Jules Verne Awards

Not to be confused with Jules Verne Trophy.

The Jules Verne Awards were a set of annual film awards, awarded from 1992 to 2012 in Paris, France. The awards are for "celebrating achievements in arts, exploration, and conservation, in the tradition of French writer Jules Verne".^[1][2]

Frédéric Dieudonné and Jean-Christophe Jeauffre in 2009

The Jules Verne Festival launch in Los Angeles, October 2006. L-R: Ray Harryhausen, Harrison Ford, Malcolm McDowell, Jane Goodall, James Cameron, George Lucas. Front: Jeauffre and Frédéric Dieudonné

Jules Verne Award
The Jules Verne Award statuette.
Awarded for	Excellence in exploration, environmental and cinematic achievements
Country	France, United States
Presented by	Jules Verne Adventures
First awarded	1992
Website	julesverne.org

History

The awards were created in 1992 by filmmaker/environmentalists Jean-Christophe Jeauffre and Frédéric Dieudonné, the two founders of the Jules Verne Festival (Festival du Film Jules Verne Aventures (JVAFF)^[2]) and also known as the Jules Verne Film Festival,^[3] The awards were organized and overseen by the Jules Verne Adventures organization.^[4][1] They were first given in 1992 at the first Jules Verne Film Festival, which took place at the Institut océanographique de Paris.^[2]

In December 2007, the festival came to Los Angeles.^[5] This edition of the festival was known as the Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival.^[6][7][8] It was held in LA again the following year in October, at The Edison and The ImaginAsian Center.^[9]

The Jules Verne Festival traditionally includes an awards ceremony during which selected explorers, environmentalists, filmmakers, and movie stars are presented with the Jules Verne Award. Among others, the Jules Verne Award was given to Gérard Depardieu, Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Charlotte Rampling, Claude Lelouch, Johnny Depp, Christopher Lee, Patrick Stewart, Mark Hamill, Buzz Aldrin, William Shatner, Tippi Hedren, Stan Lee, Ray Bradbury, Ted Turner, Richard Dean Anderson, Larry Hagman,^[10] Christopher Reeve, Roy E. Disney, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Steve McQueen,^[11] TV series Heroes, Lost, Stargate SG1 and Battlestar Galactica cast and crew, and has celebrated movie classics such as Blade Runner, Star Trek, Superman, Forbidden Planet, Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, Some Like It Hot and The Wild Bunch.^[12]

Categories

The Jules Verne Awards are given in several categories.^[13] As they are designed "to promote the spirit of human adventure and of curiosity, exploration, conservation and to create a gate to imagination through education and entertainment",^[2] they are awarded to both feature fiction and documentary films and filmmakers.^[13]

Legendaire

The Jules Verne Legendaire Awards celebrate legendary science fiction or adventure movies, TV series and stars. Among others, they have been given to: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Blade Runner, Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds,^[14] 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Wild Bunch,^[15][16] Planet of the Apes, Smallville, Heroes, Lost, Battlestar Galactica,^[17] Stargate SG-1, John Wayne,^[18] Steve McQueen,^[19] Tony Curtis,^[20] Ernest Borgnine, Mark Hamill, Sir Christopher Lee, etc. The Jules Verne Legendaire Awards celebrations invite the Stars and the public to once-in-a-lifetime stage reunions of the original cast and crews.

Achievement

The Jules Verne Achievement Awards distinguish artists, explorers, filmmakers, movie and TV actors and celebrities who have encouraged the spirit of adventure and imagination, as well as open-mindedness through their talent, work and persistence. Dame Jane Goodall, George Lucas,^[21] James Cameron, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Buzz Aldrin, Christopher Reeve, Harrison Ford, Tippi Hedren, Larry Hagman,^[22] Omar Sharif^[23] and Ray Bradbury rank among the recipients of the Jules Verne 'Achievement' Award.

Best documentaries

The Jules Verne Awards for best documentaries go to the best exploration, adventure, environment and wildlife documentaries of the year.^[24]

Awards ceremonies

The following is a listing of some Jules Verne Awards ceremonies and recipients.

