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Short Film Palme d'Or


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nameShort Film Palme d'Or
imagePalme dor short.png
imagesize200px
awarded_forBest short film
presenterFestival de Cannes
holderI'm Glad You're Dead Now
countryFrance
locationCannes
year1957
website

The Short Film Palme d'Or () is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. Since the creation of the Cinéfondation section in 1998, a common Official Jury awards the Short Film Palme d'Or as well as the prizes for the three best films of the Cinéfondation.

From 1952 to 1954 and from 1964 to 1974, the highest prize of the year for a short film was awarded as the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film, commonly referred to as Grand Prix. It was then in 1975 that the "Palme d'Or was reintroduced and became the enduring symbol of the Festival de Cannes."

Other short film awards

Before 1952, various prizes were awarded to short films, including a Grand Prix for Documentaries in 1947, five specific prizes in 1949, and a Grand Prix for Best Scientific Film in 1951.

During some years, short films are awarded the Prix du Jury, the Prix spécial du Jury, the Mention Spéciale, Hommage, and various prizes from the CST (Commission Supérieure Technique de l’Image et du Son), including the Grand Prix Technique.

Winners

The following list shows the short films that won the Short Film Palme d'Or, or the Grand Prix for the years that this was the highest prize awarded:

1950s

YearEnglish TitleOriginal TitleDirectorProduction CountryAwarded as "Grand Prix"19521953Awarded as "Palme d'Or"19551956195719581959
’t Schot is te boord!Herman van der HorstNetherlands
White ManeCrin-Blanc: Le cheval sauvageAlbert LamorisseFrance
Blinkity BlankNorman McLarenUnited Kingdom, Canada
The Red BalloonLe Ballon rougeAlbert LamorisseFrance
A Brief HistoryScurtă IstorieIon Popescu-GopoRomania
The Seine Meets ParisLa Seine a recontré ParisJoris IvensNetherlands
La Joconde: Histoire d'une obsessionHenri GruelFrance
Butterflies Don't Live HereMotýli tady nežijíMiro BernatCzechoslovakia

1960s

YearEnglish TitleOriginal TitleDirectorProduction Country196019611962Awarded as "Grand Prix" or "Grand Prix International du Festival"196319641965196619671969
Le sourireSerge BourguignonFrance
La Petite CuillèreA Colher EgípciaCarlos VilardebóPortugal
An Occurrence at Owl Creek BridgeLa Rivière du HibouRobert EnricoFrance
A fleur d'eauIn wechselndem GefälleAlexander J. SeilerSwitzerland
Le HaricotEdmond SéchanFrance
La douceur du villageFrançois Reichenbach
The Price of Victory挑戦Nobuko ShibuyaJapan
OvertureNyitányJános Vadászlast=Walberfirst=Danieldate=14 May 2023title=The 10 Best Short Films in Cannes Historyurl=http://www.mtv.com/news/2770646/best-cannes-short-films/url-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804130355/http://www.mtv.com/news/2770646/best-cannes-short-films/archive-date=4 August 2021access-date=3 May 2020website=MTV}}
SkaterdaterNoel BlackUnited States
Sky Over HollandJohn FernhoutNetherlands
Cântecele RenașteriiMirel IlieșiuRomania

1970s

YearEnglish TitleOriginal TitleDirectorProduction Country197219731974Awarded as "Palme d'Or"19751976197719781979
Le Fusil à LunetteJean ChapotFrance
BalablokBřetislav PojarCzechoslovakia
OstrovОстровFyodor KhitrukSoviet Union
LautrecGeoff DunbarUnited Kingdom
MetamorphosisBarry GreenwaldCanada
The StruggleKüzdőkMarcell JankovicsHungary
Rowing Across the AtlanticLa Traversée de l'Atlantique à la rameJean-François LaguionieFrance
HarpyaRaoul ServaisBelgium

1980s

YearEnglish TitleOriginal TitleDirectorProduction Country1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Seaside WomanOscar GrilloArgentina
Moto PerpetuoBéla VajdaHungary
Merlin ou le cours de l'orArthur JofféFrance
Je sais que j'ai tort mais demandez à mes copains ils disent la même chosePierre Levy
Le Cheval de ferGérald Frydman, Pierre LevieBelgium
MarriageЖенитбаSlav Bakalov, Rumen PetkovBulgaria
PeelJane CampionNew Zealand
PalisadeLaurie McInnesAustralia
VykrutasyВыкрутасыGarri BardinSoviet Union
50 ansGilles CarleCanada

