Doroteya Droumeva's German short Der Brief / The Letter, about a pregnant woman's mysterious letter, was chosen as the winner at the 2011Cannes Film Festival's Cinéfondation Awards during a ceremony held at the Buñuel Theatre.

The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury — Julie Gayet, Jessica Hausner, Corneliu Porumboiu, João Pedro Rodrigues and President Michel Gondry — awarded the runner-up prize to Kamal Lazraq's Drari (France). The third prize went to Son Tae-gyum's Fly by Night (South Korea).

The winning films will receive €15,000 for the First Prize, €11,250 for the Second and €7,500 for the Third.

Sixteen student films from Asia, the Americas, and Europe were in the running this year. They were selected from 1,600 entries.