| François Chalais Prize | |
| Awarded For: | A film dedicated to the values of journalism |
| Country: | France |
The François Chalais Prize (French: Prix François Chalais) is awarded at two main events, the Cannes Film Festival (since 1997)[1] and the Young Reporters' Awards (since 1999).[2] It has also offered awards for the Film Festival of Sarlat (2006–2009),[3] and for the Scénario Honfleur (2006–2009).[4]
The François Chalais Prize was created in 1996 by his wife Mei-Chen Chalais to pay tribute to the work of the great reporter and film-maker who covered nearly fifty editions of the Festival. It is awarded each year on the eve of the official competition awards announcement and rewards a film dedicated to the values of journalism.[5]
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Perfect Circle | Savršeni krug | Ademir Kenović | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 1998 | West Beirut | Arabic: بيروت الغربية | Ziad Doueiri | Lebanon | |
| 1999 | The Other | Arabic: الآخر | Youssef Chahine | Egypt, France | |
| 2000 | Kippur | כיפור | Amos Gitai | Israel | |
| 2001 | Made in the USA | Sólveig Anspach | Belgium, France | ||
| 2002 | Marooned in Iraq | Persian: گمگشتهای در عراق | Bahman Ghobadi | Iran | |
| 2003 | S-21, la machine de mort Khmère rouge | Rithy Panh | Cambodia, France | ||
| 2004 | The Motorcycle Diaries | Diarios de motocicleta | Walter Salles | Argentina, Brazil, United States, Chile, Peru, United Kingdom, Germany, France | |
| 2005 | Once You're Born You Can No Longer Hide | Quando sei nato non puoi più nasconderti | Marco Tullio Giordana | Italy, France, United Kingdom | |
| 2006 | Babel | Alejandro González Iñárritu | United States, Mexico, Morocco, France | ||
| 2007 | A Mighty Heart | Michael Winterbottom | United States | ||
| 2008 | Wild Blood | Sanguepazzo | Marco Tullio Giordana | Italy | |
| 2009 | No One Knows About Persian Cats | Persian: کسی از گربه های ایرانی خبر نداره | Bahman Ghobadi | Iran | |
| 2010 | Life, Above All | Oliver Schmitz | South Africa | ||
| 2011 | Where Do We Go Now? | Arabic: وهلأ لوين؟ | Nadine Labaki | Lebanon, France, Egypt, Italy | |
| 2012 | Horses of God | Arabic: يا خيل الله | Nabil Ayouch | Morocco, Belgium | |
| 2013 | Grand Central | Rebecca Zlotowski | France, Austria | ||
| 2014 | Timbuktu | Abderrahmane Sissako | Mauritania, France | ||
| 2015 | Son of Saul | Saul fia | László Nemes | Hungary | |
| 2016 | The Student | Ученик | Kirill Serebrennikov | Russia | |
| 2017 | BPM (Beats per Minute) | 120 battements par minute | Robin Campillo | France | |
| 2018 | Yomeddine | Arabic: يوم الدين | Abu Bakr Shawky | Egypt | |
| 2019 | A Hidden Life | Terrence Malick | Germany, United States | ||
| 2021 | A Hero | Persian: قهرمان | Asghar Farhadi | Iran, France | |
| 2022 | Boy from Heaven | Tarik Saleh | Sweden, France, Finland | ||
| 2023 | Four Daughters | Arabic: بنات ألفة | Kaouther Ben Hania | Tunisia, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia | |
| 2024 | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Persian: دانهی انجیر معابد | Mohammad Rasoulof | Iran, Germany, France | |