The Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario is a French film award created in 2007 by the French Screenwriters Guild (''La Guilde Française des Scénaristes''), a

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which represents more than 350 screenwriters working in the film, television and animation sectors in France. The award is named in honour of the French poet and screenwriter

Jacques Prévert Jacques Prévert (; 4 February 1900 – 11 April 1977) was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist moveme ...

(1900 – 1977). It recognises outstanding screenplays of films released in the previous year, in which winners are decided by a jury. The awards ceremony is usually held on 4 February every year to coincide with the birth anniversary of the late writer. The awards are given in two categories: "Best Original Screenplay" for a screenplay written directly for the screen, and "Best Adaptation" for a screenplay based on a previously released or published work.

Winners and nominees

Best Original Screenplay

Best Adaptation

Special Prize

Jury

The jury chooses the winners from among the films selected by the Guild. * 2007:

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(President),

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, Jean-Pierre Ronssin and Jérôme Soubeyrand * 2008:

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(President), Pascal Kané, Olivier Lorelle,

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, Juliette Sales, Jérôme Soubeyrand,

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, Anne-Louise Trividic,

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and

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* 2009:

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(President),

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, Olivier Dague,

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, Bernard Jeanjean, Olivier Lorelle, Gladys Marciano, Emmanuelle Sardou and

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. * 2010: Jean Cosmos (President), Natalie Carter, Laurent Chouchan, Benoit Delépine,

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, Olivier Gorce, Marion Laine,

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, Jérôme Soubeyrand and

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* 2012:

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(President), Agnès de Sacy, Claire Lemaréchal, Jean-Marie Duprez, Lise Macheboeuf and Juliette Sales * 2014:

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(President), Grégoire Vigneron (President), Nelly Allard, Emmanuel Courcol,

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, Raphaële Moussafir and Fabien Suarez * 2015:

(President), Jacques Akchoti, Jamal Belmahi, Romain Compingt, Manon Dillys, Nadia Lakhdar and Gladys Marciano * 2016: Éric Toledano (President),

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(President), Agnès de Sacy,

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, Hélène Le Gal, Claude Le Pape and

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References

External links

Official website of La Guilde Française des Scénaristes

Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario
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