This Saturday evening was the 11th Magritte du cinema ceremony. The films “A crazy life” and “A World” raided, each winning seven distinctions. But it is the first city that emerges as the big winner, winning the main prizes: that of best film, best actor and best actress.
“Une vie démente” by Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni was thus named “Best film”. The feature film won against “Adoration” by Fabrice du Welz, “Filles de joie” by Frédéric Fonteyne and Anne Paulicevich, “Les intranquilles” by Joachim Lafosse and the first film “Un monde” by Laura Wandel.
Jean Le Peltier was crowned “Best actor” for his role in “A crazy life”. He won against Bouli Lanners (This music plays for no one), Arieh Worthalter (Hold me tight) and Jérémie Renier (Slalom).
Jo Deseure, still in the film “A crazy life”, was crowned “Best actress”. She stood out against Lubna Azabal (Adam), Virginie Efira (Adieu les cons) and Lucie Debay (A crazy life).
Jane Birkin awards a posthumous Magritte of honor to Marion Hänsel
Jane Birkin presented, on Saturday at the 11th Magritte ceremony for cinema, a posthumous Magritte of honor to filmmaker Marion Hänsel. The French singer and actress had camped in 1985 the heroine of “Dust” which had earned Marion Hänsel the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival. “I was lucky to have known her. I regret that she is not here to know how much we miss her as a director, as a producer (…) I have rarely seen someone with such determination and such righteousness”, underlined Jane Birkin about the filmmaker.
“I owe him this film (Dust, editor’s note) and I owe him the fact that my father saw me on the front page of The Guardian in England (…) and he said he was proud of me” , added the French actress and singer.
“I’m so happy tonight to present this award to baby Jean, whom I haven’t seen in 40 years,” she said on stage as she presented the award to the director’s son.
“With nearly 15 feature films in her filmography, between literary adaptations and original creations, Marion Hänsel has established herself in the Belgian and world cinematographic landscape with a powerful, demanding and eminently personal work. Over the course of her career, her cinema has Crusader of Nobel Prizes, transcended by Goncourt, been selected in Cannes and Venice (where she won the Silver Lion).From the Pacific to South Africa, from Djibouti to Hong Kong, his filmography offers a journey through the time and space, as literate as it is spectacular”, explained the Académie André Delvaux, organizer of the Magritte ceremony.
The complete Magritte prize list
MAGRITTE FOR BEST FILM
· A crazy life by Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni, produced by Julie Esparbes (Hélicotronc)
MAGRITTE FOR BEST FIRST FILM
· A world by Laura Wandel, produced by Stéphane Lhoest (Dragons Films)
MAGRITTE FOR BEST DIRECTION
A world : Laura Wandel
MAGRITTE FOR BEST FLEMISH FILM
the civilian by Teodora Ana Mihai, produced by Hans Everaert (Menuetto) and co-produced by Delphine Tomson, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Les Films du Fleuve)
MAGRITTE FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCENARIO OR ADAPTATION
A mad life: Raphael Balboni, Ann Sirot
MAGRITTE FOR BEST FOREIGN FILM IN CO-PRODUCTION
Titanium by Julia Ducournau, co-produced by Jean-Yves Roubin and Cassandre Warnauts (Frakas Productions)
MAGRITTE FOR BEST ACTRESS
A mad life: Jo Deseure
MAGRITTE FOR BEST ACTOR
A mad life: John Le Peltier
MAGRITTE FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
A world : Laura Verlinden
MAGRITTE FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
A mad life: Gilles Remiche
MAGRITTE FOR BEST FEMALE PROSPECTIVE
A world : Maya Vanderbeque
MAGRITTE FOR BEST MALE PROSPECT
A world : Günter Duret
MAGRITTE FOR BEST PICTURE
Titanium: Ruben Impens
MAGRITTE FOR BEST SOUND
A world : Mathieu Cox, Corinne Dubien, Thomas Grimm-Landsberg, David Vranken
MAGRITTE OF THE BEST DECORATIONS
A mad life: Lisa Etienne
MAGRITTE OF THE BEST COSTUMES
A mad life: Frederick Denis
MAGRITTE FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
Adoration : Vincent Cahay
MAGRITTE FOR BEST EDITING
A world : Nicholas Rumpl
MAGRITTE FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
little saturday by Paloma Sermon-Daï, produced by Sébastien Andres and Alice Lemaire (Michigan Films)
MAGRITTE FOR BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Mother’s by Hippolyte Leibovici, produced by Laurent Gross (INSAS)
MAGRITTE FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM
Sprock by Xavier Seron, produced by Guillaume Kerbusch and Laura Petrone (Angie Productions) and Julie Esparbes (Hélicotronc)
MAGRITTE FOR BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
We’re not close to being superheroes by Lia Bertels, produced by Thierry Zamparutti (Ambiances asbl)
Relive the ceremony: