L'Œil d'or

L'Œil d'or, le prix du documentaire – Cannes
Location	Cannes
Country	France
Presented by	Civil Society of Multimedia Authors Institut national de l'audiovisuel Cannes Film Festival
First awarded	2015

L'Œil d'or, le prix du documentaire – Cannes (English: The Golden Eye) is a documentary film award created in 2015. It is awarded to the best documentary presented in one of the sections of the Cannes Film Festival (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight, International Critics' Week and Cannes Classics). Initiated by the Civil Society of Multimedia Authors (SCAM - Société Civile des Auteurs Multimédia) and its President Julie Bertuccelli, the prize is awarded in partnership with the Institut national de l'audiovisuel and with the support of Cannes Film Festival and its General Delegate Thierry Frémaux.

The prize, which consists of €5,000, is presented to the director of the winning film at an official ceremony in Cannes. It was presented for the first time on 23 May 2015 at the Palais des Festivals.

In addition to the winners of L'Œil d'or, some films that didn't win the award have received a special mention

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