05/02/2016 - Arnaud Desplechin and Julie Peyr have taken home the trophy for Best Original Screenplay, while SK1 was crowned Best Adaptation

My Golden Days by Arnaud Desplechin

Organised by the French Screenwriters’ Union, the eighth edition of the Jacques-Prévert Awards, which took place last night, crowned Arnaud Desplechin and Julie Peyr for My Golden Days [+see also:
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Chaired this year by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, the jury handed out the Best Adaptation Award to SK1 [+see also:
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For the record, the other nominees at this edition were the original screenplays for Adama [+see also:
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interview: Stéphane Brizé
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interview: Emmanuelle Bercot
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interview: Philippe Faucon
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(Translated from French)