Egyptian director Omar El-Zohairy won Wednesday the Nespresso Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival’s parallel Critics' Week for his debut feature film "Reesh" (Feathers).
The film revolves around a magic trick gone awry at a children’s birthday party with the authoritative father of the family turned into a chicken.
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This year, former Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu chaired the Critics’ Week jury for its 60th anniversary.
The panel also awarded the Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award to Sandra Melissa Torres in Amparo by Simón Mesa Soto.
Here’s the full list of winners:
Prizes of the Jury
Nespresso Grand Prize
Feathers, dir: Omar El Zohairi
Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award
Sandra Melissa Torres in Amparo
Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film
Duo Li (Lili Alone), dir: Zou Jing
Partner Prizes
Gan Foundation Award for Distribution
Condor (Rien A Foutre)
SACD Prize
Elie Grappe and Raphaëlle Desplechin for Olga
Canal+ Award for Short Film
Brutalia, Days of Labour, dir: Manolis Mavris
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