Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Infobox award
name = Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
current_awards =


imagesize = 100px
caption = Logo of the Jury œcuménique
description = honours works of quality which touch the spiritual dimension of our existencecite web|url=http://cannes.juryoecumenique.org/ressources/2008/dossier_presse_cannes_2008_fr.pdf|title=Jury Œcuménique - 34ème année|last=Vaccaro|first=Pierre|date=May 2008|publisher=Jury Œcuménique|pages=page 1|language=French|accessdate=2008-09-04]
presenter = Jury œcuménique at the Cannes Film Festival
country = France
location = Cannes
year = 1974
year2 =
website = http://cannes.juryoecumenique.org

The Prize of the Ecumenical Jury ( _fr. Prix du Jury Œcuménique) is an independent film award for feature films at the Cannes Film Festival since 1974. The Ecumenical Jury ( _fr. Jury Œcuménique) is one of three juries at the Cannes Film Festival, along with the official jury and the FIPRESCI jury. The award was created by Christians film makers, film critics and other film professionals. The objective of the award is to "honour works of artistic quality which witnesses to the power of film to reveal the mysterious depths of human beings through what concerns them, their hurts and failings as well as their hopes." ] The ecumenical jury is composed of 6 members, who are nominated by SIGNIS for the Catholics and Interfilm for the Protestants. [cite web|url=http://cannes.juryoecumenique.org/ressources/2008/cp_jury_oecumenique_cannes_avril2008_fr.pdf|title=Communiqué de presse - Le Jury oecumenique 2008 |last=Vaccaro|first=Pierre|date=2008-05-08|publisher=Jury Œcuménique|language=French|accessdate=2008-09-05] The jury is also present at other film festival, including the Berlin International Film Festival, the Locarno International Film Festival, the Montreal World Film Festival and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. ]

Prize Winners

Since 1974, films from diverse countries have won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the Cannes Film Festival. Most films having won the award are from European countries, with Italy, Germany and Poland dominating. Samira Makhmalbaf is the only woman who has won the award, and is together with her father Mohsen Makhmalbaf the only winning director from a predominantly muslim country. Other countries that are not predominantly Christian that have won the award are Japan and the People's Republic of China.

References

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External links

* [http://cannes.juryoecumenique.org Offical webpage] of the jury
* [http://www.festival-cannes.com Offical webpage] of the Cannes Film Festival