Directors' Fortnight

{{Short description|Independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival}}

{{Infobox Film Festival

| name = Directors' Fortnight
({{lang|fr|Quinzaine des cinéastes}})

| logo =

| image_size = 250px

| location = Théâtre Croisette, J. W. Marriott, Cannes, France

| founded = 1969

| language = French, English

| website = {{URL|https://www.quinzaine-cineastes.fr/}}

}}

The Directors' Fortnight ({{langx|fr|Quinzaine des cinéastes}}, formerly {{lang|fr|Quinzaine des réalisateurs}}){{cite news|last=Leffler|first=Rebecca|date=30 March 2023|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/cannes-directors-fortnight-unveils-2023-poster-and-gears-up-for-revamped-edition/5180701.article|title=Cannes' Directors' Fortnight unveils 2023 poster and gears up for revamped edition|work=Screen Daily|access-date=31 March 2023}} is an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festival as an act of solidarity with striking workers.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2007/may/14/itsunlikelytherewillbeany |title=Radicalism at Cannes? It's unlikely |access-date=2015-07-30 |author=Peter Bradshaw |author-link=Peter Bradshaw |date=May 14, 2007 |website=Guardian Unlimited}}

The Directors' Fortnight showcases a programme of shorts and feature films and documentaries worldwide.

Artistic directors

Programming is overseen by an artistic director. The current artistic director is Julien Rejl who has programmed Director's Fortnight since 2023.{{Cite web |last=Vagenas |first=Maria Giovanna |date=2005-02-08 |title=Groundbreaking Cinephilia: A Conversation with Julien Rejl, Artistic Director of the Directors' Fortnight – Senses of Cinema |url=http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2023/interviews/groundbreaking-cinephilia-a-conversation-with-julien-rejl-artistic-director-of-the-directors-fortnight/ |access-date=2024-04-17 |language=en-US}}

Past artistic directors include {{ill|Pierre-Henri Deleau|fr}} (1969–1999), {{ill|Marie-Pierre Macia|fr}} (1999-2003), Olivier Père (2004–2009), Frédéric Boyer (2009–2011), {{ill|Édouard Waintrop|fr}} (2012–2018) and {{ill|Paolo Moretti (director)|fr|Paolo Moretti (programmateur cinéma)|lt=Paolo Moretti}} (2018-2022).

Awards

= Audience Award =

In partnership with The Fondation Chantal Akerman, for the first time ever, the audience will award one of the films in the main selection with the "Audience Award" or "Choix du Public". It's the first ever official award presented by the section, since its creation in 1969:{{Cite web |title=The "People's Choice": a vote for singularity! |url=https://www.quinzaine-cineastes.fr/en/news/le-choix-du-public |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Quinzaine des cinéastes |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Erbland |first=Kate |date=2024-03-27 |title=Cannes Directors' Fortnight Section Sets Festival's First Audience Award, in Honor of Chantal Akerman |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/cannes-directors-fortnight-section-audience-award-chantal-akerman-1234968316/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}

class="wikitable" !Year !English title !Original title !Director(s) !Production Country !Ref.
2024 \|Universal Language \|Une Langue universelle \|Matthew Rankin \|Canada \|{{Cite web \|last=Goodfellow \|first=Melanie \|date=2024-05-23 \|title=Directors' Fortnight: Matthew Rankin's 'Universal Language' Wins Inaugural Audience Award; Europa Cinema & SACD Prize Winners \|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/directors-fortnight-winners-2024-audience-europa-cinema-sacd-1235928603/ \|access-date=2024-05-23 \|website=Deadline \|language=en-US}}
2025 \|The President's Cake \|مملكة القصب \|Hasan Hadi \|Iraq, Qatar, United States \|{{Cite web \|last=Hopewell \|first=John \|date=2025-05-22 \|title=Cannes Directors' Fortnight: 'The President's Cake,' Iraq's First Film at the Festival, Wins People's Choice Audience Award \|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/directors-fortnight-prizes-the-presidents-cake-1236407074/ \|access-date=2025-05-22 \|website=Variety \|language=en-US}}

class="wikitable"

!Year

!English title

!Original title

!Director(s)

!Production Country

!Ref.

