The Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario is a French film award created in 2007 by the French Screenwriters Guild (La Guilde Française des Scénaristes), a trade association which represents more than 350 screenwriters working in the film, television and animation sectors in France.
[1] The award is named in honour of the French poet and screenwriter Jacques Prévert (1900 – 1977).
It recognises outstanding screenplays of films released in the previous year, in which winners are decided by a jury.
The awards ceremony is usually held on 4 February every year to coincide with the birth anniversary of the late writer.
[2] The jury chooses the winners from among the films selected by the Guild.