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Palmarès 2009

The international jury, composed of Maryline Watelet, filmmaker and producer, Charlotte Garson, film critic, Luciano Barisone, director of the Festival dei Popoli, Italy, Cesar Paes, filmmaker and Yves Jeuland, filmmaker, awarded the following prizes:

Cinéma du Réel Grand Prix, with the support of the Procirep:
Below Sea Level Gianfranco Rosi

SCAM International Award:
Robinsons of Mantsinsaari Victor Asliuk

Short Film Award:
Over Jorden, under Himlen (Above the Ground, Beneath the Sky) Simon Lereng Wilmont

Joris Ivens Award:
Chaiqian (Demolition) J.P. Sniadecki
Mention toLos Herederos Eugenio Polgovsky


The youth jury, composed of five high school students from Henri Bergson High School (Paris 19th arrondissement) and Sophie Germain High School (Paris 4th arrondissement), and filmmaker Didier Nyon, awarded the following prize:

Youth Award – Cinéma du réel:
Below Sea Level Gianfranco Rosi
Mention to:
Xianshi shi guoqu de weilai (Disorder) Weikai Huang


The Librarians’ jury, composed of librarians Alain Carou (Bibliothèque Nationale de France), Sylvie Berthon (Médiathèque de Vincennes), Gianmarco Torri (Biblioteca del Polo di Medazione Interculturale e Comunicazione – Milan University), and filmmaker Stéphane Mercurio, awarded the following prizes:

Libraries Award:
Revolutsioon, mida polnud (The Revolution That Wasn’t) Aljona Polunina
Mention to:
California Company Town Lee Anne Schmitt

Intangible Heritage Award:
Le Pays à l’envers Sylvaine Dampierre


The Culturesfrance jury awarded the following prize:

Louis Marcorelles Award:
Ecchymoses Fleur Albert


Le RED jury (Réseau d’échange et d’expérimentation pour la diffusion du cinéma documentaire), composed of Corinne Bopp, General Delegate of Périphérie’s Rencontres du cinéma documentaire, Montreuil, Sylvie Dreyfus-Alphandéry, Chairwoman of the association 1er mai, Hélène Jimenez, Director of Acrif and regional representative for Lycéens et Apprentis au cinéma, Annick Peigné-Giuly, Chairwoman of Documentaire sur Grand Écran, Vanina Vignal filmmaker, Secretary-Treasurer of the Association of Documentary Filmmakers, Addoc, Arnaud de Mezamat, Chairman of filmdocumentaire.fr, awarded the following prize:

Red – Vectracom Award:
Revolutsioon, mida polnud (The Revolution That Wasn’t) Aljona Polunina


The selection committee of the festival awarded:

The Pierre and Yolande Perrault Grant
California Company Town Lee Anne Schmitt