The Count of Monte Cristo with Pier Nini, 3 prizes for the off-season… Discover the winners of the Cabourg Film Festival

The 38th edition of the Cabourg Film Festival, Romantic Days, took place from 12 to 16 June 2024.

If the sun shone a little less for this new edition, the numerous audiences (many screenings were sold out) could once again discover a rich selection of films, short and long, as always, with a program that emphasizes French and international. Creativity from all horizons, around the theme of romanticism and great feelings.

Among the eclectic list of winners, a special mention should be made of the Grand Jury Prize, which was awarded to a co-producer from Iran, Sweden, France and Germany whose name whets the appetite: My Favorite Cake by Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha.

Pitch: Mahini is 70 years old and lives alone. One day, she decides to break out of her routine and rebuild her love life. Then the unexpected meeting turns into an unforgettable evening… The release date of this film, which will be distributed by Arizona Distribution, is not yet known.

Panache for the community!

In the Panorama section, the audience prize goes to Jennifer Devolder’s new work Le Panache, Aure Atika, José Garcia and Joachim Arseguel. It will be released on November 20. The film tells the story of Colin, a young genius. He is entering a new college. However, it is not easy to transition from the world of childhood to the world of adults, especially when you are “different”. The road is strewn with dead ends. But a crucial meeting with his theater teacher, a caring father figure, guides his steps towards a new development as a new birth.

In the Panorama section, we highlight 2 feature films that were not awarded, but followed their respective theatrical releases. The highly acclaimed Roman de Gimme by the Larriet brothers, which was noticed by critics during the recent Cannes Film Festival, especially for the performances of Karim Leclus and Letizia Dosh (released on August 14, 2024). and Claire Burger’s 3rd feature, Foreign Language. This film about Franco-German friendship finds a special resonance at this moment. It portrays the youth of two countries, two families, and indeed their concerns at the political level amid the rise of populism seen from the two countries (released on September 11, 2024).

3 prizes for the film Off-season

On the part of Ciné-Swann, 3 prizes were awarded to Stéphane Brisé’s film Hors-saison, released last fall: Best Director for Stéphane Brisé, Best Actor. Guillaume Canet and Best Actress Alba Rorwacher.

And finally, note Xavier Lacaille’s two consecutive awards for short film and feature film.

Discover all the winners of the 38th edition of the Swann d’Or ceremony, which took place this Saturday, June 15, at the Deauville Casino.

Cabourg Film Festival 2024 Full Winners 2024

swans

Honorary Swan: Daniel O’Teil

Best movie: The Count of Monte Cristo, by Mathieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patelliere

best achievement : for Stephen Breese out of season

Best Actor Actor: Guillaume Canet for the film Hors-season

Best Actress: Alba Rorwacher for the film Off-season

Best Female Announcement: Celeste Brunkel for Fifi

Best Man Announcement: Xavier Lacaille for Bis Repetita

fall on something: Raphael Thierry for The Man of Clay

Best First Film: A Few Days Gone by Julie Navarro

Best Literary Adaptation: Jessica Palud and Lorette Polmans for the film Maria

Competition of feature films

Main prize: My favorite cake (My favorite cake) Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha

Youth Jury Prize: When the Light Goes Out by Runar Runarson

Special mention: Eat Night by Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel

Audience Award: Panache By Jennifer Devolder

First appointments

Women’s first meeting: Stéphane Caillard in Flo

The first meeting of a man: Michael Zindel in “The Last Jew”.

Short film competition

Best Short Film Award: how can we understand it…? By Joachim Larrier

Student Jury Prize: Bingo Fan by Ruvet

Best Actress Award: Sadaf Asghar in Na Marei

Best Actor Award: Xavier Lakay in Borneo

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Feature Film Jury:

Virginie Efira – President of the Jury (Actress), Clotilde Coureau (Actress), Stéphanie Di Giusto (Director and Screenwriter), Marie-Ange Lucian (Producer), Laurent Mauvinier (Writer), David Francois Moreauapo (Comedy), MELVIL POUPAUD ( actor) and PASCALE POUZADOUX (director and screenwriter).

Short film jury:

SAMIR GUESMI – PRESIDENT (Actor), ARTUS (Actress, Director, Comedian), KIARA CARRIERE (Actress), JOHANN DIONNET (Actress), FADETTE DROUARD (Writer), LAETITIA EIDO (Actress), MENTISSA (Singer)