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Cannes Directors' Fortnight announces this year's winners

Cannes, Jul 15 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Marco Alvarez) The Directors' Fortnight, an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival, awarded the films "Les Magnétiques" by Frenchman Vincent Maël Cardona, and "A Chiara" by the Italian-American Jonas Carpignano.FOOTAGE OF THE LES MAGNÉTIQUES TEAM POSING: JEAN-PAUL SALOMÉ (FIRST FROM THE LEFT, PRESIDENT OF THE SACD), VINCENT MAËL CARDONA (SECOND FROM THE RIGHT, DIRECTOR OF LES MAGNÉTIQUES); THE EUROPE CINEMA LABEL JURY POSES WITH THE A CHIARA TEAM (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT): ELISE MIGNOT (MEMBER OF THE JURY), DAVID HERAS (MEMBER OF THE JURY), JANNIK RAKUSA (MEMBER OF THE JURY), BARBORA KUCSA (MEMBER OF THE JURY) FROM THE JURY), JULIE BILLY (A CHIARA PRODUCER) AND THE CO-PRODUCERS; THE A CHIARA TEAM POSES WITH THE PRIZE; LA QUINZAINE DES RÉALISATEURS LOGO RESOURCE; THE JURY CONVERSES BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE AWARDS; JULIE BILLY (A CHIARA PRODUCER); PRESENTATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE JURY.STATEMENTSJEAN-PAUL SALOMÉ (PRESIDENT OF THE SACD), IN FRENCH:"So we have decided to select among the films, the film Les Magnétiques."VINCENT MAËL CARDONA (DIRECTOR OF LES MAGNÉTIQUES), IN FRENCH:"All films are hard to make. They are somewhat complicated and fragile. I've been lucky to find these producers who have had a lot of courage (I think I would have given up a long time ago) and it was all from a short film from when I finished school. So thank you guys so much. And also thanks to the producers Marine, Tifane and Diane who are there. "BARBORA KUCSA (MEMBER OF THE EUROPE CINEMA LABEL JURY), IN ENGLISH.JULIE BILLY (A CHIARA PRODUCER), IN FRENCH:"Thanks to Paolo for electing the film, thanks to your formidable team who has welcomed us divinely and also for the incredible work in the past days. The film has performed well in Europe and it is a difficult market but we are very happy. Thank you".DAVID HERAS (MEMBER OF THE EUROPE CINEMA LABEL JURY), IN SPANISH.Keywords: efe, international, france, cannes, cinema, fortnight, filmmakers