29/08/2022 - This first feature by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret scooped the Diamond Valois, while Léopold Legrand’s Le sixième enfant won itself four awards and Maryam Touzani’s The Blue Caftan bagged two

(l-r) Actress Mallory Wanecque and directors Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka with their Diamond Valois for The Worst Ones (© Christophe Brachet/FFA)

Already rewarded with the Un Certain Regard Prize at the 75th Cannes Festival back in May, The Worst Ones [+see also:
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Another film unveiled on the Croisette within the Un Certain Regard section stands tall among the festival champions, namely The Blue Caftan [+see also:
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An impressive haul of four trophies was carted away by Léopold Legrand’s Le sixième enfant [+see also:
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Attention should likewise be drawn to the Special Mention Acting Award bestowed upon Kelly Depeault for her role in the Quebecker film Noémie dit oui by Geneviève Albert, which also bagged the French-Speaking Students Valois.

The full list of winners is as follows:

Diamond Valois
The Worst Ones [+see also:
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Valois for Best Film Direction
Maryam Touzani – The Blue Caftan [+see also:
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Valois for Best Screenplay
Léopold Legrand and Catherine Paillé - Le sixième enfant [+see also:
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Valois for Best Music
Louis Sclavis - Le sixième enfant

Valois for Best Actor
Saleh Bakri – The Blue Caftan

Valois for Best Actress
Sara Giraudeau and Judith Chemla - Le sixième enfant

Special Mention
Kelly Depeault - Noémie dit oui by Geneviève Albert (Canada)

Valois Audience Award
Le sixième enfant - Léopold Legrand

French-Speaking Students Valois
Noémie dit oui - Geneviève Albert

Rothschild Martin Maurel Valois
Caroline Bonmarchand - Softie [+see also:
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interview: Samuel Theis
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René Laloux Valois for Best Animated Short
Les larmes de la Seine - Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard, Nicolas Mayeur, Etienne Moulin, Hadrien Pinot, Lisa Vicente, Philippine Singer and Alice Letailleur (France)

(Translated from French)