As part of the eighth edition in Cannes of Women In Motion, Kering and the Festival de Cannes will present the Young Talent Award to a female film-maker who has directed her first feature film. The award, which is accompanied by €50,000 in financial support for her next movie project, will be presented during the official Women In Motion dinner on May 22, 2022. As is now the tradition, the previous winner of the award, Australian director Shannon Murphy, chose her successor – Swedish director Ninja Thyberg. During the ceremony, actress and producer Viola Davis will receive the Women In Motion Award. Both awards will be presented by François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of Kering, Pierre Lescure, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, Director of the Festival. “I am very honored to have been chosen to receive this award by last year's recipient Shannon Murphy. Making Pleasure was a difficult but incredibly rewarding process and I am thrilled that it is now out there for everyone to see. I was so proud when it was accepted to Cannes in 2020, and as the film didn’t get to play due to the pandemic, this award is especially meaningful to me. Thank you so much to Women In Motion for supporting female directors - and thank you for this award.” Ninja Thyberg Since 2009, Ninja Thyberg has directed several short films on the same theme: sexuality as a prism for viewing passion in society. In 2013, her short film Pleasure was presented in Cannes as part of the 52nd Critics' Week. It is also the title of her first feature film, which was chosen for the Official Selection of the 2020 Festival de Cannes (receiving the Cannes 2020 label) and of the 2021 Sundance Festival, and was awarded the Jury Prize at the 2021 Deauville American Film Festival.
