Members of the first jury, in 1951, included Jacques Becker, Jean Cocteau, Paul Gilson, Georges Sadoul, and Luce Vigo.
"[3] The goal of the award is to "recognize a future auteur, [to] discover through him a passion and a gift," according to the 2018 jury.
[4] Spain's Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival presents the Premio Jean Vigo to the best director.
The creation of this prize was made possible thanks to the close ties between Punto de Vista and the family of the French filmmaker.
The festival provided a retrospective of Vigo's entire filmography and also represented the first step in a relationship that resulted in the award.