1990s

YearEnglish TitleOriginal TitleDirectorProduction Country1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Lunch DateAdam DavidsonUnited States
With Hands RaisedСо кренати рацеMitko PanovRepublic of Macedonia
OmnibusSam KarmannFrance
Coffee and Cigarettes (Somewhere in California)Jim JarmuschUnited States
El héroeCarlos CarreraMexico
GagarinГагаринAleksey KharitidiRussia
SzélMarcell IványiHungary
Is It the Design on the Wrapper?Tessa SheridanUnited Kingdom
L'InterviewXavier GiannoliFrance
When the Day BreaksWendy Tilby and Amanda ForbisCanada

2000s

YearEnglish TitleOriginal TitleDirectorProduction Country2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
ShadowsAninoRaymond RedPhilippines
Bean CakeDavid GreenspanUnited States
After RainEsö utánPéter MészárosHungary
Cracker BagGlendyn IvinAustralia
TraficCătălin MitulescuRomania
WayfarersПодорожніIgor StrembitskyyUkraine
SnifferBobbie PeersNorway
Ver LloverElisa MillerMexico
MegatronMarian CrișanRomania
ArenaJoão SalavizaPortugal

2010s

YearEnglish TitleOriginal TitleDirectorProduction Country2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Chienne d'HistoireSerge AvedikianFrance
Cross-CountryКросMaryna VrodaFrance, Ukraine
SilentSessizL. Rezan YeşilbaşTurkey
Safe세이프Moon Byoung-gonSouth Korea
LeidiSimón Mesa SotoColombia
Waves '98موج ۹۸Ely DagherLebanon, Qatar
TimecodeJuanjo GiménezSpain
A Gentle Night小城二月Qiu YangChina
All These CreaturesCharles WilliamsAustralia
The Distance Between Us and the SkyΗ απόσταση ανάμεσα στον ουρανό κι εμάςVasilis KekatosGreece, France

2020s

YearEnglish TitleOriginal TitleDirectorProduction CountryRef202020212022202320242025
I Am Afraid to Forget Your FaceستاشرSameh AlaaEgypt
All the Crows in the World天下烏鴉Tang YiHong Kong
The Water Murmurs海边升起一座悬崖Jianying ChenChina
27Flóra Anna BudaHungary, France
The Man Who Could Not Remain SilentČovjek koji nije mogao šutjetiNebojša SlijepčevićCroatia, France, Slovenia, Bulgaria
I'm Glad You're Dead NowTawfeek BarhomPalestine, France, Greece