Ceremony	Year	Recipient(s)	Movie(s) or TV series celebrated	Venue
1st Jules Verne Awards	1992	Jacques-Yves Cousteau	The Silent World	Institut océanographique, Paris
2nd Jules Verne Awards	1993	Alain Bombard	—	Institut océanographique, Paris
3rd Jules Verne Awards	1994	Paul-Émile Victor	—	Institut océanographique, Paris
4th Jules Verne Awards	1995	Éric Tabarly	—	Institut océanographique, Paris
5th Jules Verne Awards	1996	Michel Navratil, Jr	—	Institut océanographique, Paris
6th Jules Verne Awards	1997	Pierre Schoendoerffer	Le Crabe-tambour	Institut océanographique, Paris
7th Jules Verne Awards	1998	Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, Jacques Piccard	—	Institut océanographique, Paris
8th Jules Verne Awards	1999	Ray Harryhausen, Kirk Douglas, Bertrand Piccard	—	Institut océanographique, Paris
9th Jules Verne Awards	2000	Patrick Wayne, the Blackfoot Confederacy, John Scott (composer)	—	Institut océanographique, Paris
10th Jules Verne Awards	2001	Thor Heyerdahl, Charlotte Rampling	—	Institut océanographique, Paris
11th Jules Verne Awards	2002	Jean-Pierre Jeunet	—	Institut océanographique, Paris
12th Jules Verne Awards	2004	James Cameron, Christopher Reeve, Dame Jane Goodall	Titanic, Ghosts of the Abyss, Expedition: Bismarck	Le Grand Rex
13th Jules Verne Awards	2005	Tony Curtis, Omar Sharif, Allison Mack, Erica Durance, Jeph Loeb	Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Aliens of the Deep, Smallville	Le Grand Rex
14th Jules Verne Awards	2006	Sir Christopher Lee, Ernest Borgnine, Paul Walker, Frank Marshall, George Lucas, Harrison Ford	Eight Below[25]	Le Grand Rex, Shrine Auditorium
15th Jules Verne Awards	2007	Claude Lelouch, Lalo Schifrin, Sir Patrick Stewart, Tim Kring, Zachary Quinto, Ted Turner, Stan Lee, Tippi Hedren, William Shatner, Ray Bradbury, Buzz Aldrin	Star Trek: The Original Series, Blade Runner, Heroes	Le Grand Rex, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles Theatre
16th Jules Verne Awards	2008	Louis de Funès, Robert Hossein, Roy E. Disney, Ron Moore	Planet of the Apes, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Birds, Battlestar Galactica	Le Grand Rex, The Edison
17th Jules Verne Awards	2009	Gérard Depardieu, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Sam Peckinpah, Jerry Fielding, Ernest Borgnine, Mary McDonnell, Jamie Bamber, James Callis	Star Trek (2009 film), Coraline, Battlestar Galactica, The Wild Bunch, Some Like It Hot, Lost	Le Grand Rex, Million Dollar Theater
18th Jules Verne Awards	2010	Mark Hamill, George Lucas, Steve McQueen	The Empire Strikes Back, Bullitt	Le Grand Rex, Cinerama Dome
19th Jules Verne Awards	2011	John Wayne	True Grit	Cinerama Dome
20th Jules Verne Awards	2012	Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Jacques Perrin, David Newman (composer)	Stargate SG-1	Le Grand Rex
Ceremony	Year	Recipient(s)	Movie(s) or TV series celebrated	Venue

See also

• Prix Jules-Verne [fr]

