| The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury headed by Cristian Mungiu and including Clotilde Hesme, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Barry Jenkins and Eric Khoo, has awarded the 2017 Cinéfondation Prizes during a ceremony held in the Buñuel Theatre, followed by the screening of the winning films.
The Cinéfondation Selection consisted of 16 student films, chosen out of 2 600 entries coming from 626 film schools around the world.
First Prize: PAUL EST LÀ (Paul Is Here) directed by Valentina MAUREL INSAS, Belgium
Second Prize: HEYVAN (AniMal) directed by Bahram & Bahman ARK Iranian National School of Cinema, Iran
Third Prize: DEUX ÉGARÉS SONT MORTS (Two Youths Died) directed by Tommaso USBERTI La Fémis, France
Awards
The Cinéfondation allocates a €15,000 grant for the First Prize, €11,250 for the Second and €7,500 for the Third. The winner of the First Prize is also guaranteed the presentation of his/her first feature film at the Festival de Cannes.
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