Short Film News (SFN)- The winners of the Cinéfondation 2009 of Cannes Film Festival last night were announced.
 
This year, the Cinéfondation Selection showed 17 films from Asia, Europe, North and South America selected from the 1400 student films submitted.

The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury presided by John Boorman and composed of film directors Bertrand Bonello and Ferid Boughedir and actresses Leonor Silveira and Zhang Ziyi has awarded prizes to the following films during a ceremony in Buñuel Theatre:

First Prize went to BÁBA by Zuzana Kirchnerová-Špidlová FAMU, Czech Republic.

Second Prize went to GOODBYE by Song Fang Beijing Film Academy, China.

Third Prize went to DIPLOMA by Yaelle Kayam The Sam Spiegel Film & TV School, Israel and DON’T STEP OUT OF THE HOUSE by Jo Sung-hee Korean Academy of Film Arts, South Korea.

The Cinéfondation Selection, created in 1998, is proud to have revealed and accompanied the work and development of these new talents of the international cinema.