List of other awards

YearFilmDirectorAward1940s194719491950s1951195219531954195519561957195819591960s1960196119621963196419651966196719691970s19701971197219731974197519761977197819791980s1980198119821983198419861987198819891990s1990199119921994199519961997199819992000s20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010s2010201120162017201820192020s20212022202320242025
Inondations en PologneJerzy Bossak, Wacław KaźmierczakGrand Prix - Documentaires
Palle Alene i VerdenAstrid Henning-JensenPrix pour le Sujet
Pacific 231Jean MitryPrix pour le Montage
Biały redykStanisław MożdżeńskiPrix pour la Photographie
Images MédiévalesWilliam NovikPrix pour la Couleur
Seal IslandJames AlgarPrix pour le Reportage Filmé
L'Eruption de l'EtnaDomenico PaolellaGrand Prix pour le Meilleur Film Scientifique
La Voie Est-OuestK. Gordon MurrayPrix Spécial du Jury
Ukraine en FleursMikhail Slutsky
Lettonie SoviètiqueF. Kissiliov
Esthonie SoviètiqueV. Tomber, I. Guidine
Azerbaidjan SoviètiqueF. Kissiliov, M. Dadachev
Indisk ByArne SucksdorffPrix Spécial du Jury
Animated GenesisPeter Foldes, Joan FoldesPrix pour la Couleur
Groenland: Vingt Mille Lieux sur les GlaceMarcel Ichac, Jean-Jacques LanguepinPrix Spécial du Jury - Film Scientifique ou Pédagogique
Houen zo!Herman van der HorstPrix du Film de Realité
The Stranger Left No CardWendy ToyePrix du Film de Fiction
DoderhultarnOlle HellbomPrix du Film d'Art
The Romance of Transportation in CanadaColin Lowlast=Beckfirst=Jerryurl=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/02/nfb-pioneer-animator-colin-low-1926-2016-122373/title=NFB Pioneer Animator Colin Low (1926-2016)website=IndieWiredate=25 February 2016access-date=3 May 2020archive-date=31 October 2020archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031080718/https://www.indiewire.com/2016/02/nfb-pioneer-animator-colin-low-1926-2016-122373/url-status=live}}
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and BoomWard Kimball, Charles A. NicholsPrix du Film de Divertissement
A Drop Too Much (O sklenicku víc)Břetislav PojarPrix du Film de Marionettes
Stare MiastoJerzy BossakPrix du Film de Realité
The Pleasure GardenJames BroughtonPrix du Film de Fantaisie Poetique
Aptenodytes ForsteriMario MarretPrix du Film de Nature
Isola di FuocoVittorio De SetaPrix du Meilleur Documentaire
La grande pêcheHenri FabianiPrix du Reportage Filmé
Zolotaia AntilopaLev AtamanovMention Spéciale
La Corsa delle RocheGian Luigi PolidoroPrix du Documentaire
André Modeste GrétryLucien Deroisy
Magdana's Donkey (Lurdzha Magdany)Tengiz Abuladze, Rezo ChkheidzePrix du Film de Fiction
The Puppets of Jiri Trnka (Loutky Jiriho Trnky)Bruno SefranekMention Spéciale
TogetherLorenza MazzettiMention au Film de Recherche
Tant qu'il y aura des bêtesBraissai
City of GoldColin Low, Wolf KoenigPrix du Documentaire
WiesemsommerHeinz SielmannPrix du Film de Nature
Ochotniki Iujnikh MoreyS. KoganMention Spéciale
Auf den Spuren des LebensFritz HeydenreichPrix Spécial Ex-aequo
Nez nam narostla kridlaJiří Brdečka
Histoire d'un poisson rougeEdmond SechanPrix Spécial du Jury
New York, New YorkFrancis ThompsonPrix Ex-aequo
Zmiana warty (The Changing of the Guard)Włodzimierz Haupe
Le petit pecheur de la Mer de ChineSerge HaninMention
La mer et les joursAlain KaminkerHommage
Paris la bellePierre PrévertPrix Ex-aequo
A City Called CopenhagenJørgen Roos
Universe (French version: Notre univers)Roman Kroitor, Colin Low
Dagen Mijner JarenMax De HaasMention d'Honneur
Enfants des Courants d'AirÉdouard LuntzHommage
Paris la bellePierre Prévert
Le sourireSerge Bourguignon
PárbajGyula MacskássyPrix Spécial
Fuego en Castilla (Tactilvisión del páramo del espanto)José Val del OmarMention Spéciale de la CST
FolkwangschulenHerbert Vesely
OczekiwanieWitold Giersz, Ludwik PerskiPrix Spécial du Jury Ex-aequo
PanHerman van der Horst
OczekiwanieWitold Giersz, Ludwik PerskiPrix de la CST du Cinéma Français
Les Dieux du FeuHenri Storck
Moj StanZvonimir BerkovićPrix Spécial du Jury
Di DomenicaLuigi BazzoniMention Spéciale du Jury
YouIstván Szabó
ZeilenHattum HovingPrix de la CST
Help! My Snowman's Burning DownCarson DavidsonPrix Spécial du Jury Ex-aequo
SillagesSerge Roullet
