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CANNES 2018 Directors’ Fortnight / Awards

The Europa Cinemas Label in the Directors’ Fortnight goes to Lucia’s Grace

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- CANNES 2018: The comedy by Gianni Zanasi has been crowned as the best European film in the Directors’ Fortnight; Gaspar Noé and Pierre Salvadori also awarded

The Europa Cinemas Label in the Directors’ Fortnight goes to Lucia’s Grace
Lucia's Grace by Gianni Zanasi

Lucia’s Grace [+see also:
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by Italy’s Gianni Zanasi, which was unveiled in the 50th Directors’ Fortnight at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, has won the Europa Cinemas Label (handed out by a jury of exhibitors to the best European film screened in the parallel section).

This is the new feature by the director of Don’t Think About It [+see also:
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and La felicità è un sistema complesso [+see also:
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interview: Gianni Zanasi
interview: Valerio Mastandrea
film profile
]
, which the Fortnight chose to bring its selection to a close. Produced by Rita Rognoni (Pupkin) and Beppe Caschetto (IBC Movie) together with Rai Cinema, the film follows a young surveyor (Alba Rohrwacher) whose future career is put in jeopardy when she realises that the imminent construction of an ambitious building turns out to be hazardous for the environment, and she will quickly be put to the test. The international sales are handled by The Match Factory.

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The Art Cinema Award (handed out by CICAE), also bestowed upon a movie in the Directors’ Fortnight, singled out the new film by the controversial Gaspar NoéClimax [+see also:
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interview: Souheila Yacoub
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, produced by Rectangle Productions, co-produced by Arte France CinémaWild BunchLes Cinémas de la Zone and Artémis Productions, and sold overseas by Wild Bunch.

Lastly, the SACD Award went to another comedy, The Trouble With You [+see also:
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interview: Pierre Salvadori
film profile
]
 by Pierre Salvadori, staged by Les Films PelléasFrance 2 CinémaCN6 Productions and Chaocorp, the international sales of which are overseen by mk2 films. The Short Film Award went to Skip Day by Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Europa Cinemas Label
Lucia’s Grace [+see also:
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trailer
film profile
]
- Gianni Zanasi (Italy)

SACD Award
The Trouble With You [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Pierre Salvadori
film profile
]
 - Pierre Salvadori (France)

Art Cinema Award
Climax [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Souheila Yacoub
film profile
]
 - Gaspar Noé (France/Belgium)

Short Film Award 
Skip Day - Ivete Lucas, Patrick Bresnan (USA)

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(Translated from French)

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