PRIX JEANVIGO

Jean Vigo Prize

Founded in 1951 by Claude Aveline, this annual award is named after the directorJean Vigo. It emphasizes originality and is often granted to emerging directors. After 1960, it was decided that two awards would be given each year, one for feature-length film and one for short film. Films that have received the prize includeAlain ResnaisandChris Marker'sLes Statues meurent aussi(1954), Resnais'sNuit et brouillard(1956),Claude Chabrol'sLe Beau Serge(1959),Jean-Luc Godard'sA bout de souffle(1960), Ousmane Sembene'sLa Noire de. . . (1966), Mehdi Charef'sLe Thé au harem d'Archimède(1985), and Cédric Kahn'sTrop de bonheur(1994).