CATE BLANCHETT, PATRON OF CHOPARD TROPHY 2014, PRESENTS THE BEST YOUNG ACTOR AWARD TO LOGAN LERMAN AND BEST YOUNG ACTRESS TO ADELE EXARCHOPOULOS AT MARTINEZ HOTEL IN CANNES AT THE 67TH CANNES FILM FESTIVAL ON 15 MAY 2014

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CHOPARD is Official Partner of the 67^th Cannes Film Festival and OFFICIAL JEWELLER

Cate Blanchett, patroness of the Trophée Chopard 2014, presents

Adèle Exarchopoulos and Logan Lerman with their respective prize

 Logan Lerman won Chopard Trophy's Best Young Actor and Chopard Trophy's Best Young Actress awards

 Logan Lerman won Best Young Actor 2014 and received the Chopard Trophy

 A kiss from mega star Cate Blanchett to young star Adele Exarchopoulos

 A special token of appreciation for Cate Blanchett from Chopard for being Patron of Chopard Trophy 2014

Logan Lerman is quite short compared to Cate Blanchett and Adele Exarchopoulos!

At a ceremony held in the lounges of the Hôtel Martinez and attended by leading figures from the world of cinema including the Délégué Général of the Festival, Thierry Frémaux, Cate Blanchett, the prestigious patroness of the Trophée Chopard 2014, officially presented their respective awards to Adèle Exarchopoulos, whose talent was revealed in Blue is the Warmest Colour directed by Abdellatif Kechiche – winner of the Cannes 2013 Palme d'or – and to Logan Lerman, one of the leading characters in Darren Aronfsky’s latest blockbuster, Noah. 

After the ceremony, guests gravitated towards the Chopard Rooftop terrace on the top floor of the Martinez, to enjoy an elegant and exclusive evening.

Cannes, May 15^th 2014 – Born of Caroline Scheufele’s passion for the Seventh Art, the Trophée Chopard, awarded in partnership with Variety magazine and with the support of the President of the Cannes Festival, Gilles Jacob, is intended to encourage new talents in cinema by naming them Best Young Actor and Best Young Actress of the year. 

For this 14^th edition, the jury was composed of Steve Gaydos, Executive Editor of Variety, actor Colin Firth, producer Harvey Weinstein, director Atom Egoyan, director and producer Lee Daniels and Caroline Scheufele, co-president of Chopard. After careful deliberation, they decided to single out French actress Adèle Exarchopoulos, whose talent was revealed in Abdellatif Kechiche’ Blue is the Warmest Colour – winner of the 2013 Palme d'or in Cannes, currently appearing in Qui vive by Marianne Tardieu; as well as American actor Logan Lerman, hero of the Percy Jackson feature film series and one of the main characters in Noah, the latest blockbuster from Darren Aronofsky.

It was with considerable emotion that the two young actors received their prizes from Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett, patroness of the 2014 edition. Created by Caroline Scheufele herself, the Trophée Chopard represents a powerful cinematic symbol: a film spool finely crafted by the skilled hands of the Chopard master-jewellers.

Caroline Scheufele, Cate Blanchett, Logan Lerman and Adele Exarchopoulos

After the prize-giving ceremony, the laureates reached the Chopard Rooftop for an exclusive party where they were joined by Cate Blanchett, Sofia Coppola, Jane Fonda, Penélope Cruz, Pedro Almodovar, Atom Egoyan, Zhang Ziyi, Paz Vega, Masami Nagasawa and Alice Taglioni. The refined atmosphere of the evening was enhanced by Grey Goose cocktails and Boizel champagne. The evening was enlivened by Bastian Baker, Swiss born rising star of the international folk-pop scene, whose concert kept guests entertained through to the early hours.