2015 Deauville American Film Festival
The 41st Deauville American Film Festival took place at Deauville, France from September 4 to 13, 2015. Baltasar Kormákur's biographical disaster film Everest served as the opening night film. Sicario by Denis Villeneuve was the closing night film of the festival. The Grand Prix was awarded to 99 Homes by Ramin Bahrani.
Complete lineup for the festival was announced on August 24, 2015. Total of 36 feature films were screened at the festival, 14 of which were in competition. In Television section, three episodes of Michael Connelly and Eric Overmyer's crime TV-series Bosch were screened. The festival paid tribute to Orson Welles, Terrence Malick, Ian McKellen, Patricia Clarkson, Keanu Reeves, Michael Bay, Lawrence Bender and Orlando Bloom and hosted retrospective of their films. Robert Pattinson and Elizabeth Olsen received Le Nouvel Hollywood awards.Juries
Main Competition
- Benoît Jacquot: French film director and screenwriter
- Pascal Bonitzer: French film critic, screenwriter and director
- Louise Bourgoin: French actress
- Louis-Do De Lencquesaing: French actor and director
- Marc Dugain: French novelist
- Sophie Fillières: French screenwriter and director
- Marie Gillain: Belgian actress
- Julien Hirsch: French cinematographer
- Marthe Keller: Swiss actress and opera director
Cartier revelation jury
- Zabou Breitman: French actress and director
- Alice Isaaz: French actress
- Rachelle Lefevre: Canadian actress
- Géraldine Nakache: French actress, screenwriter and director
- Stanley Weber: French actor and theatre director
Programme
Competition
The festival awarded the following awards:
- Grand Prix : 99 Homes by Ramin Bahrani
- Prix du Jury : Tangerine by Sean Baker
- Prix du Public : Dope by Rick Famuyiwa
- Prix de la Critique Internationale : Krisha by Trey Edward Schultz
- Prix Michel d'Ornano : The Cowboys by Thomas Bidegain
- Prix de la Révélation Cartier : James White by Josh Mond
- Lucien Barrière Prize for Literature:
- *All Our Names by Dinaw Mengestu
- Tributes:
- *Orson Welles
- *Terrence Malick
- *Ian McKellen
- *Patricia Clarkson
- *Keanu Reeves
- *Michael Bay
- *Lawrence Bender
- *Orlando Bloom
- Le Nouvel Hollywood :
- *Robert Pattinson
- *Elizabeth Olsen
