César Award for Best Documentary Short Film
| César Award for Best Documentary Short Film | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Presented by | Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma |
| First awarded | 1977 |
| Currently held by | The Mechanics of Fluids (2024) |
| Website | academie-cinema |
The César Award for Best Documentary Short Film (French: César du meilleur court métrage documentaire) is an award presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma from 1977 to 1991 and again since 2022.
Background[edit]
The César Award for Best Documentary Short Film was first awarded in 1977 and presented annually until 1991.[1] It was replaced by the integrated César Award for Best Short Film (1992–2021).
In September 2021, the governing association of the César Awards voted to create two new awards for Best Visual Effects and Best Documentary Short Film, both of which were introduced in the 47th ceremony (2022). The documentary short category was established with the desire to "reveal emerging documentary filmmakers."[2][3]
Winners and nominees[edit]
1970s[edit]
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 (2nd)[4] |
The Football Incident | Une histoire de ballon - lycée n° 31 - Pékin | Marceline Loridan and Joris Ivens |
| L'Atelier de Louis | Didier Pourcel | ||
| L'Éruption de la Montagne Pelée | Manuel Otéro | ||
| Hongrie vers quel socialisme? | Claude Weisz | ||
| Les Murs d'une révolution | Jean-Paul Dekiss | ||
| Women Reply | Réponses de femmes | Agnès Varda | |
| 1978 (3rd)[5] |
Le Maréchal-ferrant | Georges Rouquier | |
| Benchavis | Jean-Daniel Simon | ||
| La Loterie de la vie | Guy Gilles | ||
| Naissance | Frédéric Le Boyer | ||
| Samara | Rafi Toumayan | ||
| 1979 (4th)[6] |
L'Arbre vieux | Henri Moline | |
| Chaotilop | Jean-Louis Gros | ||
| Tibesti too | Raymond Depardon | ||
1980s[edit]
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 (5th)[7] |
Petit Pierre | Emmanuel Clot | |
| Georges Demenÿ | Joël Farges | ||
| Panoplie | Philippe Gaucherand | ||
| Le Sculpteur parfait | Rafi Toumayan | ||
| 1981 (6th)[8] |
Le Miroir de la terre | Daniel Absil and Paul de Roubaix | |
| Abel Gance, une mémoire de l'avenir | Laurent Drancourt and Thierry Filliard | ||
| Insomnies | Peter Schamoni | ||
| 1982 (7th)[9] |
Reporters | Raymond Depardon | |
| Ci-gisent | Valérie Moncorge | ||
| Solange Giraud née Tache | Simone Bitton | ||
| 1983 (8th)[10] |
Junkopia | Chris Marker | |
| L'Ange de l'abîme | Annie Tresgot | ||
| Los Montes | José Martin Sarmiento | ||
| Sculptures sonores | Jacques Barsac | ||
| 1984 (9th)[11] |
Ulysse | Agnès Varda | |
| Je sais que j'ai tort, mais demandez à mes copains, ils vous diront la même chose | Pierre Lévy | ||
| La Vie au bout des doigts | Jean-Paul Janssen | ||
| 1985 (10th)[12] |
La Nuit du hibou | François Dupeyron | |
| L'Écuelle et l'assiette | Raoul Rossi | ||
| Hommage à Dürer | Gérard Samson | ||
| 1986 (11th)[13] |
New York N.Y. | Raymond Depardon | |
| La Boucane | Jean Gaumy | ||
| C'était la dernière année de ma vie | Claude Weisz | ||
| Un petit prince | Radovan Tadic | ||
| 1987 (12th)[14] |
No award given. | ||
| 1988 (13th)[15] |
L'Été perdu | Dominique Théron | |
| Pour une poignée de kurus | Gilbert Augerau and Christian Raimbaud | ||
| 1989 (14th)[16] |
Chet's romance | Bertrand Fèvre | |
| Classified people | Yolande Zauberman | ||
| Devant le mur | Daisy Lamothe | ||
1990s[edit]
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (15th)[17] |
Chanson pour un marin | Bernard Aubouy | |
| Le Faucon de Notre-Dame | Claude-Christine Farny | ||
| 1991 (16th)[18] |
La Valise | François Amado | |
| Tai Ti Chan | Chi Yan Wong | ||
2020s[edit]
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 (47th)[19][20] |
Maalbeek | Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis | |
| America | Giacomo Abbruzzese | ||
| Antelopes | Les Antilopes | Maxime Martinot | |
| The End of Kings | La Fin des rois | Rémi Brachet | |
| 2023 (48th)[21][22] |
Maria Schneider, 1983 | Elisabeth Subrin | |
| Churchill, Polar Bear Town | Annabelle Amoros | ||
| Listen to the Beat of Our Images | Écoutez le battement de nos images | Audrey Jean-Baptiste and Maxime Jean-Baptiste | |
| 2024 (49th)[23] |
The Mechanics of Fluids | La Mécanique des fluides | Gala Hernández López |
| L'Acteur, ou la surprenante vertu de l'incompréhension | Hugo David and Raphaël Quenard | ||
| How I Got My Wrinkles | L'Effet de mes rides | Claude Delafosse | |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Rivas, Athena (24 September 2021). "Deux nouveaux César seront décernés pour la cérémonie de 2022". HuffPost (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Création de deux nouveaux César" (in French). Académie des César. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Bardinet, Elodie (24 September 2021). "Deux nouveaux César seront décernés à partir de 2022". Première (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "La Cérémonie des César 1977" (in French). Académie des César. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "La Cérémonie des César 1978" (in French). Académie des César. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "La Cérémonie des César 1979" (in French). Académie des César. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "La Cérémonie des César 1980" (in French). Académie des César. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "La Cérémonie des César 1981" (in French). Académie des César. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "La Cérémonie des César 1982" (in French). Académie des César. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "La Cérémonie des César 1983" (in French). Académie des César. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "La Cérémonie des César 1984" (in French). Académie des César. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "La Cérémonie des César 1985" (in French). Académie des César. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "La Cérémonie des César 1986" (in French). Académie des César. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "La Cérémonie des César 1987" (in French). Académie des César. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "La Cérémonie des César 1988" (in French). Académie des César. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "La Cérémonie des César 1989" (in French). Académie des César. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "La Cérémonie des César 1990" (in French). Académie des César. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "La Cérémonie des César 1991" (in French). Académie des César. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Garrigues, Manon (26 February 2022). "The winners of the 47th César ceremony". Vogue. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (26 January 2022). "César Awards Nominations: 'Lost Illusions', 'Annette', 'Aline' Dominate; 'Titane' Shut Out Of Best Film Race – Full List". Deadline. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Macheret, Mathieu (25 February 2023). "'The Night of the 12th' wins Best Picture, David Fincher honored at France's César awards". Le Monde. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (25 January 2023). "César Nominations: Louis Garrel's 'The Innocent' Takes Surprise Lead, Followed By 'Night Of The 12th' – Full List". Deadline. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott; Szalai, Georg (24 January 2024). "Cesar Nominations: 'Anatomy of a Fall,' 'The Animal Kingdom' Lead the Pack for French Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 January 2024.