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 The Grand Jury
 
Jean-Pierre LUMINET - PRESIDENT
Jean-Pierre LUMINET - PRESIDENT

Astrophysicist and writer / CNRS - Observatoire de Paris
 
 
Jean-Claude AMEISEN
Jean-Claude AMEISEN

Professor of Immunology, President of the Ethic Committee of Inserm  (French public organization dedicated to biological, medical and public health research)
Dorothée BENOIT BROWAES
Dorothée BENOIT BROWAES

General Delegate, VivAgora Association, NGO for citizen involvement in technologies’ governance
 
 
Sophie GERMAIN
Sophie GERMAIN

Producer, Kaléo Films

Jozée SARRAZIN
Jozée SARRAZIN

Benthic ecology specialist,  IFREMER (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea)
 

 Grand Prize Pariscience "AST - Ville de Paris"
The music Instinct : Science & Song
The music Instinct : Science & Song
Director :  Elena Mannes
Author(s) :  Elena Mannes
Production :  Mannes Productions, inc. / wnet.org
Duration :  110 min
Country :  USA
Genre :  Documentary
Prize awarded by the Paris City Hall for the best film in competition (10 000 € split between the producer and the filmmaker)



 "Audacity" Prize
The Quantum Tamers : Revealing our Weird & Wired Future
The Quantum Tamers : Revealing our Weird & Wired Future
Director :  Chris Mullington
Author(s) :  Jacob Berkowitz & Derek Diorio
Production :  Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Duration :  52 min
Country :  Canada
Genre :  Documentary
Prize awarded by the Ile-de-France region to a film showing originality in it's subject matter and treatment (3 000 € to the executive producer)



 "Pierre-Gilles de Gennes"" Prize
Hunting the Hidden Dimension
Hunting the Hidden Dimension
Director :  Michel Schwarz et Bill Jersey
Production :  NOVA / WGBH Educational Foundation / The Catticus Corporation
Duration :  56 min
Country :  USA
Genre :  Documentary
Prize awarded by the CNRS for research and spreading of scientific knowledge through the uncommon scenario of a film (3 000 € to the author)



 "Earth" Prize
Earth: The Climate Wars - Ep1: the Battle Begins
Earth: The Climate Wars - Ep1: the Battle Begins
Director :  Jonathan Renouf
Author(s) :  Jonathan Renouf et Pr. Iain Stewart
Production :  BBC
Duration :  59 min
Country :  Royaume-Uni
Genre :  Documentary
Prize awarded by Veolia Environnement to a film about environment and sustainable development (3 000 € split between the executive producer and the filmmaker)



 "Buffon" Prize
Ape Genius
Ape Genius
Director :  John Rubin
Production :  National Geographic Television / NOVA, WGBH Educational Foundation
Duration :  56 min
Country :  USA
Genre :  Documentary
Prize awarded by the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, to the best film about biodiversity (3 000 € to the filmmaker)



 Honoray tribute
Around the World, Around the Sky
Around the World, Around the Sky
Director :  Robert Pansard-Besson
Author(s) :  Robert Pensard Besson
Production :  ARKAB Productions / ARTE France / INSU / CNRS
Duration :  105 min
Country :  France
Genre :  Documentary
Special Mention from the jury for the high quality of the film (no money award).




 The Middle Schooler Jury
 
Sylvie LEON-HIRTZ
Jury supported by
Sylvie LEON-HIRTZ

In charge of Fundamental physics programmes at CNES
> Collège des Vallées - La Garenne Colombes
> Collège Henri Wallon - Bezons
> Collège Paul Valéry - Thiais
 

 "Middle Schoolers’ Prize"
River travellers
River travellers
Director :  Stéphane Lévin et Florence Pradalier
Author(s) :  Stéphane Lévin
Production :  Stéphane Lévin Organisation
Duration :  52 min
Country :  France
Genre :  Documentary
Prize awarded by the CNES and delivered by 3 classes of mid-schoolers, to a 26 to 52 minutes film (3 000 € to the filmmaker)




 The High schooler Jury
 
Frank YATES
Jury supported by
Frank YATES

Research Fellow at INSERM, Human Embryonic Stem Cells Core Facility
> Lycée Jean-Pierre Vernant - Sèvres
> Lycée Jean-Baptiste Say - Paris 16ème
> Lycée Louise de Marillac - Paris 5ème
 

 "High Schoolers’ Prize"
Getting around in 2040
Getting around in 2040
Director :  Philippe Baron
Author(s) :  Christian Le Peutrec & Philippe Baron
Production :  mano a mano Futuribles Intl.
Duration :  52 min
Country :  France
Genre :  Documentary
Prize awarded by the Inserm and delivered by 3 classes of high-schoolers, to a 43 to 52 minutes film (3 000 € to the filmmaker)





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