Cinéfondation prizes awarded at Cannes

The Cinéfondation prizes have been handed out at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, with a German film taking the top prize.

The Cinéfondation and Short Films jury was headed by Green Hornet director Michel Gondry and included Julie Gayet, Jessica Hausner, Corneliu Porumboiu and João Pedro Rodrigues.

Sixteen student films from Asia, America and Europe were chosen for this year's programme, selected from 1,600 entries.

First Prize - € 15,000 (£13,000):
Der Brief (The Letter)
Director: Doroteya Droumeva
Germany

Second Prize - €11,250:
Drari
Director: Kamal Lazraq
France

Third Prize - € 7,500:
Ya-Gan-Bi-Hang (Fly by Night)
Director: Son Tae-gyum
South Korea

The winning films were screened during a ceremony at the Buñuel Theatre.

The Cinéfondation Selection has previously showcased student films by directors who are in Cannes this year with full-length feature films, including Frederikke Aspöck (Labrador), Catalin Mitulescu (Loverboy) and Vimukthi Jayasundara (Chatrak).