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 Year Title Writer(s)2007Jean-Philippe Christophe Turpin20082 Days in Paris Julie DelpyMolière Grégoire Vigneron and Laurent TirardLa Vie en rose Olivier DahanIntimate Enemies Patrick Rotman and Florent Emilio SiriThe Secret of the Grain Abdellatif Kechiche2009Louise Hires a Contract Killer Benoît Delépine and Gustave KervernI've Loved You So Long Philippe ClaudelJulia Erick Zonca and Aude PyThe First Day of the Rest of Your Life Rémi BezançonSéraphine Marc Abdelnour and Martin Provost2010Welcome Philippe Lioret, Emmanuel Courcol and Olivier AdamThe Army of Crime Robert Guédiguian, Gilles Taurand and Serge Le PéronLe Concert Matthew Robbins, Radu Mihaileanu and Alain-Michel BlancLa Journée de la jupe Jean-Paul LilienfeldA Prophet Jacques Audiard, Abdel Raouf Dafri, Nicolas Peufaillit and Thomas Bidegain2011 not awarded2012Tomboy Céline Sciamma 2013not awarded2014The Past Asghar Farhadi9 Month Stretch Albert DupontelStranger by the Lake Alain GuiraudieQueen of Montreuil Solveig Anspach and Jean-Luc GagetA Castle in Italy Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Agnès de Sacy and Noémie Lvovsky2015Party Girl Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger and Samuel Theis Girlhood Céline SciammaLove at First Fight Thomas Cailley and Claude Le PapeEastern Boys Robin CampilloHippocrate Thomas Lilti, Julien Lilti, Baya Kasmi and Pierre Chosson2016My Golden Days Arnaud Desplechin and Julie Peyr Adama Julien Lilti, Simon Rouby and Bénédicte Galup (collaboration) The Sweet Escape Bruno PodalydèsThe Measure of a Man Stéphane Brizé and Olivier GorceStanding Tall Emmanuelle Bercot and Marcia Romano
Best Adaptation Year Title Writer(s)2007OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies Jean-François Halin2008The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Ronald HarwoodPersepolis Marjane Satrapi and Vincent ParonnaudDarling Christine Carrière and Pascal ArnoldA Secret Nathalie Carter and Claude MillerHeartbeat Detector Elisabeth Perceval2009A Simple Heart Marion LaineLove Me No More Éric Assous and Jean BeckerThe Class Laurent Cantet, François Bégaudeau and Robin CampilloThe Beautiful Person Gilles Taurand and Christophe HonoréMesrine Abdel Raouf Dafri and Jean-François Richet2010The French Kissers Riad Sattouf and Marc SyrigasFarewell Éric Raynaud and Christian CarionIn the Electric Mist Mary Olson and Jerzy KromolowskiMademoiselle Chambon Stéphane Brizé and Florence VignonLittle Nicholas Laurent Tirard, Grégoire Vigneron and Alain Chabat2011 not awarded2012The Rabbi's Cat Sandrina Jardel and Joann Sfar 2013not awarded2014The French Minister Bertrand Tavernier, Christophe Blain and Antonin BaudryBlue Is the Warmest Colour Abdellatif Kechiche and Ghalia LacroixMe, Myself and Mum Guillaume Gallienne2015The New Girlfriend François Ozon Asterix: The Land of the Gods Alexandre Astier, Jean-Rémi François (collaboration) and Philip Lazebnik (collaboration) Lulu femme nue Solveig Anspach and Jean-Luc Gaget Wild Life Nathalie Najem and Cédric Kahn 2016L'Affaire SK1 Frédéric Tellier and David Oelhoffen Macadam Stories Samuel Benchetrit and Gabor Rassov Fatima Philippe Faucon
Special Prize Year Award Title Writer(s)2008Coup de cœur Anna M. Michel SpinosaLa Tête de maman Michel Leclerc and Carine Tardieu2016Special 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
External links Official website of La Guilde Française des Scénaristes Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario at AlloCiné