The Directors' Fortnight (French: Quinzaine des cinéastes, formerly Quinzaine des réalisateurs)[1] is an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festival as an act of solidarity with striking workers.[2]

Directors' Fortnight
(Quinzaine des cinéastes)
LocationThéâtre Croisette, J. W. Marriott, Cannes, France
Founded1969
LanguageFrench, English
Websitewww.quinzaine-cineastes.fr

The Directors' Fortnight showcases a programme of shorts and feature films and documentaries worldwide.

Artistic directors

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Programming is overseen by an artistic director. The current artistic director is Julien Rejl who has programmed Director's Fortnight since 2023.[3]

Awards

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Audience Award

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In partnership with The Fondation Chantal Akerman, for the first time ever, the audience will award one of the films in the main selection with the "Audience Award" or "Choix du Public". It's the first ever official award presented by the section, since its creation in 1969:[4][5]

Year English title Original title Director(s) Production Country Ref.
2024 Universal Language Une Langue universelle Matthew Rankin Canada [6]

Europa Cinemas Label Award Winners

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The award was created in 2003, and highlights European productions screened at the Directors Fortnight section:[7]

Year English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
2003 The Mother Roger Michell United Kingdom
Kitchen Stories Salmer fra kjokkenet Bent Hamer Norway, Sweden
2004 In the Battlefields معارك حب Danielle Arbid Lebanon, France, Belgium, Germany
2005 The Moustache La moustache Emmanuel Carrère France
2006 12:08 East of Bucharest A fost sau n-a fost? Corneliu Porumboiu Romania
2007 Control Anton Corbijn United Kingdom, Australia
2008 Eldorado Bouli Lanners Belgium, France
2009 La Pivellina Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel Italy, Austria
2010 Le Quattro Volte Michelangelo Frammartino Italy, Germany, Switzerland
2011 Breathing Atmen Karl Markovics Austria
2012 The Repentant التائب Merzak Allouache Algeria
2013 The Selfish Giant Clio Barnard United Kingdom
2014 Love at First Fight Les Combattants Thomas Cailley France
2015 Mustang Deniz Gamze Ergüven France, Germany, Turkey
2016 Mercenary Mercenaire Sacha Wolff France
2017 A Ciambra Jonas Carpignano Italy
2018 Lucia's Grace Troppa Grazia Gianni Zanasi
2019 Alice and the Mayor Alice et le Maire Nicolas Pariser France
2021 A Chiara Jonas Carpignano Italy, France, United States, Sweden
2022 One Fine Morning Un beau matin Mia Hansen-Løve France, Germany
2023 Creatura Elena Martín Gimeno Spain
2024 The Other Way Around Volveréis Jonás Trueba Spain, France

Other Awards

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  • Art Cinema Award
  • SACD Prize
  • Illy Prize

References

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  1. ^ Leffler, Rebecca (30 March 2023). "Cannes' Directors' Fortnight unveils 2023 poster and gears up for revamped edition". Screen Daily. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ Peter Bradshaw (May 14, 2007). "Radicalism at Cannes? It's unlikely". Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  3. ^ Vagenas, Maria Giovanna (2005-02-08). "Groundbreaking Cinephilia: A Conversation with Julien Rejl, Artistic Director of the Directors' Fortnight – Senses of Cinema". Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  4. ^ "The "People's Choice": a vote for singularity!". Quinzaine des cinéastes. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  5. ^ Erbland, Kate (2024-03-27). "Cannes Directors' Fortnight Section Sets Festival's First Audience Award, in Honor of Chantal Akerman". IndieWire. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  6. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (2024-05-23). "Directors' Fortnight: Matthew Rankin's 'Universal Language' Wins Inaugural Audience Award; Europa Cinema & SACD Prize Winners". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  7. ^ "Cannes - Directors' Fortnight - cinema.front.festival_meta_title". Europa Cinema. Retrieved 2024-04-15.

Bibliography

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  • Pierre-Henri Deleau: La Quinzaine des réalisateurs à Cannes: Cinéma en liberté : 1969-1993 (Broché), Editions de La Martinière, 1993
  • Olivier Thévenin: Sociologie d'une institution cinématographique : La S.R.F. et la Quinzaine des réalisateurs (Broché), Paris: l'Harmattan, 2009, ISBN 2-296-09457-0

Documentaries

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  • 40x15.Les Quarante Ans de la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, directed by Olivier Jahan, 97 min, 2008 details
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