Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki was crowned for his beautiful love story Les Feuilles mortes. He promised in 2017 not to touch a camera, to "start living his own life again" The 66-year-old filmmaker, represented by his actors Alma Poysti and Jussi Vatanen, received the jury prize.
In 2016, a new tribute from the Croisette, he received the Carrosse d'or awarded by the Filmmakers' Fortnight.