L'Œil d'or

*L'Œil d'or, le prix du documentaire* – Cannes
L'Œil d'or, le prix du documentaire – Cannes
Location	Cannes
Country	France
Presented by	Civil Society of Multimedia Authors; Institut national de l'audiovisuel; Cannes Film Festival
First awarded	2015

L'Œil d'or, le prix du documentaire — Cannes ([lœj dɔʁ], "The Golden Eye, The Documentary Prize — Cannes") is a documentary film award created in 2015. It is awarded to the best documentary presented in one of the sections of the Cannes Film Festival (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight, International Critics' Week and Cannes Classics).^[1] Initiated by the Civil Society of Multimedia Authors (SCAM - Société Civile des Auteurs Multimédia) and its President Julie Bertuccelli, the prize is awarded in partnership with the Institut national de l'audiovisuel and with the support of Cannes Film Festival and its General Delegate Thierry Frémaux.^[2]

The prize, which consists of €5,000, is presented to the director of the winning film at an official ceremony in Cannes. It was presented for the first time on 23 May 2015 at the Palais des Festivals.^[3]

Winners[]

Year	Film	Director	Nationality of director
2015^[4]^[5]	Beyond My Grandfather Allende	Marcia Tambutti Allende	Chile, Mexico
2016^[6]	Cinema Novo	Eryk Rocha	Brazil
2017^[7]	Faces Places	Agnès Varda and JR	France
2018^[8]	Samouni Road	Stefano Savona	Italy
2019^[9]	For Sama	Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts	Syria / United Kingdom
2019^[9]	The Cordillera of Dreams	Patricio Guzmán	France, Chile
2021^[10]	A Night of Knowing Nothing	Payal Kapadia	India

Special mentions[]

In addition to the winners of L'Œil d'or, some films have received a special mention.

Year	Film	Director	Nationality of director
2015^[4]^[5]	Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words	Stig Björkman	Sweden
2016^[6]	The Cinema Travelers	Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya	India
2017^[7]	Makala		France
2018^[8]			France
2018^[8]	The Eyes of Orson Welles	Mark Cousins	United Kingdom

Juries[]

1st Edition - 2015[]

Rithy Panh, Franco-Cambodian documentary film director (President)^[2]^[11]
Nicolas Philibert, French documentary film director
Irène Jacob, Franco-Swiss actress
Diana El Jeiroudi, Syrian documentary film director and producer
Scott Foundas, American film critic

2nd Edition - 2016[]

Gianfranco Rosi, Italian documentary film director (President)^[12]
Anne Aghion, French-American documentary film director
Natacha Régnier, Belgian actress
, French artistic consultant and former director of documentaries for Arte TV
, Brazilian film critic and curator

3rd Edition - 2017[]

Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress (President)^[13]
Lucy Walker, British film director
, Italian film critic
Dror Moreh, Israeli film director
Thom Powers, American programmer and festival director

4th Edition - 2018[]

, French director, Jury President^[14]
Lolita Chammah, French actress
, French critic
Kim Longinotto, British documentary filmmaker
, American director of the True/False Film Festival

5th Edition - 2019[]

Yolande Zauberman, French film director, Jury President^[15]
Romane Bohringer, French actress and film director
Éric Caravaca, French actor and film director
Iván Giroud, Cuban film festival director
Ross McElwee, American documentary filmmaker

References[]

^ "Cannes 2015 : Création d'un prix du documentaire". Canal+.
^ ^a ^b "Une nouveauté pour cette 68e édition du festival de Cannes !". La Scam.
^ "Festival de Cannes: L'Œil d'or récompensera le meilleur documentaire". 20 minutes.
^ ^a ^b "L'Œil d'or, premier prix du documentaire à Cannes, pour "Au-delà d'Allende, mon grand-père"". Télérama.
^ ^a ^b "L'œil d'Or 2015 est attribué à Marcia Tambutti Allende". La Scam.
^ ^a ^b "2016: Cinema Novo wins the Œil d'or for best documentary". Ecran Noir. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Cannes: Agnes Varda's 'Faces Places' Takes Golden Eye Documentary Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Cannes 2018 : « Samouni Road », Oeil d'or du documentaire". Ecran total. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
^ "Cannes' Golden Eye award goes to The Cordillera of Dreams and to For Sama". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
^ "Cannes' Golden Eye award goes to A Night of Knowing Nothing". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ "Cannes 2015 : Création d'un prix du documentaire". Canal+.
^ Eddy Moine (12 April 2016). "Cannes 2016 : The President and Jury of the L'Oeil d'Or Unveiled". Challenges. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
^ "The 2017 Jury". La Scam. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
^ Lemercier, Fabien (20 April 2018). "Emmanuel Finkiel to preside over the Golden Eye jury at Cannes Film Festival". Cineuropa. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
^ "The 2019 Jury". www.scam.fr. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

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[1] "Cannes 2015 : Création d'un prix du documentaire". Canal+.

[La_Scam-2] "Une nouveauté pour cette 68e édition du festival de Cannes !". La Scam.

[3] "Festival de Cannes: L'Œil d'or récompensera le meilleur documentaire". 20 minutes.

[allende-a-4] "L'Œil d'or, premier prix du documentaire à Cannes, pour "Au-delà d'Allende, mon grand-père"". Télérama.

[allende-b-5] "L'œil d'Or 2015 est attribué à Marcia Tambutti Allende". La Scam.

[rocha-6] "2016: Cinema Novo wins the Œil d'or for best documentary". Ecran Noir. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

[varda-7] "Cannes: Agnes Varda's 'Faces Places' Takes Golden Eye Documentary Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

[2018awards-8] "Cannes 2018 : « Samouni Road », Oeil d'or du documentaire". Ecran total. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

[9] "Cannes' Golden Eye award goes to The Cordillera of Dreams and to For Sama". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

[10] "Cannes' Golden Eye award goes to A Night of Knowing Nothing". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[11] "Cannes 2015 : Création d'un prix du documentaire". Canal+.

[12] Eddy Moine (12 April 2016). "Cannes 2016 : The President and Jury of the L'Oeil d'Or Unveiled". Challenges. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

[13] "The 2017 Jury". La Scam. Retrieved 11 May 2017.

[14] Lemercier, Fabien (20 April 2018). "Emmanuel Finkiel to preside over the Golden Eye jury at Cannes Film Festival". Cineuropa. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

[15] "The 2019 Jury". www.scam.fr. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

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