CST Awards winners announced at 79th Festival de Cannes

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The CST – Commission supérieure technique de l’image et du son has presented its awards list for the 79th Festival de Cannes.  The winners are rewarded for the “quality of their technical prowess, serving the vision defended by the director”. CST Award for Best Artist-Technician Nicolas Rumpl, head film editor of Notre Salut, directed by … Read more

CST unveils nominees for CST Award for Best Young Female Film Technician at Festival de Cannes

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The CST has announced that it will, for the sixth year running, present the CST Award for Best Young Female Film Technician at the Festival de Cannes. The figures from 2026 “highlight the need to promote and support young female technicians”, the CST said.  “Of the 75 technical roles in French films in the official … Read more

CST announces jury members for its awards at 79th Festival de Cannes – including Jean-Marie Dreujou ASC AFC

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The CST – Commission supérieure technique de l’image et du son (Higher Technical Commission for Image and Sound) – has announced the composition of the juries for its two awards in the official selection of the 2026 Festival de Cannes. “True to its mission of promoting technical excellence in the service of filmmaking, the CST … Read more

Candidates for CST Award for Best Young Female Film Technician revealed

With this award since 2021, the CST wishes to highlight the representation of women technicians in charge of image, sound and decoration in French productions in the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival. This year, of the 54 positions examined in the 18 French films in the Official Selection, 17 are held by women, … Read more