Jacques Deray Prize

Jacques Deray Prize
Awarded forBest French Policier Film of the Year
CountryFrance
Presented byInstitut Lumière
First awarded2005
Currently held byAnatomy of a Fall (2024)
Websitewww.institut-lumiere.org

The Jacques Deray Prize (French: Prix Jacques-Deray) is a French film award presented annually since 2005. It celebrates the memory of the director Jacques Deray, who was known for directing many crime and thriller films. It was created by the Institut Lumière in collaboration with the Association des Amis de Jacques Deray.

History

Jacques Deray was a French filmmaker who was known for directing many crime and thriller films, including La Piscine (1969) and Borsalino (1970). Following his death in 2003, the Jacques Deray Prize was created in Lyon, the filmmaker's hometown. It was created by the Institut Lumière, of which Jacques Deray was vice-president, in collaboration with the Association des Amis de Jacques Deray, which includes Deray's widow Agnès Vincent-Deray and his daughter Laurence Deray.[1][2] It has been presented annually since 2005 to celebrate his memory.[3] As of 2016, the jury consisted of Institut Lumière president Bertrand Tavernier, chairman (délégué général) Thierry Frémaux, and members of the association.[2] The jury selects what they consider to be the best film of the year within the "policier" crime-thriller genre of French cinema.[2][4]

The winner is presented with a bronze statuette which depicts a young girl with a butterfly on her shoulder, a reference to Deray's film Butterfly on the Shoulder (1978), as well as a direct reference to the director himself who kept a similar porcelain statuette on his desk.[5] The director of the winning film is awarded the privilege of having their name inscribed on a plaque installed on the Mur des cinéastes [fr],[6] a monument that commemorates the numerous directors of international cinema who have visited the Institut Lumière.[7]

The winner of the Prize is announced in January or February, and it is presented a few weeks later, in February or March. In 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the announcement was not made until the beginning of March and the award ceremony was postponed to June.

Winners

Year English title French title Director Ref.
2005 36 Quai des Orfèvres Olivier Marchal [3]
2006 The Beat That My Heart Skipped De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté Jacques Audiard
2007 Tell No One Ne le dis à personne Guillaume Canet
2008 The Second Wind Le Deuxième Souffle Alain Corneau
2009 Crime Is Our Business Le crime est notre affaire Pascal Thomas [8]
2010 OSS 117: Lost in Rio OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus Michel Hazanavicius [9][10]
2011 Point Blank À bout portant Fred Cavayé [11][12]
2012 Polisse Maïwenn [13]
2013 Paris by Night Une nuit Philippe Lefebvre [14]
2014 Zulu Jérôme Salle [15][16]
2015 SK1 L'Affaire SK1 Frédéric Tellier [17]
2016 The Clearstream Affair L'Enquête Vincent Garenq [18]
2017 Dark Inclusion Diamant noir Arthur Harari [19]
2018 My Son Mon garçon Christian Carion [20][21]
2019 The Trouble with You En liberté ! Pierre Salvadori [22]
2020 Oh Mercy! Roubaix, une lumière Arnaud Desplechin [23][24][25]
2021 Mama Weed La Daronne Jean-Paul Salomé [26][27]
2022 The Night Doctor Médecin de nuit Élie Wajeman [28][29]
2023 The Night of the 12th La Nuit du 12 Dominik Moll [30][31]
2024 Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d'une chute Justine Triet [32][33]

References

  1. ^ "La Nuit du 12 remporte le Prix Jacques-Deray 2023". France Télévisions (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Le Prix Jacques-Deray 2016 à "L'enquête" avec Gilles Lellouche". RTBF (in French). AFP Relaxnews. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Le prix Jacques Deray récompense les films policiers français". 20 Minutes. 8 February 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ^ Powrie, Phil (1997). French Cinema in the 1980s: Nostalgia and the Crisis of Masculinity. Clarendon Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-19-871119-3. OCLC 1064373078.
  5. ^ Attal, Dominique; Baron, Dominique (March 2015). "Frédéric Tellier, réalisateur engagé" (PDF). La Lettre des Réalisateurs (in French). No. 33. Groupe 25 Images. p. 15. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Le 13e PRIX JACQUES DERAY en images". Institut Lumière. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  7. ^ Hutchinson, Pamela (6 December 2021). "The long take: Cinematic monuments". Sight and Sound. BFI. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Pascal Thomas, prix Jacques Deray 2009". RTL Info. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  9. ^ "OSS 117, Rio ne répond plus reçoit le prix Jacques Deray". Libération. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Le Prix Jacques Deray pour OSS 117". LyonMag. 7 February 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Le film À bout portant récompensé à Lyon". 20 Minutes. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  12. ^ Croiset, Laure (2 February 2011). "À bout portant remporte le prix Jacques Deray". Challenges. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Lyon : Maïwenn lauréate du prix Jacques-Deray pour Polisse". Le Progrès. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Le prix Jacques Deray 2013 à Philippe Lefèbvre". RTBF. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Prix Jacques Deray 2014". Institut Lumière. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Zulu obtient le 10e Jacques Deray". Challenges. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Le 11e Prix Jacques Deray est attribué à L'Affaire SK1". Institut Lumière. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Le 12e Prix Jacques Deray est attribué à L'Enquête". Institut Lumière. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Le 13e Prix Jacques Deray est attribué à Diamant noir". Institut Lumière. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Le 14e Prix Jacques Deray du film policier est attribué à Mon garçon". Institut Lumière. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Lyon : Mon garçon de Christian Carion, 14e Prix Jacques Deray du film policier". France 3 Auvergne Rhône-Alpes. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Le 15e Prix Jacques Deray du film policier est attribué à En liberté !". Institut Lumière. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Le 16e Prix Jacques Deray du film policier est attribué à Roubaix, une lumière". Institut Lumière. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  24. ^ Abouchahla, Pierre (28 January 2020). "Le 16e Prix Jacques-Deray est attribué à Roubaix, une lumière". Écran total. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Arnaud Desplechin a reçu le 16e Prix Jacques-Deray du film policier français à l'Institut Lumière". Le Progrès. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  26. ^ "Remise du 17e Prix Jacques Deray et projection de La Daronne". Institut Lumière. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  27. ^ "Le 17e Prix Jacques-Deray décerné à La Daronne". Le Film français. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  28. ^ "Le 18e Prix Jacques Deray du film policier est attribué à Médecin de nuit d'Elie Wajeman (2021)". Institut Lumière. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  29. ^ "Médecin de nuit reçoit le prix Jacques-Deray du meilleur film policier". Le Figaro (in French). AFP. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  30. ^ "Le 19e Prix Jacques Deray du film policier est attribué à La Nuit du 12 de Dominik Moll (2022)". Institut Lumière. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  31. ^ Vargoz, Cécile (12 January 2023). "La Nuit du 12 reçoit le Prix Jacques Deray 2023". Boxoffice Pro (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  32. ^ "20e Prix Jacques Deray du film policier français est attribué à : Anatomie d'une chute de Justine Triet". Institut Lumière. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  33. ^ "Le Prix Jacques-Deray remis à "Anatomie d'une chute"". Le Film français (in French). 14 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.