Location Cannes First awarded 2015 Instituted 2015 | Country France Founded 1999 | |
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Presented by Institut national de l'audiovisuel, Cannes Film Festival | ||
L'Œil d'or, le prix du documentaire – Cannes (English: The Golden Eye) is a documentary film award created in 2015. It is awarded to the best documentary presented in one of the sections of the Cannes Film Festival (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight, International Critics' Week and Cannes Classics). Initiated by the Civil Society of Multimedia Authors (SCAM - Société Civile des Auteurs Multimédia) and its President Julie Bertuccelli, the prize is awarded in partnership with the Institut national de l'audiovisuel and with the support of Cannes Film Festival and its General Delegate Thierry Frémaux.
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The prize, which consists of €5,000, is presented to the director of the winning film at an official ceremony in Cannes. It was presented for the first time on 23 May 2015 at the Palais des Festivals.
L'Œil d'or special mention
In addition to the winners of L'Œil d'or, some films that didn't win the award have received a special mention