Cabourg Film Festival

Cabourg Film Festival
Location	Cabourg, France
Founded	1983
Language	International
Website	festival-cabourg.com

The Cabourg Film Festival (French: Festival du Film de Cabourg – Journées romantiques or simply Festival du Film de Cabourg) is an annual film festival held every June in Cabourg, France. Founded in 1983 by writer-journalist Gonzague Saint Bris, the festival is dedicated to films in the romantic genre and films with elements of romanticism.^[1]

Awards[]

Competition[]

Feature film
- Grand Prix
Short film
- Best Short Film
- Best Director
- Best Actress
- Best Actor

Panorama[]

Audience Award (Prix du Public)

Premiers Rendez-vous[]

Prix Premier Rendez-Vous

Jeunesse[]

Youth Jury Prize (Prix de la Jeunesse)

Ciné Swann[]

Best Feature Film (Swann d'Or du meilleur long-métrage)
Best Director (Swann d'Or du meilleur réalisateur de long-métrage)
Best Actress (Swann d'Or de la meilleure actrice)
Best Actor (Swann d'Or du meilleur acteur)
Female Revelation (Swann d'Or de la Révélation féminine)
Male Revelation (Swann d'Or de la Révélation masculine)
Coup de Cœur

2000 edition[]

Feature film[]

Jury President: Raúl Ruiz

Swann d'Or[]

Best Feature Film: Fidelity (La Fidélité)
Best Actress: Sophie Marceau – Fidelity (La Fidélité)
Best Actor: Jean-Pierre Bacri – The Taste of Others (Le Goût des Autres)
Female Revelation: Marion Cotillard – (Du Bleu jusqu'en Amérique)
Male Revelation: Sami Bouajila – The Adventures of Felix (Drôle de Félix)
Coup de Foudre: Bernard Giraudeau

Short film[]

Best Short Film: Les Aveugles
Best Actress: – Carpe Diem
Best Actor: – Des morceaux de ma femme

2001 edition[]

Feature film[]

Jury President: Claude Pinoteau

Grand Prix: Malèna directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
- Special mention: (Pourquoi se marier le jour de la fin du Monde ?) directed by

Swann d'Or[]

Best Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet – Amélie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain)
Best Actress: Sandrine Bonnaire – Mademoiselle
Best Actor: Mathieu Kassovitz – Amélie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain)
Female Revelation: Émilie Dequenne – Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le Pacte des Loups)
Male Revelation: Éric Caravaca – (Sans Plomb)
Coup de Cœur: Arielle Dombasle
Coup de Foudre: Richard Berry

Short film[]

Best Short Film: Jean-Fares
Best Actress: – On s'embrasse ?
Best Actor: – On s'embrasse ?

2002 edition[]

Feature film[]

Jury: Nina Companéez (President), Évelyne Bouix, Marie Nimier

Grand Prix: Riding in Cars with Boys directed by Penny Marshall
- Special mention: Irène directed by

Swann d'Or[]

Best Director: Yvan Attal – My Wife Is an Actress (Ma femme est une actrice)
Best Actress: Mathilde Seigner – The Girl from Paris (Une hirondelle a fait le printemps)
Best Actor: Sergi López – (Les Femmes... ou les enfants d'abord...)
Female Revelation: Mélanie Doutey – (Le Frère du guerrier)
Male Revelation: Bernard Campan – Beautiful Memories (Se souvenir des belles choses)
Coup de Cœur: Mylène Demongeot

Short film[]

Best Short Film: J'attendrai le suivant
Best Actress: Dinara Droukarova – Pensée assise
Best Actor: – J'attendrai le suivant

2003 edition[]

Feature film[]

Jury: Antoine de Caunes (President), Sacha Bourdo, , Vincent Delerm, Marie Gillain, Vincent Lannoo, Stanislas Merhar

Grand Prix: (Vivre me tue) directed by

Swann d'Or[]

