Focused on arthouse, artistically daring films, the 2023 Un Certain Regard selection has included 20 feature films – 8 of which are first features also competing for the Caméra d’or. This year, the opening film was Thomas Cailley’s Le Règne animal. Chaired by American actor John C. Reilly, the Jury included French director and screenwriter Alice Winocour, German actress Paula Beer, French-Cambodian director and producer Davy Chou and Belgian actress Émilie Dequenne. Un Certain Regard 2023 ends on a high note with the screening of Alex Lutz’s film Une nuit.
Un Certain Regard Prize
HOW TO HAVE SEX
directed by Molly Manning Walker 1st film
New Voice Prize
AUGURE (OMEN)
directed by Baloji 1st film
Ensemble Prize
CROWRÃ (THE BURITI FLOWER)
directed by João Salaviza & Renée Nader Messora
Freedom Prize
GOODBYE JULIA
directed by Mohamed Kordofani 1st film
Directing Prize
Asmae El Moudir
in KADIB ABYAD (THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES)
Jury’s Prize