Cinéfondation
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La Cinéfondation is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...

, created to inspire and support the next generation of international filmmakers.

It was created in 1998 by Gilles Jacob. Since then it has developed complementary programmes to help achieve its goal. Today it is divided into three different parts: The Selection, The Residence and The Atelier.

The Selection

The Cinéfondation selects each year fifteen to twenty shorts and medium-length films, presented by film schools from all over the world. Cinéfondation's Selection is a parallel section of the Official Selection of Cannes Film Festival.

Every year, more than 1,000 student films reach the Cinéfondation to present their film to la Sélection.
This selection of films is projected at the Cannes Festival and presented to the Cinéfondation and Shorts Jury, which awards prizes to the best three at an official Festival ceremony.

Prize Winners

Year Film Director Nationality of director Award
1998
1998 in film
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Jakub Adam Guzinski
Adam Guziński
Adam Guziński is a Polish film director and screenwriter. His film Chłopiec na galopującym koniu was screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* Jakub * Antychryst...

 
Premier Prix
The Sheep Thief
The Sheep Thief
The Sheep Thief is a 1997 16 mm short film by Asif Kapadia Writer /Director lasting 23mins. It is Kapadia’s graduation film from the Royal College of Art.-Awards:*Festival de Cannes 1998 Cinefondation - Second Prize....

Asif Kapadia
Asif Kapadia
Asif Kapadia is a British filmmaker of Indian descent. He directed several award-winning films, including The Sheep Thief , winner of the 2nd Prize Cinéfondation for Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival, The Warrior , which won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film and Senna , winner of the...

 
Deuxième Prix
Mangwana Manu Kurewa  Troisième Prix
1999
1999 in film
The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...

 
Second Hand Emily Young
Emily Young (film director)
Emily Young is an award-winning English film director and screenwriter. Her film Veronika Decides to Die, an adaptation of the book by Paulo Coelho and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar was released in 2009.-Early life:...

 
Premier Prix
La Puce Emmanuelle Bercot  Deuxième Prix
Im Hukim Dover Kosashvili
Dover Kosashvili
Dover Kosashvili is an Israeli film director and screenwriter of Georgian descent. He has directed five films since 1998. His film Late Marriage was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival....

 
En God Dag at Go Bo Hagen Clausen  Troisième Prix
Inter-View Jessica Hausner
Jessica Hausner
Jessica Hausner is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. She has directed six films since 1995. Her film Lovely Rita was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival...

 
Mention Spéciale
2000
2000 in film
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....

 
Five Feet High and Rising Peter Sollett
Peter Sollett
Peter Sollett is an American film director and screenwriter known for his feature films Raising Victor Vargas and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist .-Career:...

 
Premier Prix
Kiss it up to God Caran Hartsfield  Deuxième Prix
Kinu'Ach Amit Sakomski 
Indien Pernille Fischer Christensen
Pernille Fischer Christensen
Pernille Fischer Christensen is a Danish film director and the older sister of actor Stine Fischer Christensen. She started out in the movie business when she was 20 years old as an assistant to Tómas Gislason. During that time, Gislason was closely connected to Lars von Trier, and she got to...

 
Troisième Prix
Cuoc Xe-Dem Bui Thac Chuyên 
2001
2001 in film
The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...

 
Portrait Sergei Chuishin  Premier Prix
Reparation Jens Jonsson  Deuxième Prix
Dai Bi Yang Chao  Troisième Prix
Crow Stone Alicia Duffy 
2002
2002 in film
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...

 
Um Sol Alaranjado Eduardo Valente  Premier Prix
Seule Maman a les Yeux Bleus Eric Forestier  Deuxième Prix
K-G i Nod Och Lust Jens Jonsson 
She'elot Shel Po'el Met Aya Somech  Troisième Prix
2003
2003 in film
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...