Best Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau – Bon Voyage
Best Actress: Isabelle Adjani – Adolphe
Best Actor: Bernard Giraudeau – That Day (Ce Jour-Là)
Female Revelation: – Once Upon an Angel (Peau d'Ange)
Male Revelation: Jalil Lespert – (Vivre me tue)
Coup de Cœur: Isabelle Adjani

Short film[]

Best Short Film: L'Escalier
Best Actress: Nina Meurisse – L'Escalier
Best Actor: Moussa Maaskri – Quand le vent tisse les fleurs

2004 edition[]

Feature film[]

Grand Prix: The Consequences of Love directed by Paolo Sorrentino

Swann d'Or[]

Best Director: Abdellatif Kechiche – Games of Love and Chance (L'Esquive)
Best Actress: Karin Viard –
Best Actor: Patrick Bruel –
Female Revelation: Sara Forestier – Games of Love and Chance (L'Esquive)
Male Revelation: – Eager Bodies (Les Corps impatients)
Coup de Cœur: Josiane Balasko

Short film[]

Best Short Film: Cousines
Best Actress: – Hymne à la gazelle
Best Actor: – Trois jeunes tambours

2005 edition[]

Feature film[]

Grand Prix: My Summer of Love directed by Paweł Pawlikowski

Swann d'Or[]

Best Director: Arnaud Desplechin – Kings and Queen (Rois et Reine)
Best Actress: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi – 5x2 & Crustacés et Coquillages
Best Actor: Vincent Lindon – La Moustache
Female Revelation: Lola Naymark – A Common Thread (Brodeuses)
Male Revelation: Nicolas Cazalé – Le Grand Voyage
Coup de Cœur: Charlotte Rampling

Short film[]

Best Short Film: Pépins Noirs
Best Actress: – Le Temps des cerises
Best Actor: Fred Epaud – Libre échange
Prix Cinecourts: After Shave directed by

Jeunesse[]

Youth Jury Prize: My Summer of Love directed by Paweł Pawlikowski

2006 edition[]

Feature film[]

Jury: Xavier Beauvois, , Catherine Jacob, Julie Lopes-Curval, Caterina Murino, Brigitte Roüan, Pascale Roze

Grand Prix: Lower City directed by Sérgio Machado
- Special mention: Quinceañera directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland

Swann d'Or[]

Best Director: Michele Placido – Romanzo Criminale (Rois et Reine)
Best Actress: Cécile de France – Avenue Montaigne (Fauteuils d'orchestre)
Best Actor: Michel Blanc – You Are So Beautiful (Je vous trouve très beau)
Female Revelation: Anna Mouglalis – Romanzo Criminale
Male Revelation: Lorànt Deutsch – Les Amants du Flore

Short film[]

Best Director: – Fais de beaux rêves
Best Actress: – Béa
Best Actor: – Béa
Special mention: Des putes dans les arbres
Prix Cinecourts: La Petite Flamme directed by and

Jeunesse[]

Youth Jury Prize: Lower City directed by Sérgio Machado
- Special mention: The Yacoubian Building directed by Marwan Hamed

2007 edition[]

Feature film[]

Jury: Andrzej Żuławski (President), Anne Consigny, , , Roxane Mesquida, Sagamore Stévenin, Colo Tavernier

Grand Prix: Franz + Polina directed by Mikhail Segal

Swann d'Or[]

Best Director: Christophe Honoré – Love Songs (Les Chansons d'amour)
Best Actress: Marion Cotillard – La Vie en Rose (La Môme)
Best Actor: Guillaume Canet – Hunting and Gathering (Ensemble, c'est tout)
Female Revelation: Clémence Poésy – Le Grand Meaulnes
Male Revelation: Fu'ad Aït Aattou – The Last Mistress (Une vieille maîtresse)

Short film[]

Best Director: Alice Winocour – Magic Paris
Best Actress: Johanna ter Steege – Magic Paris
Best Actor: Jonathan Zaccaï – De l'Amour

Jeunesse[]

Youth Jury Prize: Water Lilies (Naissance des Pieuvres) directed by Céline Sciamma

2008 edition[]

Feature film[]

