique Award Winners

The 53rd Semaine de la Critique big winner is the sign language with no subtitles very intriguing film The Tribe by Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy

The parallel section Award ceremony started a few minutes ago and winners are the following:

Grand Prize: ПЛЕМЯ Plemya (The Tribe), Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy, Ukraine and Netherlands

Visionary Award: ПЛЕМЯ Plemya (The Tribe), Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy, Ukraine and Netherlands

SACD Award: Hope, Boris Lojkine, France

The Gan Foundation Support for Distribution award: ПЛЕМЯ Plemya (The Tribe), Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy, Ukraine and Netherlands

Short Films
CineAlta Discovery Prize: A Ciambra (Young Lions of Gypsy), Jonas Carpignano, Italy and France
Canal+ Award: Crocodile, Gaëlle Denis, UK



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4/21/14
A few minutes ago organizers release the usual video with Charles Tesson, Semaine Artistic Director, announcing this year selection with films that also as usual, seem strange/weird, which I think is absolutely Great! Alright admit that I do not like horror films and there are too many horror films in the competition, still very curious about the Danish film that was in the Berlinale and now in Cannes! That's quite unusual for a film.

As always there are seven (7) films in the Selection of 1st or 2nd films.

Boreg (Self Made), Shira Geffen, Israel
Gente de Bien, Franco Lolli, Colombia and France
Hope, Boris Lojkine, France
It Follows, David Robert Mitchell, USA
Più Buio Di Mezzanote (Darker Than Midnight), Sebastiano Riso, Italy
ПЛЕМЯ Plemya (The Tribe), Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy, Ukraine and Netherlands
Når dyrene drømmer (When Animals Dream), Jonas Alexander Arnby, Denmark

Jury of the Grand Prize for La Semaine de la Critique
President: Andrea Arnold, director, UK
Daniela Michel, film critic, Mexico
Fernando Ganzo, film critic, Spain
Jordan Mintzer, film critic, USA
Jonathan Rommey, film critic, UK

Special Screenings
Opening Night: Faire l'amour (aka FLA), Djinn Carrénard, France
Closing Night: Hippocrate, Thomas Lilti, France
Ha-Ganenet (The Kindergarten Teacher), Nadav Lapid, Israel
Respire (Breathe), Mélanie Laurent, France

Short and Medium-length Films
A Ciambra (Young Lions of Gypsy), Jonas Carpignano, Italy and France, 17'
Boa Noite Cinderela (Goodnight Cinderella), Carlos Conceicao, Portugal, 30'
Crocodile, Gaëlle Denis, UK
La contre allée (Back Alley), Cécile Ducrocq, France, 29'
Les fleuves m’ont laissée descendre où je voulais, Laurie Lassalle, France
Niebieski Pokój (A Blue Room), Tomasz Siwiński, Poland and France, 15'
Petit frère, Rémi St-Michel, Canada, 14'
Safari, Gerardo Herrero, Spain, 13'
The Chicken, Una Gunjak, Germany and Croatia, 15'
TrueLoveStory, Gitanjali Rao, India, 18'

Jury of the Discovery Sony CineAlta Prize for short film
President: Rebecca Zlotowski, director, France
Tine Fischer, producer, festival programer, Denmark
Abi Sakamoto, manager film department, Japan
Benny Dreschsel, producer, Germany

Jury of the France 4 Visionary Award
President: Rebecca Zlotowski, director, France
Louise Riousse, film critic, France
Sergio Huidobro, film critic, Mexico
Adrei Rus, film critic, Romania
Guido Segal, film critic, Argentina

A reminder, all feature films in the main selection are eligible to compete for the Camera d'Or.

Check info, stills and/or trailer here for feature films and here for short/medium-lenght films.

Film info is not yet at site, but you can see the video with the announcement (has English subtitles).