2020 Deauville American Film Festival

2020 Deauville American Film FestivalLocation| Deauville, France

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Hosted by| Deauville American Film Festival Group
Festival date| September 4, 2020 (2020-09-04)–September 13, 2020 (2020-09-13)
Language| International
Website| www.festival-deauville.com

The 2020 Deauville American Film Festival was the 46th edition of the Deauville American Film Festival, held at Deauville, France from September 4 to 13, 2020. The festival was held in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis was appointed as the president of the jury.[2] The festival paid tribute to Kirk Douglas.[3] The Grand Special Prize was awarded to The Nest directed by Sean Durkin. The Nest film was also awarded with the International Critics' prize and the Revelation Prize.[4]

## Juries

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### Main Competition

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* Vanessa Paradis: singer and actress (President of Jury)
* Yann Gonzalez : director
* Zita Hanrot : actress
* Delphine Horvilleur : journalist
* Vincent Lacoste : actor
* Mounia Meddour : actress
* Bruno Podalydès : actor, director
* Oxmo Puccino : hip hop musician

### Revelation jury

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* Rebecca Zlotowski: French film director and screenwriter (President of Jury)
* Luàna Bajrami : actress, director
* Mya Bollaers : actress
* Arnaud Rebotini : composer, musician
* Antoine Reinartz : actor

## Programme

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### Competition

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* The Assistant by Kitty Green
* First Cow by Kelly Reichardt
* Giants Being Lonely by Grear Patterson
* Holler by Nicole Riegel
* Kajillionaire by Miranda July
* Last Words by Jonathan Nossiter
* Lorelei by Sabrina Doyle
* Love is Love is Love by Eleanor Coppola
* Minari by Lee Isaac Chung
* Shiva Baby by Emma Seligman
* Sophie Jones by Jessie Barr
* Sound of Metal by Darius Marder
* Uncle Frank by Alan Ball
* The Violent Heart by Kerem Sanga
* The Nest by Sean Durkin

### Les Premières (Premieres)

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* How I Became a Super Hero by Douglas Attal
* Critical Thinking by John Leguizamo
* Wendy by Benh Zeitlin
* Bad Education by Cory Finley
* Don't Tell a Soul by Alex McAulay
* Resistance by Jonathan Jakubowicz
* Sons of Philadelphia by Jérémie Guez
* The Professor and the Madman by Farhad Safinia
* Wander by April Mullen

### Les Docs De L'Oncle Sam (Uncle Sam's Doc)

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* Billie by James Erskine
* Kubrick by Kubrick by Gregory Monro
* Leap of Faith : William Friedkin on The exorcist by Alexandre O. Philippe
* Deauville et le rêve américain by Daphné Baiwir
* Kirk Douglas, l'indompté by Hubert Attal
* Pierre & Lescure de Maxime Switek and Philippe Lézin
* The Last Hillbilly by Diane-Sara Bouzgarrou and Thomas Jenkoe
* Weed & Wine by Rebecca Richman Cohen

### Tribute to Kirk Douglas

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* The Final Countdown by Don Taylor
* Seven Days in May by John Frankenheimer
* Lonely Are the Brave by David Miller
* Spartacus by Stanley Kubrick
* The Vikings by Richard Fleischer
* Paths of Glory by Stanley Kubrick
* Lust for Life by Vincente Minnelli and Georges Cukor
* The Bad and the Beautiful by Vincente Minnelli
* The Big Sky by Howard Hawks
* Ace in the Hole by Billy Wilder
* Champion by Mark Robson
* Out of the Past by Jacques Tourneur

## Awards

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* Grand Prix (Grand Special Prize): The Nest by Sean Durkin[4]
* Prix du Jury (Jury Special Prize): (tied) First Cow by Kelly Reichardt and Lorelei by Sabrina Doyle[4]
* Prix du Public (Audience Award): Uncle Frank by Alan Ball[4]
* Prix de la Critique Internationale (International Critics' prize): The Nest by Sean Durkin[4]
* Prix Michel d'Ornano (Michel d'Ornano Award for debut French film): Slalom by Charlène Favier[4]
* Prix de la Révélation (Revelation Prize): The Nest by Sean Durkin[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Deauville Film Festival Gets Ready for Guests". Variety. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
2. ^ "Vanessa Paradis Named Jury President for Deauville American Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
3. ^ "Deauville Festival 2020: everything there is to know about the film event". Vogue. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
4. ^ a b c d e f g "Deauville film festival: Jude Law drama 'The Nest' wins top prize". France 24. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

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