Alumni : Cannes début success stories
For nearly 50 years now, the Festival’s initiatives to support the cinema of the future have brought a great many worldwide talents to light. Spending time at Cannes is a springboard for directors, helping them go on to be selected for (and often winning) the world’s biggest festivals. The Festival is ever attentive to how they evolve, and is delighted and proud to be supporting careers that go international, helping breathe new life into the world film scene in the process.
Films made in the Résidence:
LE POLICIER
Nadav Lapid, Israel, 14th session
CARAMEL
Nadine Labaki, Lebanon, 9th session
AFTER LUCIA
Michel Franco, Mexico, 20th session
THE HOLY GIRL
Lucrecia Martel, Argentina, 3rd session
GIRL
Lukas Dhont, Belgium, 33rd session
SON OF SAUL
László Nemes, Hongrie, 22e session
DELTA
Kornél Mundruczó, Hungary, 7th session
MEMORY HOUSE
João Paulo Miranda, Brazil, 34th session
LA SOLEDAD
Jaime Rosales, Spain, 8th session
KISS OF LIFE
Emily Young, The United Kingdom, 1st sessionJane Campion
- 1986 : PEEL, Short Film Palme d’or at the Festival de Cannes
- 1994 : THE PIANO, Oscar of the best original screenplay
- 2021 : THE POWER OF THE DOG, Silver Lion at the Venice Mostra
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- 1995 : KOZA, Short Films in Competition at the Festival de Cannes
- 2008 : THREE MONKEYS, Best Director award at the Festival de Cannes
- 2011 : ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA, Grand Prix award (ex-aequo) at the Festival de Cannes
- 2014 : WINTER SLEEP, Palme d’or at the Festival de Cannes
- 2023 : ABOUT DRY GRASSES, in Competition at the Festival de Cannes
Xavier Giannoli
- 1998 : L’INTERVIEW, Short Film Palme d’or at the Festival de Cannes and Cesar of the best short film
- 2009 : À L’ORIGINE, in Competition at the Festival de Cannes
- 2021 : ILLUSIONS PERDUES, 7 César including best french film
Lynne Ramsay
- 1996 : SMALL DEATHS, Short Film Jury award at the Festival de Cannes
- 1999 : RATCATCHER, Un Certain Regard selection at the Festival de Cannes
- 2011 : WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, in Competition at the Festival de Cannes
- 2017 : A BEAUTIFUL DAY, in Competition at the Festival de Cannes
Emmanuelle Bercot
- 1997 : LES VACANCES, Short Film Jury award (ex-aequo) at the Festival de Cannes
- 2015 : STANDING TALL, Out of Competition at the Festival de Cannes
- 2021 : PEACEFUL, Out of Competition at the Festival de Cannes
Alice Winocour
- 2005 : KITCHEN, Short Film Competition at the Festival de Cannes
- 2015 : MARYLAND, Un Certain Regard selection at the Festival de Cannes
- 2022 : REVOIR PARIS, the Directors’ Fortnight
Caméras d'or
STRANGER THAN PARADISE
Jim Jarmusch (1984)
LE BALLON BLANC
Jafar Panahi (1995)
SUZAKU
Naomi Kawase (1997)
12h08 à l’est de Bucarest
Corneliu Porumboiu (2006)
HUNGER
Steve McQueen (2008)
DIVINES
Houda Benyamina (2016)
GIRL
Lukas Dhont (2018)Asif Kapadia
- THE SHEEP THIEF, La Cinef 1998 (2nd prize)
- AMY, Out of Competition 2001
- DIEGO MARADONA, Out of Competition 2019
Jessica Hausner
- INTER-VIEW, La Cinef 1999
- LOVELY RITA, Un Certain Regard 2001
- HOTEL, Un Certain Regard 2004
- LITTLE JOE, Award for Best Actress 2019
- CLUB ZERO, Feature Film Competition 2023
Nadav Lapid
- PROYECT GVUL, La Cinef 2004
- LA COPINE D’EMILE, La Cinef 2006
- LE GENOU D’AHED, Jury Award (ex-aequo) 2021
Deniz Gamze Ergüven
- UNE GOUTTE D’EAU, La Cinef 2006
- MUSTANG, The Directors’ Fortnight 2015
Payal Kapadia
- AFTERNOON CLOUDS, La Cinef 2017
- 39e session of the Résidence in 2019
- ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT, in Competition 2024
Louise Courvoisier
- MANO A MANO, 1st Prize La Cinef 2019
- VINGT DIEUX, Un Certain Regard 2024