2024

|Universal Language

|Une Langue universelle

|Matthew Rankin

|Canada

|{{Cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=2024-05-23 |title=Directors' Fortnight: Matthew Rankin's 'Universal Language' Wins Inaugural Audience Award; Europa Cinema & SACD Prize Winners |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/directors-fortnight-winners-2024-audience-europa-cinema-sacd-1235928603/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

2025

|The President's Cake

|مملكة القصب

|Hasan Hadi

|Iraq, Qatar, United States

|{{Cite web |last=Hopewell |first=John |date=2025-05-22 |title=Cannes Directors' Fortnight: 'The President's Cake,' Iraq's First Film at the Festival, Wins People's Choice Audience Award |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/directors-fortnight-prizes-the-presidents-cake-1236407074/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

= Europa Cinemas Label Award Winners =

The award was created in 2003, and highlights European productions screened at the Directors Fortnight section:{{Cite web |title=Cannes - Directors' Fortnight - cinema.front.festival_meta_title |url=https://www.europa-cinemas.org/en/festival/cannes-directors-fortnight |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=Europa Cinema |language=en}}

class="wikitable" !Year !English title !Original title !Director(s) !Production Country
rowspan="2" \|2003 \| colspan="2" \|The Mother \|Roger Michell \|United Kingdom
Kitchen Stories \|Salmer fra kjokkenet \|Bent Hamer \|Norway, Sweden
2004 \|In the Battlefields \|معارك حب \|Danielle Arbid \|Lebanon, France, Belgium, Germany
2005 \|The Moustache \|La moustache \|Emmanuel Carrère \|France
2006 \|12:08 East of Bucharest \|A fost sau n-a fost? \|Corneliu Porumboiu \|Romania
2007 \| colspan="2" \|Control \|Anton Corbijn \|United Kingdom, Australia
2008 \| colspan="2" \|Eldorado \|Bouli Lanners \|Belgium, France
2009 \| colspan="2" \|La Pivellina \|Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel \|Italy, Austria
2010 \| colspan="2" \|Le Quattro Volte \|Michelangelo Frammartino \|Italy, Germany, Switzerland
2011 \|Breathing \|Atmen \|Karl Markovics \|Austria
2012 \|The Repentant \|التائب \|Merzak Allouache \|Algeria
2013 \| colspan="2" \|The Selfish Giant \|Clio Barnard \|United Kingdom
2014 \|Love at First Fight \|Les Combattants \|Thomas Cailley \|France
2015 \| colspan="2" \|Mustang \|Deniz Gamze Ergüven \|France, Germany, Turkey
2016 \|Mercenary \|Mercenaire \|Sacha Wolff \|France
2017 \| colspan="2" \|A Ciambra \|Jonas Carpignano \| rowspan="2" \|Italy
2018 \|Lucia's Grace \|Troppa Grazia \|Gianni Zanasi
2019 \|Alice and the Mayor \|Alice et le Maire \|Nicolas Pariser \|France
2021 \| colspan="2" \|A Chiara \|Jonas Carpignano \|Italy, France, United States, Sweden
2022 \|One Fine Morning \|Un beau matin \|Mia Hansen-Løve \|France, Germany
2023 \| colspan="2" \|Creatura \|Elena Martín Gimeno \|Spain
2024 \|The Other Way Around \|Volveréis \|Jonás Trueba \|Spain, France
2025 \|Wild Foxes \|La danse des renards \|Valéry Carnoy \|France, Belgium

class="wikitable"

!Year

!English title

!Original title

!Director(s)

!Production Country

rowspan="2" |2003

| colspan="2" |The Mother

|Roger Michell

|United Kingdom

Kitchen Stories

|Salmer fra kjokkenet

|Bent Hamer

|Norway, Sweden

2004

|In the Battlefields

|معارك حب

|Danielle Arbid

|Lebanon, France, Belgium, Germany

|La moustache

|France

|12:08 East of Bucharest

|A fost sau n-a fost?

