The François Chalais Prize (French: Prix François Chalais) is awarded at two main events, the Cannes Film Festival (since 1997) and the Young Reporters' Awards (since 1999). It has also offered awards for the Film Festival of Sarlat (2006–2009), and for the Scénario Honfleur (2006–2009).

Youssef Chahine won for The Other (1999)
Bahman Ghobadi won twice for Marooned in Iraq (2002) and No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009)
Walter Salles won for The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
Marco Tullio Giordana won twice for Once You're Born You Can No Longer Hide (2005) and Wild Blood (2008)
Nadine Labaki won for Where Do We Go Now? (2011)
Asghar Farhadi won for A Hero (2021)

The François Chalais Prize was created in 1996 by his wife Mei-Chen Chalais to pay tribute to the work of the great reporter and film-maker who covered nearly fifty editions of the Festival. It is awarded each year on the eve of the official competition awards announcement and rewards a film dedicated to the values of journalism.

Winners

1990s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
1997The Perfect CircleSavršeni krugAdemir KenovićBosnia and Herzegovina
1998West Beirutبيروت الغربيةZiad DoueiriLebanon
1999The OtherالآخرYoussef ChahineEgypt, France

2000s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
2000KippurכיפורAmos GitaiIsrael
2001Made in the USASólveig AnspachBelgium, France
2002Marooned in Iraqگم‌گشته‌ای در عراقBahman GhobadiIran
2003S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing MachineS-21, la machine de mort Khmère rougeRithy PanhCambodia, France
2004The Motorcycle DiariesDiarios de motocicletaWalter SallesArgentina, Brazil, United States, Chile, Peru, United Kingdom, Germany, France
2005Once You're Born You Can No Longer HideQuando sei nato non puoi più nascondertiMarco Tullio GiordanaItaly, France, United Kingdom
2006BabelAlejandro González IñárrituUnited States, Mexico, Morocco, France
2007A Mighty HeartMichael WinterbottomUnited States
2008Wild BloodSanguepazzoMarco Tullio GiordanaItaly
2009No One Knows About Persian Catsکسی از گربه های ایرانی خبر ندارهBahman GhobadiIran

2010s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
2010Life, Above AllOliver SchmitzSouth Africa
2011Where Do We Go Now?وهلأ لوين؟Nadine LabakiLebanon, France, Egypt, Italy
2012Horses of Godيا خيل اللهNabil AyouchMorocco, Belgium
2013Grand CentralRebecca ZlotowskiFrance, Austria
2014TimbuktuAbderrahmane SissakoMauritania, France
2015Son of SaulSaul fiaLászló NemesHungary
2016The StudentУченикKirill SerebrennikovRussia
2017BPM (Beats per Minute)120 battements par minuteRobin CampilloFrance
2018Yomeddineيوم الدينAbu Bakr ShawkyEgypt
2019A Hidden LifeTerrence MalickGermany, United States

2020s

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
2021A HeroقهرمانAsghar FarhadiIran, France
2022Boy from Heavenصبي من الجنةTarik SalehSweden, France, Finland
2023Four Daughtersبنات ألفةKaouther Ben HaniaTunisia, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia
2024The Seed of the Sacred Figدانه‌ی انجیر معابدMohammad RasoulofIran, Germany, France
2025Two ProsecutorsSergei LoznitsaLatvia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Romania, Lithuania

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