1999’s graduate film Inter-View by Jessica Hausner, who studied under filmmakers such as Michael Haneke, received a Special Mention from the Jury from the CINEF (formerly Cinéfondation) jury. The director became a regular at the Festival, treating audiences to Lovely Rita (2001), Hotel (2004) and Amour Fou (2014) in the Un Certain Regard section. In 2019, her fifth film, Little Joe, was presented in Competition and earnt Emily Beecham the Best Actress Award.