|Corneliu Porumboiu

|Romania

2007

| colspan="2" |Control

|Anton Corbijn

|United Kingdom, Australia

2008

| colspan="2" |Eldorado

|Bouli Lanners

|Belgium, France

2009

| colspan="2" |La Pivellina

|Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel

|Italy, Austria

2010

| colspan="2" |Le Quattro Volte

|Michelangelo Frammartino

|Italy, Germany, Switzerland

2011

|Breathing

|Atmen

|Austria

|التائب

|Algeria

| colspan="2" |The Selfish Giant

|Clio Barnard

|United Kingdom

2014

|Love at First Fight

|Les Combattants

|Thomas Cailley

|France

2015

| colspan="2" |Mustang

|Deniz Gamze Ergüven

|France, Germany, Turkey

2016

|Mercenary

|Mercenaire

|Sacha Wolff

|France

2017

| colspan="2" |A Ciambra

| rowspan="2" |Italy

|Troppa Grazia

|Alice and the Mayor

|Alice et le Maire

|Nicolas Pariser

|France

2021

| colspan="2" |A Chiara

|Jonas Carpignano

|Italy, France, United States, Sweden

|Un beau matin

|France, Germany

| colspan="2" |Creatura

|Elena Martín Gimeno

|Spain

2024

|The Other Way Around

|Volveréis

|Jonás Trueba

|Spain, France

2025

|Wild Foxes

|La danse des renards

|Valéry Carnoy

|France, Belgium

= SACD Coup de Cœur Prize =

Awarded to the best French-language feature of the sidebar.

class="wikitable" !Year !English title !Original title !Director(s) !Production Country !Ref.
2025 \|Wild Foxes \|La danse des renards \|Valéry Carnoy \|France, Belgium \|{{Cite web \|date=2025-05-22 \|title=Cannes Directors' Fortnight: 'The President's Cake,' Iraq's First Film at the Festival, Wins People's Choice Audience Award\|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/directors-fortnight-prizes-the-presidents-cake-1236407074/ \|access-date=2025-05-23 \|website= Variety \|language=en}}

class="wikitable"

!Year

!English title

!Original title

!Director(s)

!Production Country

!Ref.

2025

|Wild Foxes

|La danse des renards

|Valéry Carnoy

|France, Belgium

|{{Cite web |date=2025-05-22 |title=Cannes Directors' Fortnight: 'The President's Cake,' Iraq's First Film at the Festival, Wins People's Choice Audience Award|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/directors-fortnight-prizes-the-presidents-cake-1236407074/ |access-date=2025-05-23 |website= Variety |language=en}}

= Carrosse d’Or =

class="wikitable" !Year !Director(s) !Country !Ref.
2025 \|Todd Haynes \|United States \|{{Cite web \|date=2025-04-01 \|title=Cannes' Carrosse d'Or goes to Todd Haynes \|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/475713 \|access-date=2025-04-01 \|website=Cineuropa - the best of european cinema \|language=en}}

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Director(s)

!Country

!Ref.

2025

|Todd Haynes

|United States

|{{Cite web |date=2025-04-01 |title=Cannes' Carrosse d'Or goes to Todd Haynes |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/475713 |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Cineuropa - the best of european cinema |language=en}}

