Monday, May 25, 2009

62th Festival de Cannes


The Cannes Film Festival founded in 1946, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious film festival. The private festival is held annually at the Palais des Festivals et des Congres, in the resort town of Cannes, south of France.

The Cannes Film Festival is organised in various sections. One of the them, The Official Selection is the main event of the festival. There will be twenty films competing for the Palme d'Or and will be projected in the Théâtre Lumière.

Palme d'Or (Golden Palm):
Directed by Michael Haneke


Grand Prix (Grand Prize of the Festival):
Directed by Jacques Audiard

Lifetime achievement award for his work and exceptional contribution to the history of cinema:
Directed by Alain Resnais

Award for Best Director:
Brillante Mendoza

Award for Best Screenplay:
Lou Ye

Award for Best Actress:
Charlotte Gainsbourg

Award for Best Actor
Christoph Waltz

Jury Prize Ex-aequo:
Directed by Andrea Arnold

Directed by Park Chan-Wook

Good job Asian films!

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