"The Nest" by Sean Dorken won a number of Deauville American Film Festival awards announced by the head of the main jury, French actress Vanessa Paradis.
The Nest, which deals with the story of "The Disintegration of a Family," won the Grand Jury Prize and the Critics Prize, as well as the Jury Prize for Emerging Talents on par with "The Assistant," the first Katie Greene film to deal with work harassment.
As for the prize for the jury headed by Vanessa Parady, it was won by "First Cow" by Kelly Raycard, one of the faces of American independent cinema, and "Lorelei", the first films of Sabrina Doyle.
Fifteen films competed in the festival competition, including eight directed by women.