 
Bezi Zeko Bezi Pavle Vuckovic  Premier Prix
Historia del Desierto Celia Galán Julve  Deuxième Prix
TV City Alberto Couceiro and Alejandra Tomei  Troisième Prix
Rebeca a esas Alturas Luciana Jauffred Gorostiza 
2004
2004 in film
The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...

 
Happy Now Frederikke Aspöck  Premier Prix
Calatorie la Oras Corneliu Porumboiu
Corneliu Porumboiu
Corneliu Porumboiu is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. His 2006 feature 12:08 East of Bucharest won him the Camera d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival...

 
Deuxième Prix
99 Vuotta Elämästäni Marja Mikkonen
Marja Mikkonen
Marja Mikkonen is a Finnish artist and filmmaker. Her short films have been presented at major international festivals around the world and have won various prizes, including 2nd prize Cinéfondation at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival....

 
Fajnie, Ze Jestes Jan Komasa  Troisième Prix
2005
2005 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...

 
Buy It Now Antonio Campos
António Campos
António Campos was one of the pioneer filmmakers of visual anthropology in Portugal. Mainly using pure documentary techniques, he shot ethnographic films and tried docufiction...

 
Premier Prix
Vdvoyom Nikolay Khomeriki
Nikolay Khomeriki
Nikolay Khomeriki is a Russian film director and screenwriter. He has directed six films since 2004. His film 977 was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival...

 
Deuxième Prix
Bikur Holim Maya Dreifuss 
La Plaine Roland Edzard  Troisième Prix
Be Quiet Sameh Zoabi 
2006
2006 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...

 
Ge & Zeta Gustavo Riet  Premier Prix
Mr. Schartz, Mr. Hazen & Mr. Horlocker Stefan Mueller  Deuxième Prix
Mother Sian Heder
Sian Heder
Sian Heder is an award-winning American writer and filmmaker born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.In early 2005, she was one of eight women selected from thousands for the prestigious American Film Institute's DWW ....

 
Troisième Prix
A Virus Ágnes Kocsis 
2007
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...

 
Ahora Todos Parecen Contentos Gonzalo Tobal  Premier Prix
Ru Dao Chen Tao  Deuxième Prix
A Reunion Hong Sung-Hoon  Troisième Prix
Minus Pavle Vuckovic 
2008
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...

 
Hymnon Elad Keidan  Premier Prix
Forbach Claire Burger  Deuxième Prix
Stop Park Jae-Ok  Troisième Prix
Roadmarkers Juho Kuosmanen 
2009
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...

 
Bába
Bába (2008 film)
Bába is a 2008 Czech short drama film directed by Zuzana Kirchnerová. It won the 1st Prize in the Cinéfondation section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival....

Zuzana Kirchnerová  Premier Prix
Goodbye Fang Song  Deuxième Prix
Diploma Yaelle Kayam  Troisième Prix
Nammae Ui Jip Jo Sung-hee 
2010
2010 in film
The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and...

 
Taukukauppiaat Juho Kuosmanen  Premier Prix
Coucou-les-Nouages Vincent Cardona  Deuxième Prix
Hinkerort Zorasune Vatche Boulghourjian  Troisième Prix
Ja Vec Jesam Sve Ono Sto Zelim da Imam Dane Komljen 
2011
2011 in film
The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :...

 
Der Brief Doroteya Droumeva  Premier Prix
Drari Kamal Lazraq  Deuxième Prix
Ya-gan-bi-hang Son Tae-Gyum  Troisième Prix

The Residence

The Residence du Festival is a programme for young international directors working on their first or second film. Each year twelve participants are selected and invited to live in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

 for four and a half months as they embark on a course designed to help them in the writing and production of their films, with help and support from film professionals.

The Atelier

In 2005 the Festival asked the Cinéfondation to develop the Atelier with the aim of putting young filmmakers in touch with industry professionals. Each year the programme helps around twenty filmmakers gain international financing, meet producers, distributors and take part in the everyday life of the Festival.
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