Deauville American Film Festival


The Deauville American Film Festival is a yearly film festival devoted to American cinema, taking place since 1975 in Deauville, France.
It was established by Lionel Chouchan, André Halimi, and then Mayor of Deauville Michel d'Ornano, with support from the Groupe Lucien Barrière in providing a luxurious setting for the Festival. Although not competitive at its origin, the festival began to award prizes in 1995, for feature films, and 1998 for short films.

Awards

Grand Prix

This award was named Grand Prix spécial Deauville from 1995 to 2007 and Grand Prix du cinéma indépendant américain in 1998 and 1999.
YearFilmDirector
1995Living in OblivionTom DiCillo
1996The DaytrippersGreg Mottola
1997SundayJonathan Nossiter
1998Next Stop WonderlandBrad Anderson
1999Being John MalkovichSpike Jonze
2000GirlfightKaryn Kusama
2001Hedwig and the Angry InchJohn Cameron Mitchell
2002Raising Victor VargasPeter Sollett
2003What Alice FoundA. Dean Bell
2004Maria Full of GraceJoshua Marston
2005CrashPaul Haggis
2006Little Miss SunshineJonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
2007The Dead GirlKaren Moncrieff
2008The VisitorTom McCarthy
2009The MessengerOren Moverman
2010Mother and ChildRodrigo García
2011Take ShelterJeff Nichols
2012Beasts of the Southern WildBenh Zeitlin
2013Night MovesKelly Reichardt
2014WhiplashDamien Chazelle
201599 HomesRamin Bahrani
2016Little MenIra Sachs
2017The RiderChloé Zhao
2018Thunder RoadJim Cummings
2019BullAnnie Silverstein

Prix du Jury

The award was called Prix du jury spécial Deauville from 1995 through 1997 and Prix spécial du jury du cinéma indépendant américain in 1998 and 1999.
The winner of the Deauville Audience Award is chosen by the festival attendees.
The International Critics' prize is an award presented at the festival.
The Prix d'Ornano-Valenti is awarded annually to a debut French film. It carries a grant of 3,000 euros for the awarded director-writer, 3,000 euros for the film's producer, and 10,000 euros for the French distributor to help promote the film. The award, which is named in honour of the former Mayor of Deauville and co-founder of the festival, Michel d'Ornano, is supported by the Franco-American Cultural Fund.
The Revelation Prize is awarded by a Revelation jury composed of up-and-coming actors and filmmakers.
The Screenplay Prize was awarded in 2004, 2005 and 2006, and then discontinued.

September 7–15, 2019

Day 1

Pierce Brosnan was among the stars walking the red carpet as the 45th Deauville American Film Festival, while Woody Allen 's followers finally got a chance to watch his latest movie, "A Rainy Day in New York," at its premiere.

Day 2

The Deauville American Film Festival Saturday started a Game of Thrones marathon with showing of all eight seasons during the week.

Day 3

Johnny Depp took center stage at the American Film Festival in Deauville on Sunday as he appeared for his latest film "Waiting for the Barbarians."

Day 4

Former presidents of the jury were reunited this week to mark the 25th anniversary of the Deauville American Film Festival’s main competition.

Day 5

Geena Davis was in Deauville to announce "This Changes Everything," a Hollywood documentary on gender disparity, as female producers and actors took center stage at a festival that celebrates a heavy feminine presence this year.

Day 6

Official photographer of the Deauville Festival Olivier Vigerie has spent the entire week taking pictures of the biggest stars this year. Some of them are Johnny Depp, Sienna Miller, Pierce Brosnan and so on.

Day 7

While the Deauville American Film Festival is coming to a close and the jury is expected to announce the winners of the festival, FRANCE 24 has talked to audiences to find out which films they liked most from "The Lighthouse?" "Skin"? and "New York Rainy Day?".