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Palmarès 2020

The Feature Film Jury, composed of Florian Caschera, musician and composer known as Sing Sing, Stéphane Mercurio, filmmaker, Hania Mroué, Director of the Métropolis cinema in Beirut, Terutarô Osanaï, producer and Cristina Piccino, film critic and head of the cinema department at Il Manifesto newspaper, awarded the following prizes:

Cinéma du Réel Grand Prix, with the support of the Procirep:
El Año del descubrimiento (The Year of Discovery), Luis López Carrasco

SCAM International Award
Makongo, Elvis Sabin Ngaibino

Institut Français Louis Marcorelles Award
Chronique de la terre volée, Marie Dault
Mention to: 
Il n’y aura plus de nuit, Eléonore Weber

Original Music Award
An da Shealladh (The Two Sights), Joshua Bonnetta
Mention to: 
Bring Down the Walls, Phil Collins


The Short Film and First Film jury, composed of François Bonenfant, Le Fresnoy’s educational coordinator, Miguel Dias, director of the Vila do Conde short film festival, and Elena López Riera, filmmaker, awarded the following prizes:

Loridan Ivens / CNAP Award:
Ontem havia coisas estranhas no céu, Bruno Risas
Mention to: 
Expedition Content, Ernst Karel, Veronika Kusumaryati

Short Film Award ex aequo 
Back to 2069, Elise Florenty, Marcel Türkowsky
Don’t Rush, Elise Florenty, Marcel Türkowsky
Mention to: 
Reserve, Gerard Ortín Castellví

Tënk Short Film Award
This Means More, Nicolas Gourault


The Youth Jury, composed of students Angèle Meschin, Emeric Gallego, Marvin Jouligneu, Savannah Garcia, Vincent Jondeau and Julie Marechal, accompanied by filmmaker Catalina Villar, awarded the following prize:

Youth Award: 
Il n’y aura plus de nuit, Eléonore Weber


The Libraries jury, composed of Marie Clémence Paes, filmmaker and producer, Alexia Pecolt, Médiathèque Boris Vian, Tremblay in Seine-Saint-Denis, Thierry Barriaux, Bibliothèque Oskar Niemeyer in Le Havre and Catherine Geofroy, Bibliothèque municipale de la Goutte d’or in Paris, awarded the following prize:

Libraries Award: ex aequo
Makongo, Elvis Sabin Ngaibino
El Año del descubrimiento (The Year of Discovery), Luis López Carrasco


The Département du pilotage de la recherche et de la politique scientifique of the Ministry of Culture awarded the following prize:

Intangible Heritage Award:
L’Âge d’or, Jean-Baptiste Alazard


The jury at the Bois d’Arcy prison, composed of inmates and members of civil society, awarded the following prize:

Bois d’Arcy Prisonners’ Award:
This Means More, Nicolas Gourault


Mediapart users awarded the following prize:

Public Award – A First Window:
Maria K, Juan Francisco González