WINNER

Rust and Bone: Jacques Audiard
Jacques Audiard has a unique handwriting, made up of music, montage, writing, photography, sound, visual design and acting. He is one of only a very small handful of film-makers in the world who has mastered, and can integrate, every element of the process to one purpose: making, in Rust and Bone, a film full of heart, violence and love.

IN-COMPETITION

Everyday: Michael Winterbottom

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Ginger & Rosa: Sally Potter

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No: Pablo Larraín

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Fill the Void: Rama Burshtein

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End of Watch: David Ayer

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After Lucia: Michel Franco

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It Was the Son: Daniele Ciprì

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Midnight's Children: Deepa Mehta

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Seven Psychopaths: Martin McDonagh

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Lore: Cate Shortland

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In the House: François Ozon

WINNER

My Brother the Devil: Sally El Hosaini (director and screenwriter)
Sally El Hosaini's writing and direction displayed a remarkable maturity. The film transcended its genre with lyricism and tenderness and possessed a wonderful emotional truth.

IN-COMPETITION

Shell: Chloe Pirrie (actor)

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My Brother the Devil: Fady Elsayed (actor)

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The Comedian: Tom Shkolnik (director and screenwriter)

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Wasteland: Rowan Athale (director and screenwriter)

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Broken: Rufus Norris (director)

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Broken: Eloise Laurence (actor)

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Shell: Scott Graham (director and screenwriter)