References

1. "Home". Jules Verne Adventures. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
2. "Festival du Film Jules Verne Aventures". Filmfestivals.com. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
3. Blankenship, Bill (28 April 2013). "Films fete Jules Verne, whose fiction became fact". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
4. "The Jules Verne Awards: Celebrating Legendary Movies and People".
5. "LA to host Jules Verne festival". ABC News (Australia). 13 June 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
6. "Jules Verne Festival Comes Halfway Around the World". Los Angeles Business Journal. 17 June 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
7. "The Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival schedule of events". Los Angeles Downtown News. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
8. "Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival". My Afflation. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
9. Painter, Alysia Gray (24 October 2008). "Jules Verne Festival". NBC Los Angeles. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
10. Henrick Vartanian (13 August 2010). "Jules Verne Festival founders, Jean-Christophe Jeauffre and Frédéric Dieudonné explain: "Our aim is to foster a culture of sustainability in a rarely reached yet important new audience in a fun and entertaining way."". Brave New Hollywood.
11. Susan King (8 November 2010). "On Thursday, the Jules Verne Festival is paying tribute to Steve McQueen at the Cinerama Dome. The late actor's son, Chad, will accept the Jules Verne Legendaire Award from the festival's founders, Jean-Christophe Jeauffre and Frederic Dieudonne". LA Times.
12. Susan King (11 November 2009). ""The Wild Bunch" is riding into town for a special 40th-anniversary screening Thursday at the venerable Million Dollar Theater in downtown L.A. Jean-Christophe Jeauffre and Frederic Dieudonne, founders of the Jules Verne Festival, are presenting the screening, with all proceeds going to the Jules Verne Nature & Education Program". LA Times.
13. "Honorees". Jules Verne Adventures. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
14. Gonzaga, Peter (29 September 2008). "On September 14, 2008. The Jules Verne Festival celebrated the 45th Anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" with Tippi Hedren as the celebrated guest". Eye on Red Carpets.
15. King, Susan (11 November 2009). ""The Wild Bunch" is riding into town for a special 40th-anniversary screening Thursday at the venerable Million Dollar Theater in downtown L.A. Jean-Christophe Jeauffre and Frederic Dieudonne, founders of the Jules Verne Festival, are presenting the screening, with all proceeds going to the Jules Verne Nature & Education Program". LA Times.
16. ""We will reassemble the cast and crew of the movie… as well as other celebrities that are connected somehow to Peckinpah's work, like actors that played in other movies he made," said Jules Verne Festival director Frédéric Dieudonné". The Los Angeles Downtown News. 6 November 2009.
17. Boucher, Geoff (20 October 2008). "Adama himself, Edward James Olmos, will be a special guest at a tribute to Ron Moore, the creative force behind "Battlestar Galactica," the soon-to-be-concluded series on Sci Fi. Saturday, 7 p.m., The Edison". LA Times.
18. Alysia Gray Painter (7 November 2011). "The Jules Verne Festival night is selling out; the star's son Patrick will appear". NBC Los Angeles.
19. King, Susan (8 November 2010). "On Thursday, the Jules Verne Festival is paying tribute to Steve McQueen at the Cinerama Dome. The late actor's son, Chad, will accept the Jules Verne Legendaire Award from the festival's founders, Jean-Christophe Jeauffre and Frederic Dieudonne". LA Times.
20. King, Susan (10 June 2009). "Curtis is leaving Las Vegas this week and visiting Los Angeles for "The Magic of Tony Curtis" Saturday at the venerable Million Dollar Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Presented by the Jules Verne Festival and the Los Angeles Historical Theater Foundation, the festivities include a matinee screening of Curtis' 1953 hit "Houdini," with escape artist Curtis Lovell II attempting the legendary magician's water torture stunt, and a 50th anniversary screening that evening of "Some Like It Hot"". LA Times.
21. Sneider, Jeff (11 October 2006). "Jeauffre bills the fest, which is celebrating its fifth year in France, as "the ultimate event to explore and preserve our planet" and "a love letter from the French to the American people."". Variety.
22. Vartanian, Henrick (13 August 2010). "Jules Verne Festival founders, Jean-Christophe Jeauffre and Frédéric Dieudonné explain: "Our aim is to foster a culture of sustainability in a rarely reached yet important new audience in a fun and entertaining way."". Brave New Hollywood.
23. "Honorees | Jules Verne Adventures".
24. "Jules Verne Awards". Jules Verne Adventures. 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
25. Nesselson, Lisa (2 April 2002). ""Amateur night" might describe most French premieres and awards ceremonies, but the Jules Verne folks know from showmanship: An impressive replica of Indiana Jones' Temple of Doom welcomed producer-turned-director Frank Marshall, there to show "Eight Below" complete with live huskies and pic's star, Paul Walker". Variety.