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, 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] Since 2017, the Audiens Cultural Personal Joint Group has also been a partner.[3]
| 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 |
| Website | https://loeildor.scam.fr/en/ |
The prize, which consists of €5,000, is presented to the director of the winning film at an official ceremony in Cannes.[4] It was presented for the first time on 23 May 2015 at the Palais des Festivals.[4]
Winners
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Country of Production | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Beyond My Grandfather Allende | Allende, mi abuelo Allende | Marcia Tambutti Allende | Chile, Mexico | [5][6] |
| 2016 | Cinema Novo | Eryk Rocha | Brazil | [7] | |
| 2017 | Faces Places | Visages Villages | Agnès Varda and JR | France | [8] |
| 2018 | Samouni Road | La strada dei Samouni | Stefano Savona | Italy | [9] |
| 2019 | For Sama | من أجل سما | Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts | Syria, United Kingdom | [10] |
| The Cordillera of Dreams | La Cordillère des songes | Patricio Guzmán | France, Chile | ||
| 2021 | A Night of Knowing Nothing | Payal Kapadia | India | [11] | |
| 2022 | All That Breathes | Shaunak Sen | [12] | ||
| 2023 | Four Daughters | بنات ألفة | Kaouther Ben Hania | Tunisia, France, Germany | [13] |
| The Mother of All Lies | كذب أبيض | Asmae El Moudir | Morocco, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia | ||
| 2024 | Ernest Cole: Lost and Found | Raoul Peck | France, United States | [14] | |
| The Brink of Dreams | رفعت عيني للسما | Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir | Egypt, France, Denmark, Qatar, Saudi Arabia | ||
Special Mention
In addition to the main winners of L'Œil d'or, some films have received a special mention:
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Country of Production | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words | Jag är Ingrid | Stig Björkman | Sweden | [5][6] |
| 2016 | The Cinema Travelers | Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya | India | [7] | |
| 2017 | Makala | Emmanuel Gras | France | [8] | |
| 2018 | Libre | Michel Toesca | [9] | ||
| The Eyes of Orson Welles | Mark Cousins | United Kingdom | |||
Jury Presidents
| Year | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Rithy Panh | Cambodia |
| 2016 | Gianfranco Rosi | Italy |
| 2017 | Sandrine Bonnaire | France |
| 2018 | Emmanuel Finkiel | |
| 2019 | Yolande Zauberman | |
| 2021 | Ezra Edelman | United States |
| 2022 | Agnieszka Holland | Poland |
| 2023 | Kirsten Johnson | United States |
| 2024 | Nicolas Philibert | France |