It’s an illuminating time for Albert Serra.

The 28th edition of France’s Lumière Awards have taken place in Paris, with the 47-year-old Spanish independent filmmaker claiming a top honor.

Serra, who is currently working on a bullfighting documentary, was named Best Director for the French Polynesia-set drama Pacification.

The feature also clinched two other prizes: Best Actor for Benoît Magimal and Best Cinematography for Artur Tort.

Spanish filmmaker Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s The Beasts won Best International Co-production.

The awards are voted on by members of the international press corp hailing from 36 countries based in France.

Here’s the full list of winners:

Best Film: The Night Of The 12th, by Dominik Moll
Best Director: Albert Serra for Pacifiction
Best Screenplay: Dominik Moll, Gilles Marchand for The Night Of The 12th
Best Documentary:We by Alice Diop
Animation Film: Little Nicholas, by Amandine Fredon and Benjamin Massoubre
Best Actress: Virginie Efira for Other People’s Children
Best Actor: Benoît Magimel for Pacification
Female Revelation: Nadia Tereszkiewicz for Forever Young
Male Revelation: Dimitri Doré for Bruno Reidal
Best First Film: Le Sixième Enfant by Léopold Legrand
Best International Coproduction: The Beasts by Rodrigo Sorogoyen (Sp-Fr)
Best Cinematography: Artur Tort for Pacifiction
Best Music: Benjamin Biolay for Flickering Ghosts Of Loves Gone By