Dawn of the CapricornAhmad Faroughy-KadjarPrix de la CST
Monsieur PlateauJean BrisméePrix Spécial du Jury
Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasy in G minorJan ŠvankmajerTroisième Prix
Overture (Nyitany)János VadászPrix de la CST
Ban ye ji jiao (Le Coq Chante à Minuit)Yeou Lei
SkaterdaterNoel BlackPrix de la CST
Gloire à Félix TournachonAndré MartinPrix Spécial du Jury Ex-aequo
Jedan plus jedan jeste triBranko Ranitovic
Sky Over HollandJohn FernhoutPrix de la CST
VersaillesAlbert LamorisseMention Spéciale de la CST
La Pince à onglesJean-Claude CarrièrePrix Spécial du Jury
ToccataHerman van der HorstMention Spéciale de la CST
Cîntecele RenasteriiMirel Ilieşiu
The Magic MachinesBob CurtisPrix du Jury
Et Salammbo?Jean-Pierre RichardPrix du Jury avec mention
StuiterJan OonkPrix du Jury Ex-æquo
Une StatuetteCarlos Vilardebó
Star Spangled BannerRoger FlintPrix spécial du Jury
Operation X-70Raoul ServaisPrix Spécial du Jury
ZikkaronLaurent CoderreGrand Prix de la CST
Az 1812-es évSándor ReisenbüchlerPrix Spécial du Jury
HungerPeter FoldesPrix du Jury
Daryu tebe zvezduFyodor KhitrukPrix Spécial du Jury
AgulanaGérald FrydmanPremier Prix du Jury
NightlifeRobin LehmanDeuxième Prix du Jury
Di CavalcantiGlauber RochaPrix Spécial du Jury
Oh My DarlingBørge RingPrix du Jury Ex-aequo
A Doonesbury SpecialJohn Hubley, Faith Hubley, Garry Trudeau
La Festa dels bojosLluis Racionero GrauPrix du court métrage - Fiction
BumBřetislav PojarPrix du court métrage - Animation
KrychleZdenek SmetanaPrix du Jury Ex-aequo
Canada Vignettes: The PerformerNorma Bailey
Le RatElisabeth Huppert
ZeaAndré Leduc
ZeaAndré LeducPremier Prix du Jury
MeowMarcos MagalhãesPrix du Jury - Animation
Too Much OreganoKerry FelthamPrix du Jury Ex-æquo
The Only Forgotten Take of CasablancaCharly Weller
TchoumaDavid Takaichvili (USSR)Premier Prix
GaidoukY. Katsap, L. GorokhovPrix du Jury - Animation
Les Petites MagiciennesVincent Mercier, Yves RobertPrix du Jury - Fiction
Academy Leader VariationsDavid EhrlichDeuxième Prix
Iznenadna I Prerana Smrt Pukovnika K.K.Milos RadovicTroisième Prix
Traces of Sand (Ab Ovo / Homoknyomok)Ferenc CakoPrix du court métrage - Animation
Physical Sculpture (Sculpture Physique)Yann Piquer, Jean Marie MaddedduPrix du court métrage - Fiction
Yes We CanFaith HubleyMention Spéciale du Jury Ex-æquo
Performance PiecesTom Abrams
The Bedroom (De slaapkamer)Maarten KoopmanPremier Prix du Jury
RevestrictionBarthelemy BompardDeuxième Prix du Jury
Push Comes to ShoveBill PlymptonPrix Spécial du Jury
La SensationManuel Poutte
Lemming AidGrant LahoodPrix du Jury
SyrupPaul UnwinDeuxième Prix
SwingerGregor JordanPrix du Jury
Small DeathsLynne Ramsay
LeonieLieven DebrauwerPrix du Jury Ex-æquo
Les VacancesEmmanuelle Bercot
HorseshoeDavid Lodge
GasmanLynne Ramsay
So-PoongIl-Gon Song
StopRodolphe Marconi
no other short film award than the Palme d'Or
Daddy's GirlIrvine AllanPrix du Jury Ex-æquo
Pizza PassionataKari Juusonen
A Very Very Silent FilmManish Jha
The Stone of FollyJesse Rosensweet
L'Homme Sans TêteJuan SolanasPrix du Jury
FlatlifeJonas Geirnaert
ClaraVan SowerwineMention Spéciale
Primera NievePablo AgueroPrix du Jury
Conte de quartierFlorence MiailheMention Spéciale
Ah MaAnthony Chen (Singapore)Mention Spéciale Ex-æquo
RunMark Albiston (New Zealand)
JerrycanJulius Avery (Australia)Prix du Jury
The Six Dollar Fifty ManLouis Sutherland (New Zealand)Mention Spéciale
Micky BaderFrida Kempff (Sweden)Prix du Jury
Badpakje 46Wannes Destoop (Belgium)
A moça que dançou com o diaboJoão Paulo Miranda Maria (Brazil)Mention Spéciale
The CeilingTeppo Airaksinen (Finland)
On The BorderWei Shujun (China)
Monster GodAgustina San Martín (Argentina)
August SkyJasmin Tenucci (Brazil)Mention Spéciale
Lori (Melancholy of my Mother's Lullabies)Abinash Bikram Shah
FárGunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter (Iceland)
Bad for a MomentDaniel Soares
AliAdnan Al Rajeev (Bangladesh, Philippines)

References

References

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  8. (14 December 2012). "Palme d'Or loves "Amour"{{!}}Festival & Awards{{!}}Roger Ebert".
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