UK winners at Cannes 2023

Cannes Film Festival’s 76th edition in May 2023 saw UK films and co-pros take home top prizes.

In Competition, Jonathan Glazer's UK co-production THE ZONE OF INTEREST (USA/UK/Poland) was awarded the Grand Prix and also the FIPRESCI prize.

Molly Manning Walker's must-see UK film HOW TO HAVE SEX was awarded the Un Certain Regard top prize.

UK co-production THE SETTLERS directed by Felipe Gálvez (Chile/ Argentina/ UK/ Taiwan/ France / Denmark / Sweden / Germany), in Un Certain Regard, was awarded a FIPRESCI prize.

See below for the full list of UK films and co-productions that were in Official Selection for Cannes this year.

IN COMPETITION

Club Zero – dir. Jessica Hausner

(Austria/ UK/ Germany/ France/ Denmark) World Premiere

Firebrand – dir. Karim Aïnouz

(UK/USA) World Premiere

The Old Oak – dir. Ken Loach

(UK/Fr/Belgium) World Premiere

The Zone of Interest – dir. Jonathan Glazer

(USA/UK/Poland) World Premiere

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OUT OF COMPETITION

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – dir. James Mangold

(USA/ UK ) World Premiere

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Occupied City – dir. Steve McQueen

(UK/Netherlands) World Premiere

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UN CERTAIN REGARD

How to Have Sex - dir. Molly Manning Walker

(UK) World Premiere

The Settlers (Los Colonos) - dir. Felipe Gálvez

(Chile/ Argentina/ UK/ Taiwan/ France / Denmark / Sweden / Germany) World Premiere

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SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Wild Summon – dir. Karni Arieli, Saul Freed

(UK)

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LA CINEF SHORT FILMS

Killing Boris Johnson – dir. Musa Alderson-Clarke

(UK)

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Image: Molly Manning Walker and Mia McKenna-Bruce at the HOW TO HAVE SEX photo call Cannes 2023. Image by Darren Brade.