Canne film festival started in 1946 to award and showcase European feature films. Canne has since become an international film market. Canne award winning films are often art films. The highest award is the Canne film festival Palme d'or or Golden Palm. Producers will often debut films there in hopes of securing an international film distribution deal.
Palme d'Or
Palme d'Or (Golden Palm):
The White Ribbon directed by Michael Haneke
Grand Prize (Runner Up):
Un Prophète (A Prophet) directed by Jacques Audiard
Special Jury Prize:
Alain Resnais director of Wild Grass (Les Herbes Folles)
Best Director:
Brillante Mendoza for Kinatay
Best Screenplay:
Feng Mei for Lou Ye's Spring Fever
Jury Prize:
Fish Tank directed by Andrea Arnold
Thirst directed by Park Chan-wook
Camera d'Or (First-Time Filmmaker):
Samson and Delilah directed by Warwick Thornton
Best Leading Actor:
Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds
Best Leading Actress:
Charlotte Gainsbourg in Antichrist
Un Certain Regard Prize:
Dogtooth (Kynodntas) directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Jury Prize:
Police, Adjective (Politist, Adjectiv) directed by Corneliu Porumboiu
Special Jury Prize:
No One Knows About Persian Cats directed by Bahman Ghobadi
Father of My Children (Le Père de mes Enfants) directed by Mia Hansen-Løve
