May 29 2022
2022 marks 75th year of prestigious Cannes film festival, the festival had sea of changes over the years, glamour, glitz, business of mainstream cinema walked along the way.
But it’s official selection kept to high standards.
Indian filmmaker Shaunak Sen’s documentary “All That Breathes” has won the top documentary award, the Golden Eye, at the ongoing 75th Cannes Film Festival.
The 90-minute-long film documents the lives of Mohammad Saud and his brother Nadeem Shehzad, who have dedicated their lives saving injured birds.
LIST OF WINNERS!
Palme d’Or
Triangle of Sadness, dir Ruben Ostlund
Grand Prix (ex aequo)
Close, dir. Lukas Dhont
Stars at Noon, dir. Claire Denis
Best Director
Park Chan-wook for Decision to Leave
Best Screenplay
Tarik Saleh for Boy from Heaven
Best Actress
Zar Amir-Ebrahimi for Holy Spider
Best Actor
Song Kang-ho for Broker
Jury Prize (ex aequo)
The Eight Mountains, dir. Charlotte Vandermeersch, Felix Van Groeningen
and
EO, dir. Jerzy Skolimowski,
Cannes 75th Anniversary Prize
Tori et Lokita, dir. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne,
Honorary Palme d’Or
Forest Whitaker
Camera d’Or for Best First Film
War Pony, dir. Gina Gammell, Riley Keough
Special Mention for Plan 75, dir. Chie Hayakawa
Short Film Palme d’Or: “The Water Murmurs
Short Films Special Mention:“Lori,” Abinash Bikram Shah
Golden Eye Documentary Prize: “All That Breathes,” Shaunak Sen
Queer Palm: “Joyland”
Un Certain Regard Award: “The Worst Ones,” Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret
Jury Prize: “Joyland,” Saim Sadiq
Best Director Prize: Alexandru Belc, “Metronom”
Best Performance Prize — TIE: Vicky Krieps, “Corsage” and Adam Bessa, “Harka”
Best Screenplay Prize: Maha Haj, “Mediterranean Fever”
Coup de Coeur Award: “Rodeo,” Lola Quivoron
Europa Cinemas Label: “One Fine Morning,” Mia Hansen-Løve
Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers Prize: “The Mountain,” Thomas Salvador
Nespresso Grand Prize: “La Jauria,” Andres Ramirez Pulido
French Touch Prize: “Aftersun,” Charlotte Wells
GAN Foundation Award for Distribution: Urban Distribution, “The Woodcutter Story”
Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award: Zelda Samson, “Love According to Dalva”
First Prize: A Conspiracy Man,” Valerio Ferrara
Second Prize: “Somewhere,” Li Jiahe
Third Prize — TIE: “Glorious Revolution,” Masha Novikova AND “Humans Are Dumber When Crammed Up Together,” Laurene Fernandez
Article compiled by
CJ Rajkumar
Author/ Cinematographer