Dolan wins three Fortnight prizes, Van Groeningen gets Special Mention
by Cineuropa
Canadian director Xavier Dolan is the most-awarded filmmaker of the Directors’ Fortnight of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival with three prizes for I Killed My Mother: the Art Cinema Award, presented by a jury of indie film exhibitors; the SACD Award (Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques) for a Francophone film; and the Regards Jeunes Prize.
A Special Mention from Art Cinema went to The Misfortunates [+see also:
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In the French short film category, the SFR Award went to Montparnasse by Mikhaël Hers.
Czech film student Zuzana Kirchnerova-Spidlova received the first Cinéfondation Award, aimed at helping new generations of filmmakers, for her short Baba.
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