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Cinéfondation prizes awarded at Cannes
Published Saturday, May 21 2011, 11:05 BST | By Colin Daniels | Add comment
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The Cinéfondation and Short Films jury was headed by Green Hornet director Michel Gondry and included Julie Gayet, Jessica Hausner, Corneliu Porumboiu and João Pedro Rodrigues.
Sixteen student films from Asia, America and Europe were chosen for this year's programme, selected from 1,600 entries.
First Prize - € 15,000 (£13,000):
Der Brief (The Letter)
Director: Doroteya Droumeva
Germany
Second Prize - €11,250:
Drari
Director: Kamal Lazraq
France
Third Prize - € 7,500:
Ya-Gan-Bi-Hang (Fly by Night)
Director: Son Tae-gyum
South Korea
The winning films were screened during a ceremony at the Buñuel Theatre.
The Cinéfondation Selection has previously showcased student films by directors who are in Cannes this year with full-length feature films, including Frederikke Aspöck (Labrador), Catalin Mitulescu (Loverboy) and Vimukthi Jayasundara (Chatrak).
>Read our full coverage of Cannes Film Festival 2011
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