Vulcan Award | |
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Awarded for | The work of a technician for his collaboration to the creation of a film |
Location | Cannes |
Country | France |
Presented by | CST |
First awarded | 2003 (1951) |
Website | http://www.cst.fr/ |
The Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist ( French: Prix Vulcain de l’Artiste Technicien) is an independent film award created in 2003. It rewards the work of a technician for his or her collaboration in the creation of a film from the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival. [1] It is awarded by a special jury, appointed by the Superior Technical Commission of Image and Sound ( French: Commission Supérieure Technique de l’Image et du Son or CST).[ citation needed]
In 1951, the CST created the Technical Grand Prize ( French: Grand Prix Technique) of the CST, awarded during the Cannes Film Festival. That prize existed until 2001.[ citation needed]
In 2003, Pierre-William Glenn, president of the CST, struggled to once again have a prize awarded to a technician during the Cannes Film Festival. Thus, the Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist was born as a part of the festival roster and approved by the festival's president Gilles Jacob. [2]
Since 2021, the CST has also been awarding the CST Young Female Film Technician Prize, to highlight a young female head of station in French cinema. [3]
The actual trophy is awarded to the winner in Paris, during a special evening following the festival. [2]
It is inspired by an image from Jean-Luc Godard's movie Le Mépris (Contempt) (1963) and represents a movie camera with analog and numeric elements. [4]
Vulcan Award | |
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Awarded for | The work of a technician for his collaboration to the creation of a film |
Location | Cannes |
Country | France |
Presented by | CST |
First awarded | 2003 (1951) |
Website | http://www.cst.fr/ |
The Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist ( French: Prix Vulcain de l’Artiste Technicien) is an independent film award created in 2003. It rewards the work of a technician for his or her collaboration in the creation of a film from the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival. [1] It is awarded by a special jury, appointed by the Superior Technical Commission of Image and Sound ( French: Commission Supérieure Technique de l’Image et du Son or CST).[ citation needed]
In 1951, the CST created the Technical Grand Prize ( French: Grand Prix Technique) of the CST, awarded during the Cannes Film Festival. That prize existed until 2001.[ citation needed]
In 2003, Pierre-William Glenn, president of the CST, struggled to once again have a prize awarded to a technician during the Cannes Film Festival. Thus, the Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist was born as a part of the festival roster and approved by the festival's president Gilles Jacob. [2]
Since 2021, the CST has also been awarding the CST Young Female Film Technician Prize, to highlight a young female head of station in French cinema. [3]
The actual trophy is awarded to the winner in Paris, during a special evening following the festival. [2]
It is inspired by an image from Jean-Luc Godard's movie Le Mépris (Contempt) (1963) and represents a movie camera with analog and numeric elements. [4]