CST AWARDS AT THE 78th FESTIVAL DE CANNES
The CST – Commission supérieure technique de l’image et du son, is proud to present its award list.
With the support of AFDAS, Publiciscinémas, Poly Son Post-Production, Transpa, TheGreenShot and CIRCAD
The CST – Commission supérieure technique de l’image et du son, is proud to present its awards list for the 78th 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
Ruben Impens
Stephane Thiébaut
« The 2025 jury of the CST Award for best Artist-Technician acknowledges the powerful creativity of sound and image in this film, achieved by Ruben Impens, director of photography and Stéphane Thiébaut, mixer, of « Alpha » directed by Julia Ducournau. »
The jury of professionals was equally made up of : Caroline Champetier, director of photography, Yoann Goujon, actor, director and author, Nadine Muse, head sound editor and Guillaume Sciama, head sound technician.
Created in 1951, the CST Award for best Artist-Technician – formerly the Grand Prix Technique – recognises an exceptional contribution by a technical artist to a film in the official competition.
CST AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG FEMALE FILM TECHNICIAN
Éponine Momenceau, Director of photography of Connemara, directed by Alex Lutz
Éponine Momenceau
« The 2025 jury of the CST Award for best Young, Female Film Technician is proud to present this year’s prize to Éponine Momenceau, director of photography of « Connemara » directed by Alex Lutz, for the delicacy and subtlety of the work on the images that accompany the film’s story and direction. »
Created in 2021, the CST Award for best Young, Female Film Technician strives to promote professional equality between men and women in the film industry, and underlines the CST’s desire to give visibility to the high-quality cinematographic work produced every year by young female technicians.