Cannes'09: Critics' Week Grand Prize to Farewell Gary story
France triumphed in the 48th International Critics' Week (SIC), which awarded its Grand Prize 2009 to Nassim Amaouche's debut feature Farewell Gary.
Starring Jean-Pierre Bacri, Dominique Reymond, Yasmine Belmadi, Sabrina Ouazani and Mahmed Arezki, Goodbye Gary was produced by Les Films A4 for €3.1m. This included co-production support from StudioCanal and Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, as well as pre-sales from Canal + and Ciné Cinéma. StudioCanal will release the title domestically on July 22 and are handling international sales.
A hotbed of young talent, the Cannes Film Festival sidebar also honoured Belgium, with the SACD Prize going to Caroline Strubbe for Lost Persons Area, while Sharham Alidi's Iraqi film Whisper with the Wind picked up the ACID/CCAS Prize and the OFAJ/TV5 World (Very) Young Critics' Award.
2009 award winners
Grand Prize:
Farewell Gary - Nassim Amaouche (France)
SACD Prize:
Lost Persons Area - Caroline Strubbe (Belgium)
ACID/CCAS Prize:
Whisper with the Wind - Sharham Alidi (Iraq)
OFAJ (Very) Young Critics' Award:
Whisper with the Wind - Sharham Alidi (Iraq)
Canal+ Grand Prize for Best Short Film:
Seeds of the Fall - Patrick Eklund (Sweden)
Kodak Discovery Award for Best Short Film:
Logorama - François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy, Ludovic Houplain (H5) (France)
Regards Jeunes Award:
Whisper with the Wind - Sharham Alidi (Iraq) Fabien Lemercier for www.cineuropa.org
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