The Art House Cinema Award at 72nd CANNES International Film Festival goes to :
PARASITE
directed by Bong Joon Ho - in Competition
Special Mention to :
LES MISERABLES
directed by Ladj Ly - in Competition
The Art House Cinema Jury:
Isabelle Gibbal-Hardy, Cinema Le Grand Action (Paris, France), president
Matthias Elwardt, Zeise Cinema (Hamburg, Germany)
Mario Fortin, Beaubien's, Museum's and Parc's Cinemas (Montreal, Quebec)
Mira Staleva, Dom na Kinoto Cinema (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Marc Van Maele, Cinéma ABC (Toulouse, France)
This Award has been given to a film coming from the Official Selection (in Compétition, Un Certain Regard), organized by the Association Française des Cinémas Art et Essai in partnership with the Festival de Cannes, by an international jury of exhibitors.
The AFCAE thanks Thierry Frémaux and all the staff from the Cannes Film Festival!