French President Sarkozy at the Palais de l'Elysee. October 13, 2011, Palcy opened the 7th Women's Forum in Deauville. 2011: Cannes Film Festival's Tribute to Euzhan Palcy 2011: Elle.fr magazine's 17 Most Influential Women of the Planet 2013–present: National Committee for the Memory and History of Slavery (CNMHE), Member 2013: First woman President of the Fespaco Grand Jury 2013: Henri Langlois World Cinema Honor Award 2013: Unveiling of the Euzhan Palcy road 2015: Tribute to Euzhan Palcy by the American Cinematheque 2016: Sabela International Recognition Award (South Africa Honorary Award) 2018: Inductee on the Black Achiever's Wall of the International Slavery Museum of Liverpool for the Centenary of the Women's Vote in the UK. 2019: The WRAP: 17 Women Who Revolutionized Hollywood (All-time list) 2019: Inductee on the June Caribbean-American Heritage Wall of Fame 2019: Montreal Black Film Festival Pioneer Award 2021: Toronto International Film Festival 'Share Her Journey' Ambassador 2022: Academy Honorary Award References Further reading The films of Euzhan Palcy, Hell Is For Hyphenates, July 31, 2014 External links 1958 births African-American film directors American women screenwriters English-language film directors American film directors American women film directors Martiniquais emigrants to the United States French film directors Living people University of Paris alumni Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite African-American screenwriters American screenwriters 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women African-American women writers Academy Honorary Award recipients