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68th Cannes Film Festival: Abderrahmane Sissako and the Jury Announced the Winners of the 18th Cinéfondation Selection

05/22/2015 4:09 pm
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Cinéfondation winner

The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury headed by Abderrahmane Sissako and including Cécile de France, Joana Hadjithomas, Daniel Olbrychski and Rebecca Zlotowski, has awarded the 2015 Cinéfondation Prizes during a ceremony held in the Buñuel Theatre, followed by the screening of the winning films.

The Cinéfondation Selection consisted of 18 student films, chosen out of 1 593 entries coming from 381 film schools around the world.

First Prize:
SHARE directed by Pippa Bianco
AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women, USA

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Abderrahmane Sissako Names President of the Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury for the 68th Cannes Film Festival

02/17/2015 11:42 am
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In 2014, the internationally acclaimed Timbuktu caused the greatest emotion among the films in Competition at the Festival de Cannes. This year, Mauritanian director Abderrahmane Sissako returns for the 68th Festival (13-24 May), where he will serve as President of the Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury. This great contemporary African poet will follow in the … Read more