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in 2008 and

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in 2009. The 51st edition of the festival was cancelled due to the

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, but the winners of the 2020 awards were nevertheless announced.

Art directors

* 1970 – 1972: Lucien Clergue, Michel Tournier, Jean-Maurice Rouquette * 1973 – 1976: Lucien Clergue * 1977:

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* 1978: Jacques Manachem * 1979 – 1982: Alain Desvergnes * 1983 – 1985: Lucien Clergue * 1986 – 1987: François Hébel * 1988 – 1989: Claude Hudelot * 1990:

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* 1991 – 1993: * 1994: Lucien Clergue * 1995 – 1998, délégué général: ** 1995, artistic director: ** 1996, artistic director:

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** 1997, artistic director: Christian Caujolle ** 1998, artistic director: Giovanna Calvenzi * 1999 – 2001:

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* 2002 – 2014: François Hébel * Since 2015:

Budget

Public funding accounted for 40% of the 2015 festival's €6.3-million budget, sales (mainly of tickets and derivative products), 40% and private partnerships, 20%.

Executive committee

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, president *

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, vice-president *

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, vice-president *

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, treasurer * Françoise Nyssen, secretary * Lucien Clergue, Jean-Maurice Rouquette, Michel Tournier, founding members

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Leica Oskar Barnack Award
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Art directors

Budget

Executive committee

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