27/05/2023 - CANNES 2023: Victory has been claimed by Molly Manning Walker's film, while other awards went to Hounds, The Mother of All Lies, Goodbye Julia, The Buriti Flower and Omen

This year's Un Certain Regard winners and jury, on stage (© Jean-Louis Hupé/FDC)

How to Have Sex [+see also:
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The Jury Prize singled out another feature debut, Hounds [+see also:
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The Directing Prize went to Morocco’s Asmae El Moudir for The Mother of All Lies, which is being sold internationally by Austrian sales agent Autlook Filmsales.

Also of note is the Freedom Prize, which went to Goodbye Julia [+see also:
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The Ensemble Prize was bestowed upon The Buriti Flower [+see also:
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Lastly, the New Voice Prize went to Omen [+see also:
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Here is the full list of winners:

Un Certain Regard Prize
How to Have Sex [+see also:
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Jury Prize
Hounds [+see also:
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interview: Kamal Lazraq
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Directing Prize
Asmae El Moudir – The Mother of All Lies (Morocco/Qatar/Saudi Arabia/Egypt)

Freedom Prize
Goodbye Julia [+see also:
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interview: Mohamed Kordofani
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New Voice Prize
Omen [+see also:
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interview: Baloji
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Ensemble Prize
The Buriti Flower [+see also:
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interview: João Salaviza and Renée Nad…
film profile] - João Salaviza, Renée Nader Messora (Portugal/Brazil)

(Translated from French)