The Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist (french: Prix Vulcain de l’Artiste Technicien) is an independent film award created in 2003. It rewards the work of a technician for his or her collaboration in the creation of a film from the official selection of the

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. It is awarded by a special jury, appointed by the ''Superior Technical Commission of Image and Sound'' (french: Commission Supérieure Technique de l’Image et du Son or CST).

History

In 1951, the CST created the ''Technical Grand Prize'' (french: Grand Prix Technique) of the CST, awarded during the Cannes Film Festival. That prize existed until 2001. In 2003, Pierre-William Glenn, president of the CST, struggled to once again have a prize awarded to a technician during the Cannes Film Festival. Thus, the ''Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist'' was born as a part of the festival roster and approved by the festival's president Gilles Jacob. Since 2021, the CST has also been awarding the CST Young Female Film Technician Prize, to highlight a young female head of station in French cinema.

The trophy

The actual trophy is awarded to the winner in Paris, during a special evening following the festival. It is inspired by an image from

Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as Fran� ...

's movie '' Le Mépris'' (''Contempt'') (1963) and represents a movie camera with analog and numeric elements.

Award winners

Vulcan Award (since 2003)

Technical Grand Prize (1951-2001)

References

Sources

Award Winners list on the CST Website

External links

Official Website of the CST

Cannes Film Festival's Official Website
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