A prize for the Best Writer
Applications for the 19th edition of the 7500-euro Prize for the Best Scriptwriter will open on the 15th of March. All feature film script-writers from all countries are welcome to apply provided they have had only three or less scripts taken to the screen and provided the script is written in French. The official deadline is on the 15th of April. The finalists, and eventually, the winner, will be elected by a jury of well-known professionals. Verdict will be published in November. This event now has its place in the French cinematic world according to Catherine Colonna, the general director of the CNC - Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC). She supports this event, for ‘it is by encouraging script-writers to turn to feature films that we can, as this event does, make full use of our great potential for generating new authors.’
The list of the previous winners includes many directors now well-known : Claire Denis (finalist in 1987), François Dupeyron (finalist in 1988), Jeanne Labrune (winner in 1994), Bertrand Bonello (finalist in 2000), Laurent Cantet and Robin Campillo (winners in 2000 with L'Emploi du Temps), Julie Bertuccelli (winner in 2001 with Depuis qu’Otar est parti), Marc Recha (Jury’s Special Prize in 2002 with Les Mains Vides), and Radu Mihaileanu (winner in 2003 with Live and Become [+see also:
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The application form and conditions can be found online on site officiel du Grand Prix.
(Translated from French)
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