The Carrosse d'Or will be awarded to Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé on 17 May in Cannes, at the opening of the Directors' Fortnight, the Society of Film Directors announced this week.
The Carrosse d'Or – in reference to a film by Jean Renoir – celebrates filmmakers for "the innovative qualities of their work, for their audacity and intransigence in staging and production".