The international jury – chaired by French actress-writer-director Myriam Mézières, and also made up of Spanish producer Marina Perales Marhuenda, French composer Jean-Michel Bernard, Palestinian filmmaker Najwa Najjar, and Tunisian author and film theorist Tarek Ben Chaabane – considered the brutal tale So She Doesn't Live [+lire aussi :
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The Silver Palm, worth €15,000, was bestowed upon the French movie The World After Us [+lire aussi :
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In accordance with the cooperation agreement between TV channel À Punt and the Mostra de València, the À Punt Audience Award is given out to a film in the Informative Section that is deemed to be the best by those attending the festival’s screenings: the lucky winner was Broken Keys, a Lebanese production directed by Jimmy Keyrouz. The feature is set in 2014, in a Middle Eastern city besieged by a group of ISIS extremists who have banned all modern ways of life and contemporary music. The award entails the acquisition of broadcasting rights by À Punt Mèdia.

Furthermore, the jury gave out the following trophies: Best Director to Alex Camilleri for his work on Luzzu [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], which also earned Dimitris Imellos the Best Actor Award and composer Nikos Kypourgos the Best Soundtrack Award; Best Actress to Bassant Ahmed and Basmala Elghaiesh, who won ex aequo for Souad [+lire aussi :
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The presentation of the awards took place during the closing ceremony of this 36^th edition of the event, which was held on 22 October in La Rambleta. In addition to the aforementioned prizewinners, French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet received the Honorary Palm for his lifetime achievement, including standout titles such as The City of Lost Children, A Very Long Engagement and Amélie [+lire aussi :
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Here is the full list of award winners:

Golden Palm
So She Doesn't Live [+lire aussi :
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Silver Palm
The World After Us [+lire aussi :
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interview : Louda Ben Salah-Cazanas
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À Punt Audience Award
Broken Keys - Jimmy Keyrouz (Lebanon)

Best Director
Alex Camilleri - Luzzu [+lire aussi :
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interview : Alex Camilleri
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Best Screenplay
Sonia Liza Kenterman and Tracy Sunderland - Tailor [+lire aussi :
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Best Actress
Bassant Ahmed and Basmala Elghaiesh – Souad [+lire aussi :
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Best Actor
Dimitris Imellos – Tailor

Best Cinematography
Dusan Joksimovic - Heavens Above [+lire aussi :
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interview : Srđan Dragojević
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Best Soundtrack
Nikos Kypourgos – Tailor

Honrary Palm
Jean-Pierre Jeunet