The Critics’ Week jury has delivered its verdict by awarding its Grand Prize to the horror film “Tiger Stripes” (literally “The Stripes of the Tiger”) directed by Malaysian Amanda Nell Eu.
The 62nd edition of Critics’ Week has unveiled its winners! Organized by the French Syndicate of Film Critics, the event takes place within the Cannes Film Festival and awards several prizes each year, including the prestigious Grand Prix.
This year, the jury was chaired by Audrey Diwan (director of L’Evènement), and also included in its ranks Rui Poças, Franz Rogowski, Meenakshi Shedde and Kim Yutani. They awarded their highest honor to the horror film Tiger Stripes by Amanda Nell Eu. This is the first feature film by the 38-year-old Malaysian filmmaker who has already made four short films in the past.
Tiger Stripes chronicles the life of a small rural community in which 12-year-old Zaffan is going through puberty. She then realizes that her body is changing at an alarming rate. Rejected by her friends, Zaffan discovers her true nature and reveals her full power to everyone. The film already has a French distributor, but no release date yet.
Four other prizes were awarded:
- The French Touch Prize was awarded to It’s raining in the house of Paloma Sermon-Daï, the fate of two brothers left to their own devices and having to stick together in the face of adversity.
- The Fondation Louis Roederer Prize for Revelation goes to Jovan Ginić for his role in Lost Country by Vladimir Perišić.
- The Gan Foundation Prize for broadcasting went to Pyramide Distribution (for Inshallah un fils, forthcoming release) and the SACD Prize for Rapture by Iris Kaltenbäck (forthcoming release).
- The Leitz Cine Discovery Prize (awarded to short films) went to Boléro by Nans Laborde-Jourdàa, also recipient of the Canal+ Prize.