Jury: Jean-Pierre Denis (President), Lolita Chammah, , Hafsia Herzi, Maïwenn, Anne Le Ny, , Claire Nebout, Clément Sibony, Erick Zonca

Grand Prix: (A Casa de Alice) directed by

Swann d'Or[]

Best Director: Emmanuel Mouret – Shall We Kiss? (Un baiser s'il vous plaît)
Best Actress: Laetitia Casta – Born in 68 (Nés en 68)
Best Actor: Patrick Bruel – A Secret (Un secret)
Female Revelation: Anne Marivin – Welcome to the Sticks (Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis)
Male Revelation: Yannick Renier – Born in 68 (Nés en 68)

Short film[]

Best Director: – Voix de garage
Best Actress: Julie Gayet – S'éloigner du rivage
Best Actor: – 6ème Ciel

Jeunesse[]

Youth Jury Prize: Cherry Blossoms directed by Doris Dörrie

2009 edition[]

Feature film[]

Jury: (President), Marie-Anne Chazel, Mélanie Doutey, Julie Gayet, , Vahina Giocante, Jacques Fieschi, , Nicolas Giraud

Grand Prix (ex-æquo):
- Somers Town directed by Shane Meadows
- Sometime in August directed by Sebastian Schipper

Swann d'Or[]

Best Director: Stephen Frears – Chéri
Best Actress: Émilie Dequenne – The Girl on the Train (La Fille du RER)
Best Actor: Benoît Poelvoorde – Coco Before Chanel (Coco avant Chanel)
Female Revelation: Anaïs Demoustier – Les Grandes Personnes
Male Revelation: Jérémy Kapone – LOL (Laughing Out Loud)

Short film[]

Jury: Robin Renucci (President), Jeanne Cherhal, Cécile Cassel, , ,

Best Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson – Two Birds
Best Actress: – En Douce
Best Actor: – Sidewalk

Jeunesse[]

Youth Jury Prize: Somers Town directed by Shane Meadows

Panorama[]

Audience Award: directed by

Premiers Rendez-vous[]

Prix Premiers Rendez-vous:
- Firat Ayverdi – Welcome
- Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey – The Sea Wall (Un Barrage contre le Pacifique)

2010 edition[]

Feature film[]

Grand Prix (ex-æquo):
- Air Doll directed by Hirokazu Koreeda
- Come Undone (Cosa voglio di più) directed by Silvio Soldini

Swann d'Or[]

Best Romantic Comedy: Heartbreaker (L'Arnacœur)
Best Director: Julie Delpy – The Countess (La Comtesse)
Best Actress: Marina Hands –
Best Actor: Éric Elmosnino – Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque))
Female Revelation: Leïla Bekhti – Tout ce qui brille
Male Revelation: Vincent Rottiers – Silent Voice (Qu'un seul tienne et les autres suivront)
Coup de Cœur:
- Christophe Lambert – Trivial (La Disparue de Deauville), Cartagena (L'Homme de chevet) and White Material
Coup de Foudre: Mammuth directed by Gustave Kervern and Benoît Delépine

Short film[]

Best Director: – On ne mourra pas
- Special mention: – Tremblay-en-France
Best Actress: Yelle – Une pute et un poussin
Best Actor: Joseph Malerba – Le Cygne

Jeunesse[]

Youth Jury Prize: (Yo, también) directed by and

Panorama[]

Audience Award: The Names of Love (Le Nom des gens) directed by Michel Leclerc

Premiers Rendez-vous[]

Prix Premiers Rendez-vous:
- Alice de Lencquesaing – Father of My Children (Le Père de mes enfants)
- Mehdi Dehbi – (La Folle Histoire d'amour de Simon Eskenazy )

2011 edition[]

Feature film[]

Jury: Radu Mihăileanu (President), Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Audrey Dana, Virginie Despentes, Emmanuel Mouret, Tomer Sisley, Saïd Taghmaoui

Grand Prix: Declaration of War (La Guerre est déclarée) directed by Valérie Donzelli
- Special mention: Happy, Happy directed by Anne Sewitsky

