Refocused on the discovery of emerging filmmakers, the 2021 Un Certain Regard has offered twenty features in its competition. Six of them were first films that compete as well for the Camera d’or. The opening film was Arthur Harari’s Onoda – 10 000 Nights in the Jungle. Lead by the director and screenwriter Andrea Arnold, the Jury was made up of the director and screenwriter Mounia Meddour, the actress Elsa Zylberstein, the director and screenwriter Daniel Burman and Michael Covino, director and actor.

In our discussions, the two things we were constantly saying were: “this film is very brave” and  “this film come from the heart”. 

Many of the films are very passionnate and many of the films are talking about things which are hard to talk about. 

We’d like to acknowledge all the filmmakers for their brave and beautiful work. Their films created vigorous debates.
Andrea Arnold

Un Certain Regard Prize:
RAZZHIMAYA KULAKI (UNCLENCHING THE FISTS) directed by Kira KOVALENKO

      Jury Prize:
GROSSE FREIHEIT (GREAT FREEDOM) directed by Sebastian MEISE

      Ensemble Prize:
BONNE MÈRE (GOOD MOTHER) directed by Hafsia HERZI

       Courage Prize:
LA CIVIL directed by Teodora Ana MIHAI

        Prize of Originality:
LAMB directed by Valdimar JÓHANNSSON

        Special Mention:
NOCHE DE FUEGO (PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN) directed by Tatiana HUEZO

Author: Eleanor Belson