Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or. This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films with more original and daring approaches than the Official Selection, distinguished by their storytelling and/or direction, and often spotlighting emerging or lesser-known filmmakers seeking international recognition.
Since 1998, the section has awarded the Un Certain Regard Prize to one film in the lineup, recognising emerging talent and innovative work. At the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, Killer by Darezhan Omirbaev was named the inaugural winner, while The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo by Diego Céspedes is the most recent winner.
Winners
In 1998, the Prix un certain regard was introduced to the section to recognize young talent and to encourage innovative and daring works by presenting one of the films with a grant to aid its distribution in France. Since 2005, the prize consists of €30,000 financed by the Groupama GAN Foundation.File:Apichtpong Weerasethukal.jpg|thumb|160x160px|Apichatpong Weerasethakul won for Blissfully Yours
File:Ousmane Sembène by Guenter Prust.jpg|thumb|149x149px|Ousmane Sembène won for Moolaadé
File:Yorgos Lanthimos, THE LOBSTER, Fantastic Fest 2015 -9674 .jpg|thumb|166x166px|Yorgos Lanthimos won for Dogtooth
File:Hong Sang-soo Photo Call The Beach at Night Alone Berlinale 2017.jpg|thumb|159x159px|Hong Sang-soo won for Hahaha
File:Mohammad Rasoulof at 2024 Cannes Film Festival.jpg|thumb|150x150px|Mohammad Rasoulof won for A Man of Integrity