Swann d'Or[]

Best Romantic Film: directed by
Best Director: Patrice Leconte – Voir la mer
Best Actress: Isabelle Carré – Romantics Anonymous (Les Émotifs anonymes)
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin – A View of Love (Un balcon sur la mer)
Female Revelation: – Voir la mer
Male Revelation: Raphaël Personnaz – The Princess of Montpensier (La Princesse de Montpensier )
Coup de Cœur: Sylvie Vartan
Coup de Foudre: directed by Huner Saleem

Short film[]

Jury: Gustave Kervern (President), Déborah François, , , Vénus Khoury-Ghata,

Best Short Film: J'aurais pu être une pute directed by
- Special mention: Prochainement sur vos écrans directed by
Best Actress: Vimala Pons – J'aurais pu être une pute
Best Actor: – Cheveu

Jeunesse[]

Youth Jury Prize: Barney's Version directed by Richard J. Lewis

Panorama[]

Audience Award: Where Do We Go Now? (Et maintenant, on va où ?) directed by Nadine Labaki

Premiers Rendez-vous[]

Prix Premiers Rendez-vous:
- Ana Girardot – Lights Out (Simon Werner a disparu...)
- – (Le Fils à Jo) &

2012 edition[]

Feature film[]

Jury: Yann Samuell (President), Bertrand Burgalat, , , Amira Casar, Mathieu Demy, Marie Denarnaud, Anne Marivin, Christa Theret

Grand Prix: Laurence Anyways directed by Xavier Dolan

Swann d'Or[]

Best Film: Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os) directed by Jacques Audiard
Best Director: Robert Guédiguian – The Snows of Kilimanjaro (Les Neiges du Kilimandjaro)
Best Actress: Léa Seydoux – Farewell, My Queen (Les Adieux à la reine) & Sister (L'Enfant d'en haut)
Best Actor: Jérémie Rénier – My Way (Cloclo)
Best Composer: Alex Beaupain
Female Revelation: Soko – Bye Bye Blondie
Male Revelation: Pierre Niney – 18 Years Old and Rising (J'aime regarder les filles
Coup de Cœur: Corinne Masiero – Louise Wimmer
Swann d'honneur: Vanessa Paradis

Short film[]

Jury: Pascal Greggory (President), , Natacha Régnier, Niels Schneider,

Best Short Film: Les Navets blancs empêchent de dormir directed by Rachel Lang
Best Actress: – A New Old Story
Best Actor: – La Tête froide

Jeunesse[]

Youth Jury Prize: Laurence Anyways directed by Xavier Dolan

Panorama[]

Audience Award: (Ma bonne étoile) directed by

Premiers Rendez-vous[]

Prix Premiers Rendez-vous:
- – A Bottle in the Gaza Sea (Une bouteille à la mer)
- – (Ma bonne étoile)

2013 edition[]

Feature film[]

Grand Prix: Grand Central directed by Rebecca Zlotowski

Swann d'Or[]

Best Film: [fr] (Le Temps de l'aventure) directed by
Best Actress: Emmanuelle Devos – [fr] (Le Temps de l'aventure)
Best Actor: Pierre Niney – It Boy (20 ans d'écart)
Female Revelation: Lola Créton – Something in the Air (Après mai)
Male Revelation: Félix Moati – Télé gaucho
Coup de Cœur: Catherine Deneuve – On My Way (Elle s'en va)

Short film[]

Best Short Film: On the Beach directed by
Best Actress: – On the Beach
Best Actor: – L'Amour bègue

Jeunesse[]

Youth Jury Prize: My Sweet Pepper Land directed by Huner Saleem

Panorama[]

Audience Award: Queens of the Ring (Les Reines du ring) directed by

Premiers Rendez-vous[]

Prix Premiers Rendez-vous:
- – Fanny
- –

2014 edition[]

Feature film[]

Jury: Catherine Corsini (Co-President), Martin Provost (Co-President), Pauline Étienne, , , Gilbert Melki, Natacha Régnier, Laura Smet,

Grand Prix (ex-æquo):
- Party Girl directed by Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger, Samuel Theis
- Matterhorn directed by

Swann d'Or[]

Best Film: Not My Type (Pas son genre) directed by Lucas Belvaux
Best Director: Pierre Salvadori – In the Courtyard (Dans la cour)
Best Actress: Émilie Dequenne – Not My Type (Pas son genre)
Best Actor: Loïc Corbery – Not My Type (Pas son genre)
Female Revelation: Alice Isaaz – Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles
Male Revelation: Pierre Rochefort – Going Away (Un beau dimanche)
Coup de Cœur: Zhang Ziyi

Short film[]

Jury: Guillaume Nicloux (President), , , Florence Loiret Caille, China Moses, ,

Best Short Film: Bruine directed by Dénes Nagy
Best Cinematographer: – Solo Rex
Best Actress: – Loups solitaires en mode passif
Best Actor (ex-æquo): & – Solo Rex

Jeunesse[]

Youth Jury Prize: Marina directed by Stijn Coninx

Panorama[]

Audience Award: Coming Home directed by Zhang Yimou

Premiers Rendez-vous[]

Prix Premiers Rendez-vous:
- – Chinese Puzzle (Casse-tête chinois)
- Paul Hamy – Suzanne

2015 edition[]

The 29th edition of the festival was held from 10–14 June 2015.^[2]^[3]

Feature film[]

Jury: Juliette Binoche (President), Mélanie Thierry, Céline Sallette, , , Raphaël Personnaz, Guillaume Schiffman, ,

Grand Prix: directed by
Special Jury Prize: Zurich directed by Sacha Polak

Swann d'Or[]

Best Film: Caprice directed by Emmanuel Mouret
Best First Film: Blind Date (Un peu, beaucoup, aveuglément) directed by Clovis Cornillac
Best Director: Arnaud Desplechin – My Golden Days (Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse)
Best Actress: Anaïs Demoustier – All About Them (À trois on y va)
Best Actor: Benoît Magimel – Standing Tall (La Tête haute)
Female Revelation: Joséphine Japy – Respire
Male Revelation: Kévin Azaïs – Love at First Fight (Les Combattants)
Coup de Cœur: Michel Legrand

Short film[]

Jury: Christophe Barratier (President), Alma Jodorowsky, Félix Moati, Marie Modiano, Finnegan Oldfield, , Serge Riaboukine

Best Short Film: Copain directed by and
Best Actress (ex-æquo): & – À qui la faute
Best Actor: – Monsters Into Lovers (Jeunesse des loups-garous)

Jeunesse[]

Youth Jury Prize: directed by

Panorama[]

Essilor Audience Award: Words and Pictures directed by Fred Schepisi

Premiers Rendez-vous[]

Prix Premiers Rendez-vous:
- – All About Them (À trois on y va)
- Rod Paradot – Standing Tall (La Tête haute)

2016 edition[]

The 30th edition of the festival was held from 8–12 June 2016.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Feature film[]

Jury: Emmanuelle Béart (President), Loubna Abidar, Samuel Benchetrit, Joeystarr, Éric Reinhardt, Pierre Rochefort, Julia Roy, Céline Sciamma

Grand Prix: Diamond Island directed by Davy Chou

Jeunesse[]

Youth Jury Prize: directed by

Panorama[]

Essilor Audience Award: A Man Called Ove directed by Hannes Holm

Short film[]

Jury: (President), Marianne Basler, Frédérique Bel, , Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Diane Rouxel, Karidja Touré

Best Short Film: Hotaru directed by
- Special Mention: Gabber Lover directed by
Best Actress: – Que vive l'Empereur
Best Actor: – Que vive l'Empereur

Swann d'Or[]

Best Film: Les Ogres directed by Léa Fehner
Best Director: Bouli Lanners – The First, the Last (Les Premiers, les Derniers)
Best Actress: Louise Bourgoin – I Am a Soldier (Je suis un soldat)
Best Actor: Manu Payet – Dad in Training (Tout pour être heureux)
Female Revelation: Christa Théret – The Boss's Daughter (La Fille du patron)
Male Revelation: Kacey Mottet Klein – Being 17 (Quand on a 17 ans)
50th Anniversary Tribute: A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme) directed by Claude Lelouch

