ACE91 joined with Screen International & United Talent Agency in Cannes to celebrate the 2023 Hope Award Honourees presented on Saturday May 20 at the Carlton Hotel’s Beach Club, Cannes.
Check out pictures from the event, above.

Nancy Gibbs, director of Harvard-Kennedy Shorenstein Center, with honoree filmmaker Bianca Stigter, filmmaker Steve McQueen, and Ceci Chan
Source: Theo Wood
Actor Vincent De Paul with honouree Milton Gatsby, Ceci Chan and Nigel Daly
Source: Theo Wood
John Linden CEO and founder of Mythical Games with Nigel Daly OBE, president, North America, Screen International
Source: Theo Woods
Honoree Milutin Gatsby, amfAR global fundraising chairman with ACE91 founder Ceci Chan
Source: Theo Woods
The Presidents
Source: Theo Woods
Documentary filmmaker honoree Sahra Mani with Ceci Chan
Source: Theo Woods
The 2023 Hope Awards in Cannes
Source: Theo Woods
Hope Award honorees, filmmakers Bianca Stigter and Sahra Mani
Source: Theo Woods
1/8
show caption2025-08-07T11:18:00Z Sponsored by British Film Commission
“All the U.K. studios have different characters and different sounds,” notes leading UK composer Rachel Portman.
2025-07-23T14:50:00Z Sponsored by Malaysia International Film Festival
The eighth edition of the festival includes a record line-up of 65 films from 48 countries.
2025-07-17T13:06:00Z Sponsored by New Horizons International Film Festival
The Polish Days 2025 event is held in Wrocław, Poland, from July 20-22.
2025-06-12T11:05:00Z Sponsored by Shanghai International Film Festival
Nearly 75% of screenings had sold out before the start of the festival.
2025-06-06T14:51:00Z Sponsored by BASQUE. AUDIOVISUAL.
The Basque Country’s Talent Day (Talentuaren Gunea) intiative showcased 14 projects by film students from the region to an audience of industry executives.
2025-06-06T14:00:00Z Sponsored by National Film Institute Hungary
Hungary is the Annecy International Animation Film festival’s country of honour.
Screen International is the essential resource for the international film industry. Subscribe now for monthly editions, awards season weeklies, access to the Screen International archive and supplements including Stars of Tomorrow and World of Locations.
Find out moreSite powered by Webvision Cloud