The Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario is a French film award created in 2007 by the French Screenwriters Guild (La Guilde Française des Scénaristes), a trade association which represents more than 350 screenwriters working in the film, television and animation sectors in France.
The award is named in honour of the French poet and screenwriter Jacques Prévert (1900 – 1977). It recognises outstanding screenplays of films released in the previous year, in which winners are decided by a jury. The awards ceremony is usually held on 4 February every year to coincide with the birth anniversary of the late writer.
The awards are given in two categories: "Best Original Screenplay" for a screenplay written directly for the screen, and "Best Adaptation" for a screenplay based on a previously released or published work.
Winners and nominees
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adaptation
Special Prize
| Year | Award | Title | Writer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | |||
| Coup de cœur | Anna M. | Michel Spinosa | |
| La Tête de maman | Michel Leclerc and Carine Tardieu | ||
| 2016 | |||
| Special mention | April and the Extraordinary World | Franck Ekinci and Benjamin Legrand |
Jury
The jury chooses the winners from among the films selected by the Guild.
- 2007: Vincent Perez (President), Éric Assous, Gérard Bitton, Louis Gardel, Randa Haines, Guillaume Laurant, Michel Munz, Jean-Pierre Ronssin and Jérôme Soubeyrand
- 2008: Danièle Thompson (President), Pascal Kané, Olivier Lorelle, Lorraine Lévy, Juliette Sales, Jérôme Soubeyrand, Gilles Taurand, Anne-Louise Trividic, Pierre Uytterhoeven and Philippe Vuaillat
- 2009: Tonie Marshall (President), Gilles Adrien, Santiago Amigorena, Olivier Dague, Jean-François Goyet, Bernard Jeanjean, Olivier Lorelle, Gladys Marciano, Emmanuelle Sardou and Florence Vignon.
- 2010: Jean Cosmos (President), Natalie Carter, Laurent Chouchan, Benoit Delépine, Laurence Ferreira Barbosa, Olivier Gorce, Marion Laine, Benoît Graffin, Jérôme Soubeyrand and Marjane Satrapi
- 2012: Pascal Bonitzer (President), Agnès de Sacy, Claire Lemaréchal, Jean-Marie Duprez, Lise Macheboeuf and Juliette Sales
- 2014: Laurent Tirard (President), Grégoire Vigneron (President), Nelly Allard, Emmanuel Courcol, Guillaume Lemans, Raphaële Moussafir and Fabien Suarez
- 2015: Guillaume Laurant (President), Jacques Akchoti, Jamal Belmahi, Romain Compingt, Manon Dillys, Nadia Lakhdar and Gladys Marciano
- 2016: Éric Toledano (President), Olivier Nakache (President), Agnès de Sacy, Nadine Lamari, Hélène Le Gal, Claude Le Pape and Jimmy Laporal Trésor
References
- "Cesar 2015 : nominations au Prix Jacques Prévert du scenario". Canal+. 7 January 2015.
- "Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario 2015 : Party Girl et Une nouvelle amie distingués". AlloCiné. 5 February 2015.
External links
- Official website of La Guilde Française des Scénaristes
- Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario at AlloCiné