Premiers Rendez-vous[]

Prix Premiers Rendez-vous:
- Noémie Schmidt – The Student and Mister Henri (L'Étudiante et Monsieur Henri)
- (ex-æquo): and Geoffrey Couët – Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo (Théo et Hugo dans le même bateau)

2017 edition[]

The 31st edition of the festival was held from 14–18 June 2017.^[7]

Feature film[]

Jury: Marion Cotillard (President), Aure Atika, Camille Cottin, Anne Dorval, Hugo Gélin, , Camille Laurens, Ibrahim Maalouf, Manu Payet

Grand Prix: A Fantastic Woman directed by Sebastián Lelio
- Special Mention: Mobile Homes directed by

Jeunesse[]

Youth Jury Prize: A Fantastic Woman directed by Sebastián Lelio

Panorama[]

Audience Award: BPM (Beats per Minute) directed by Robin Campillo

Short film[]

Jury: (President), Swann Arlaud, , Élodie Frégé, , Solene Rigot,

Best Short Film: Journée Blanche directed by
Best Actress: – L'Attente
Best Actor: (ex-æquo) and – Tropique

Swann d'Or[]

Best Film: The Midwife (Sage Femme) directed by Martin Provost
Best Actress: Béatrice Dalle – Chacun sa vie
Best Actor: Reda Kateb – Django
Female Revelation: Doria Tillier – Mr. & Mrs. Adelman (Monsieur et Madame Adelman)
Male Revelation: – Nocturama

Premiers Rendez-vous[]

Prix Premiers Rendez-vous:
- – (Jamais contente)
- Soufiane Guerrab – Patients

2018 edition[]

The 32nd edition of the festival was held from 13–17 June 2018.^[8]

Feature film[]

Jury: André Téchiné (President), Pascale Arbillot, Élodie Bouchez, Olga Kurylenko, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Raphaël, Géraldine Nakache, ,

Grand Prix: Ága directed by

Jeunesse[]

Youth Jury Prize: Treat Me Like Fire (Joueurs) directed by

Panorama[]

Audience Award: directed by Rohena Gera

Short film[]

Jury: Ophélie Bau, François Civil, Julia Faure, Johan Heldenbergh, , Alysson Paradis,

Best Short Film: Bye bye les Puceaux directed by Pierre Boulanger
Best Actress: – Bye bye les Puceaux
Best Actor: – Bye bye les Puceaux

Swann d'Or[]

Best Film: Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
Best Actress: –
Best Actor: Anthony Bajon – The Prayer (La Prière)
Female Revelation: Mélanie Thierry – Memoir of War (La douleur)
Male Revelation: (ex-æquo) Pierre Deladonchamps and Vincent Lacoste – Sorry Angel (Plaire, aimer et courir vite)

Premiers Rendez-vous[]

Prix Premiers Rendez-vous:
- Laëtitia Clément – Luna
- – Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

2019 edition[]

The 33rd edition of the festival was held from 12–16 June 2019.^[9]

Feature film[]

Jury: Sandrine Bonnaire (President), Naidra Ayadi, Eric Demarsan, Lætitia Dosch, Lou de Laâge, , Vincent Perez, Alice Pol, Danièle Thompson

Grand Prix: Too Late to Die Young (Tarde Para Morir Joven) directed by Dominga Sotomayor

Jeunesse[]

Youth Jury Prize: Aurora directed by
- Special Mention: Manta Ray directed by

Panorama[]

Audience Award: Yesterday directed by Danny Boyle

Short film[]

Jury: Rebecca Zlotowski (President), Noée Abita, Santiago Amigorena, , Rahmatou Keïta, , Lola Le Lann

Best Short Film: Sous l'écorce directed by
- Special Mention: Elle s'appelait Baby directed by et
Best Actress: – Max
Best Actor: – Les Méduses de Gouville