The François Chalais Prize ( French: ''Prix François Chalais'') is awarded at two main events, the

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

(since 1997) and the Young Reporters' Awards (since 1999). It was created to pay tribute to French journalist and film historian François Chalais, under the auspices of his wife Mei Chen. It rewards a film dedicated to the values of life affirmation and of journalism, and highlights the presence of journalists at Cannes itself. It has also offered awards for the Film Festival of Sarlat (2006–2009), and for the Scénario Honfleur (2006–2009). The François Chalais Prize was created in 1996 by his wife Mei-Chen Chalais to pay tribute to the work of the great reporter and film-maker who covered nearly fifty editions of the Festival. It is awarded each year on the eve of the official competition and rewards a film dedicated to the values of journalism.

Cannes Film Festival Prize winners

* 2022: ''

Boy from Heaven ''Boy from Heaven'' (; released in North America as ''Cairo Conspiracy'') is a 2022 Arabic-language political thriller film directed by Swedish filmmaker Tarik Saleh. The film is a co-production between Sweden, France and Finland. The film had i ...

'' * 2021: ''

A Hero ''A Hero'' ( fa, قهرمان, Qahremaan) is a 2021 drama film written and directed by Asghar Farhadi. Starring Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh and Sahar Goldoost. In June 2021, the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. At the 2021 Can ...

'' * 2019: '' A Hidden Life'' * 2018: '' Yomeddine'' * 2017: ''

BPM (Beats per Minute) ''BPM (Beats per Minute)'', also known as ''120 BPM (Beats per Minute)'', (french: 120 battements par minute) is a 2017 French drama film directed by Robin Campillo and starring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois and Adèle Haenel. The fil ...

'' * 2016: '' The Student'' * 2015: ''

Son of Saul ''Son of Saul'' ( hu, Saul fia) is a 2015 Hungarian historical drama film directed by László Nemes, in his feature directorial debut, and co-written by Nemes and Clara Royer. It is set in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, a ...

'' * 2014: ''

Timbuktu Timbuktu ( ; french: Tombouctou; Koyra Chiini: ); tmh, label=Tuareg, script=Tfng, ⵜⵏⴱⴾⵜ, Tin Buqt a city in Mali, situated north of the Niger River. The town is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the eight administrativ ...

'' * 2013: '' Grand Central'' * 2012: ''

Horses of God ''Horses of God'' (french: Les chevaux de Dieu, ar, يا خيل الله, translit. Ya khayl Allah) is 2012 Moroccan drama film about the 2003 Casablanca bombings. It was directed by Nabil Ayouch, and based on the novel ''The Stars of ...

'' * 2011: ''

Where Do We Go Now? ''Where Do We Go Now?'' ( ar, وهلأ لوين؟, rtl=yes , french: Et maintenant, on va où) is a 2011 Lebanese film directed by Nadine Labaki. The film premiered during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival as part of Un Certain Regard . The film was ...

'' * 2010: ''

Life, Above All ''Life, Above All'' is a 2010 South African drama film directed by Oliver Schmitz. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language ...

'' * 2009: ''

No One Knows About Persian Cats ''No One Knows About Persian Cats'' ( fa, کسی از گربه های ایرانی خبر نداره, Kasi az Gorbehaye Irani Khabar Nadareh) is a 2009 Iranian film directed by Bahman Ghobadi produced by Wild Bunch. The film offers the perspectiv ...

'' * 2008: '' Wild Blood'' * 2007: ''

A Mighty Heart ''A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Daniel Pearl'' (also subtitled ''A Mighty Heart: The Inside Story of the Al Qaeda Kidnapping of Danny Pearl'') (2003) is a memoir by Mariane Pearl, a freelance French journalist. She cove ...

'' * 2006: ''

Babel Babel is a name used in the Hebrew Bible for the city of Babylon and may refer to: Arts and media Written works Books *Babel (book), ''Babel'' (book), by Patti Smith * Babel (2012 manga), ''Babel'' (2012 manga), by Narumi Shigematsu * Babel (20 ...

'' * 2005: ''

Once You're Born You Can No Longer Hide ''Once You're Born You Can No Longer Hide'' ( it, Quando sei nato non puoi più nasconderti) is a 2005 Italian drama film directed by Marco Tullio Giordana. The film concerns undocumented migration to Italy via the Mediterranean Sea. Plot A young ...

'' * 2004: '' The Motorcycle Diaries'' * 2003: '' S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine'' * 2002: ''

Marooned in Iraq ''Marooned in Iraq'' ( fa, گم‌گشتگی در عراق/Gomgashtei dar Aragh, and also known as ''Songs of My Motherland'' fa, آوازهای سرزمین مادری‌ام) is a 2002 in film, 2002 cinema of Iran, Iranian (Kurdish language, Kur ...

'' * 2001: ''

Made in the USA A Made in USA mark is a country of origin label affixed to homegrown, American-made products that indicates the product is "all or virtually all" domestically produced, manufactured and assembled in the United States of America. The label is reg ...

'' * 2000: ''

Kippur ''Kippur'' (כיפור) is a 2000 Israeli drama war film directed by Amos Gitai. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Gitai and Marie-Jose Sanselme; based on Gitai's own experiences as a member of a helicopter rescue crew dur ...

'' * 1999: ''

The Other In phenomenology, the terms the Other and the Constitutive Other identify the other human being, in their differences from the Self, as being a cumulative, constituting factor in the self-image of a person; as acknowledgement of being real; h ...

'' * 1998: ''

West Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

'' * 1997: ''

The Perfect Circle ''The Perfect Circle'' ( Bosnian: ''Savršeni krug'') is a 1997 Bosnian film by Ademir Kenović set in Sarajevo during the siege of 1992-1996. It was written by Kenović with Pjer Žalica and Abdulah Sidran. The title derives from the ability ...

References

External links

Association François Chalais
{{DEFAULTSORT:Francois Chalais Prize Cannes Film Festival Lists of films by award French film awards Awards established in 1997