Cannes

The Cinéfondation and Short Film Jury headed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and including Arsinée Khanjian, Karim Aïnouz, Emmanuel Carrère and Yu Lik-Wai, has awarded the 2012 Cinéfondation Prizes during a ceremony held in the Buñuel Theatre, followed by the screening of the winning films.

The Cinéfondation Selection consisted of 15 student films, chosen out of nearly 1 700 entries coming from 320 film schools around the world.

First Prize:

DOROGA NA (The Road to)

directed by Taisia Igumentseva

VGIK, Russia

Second Prize:

ABIGAIL

directed by Matthew James Reilly

NYU, USA

Third Prize:

LOS ANFITRIONES (The Hosts)

directed by Miguel Angel Moulet

EICTV, Cuba

The awarded films will receive €15,000 for the First Prize, €11,250 for the Second and €7,500 for the Third.

The First Prize winner is also guaranteed that her first feature film will be presented at the Festival de Cannes.