24/05/2024 - CANNES 2024: Victory has been claimed by China's Guan Hu and two prizes went to Boris Lojkine's The Story of Souleymane; Roberto Minervini, Rungano Nyoni and Louise Courvoisier also rewarded

Black Dog by China’s Guan Hu has won the Un Certain Regard Prize at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, handed out by a jury chaired by Xavier Dolan (flanked by Vicky Krieps, Maïmouna Doucouré, Asmae El Moudir and Todd McCarthy). The film was produced by Chinese company The Seventh Art Pictures, and French sales agent Playtime is overseeing its international sales.

The Jury Prize went to The Story of Souleymane [+see also:
film review
interview: Boris Lojkine
film profile] by France’s Boris Lojkine, also singled out for the Best Actor Award, which went to Abou Sangaré. Production duties were handled by Unité, and the movie is sold by Pyramide International.

The Directing Prize was tied between Italy’s Roberto Minervini for The Damned [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] and British-Zambian helmer Rungano Nyoni for On Becoming a Guinea Fowl [+see also:
film review
interview: Rungano Nyoni, Susan Chardy
film profile].

Also of note were the Best Actress Award, which was bestowed upon India’s Anasuya Sengupta for her turn in The Shameless [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Konstantin Bojanov
film profile] by Bulgaria’s Konstantin Bojanov, the Youth Prize scooped by Holy Cow [+see also:
film review
interview: Louise Courvoisier
film profile] by France’s Louise Courvoisier and a Special Mention that went to Norah by Saudi Arabia’s Tawfik Alzaidi.

Here is the full list of winners:

Un Certain Regard Prize
Black Dog - Guan Hu (China)

Jury Prize
The Story of Souleymane [+see also:
film review
interview: Boris Lojkine
film profile] - Boris Lojkine (France)

Directing Prize
Roberto Minervini - The Damned [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] (Italy/USA/Belgium)
Rungano Nyoni – On Becoming a Guinea Fowl [+see also:
film review
interview: Rungano Nyoni, Susan Chardy
film profile] (UK/Zambia/Ireland)

Best Actor
Abou Sangaré - The Story of Souleymane

Best Actress
Anasuya Sengupta - The Shameless [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Konstantin Bojanov
film profile] (Switzerland/France/Bulgaria/Taiwan/India)

Youth Prize
Holy Cow [+see also:
film review
interview: Louise Courvoisier
film profile] – Louise Courvoisier (France)

Special Mention
Norah - Tawfik Alzaidi (Saudi Arabia)

(Translated from French)