Canuck Co-Pros 'Fatima', 'The Little Prince' Top César Awards

Fatima

The Canadian co-produced Fatima won top honours at France’s César Awards yesterday. The awards, France’s equivalent of the Oscars, gave Best Film to the Canada-France co-production directed by Philippe Faucon. Fatima beat out stiff competition including France’s Oscar contender Mustang and Cannes Palme d’Or winner Dheepan. Additional honours for Canadian film went to the Canada-France co-pro The Little Prince in category for Best Animated Feature.

Full list of winners below:

Best Film
★ Fatima, Philippe Faucon

Best Director
★ Arnaud Desplechin, My Golden Days

Best Actress
★ Catherine Frot, Marguerite

Best Actor
★ Vincent Lindon, The Measure of a Man

Best Supporting Actress
★ Sidse Babett Knudsen, Courted

Best Supporting Actor
★ Benoit Magimel, Standing Tall

Best New Actress
★ Zita Hanrot, Fatima

Best New Actor
★ Rod Paradot, Standing Tall

Best Original Screenplay
★ Deniz Gamze Erguven and Alice Winocour, Mustang

Best Adapted Screenplay
★ Philippe Faucon, Fatima

Best First Film
★ Mustang, Deniz Gamze Erguven

Best Cinematography
★ Christophe Offenstein, Valley of Love

Best Editing
★ Mathilde van de Moortel, Mustang

Best Original Music
★ Warren Ellis, Mustang

Best Costumes
★ Pierre-Jean Larroque, Marguerite

Best Set Decoration
Martin Kurel, Marguerite

Best Sound
★ Fancois Musy and Gabriel Hafner, Marguerite

Best Animated Feature
★ The Little Prince, Mark Osborne

Best Documentary
★ Demain, Cyril Dion and Melanie Laurent

Best Foreign Film
★ Birdman, Alejandro G. Inarritu

Best Short Film
★ La Contre Allee, Cecile Durcocq

Best Animated Short
★ Le Repas Dominical, Celine Devaux