The 7th Champs-Élysées Film Festival which took place 12 - 19 June on the world-famous avenue in Paris has now revealed its full list of winners. Presided over by Serge Bozon, a jury composed of Judith Chemla, Ana Girardot, Naidra Ayadi, Damien Bonnard, Pierre Deladonchamps and Sébastien Betbeder handed the French Independent Film award to both July Tales [+lee también:
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Audience awards for feature films went to Yen Tan for his American production, 1985, and to Vincent Giovanni and Igor Mendjisky, on the French side of the competition, for their film La Trajectoire du homard [+lee también:
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The winners: 

Feature films

Jury Award for Best American Independent Feature Film
Sollers Point [+lee también:
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Jury Award for Best French Independent Feature Film (tie)
July Tales [+lee también:
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68 mon père et les clous [+lee también:
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Audience Award for Best American Independent Feature Film
1985 - Yen Tan (US)

Audience Award for Best French Independent Feature Film
La Trajectoire du homard [+lee también:
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Student Jury Award for Best American Independent Feature Film
1985 - Yen Tan (US)

Student Jury Award for Best French Independent Feature Film
68 mon père et les clous - Samuel Bigiaoui

Student Jury Special Mention
Madeline’s Madeline - Josephine Decker (US)

Short films

Jury Award: American Short Film
The Shivering Truth - Vernon Chatman, Cat Solen (US)

Jury Award: French Short Film
Plus fort que moi - Hania Ourabah (France)

Audience Award: American Short Film
Absent - Sudarshan Suresh (US)

Audience Award: French Short Film
But You Look So Good - Marina Ziolkowski (France)

France Télévisions Awards: Short Film
Ordalie - Sacha Barbin (France)
Ready for Love - Dylan Pasture, Lauren McCune (US)

Industry Week

US in Progress Award
The Ghost Who Walks - Cody Stokes