= Retired Awards =

= Art Cinema Award =

class="wikitable" !Year !English title !Original title !Director(s) !Production Country !Ref.
2015 \|Embrace of the Serpent \|El abrazo de la serpiente \|Ciro Guerra \|Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina \|{{Cite web \|last=Frater \|first=Patrick \|date=2015-05-22 \|title=Cannes: Cannes: 'Embrace of the Serpent' Tops Directors' Fortnight Awards \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cannes-2015-directors-fortnight-awards-797335/ \|access-date=2025-05-25 \|website=The Hollywood Reporter \|language=en-US}}
2016 \| colspan="2" \|Wolf and Sheep \|Shahrbanoo Sadat \|Denmark, Afghanistan \|{{Cite web \|last=Frater \|first=Patrick \|date=2016-05-20 \|title=Cannes: 'Wolf & Sheep' Rounds up Directors' Fortnight Prize \|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/awards/cannes-directors-fortnight-prize-1201779688/ \|access-date=2025-05-25 \|website=Variety \|language=en-US}}
2017 \| colspan="2" \|The Rider \|Chloé Zhao \|United States \|{{cite web \| url=https://variety.com/2017/film/festivals/cannes-film-festival-2017-award-winners-palme-d-or-1202446856/ \| title=Cannes Awards: Controversial Swedish Satire 'The Square' Wins Palme d'Or \| date=28 May 2017 }}
2018 \| colspan="2" \|Climax \|Gaspar Noé \|Belgium, France \|{{cite web \| url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/directors-fortnight-2018-climax-gaspar-noe-winners-full-list-1202393013/ \| title=Gaspar Noé's 'Climax' Dances off with Directors' Fortnight Top Prize – Cannes \| date=17 May 2018 }}

class="wikitable"

!Year

!English title

!Original title

!Director(s)

!Production Country

!Ref.

2015

|Embrace of the Serpent

|El abrazo de la serpiente

|Ciro Guerra

|Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina

|{{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=2015-05-22 |title=Cannes: Cannes: 'Embrace of the Serpent' Tops Directors' Fortnight Awards

|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cannes-2015-directors-fortnight-awards-797335/

|access-date=2025-05-25 |website=The Hollywood Reporter

|language=en-US}}

2016

| colspan="2" |Wolf and Sheep

|Shahrbanoo Sadat

|Denmark, Afghanistan

|{{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=2016-05-20 |title=Cannes: 'Wolf & Sheep' Rounds up Directors' Fortnight Prize |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/awards/cannes-directors-fortnight-prize-1201779688/

|access-date=2025-05-25 |website=Variety

|language=en-US}}

2017

| colspan="2" |The Rider

|Chloé Zhao

|United States

|{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2017/film/festivals/cannes-film-festival-2017-award-winners-palme-d-or-1202446856/ | title=Cannes Awards: Controversial Swedish Satire 'The Square' Wins Palme d'Or | date=28 May 2017 }}

2018

| colspan="2" |Climax

|Gaspar Noé

|Belgium, France

|{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/directors-fortnight-2018-climax-gaspar-noe-winners-full-list-1202393013/ | title=Gaspar Noé's 'Climax' Dances off with Directors' Fortnight Top Prize – Cannes | date=17 May 2018 }}

= Other Awards =

Illy Prize

References

Bibliography

Pierre-Henri Deleau: La Quinzaine des réalisateurs à Cannes: Cinéma en liberté : 1969-1993 (Broché), Editions de La Martinière, 1993
Olivier Thévenin: Sociologie d'une institution cinématographique : La S.R.F. et la Quinzaine des réalisateurs (Broché), Paris: l'Harmattan, 2009, {{ISBN|2-296-09457-0}}

Documentaries

40x15.Les Quarante Ans de la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, directed by Olivier Jahan, 97 min, 2008 [https://web.archive.org/web/20140808122109/http://quinzaine-realisateurs.com/40x15-f14172.html details]

External links

[https://www.quinzaine-cineastes.fr/ Directors' Fortnight official website]
[http://www.laweekly.com/2008-05-15/film-tv/cannes-2008-a-brief-history-of-the-directors-39-fortnight/ Scott Foundas - A Brief History of the Directors' Fortnight]

Category:Recurring events established in 1969

Category:Cannes Film Festival

Category:1969 establishments in France

Directors' Fortnight

Artistic directors

Awards

= Audience Award =

= Europa Cinemas Label Award Winners =

= SACD Coup de Cœur Prize =

= Carrosse d’Or =

= Retired Awards =

= Art Cinema Award =

= Other Awards =

See also

References

Bibliography

Documentaries

External links