Palme D’Or Winners Photocall – The 78th Annual Cannes Film Festival
Hasan Hadi, winner of the Camera d’Or & Akinola Davis Jr © Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

The Caméra d’or of the 78th Festival de Cannes

At the Awards Ceremony of the 78th Festival de Cannes Film, the Caméra d’Or Jury, presided over by Alice Rohrwacher alongside Frédéric Mercier, Tommaso Vergallo, Géraldine Nakache, Rachid Hami, and Pascale Marin, honored the best first film among the 27 films in competition.

Caméra d’or

THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE directed by HASAN HADI

“This award is not only a tribute to this film but also to my people. Today, thanks to you, we are making history: it is the first time an Iraqi film has ever received an award at the Festival de Cannes.”

 

Spécial Mention

MY FATHER’S SHADOW directed by AKINOLA DAVIES JR

“Children have a certain level of innocence that allows them to see the world more objectively. They don’t have political biases. The film itself is based on my own childhood memories.”

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