Dheepan
France wins big, Italy, Blanchett lose out in Cannes
French film "Dheepan" won the top Palme d'Or prize for director Jacques Audiard at the 68th Cannes International Film Festival, crowning a good night for French cinema but a bad one for Italy and actress Cate Blanchett.
Lanthimos picks up Prix du Jury award at Cannes for ‘The Lobster’
Up-and-coming Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos won the third-place Prix du Jury (jury prize) at the Cannes Film Festival for the “The Lobster”, his first English-language film starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz.
The top Palme d’Or award went to Jacques Audiard’s immigrant drama Dheepan in what international media described as a “shocker”.
Cannes Film Festival's line-up announced, three films to come
The Cannes Film Festival?s organizers on April 16 unveiled the list of 17 movies to be shown next month in the Palme d?Or competition line-up. Turkish director Ziya Demirel?s film ?Sal?? (Tuesday) is set to compete in the short film category of the festival.
The rundown is not yet complete, with a couple of movies yet to be added before the 11-day festival opens on May 13.