Focused on arthouse, artistically daring films, the 2023 Un Certain Regard selection has included 20 feature films – 8 of which are first features also competing for the Caméra d’or. This year, the opening film was Thomas Cailley’s Le Règne animal. Chaired by American actor John C. Reilly, the Jury included French director and screenwriter Alice Winocour, German actress Paula Beer, French-Cambodian director and producer Davy Chou and Belgian actress Émilie Dequenne. Un Certain Regard 2023 ends on a high note with the screening of Alex Lutz's film Une nuit.

Un Certain Regard Prize

HOW TO HAVE SEX 
directed by Molly Manning Walker 
1st film

New Voice Prize 

AUGURE (OMEN)
directed by Baloji
1st film

Ensemble Prize

CROWRÃ (THE BURITI FLOWER)
directed by João Salaviza & Renée Nader Messora

Freedom Prize 

GOODBYE JULIA
directed by Mohamed Kordofani

1st film

Directing Prize

Asmae El Moudir
in KADIB ABYAD (THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES)

Jury's Prize

LES MEUTES (HOUNDS)
directed by Kamal Lazraq 
1st film