| The Camera d'Or, or Golden Camera, is the award given at the Cannes Film Festival for best feature film shown at the festival by a first-time director, whether in competiton or not. The award has been given since 1978. Less than half of these movies are available in the United States on video or DVD.
Winners of the Camera d'Or have been:
- 1978, Alambrista! by Robert M. Young, USA
- 1979, Northern Lights by John Hanson and Rob Nilsson, USA
- 1980, Histoire d'Adrien by Jean-Pierre Denis, France
- 1981, Desperado City by Vadim Glowna, West Germany
- 1982, Mourir ŕ 30 ans by Romain Goupil, France
- 1983, Adj király katonát (aka The Princess) by Pál Erdöss, Hungary
- 1984, Stranger than Paradise by Jim Jarmusch, USA/West Germany
- 1985, Oriana by Fina Torres, Argentina
- 1986, Noir et blanc by Claire Devers, France
- 1987, Robinzonada ili moj angliskij dedushka (aka Robinson Crusoe in Georgia) by Nana Dzhordzhadze, Soviet Union
- 1988, Salaam Bombay! by Mira Nair, France/United Kingdom/India
- 1989, Az én XX. századom (aka My Twentieth Century) by Ildikó Enyedi, Hungary/Cuba/Germany
- 1990, Zamri, umri, voskresni! (aka Freeze Die Come To Life) by Vitali Kanevsky, Soviet Union
- 1991, Toto le héros (aka Toto the Hero) by Jaco van Dormael, Belgium/France/Germany
- 1992, Mac by John Turturro, USA
- 1993, Mui du du xanh (aka The Scent of Green Papaya) by Anh Hung Tran, France/Vietnam
- 1994, Petits arrangements avec les morts (aka Coming to Terms) by Pascale Ferran, France
- 1995, Badkonake sefid (aka the white balloon) by Jafar Panahi, Iran
- 1996, Love Serenade by Shirley Barrett, Australia
- 1997, Moe no suzaku by Naomi Kawase, Japan
- 1998, Slam by Marc Levin, USA
- 1999, Marana Simhasanam (aka Throne of Death) by Murali Nair, India/United Kingdom
- 2000, (tie) Djomeh by Hassan Yektapanah, Iran/France
- 2000, (tie) Zamani Baraye Masti Asbha by Bahman Ghobadi, Iran
courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival website |
