The Short Films and La Cinef Jury, presided by Yousry Nasrallah and comprised of Monia Chokri, Félix Moati, Jean-Claude Raspiengeas et Laura Wandel, has awarded the 2022 La Cinef Prizes during a ceremony held in the Buñuel Theater, followed by the screening of the winning films. La Cinef Selection included 16 student films, chosen out of 1 528 entries coming from 378 film schools around the world.

First Prize

IL BARBIERE COMPLOTTISTA
(A Conspiracy Man)

directed by Valerio Ferrara
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italie

Second Prize

DI ER
(Somewhere)

directed by Li Jiahe
Hebei University of Science and Technology School of Film and Television, Chine

Joint Third Prize

GLORIOUS REVOLUTION

directed by Masha Novikova
London Film School, Royaume Uni

LES HUMAINS SONT CONS QUAND ILS S’EMPILENT
(Humans Are Dumber When Crammed up Together)

directed by Laurène Fernandez
La CinéFabrique, France

The Jury and the prize winners of La Cinef 2022 © Jean-Louis Hupé / FDC

Awards

The Festival de Cannes allocates a €15,000 grant for the First Prize, €11,250 for the Second and €7,500 for the Third.

Rerun in Paris

The awarded films will be screened at the Cinéma du Panthéon on May 31st at 6:30 p.m.

By Victoria Mazurova