17/07/2018 - Spaniards Dora Garcia and Albert Serra have split the Grand Prix in the international competition, while Goldilocks Planets dominated the French competition

Chaired by Brazilian filmmaker Paula Gaitán, the jury of the international competition at the 29th FIDMarseille has handed the 2018 Grand Prix to two titles ex-aequo: the Belgian-Norwegian production Second Time Around [+see also:
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As for the French competition (the jury for which was chaired by actor Nahuel Perez Biscayart), victory was claimed by Goldilocks Planets [+see also:
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Also of note is the Award for Best Debut Film scooped by Tomorrow [+see also:
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Here is the complete list of winners:

International competition

Grand Prix (ex-aequo)
Second Time Around [+see also:
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Roi Soleil [+see also:
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Special Mention
Las cruces - Carlos Vásquez, Teresa Arrendondo (Chile)

Georges de Beauregard Award
Paul est mort [+see also:
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Special Mention
Tomorrow [+see also:
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French competition

Grand Prix
Goldilocks Planets [+see also:
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Special Mention
Albertine Vanished – Véronique Aubuy (France) (medium-length film)

Georges de Beauregard Award
Behind Our Eyes – Anton Bialas (France) (medium-length film)

Other awards

Best Debut Film Award
Tomorrow – Yuliya Shatun
Special Mention
Noise Is the Houses - Luciana Foglio, Luján Montes (Argentina)

CNAP Award
Backyard - Khaled Abdulwahed (Germany) (short film)
Special Mention
Second Time Around - Dora Garcia

Meta Cultural Foundation Award
Thunder From the Sea – Yotam Ben-David (France) (medium-length film)

Institut Français Online Criticism Award
No Key [+see also:
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Special Mention
Behind Our Eyes – Anton Bialas

National Association of Research Cinemas Award
An Elephant Sitting Still – Hu Bo (China)
Special Mention
The Wolf House - Joaquín Cociña, Cristóbal León (Chile)

Renaud Victor Award
Tomorrow – Yuliya Shatun

Marseille Espérance Award
Mitra [+see also:
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Special Mention
Tomorrow – Yuliya Shatun

High School Students’ Award
Behind Our Eyes – Anton Bialas

Audience Award
Carwash [+see also:
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Thunder From the Sea – Yotam Ben-David

(Translated from French)