STRASBOURG, 27.05.2013 – The jury of the 66th Festival of Cannes, presided over by the American director and producer Steven Spielberg, awarded the Palme d’Or to the Franco-Tunisian filmmaker Abdellatif Kechiche for "Blue is the warmest colour" ("La vie d'Adèle") and his two actresses, Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos.

This Eurimages supported co-production between France, Belgium and Spain, based on the comic strip “Blue is the Warmest Colour” by Julie Maroh, conquered the hearts of the critics from the moment the screening had ended.

The prize for Best Actress went to Bérénice Béjo for The Past by Asghar Farhadi, a co-production between France and Italy, also supported by Eurimages.

Lastly, the Grand Prix of Critics’ Week of the Cannes Film Festival was awarded on Thursday, 23 May, to the Italian directors Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza for their film Salvo, a Franco-Italian co-production supported by Eurimages. This film, which tells the story of Salvo, a killer in the Sicilian Mafia, a loner, cold, ruthless, upset by his encounter with Rita, a young blind woman, also received the France 4 “Prix Revelation”.

The Eurimages Fund is delighted with this success which honours its choices. These films demonstrate the Fund’s commitment to fostering cinematographic creativity and once again confirm the strength of the Eurimages label.

The full prize list can be consulted at the Cannes Film Festival website.